Racing fans rejoice. The 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race schedule is about to begin. Joey Logano enters the 2019 season as the man to beat after winning his first Cup Series championship in 2018. Jimmie Johnson, under a new paint scheme and sponsorship, will look to become the first eight-time Cup champion in NASCAR history following the worst season of his career. Gone is familiar face Kasey Kahne, who retired amid health issues in 2018, but you'll be seeing more of Dale Earnhardt Jr. as a commentator and studio analyst under NBC Sports' revamped NASCAR America programming (as well as driving in at least one Xfinity race). MORE: Watch every 2019 NASCAR race live & on demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial) There's also a dramatic rule change for NASCAR's 71st season in the escalation of what used to be minor wrist slaps for inspection violations. Rather than merely being docked points in the standings for failing post-race inspections, teams and drivers will face automatic race disqualification along with the loss of points, trophies and prize money. The race runner-up would be declared the new winner should a driver fail an inspection. Following the debut of a new playoff format in 2018, the Cup champion will again be determined by a 16-driver, 10-race playoff that consists of four cut-down rounds, with each round narrowing the championship-eligible drivers by four. Below is the schedule for every Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race in 2019, including the playoffs, complete with information about how to watch live on TV and stream online. MORE: Explaining NASCAR's 2019 rule changes NASCAR race schedule 2019 Date Race Track Time/TV info/winner Feb. 10 Advance Auto Parts Clash Daytona International Speedway Jimmie Johnson Feb. 14 Gander RV Duel 1 at Daytona Daytona International Speedway Kevin Harvick Feb. 14 Gander RV Duel 2 at Daytona Daytona International Speedway Joey Logano Feb. 17 Daytona 500 Daytona International Speedway Denny Hamlin Feb. 24 Folds of Honor QuickTrip 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway Brad Keselowski March 3 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Las Vegas Motor Speedway Joey Logano March 10 TicketGuardian 500 ISM Raceway Kyle Busch March 17 AutoClub 400 Auto Club Speedway Kyle Busch March 24 STP 500 Martinsville Speedway Brad Keselowski March 31 O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Texas Motor Speedway Denny Hamlin April 7 Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway Kyle Busch April 13 Toyota Owners 400 Richmond Raceway Martin Truex Jr. April 28 Geico 500 Talladega Speedway Chase Elliott May 5 Cup Series Race at Dover Dover International Speedway Martin Truex Jr. May 11 Cup Series Race at Kansas Kansas Speedway Brad Keselowski May 18 Monster Energy Open Charlotte Motor Speedway — May 18 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race Charlotte Motor Speedway Kyle Larson May 26 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway Martin Truex Jr. June 2 Pocono 400 Pocono Raceway Kyle Busch June 10 FireKeepers Casino 400 Michigan International Speedway Joey Logano June 23 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway Martin Truex Jr. June 30 Camping World 400 Chicagoland Speedway Alex Bowman July 6 Coke Zero Sugar 400 Daytona International Speedway Justin Haley July 13 Quaker State 400 Kentucky Speedway Kurt Busch July 21 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Kevin Harvick July 28 Gander Outdoors 400 Pocono Raceway Denny Hamlin Aug. 4 Go Bowling at The Glen Watkins Glen International Chase Elliott Aug. 11 Consumers Energy 400 Michigan International Speedway Kevin Harvick Aug. 17 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway Denny Hamlin Sept. 1 Bojangles' Southern 500 Darlington Raceway Erik Jones Sept. 8 Big Machine Vodka 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kevin Harvick 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup playoff schedule<doc-sep>The Daytona Duels in 2019, now officially called the Gander RV Duel races at Daytona, will set the field for the 61st running of the Daytona 500. The qualifying races also will dish out the first set of regular-season points for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The starting lineup for the 2019 Daytona 500, which takes the green flag Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET, was partially set when William Byron won the pole in qualifying a week prior to the race. His Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Alex Bowman, will join him on the front row, starting second. But the first two spots in the 2019 Daytona 500 lineup are all that are set going into Thursday's Gander RV Duel races at Daytona, which will determine the other 38 starting positions. MORE: Watch the Duels at Daytona live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) The starting lineups for this year's Daytona Duels are set based on pole qualifying speeds. Byron will race in Duel 1, Bowman will race in Duel 2, and so on, alternating throughout the qualifying results to set the two fields. Jimmie Johnson and Chase Elliott were third and fourth fastest, respectively, in Daytona 500 qualifying, meaning Hendrick Motorsports cars will make up the front row to start both Duels on Thursday. Below is all you need to know about this year's Duel races at Daytona, including the TV schedule, the points format and how they will set the field for the 2019 Daytona 500. When are the Daytona Duels 2019? Date : Thursday, Feb. 14 : Thursday, Feb. 14 Start times : 7 p.m. ET, 8:45 p.m. ET : 7 p.m. ET, 8:45 p.m. ET TV : FS1 : FS1 Streaming : fuboTV, FOX Sports Go : fuboTV, FOX Sports Go Radio : MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio : MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Format: Two 60-lap, 150-mile races Thursday's Daytona Duels are welcome after a few quiet days and nights at Daytona International Speedway, though NASCAR's Truck Series will take the track for practice hours before the Monster Energy Cup Series cars take the green flag in Duel 1 at 7 p.m. ET. Before that green flag drops, though, FOX's pre-race coverage will begin on FS1 (live stream fuboTV) at 5:30 p.m. ET with "NASCAR RaceDay from Daytona." The start time for Duel 2, scheduled for 8:45 p.m. ET, is tentative based on the time it takes to complete Duel 1. According to NASCAR's TV schedule for Daytona Speedweeks, the 2019 Gander RV Duel races at Daytona also will re-air Friday at 3 a.m. ET (FS1) and again 9 a.m. ET (FS2). MRN's radio coverage of this year's Daytona Duels is set to begin at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday. NASCAR SCHEDULE: Date, time, TV info for every 2019 Cup race Daytona 500 qualifying: Duels starting lineups The starting lineups for Thursday's Gander RV Duel races at Daytona were determined by the finishing order of Sunday's single-car qualifying. The cars that qualified in odd-numbered positions (first, third, fifth, etc.) will compete in Duel 1. Even-numbered qualifiers will compete in Duel 2. The results of the first Duel on Thursday will set the inside row for the 2019 Daytona 500, and the results of the second Duel will set the outside row. With the front row for the Daytona 500 already set, that means the winner of Duel 1 will start Sunday's race third. The winner of Duel 2 will start Sunday's race fourth, and so on. With 42 cars entered this year, two teams — between Ryan Truex, Parker Kligerman, Brendan Gaughan and Joey Gase, drivers of the four non-Charter Cup teams that did not lock themselves into the Daytona 500 field via qualifying — will not make the field of 40 depending on how they finish in the Duels. (Tyler Reddick and Casey Mears clinched spots in the Daytona 500 as the fastest non-Charter teams in qualifying.) Each Duel will be a 60-lap, 150-mile race. Duel 1 Starting position Driver Team 1. William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 2. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 3. Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing 4. Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing 5. Brad Keselowski Team Penske 6. Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing 7. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 8. Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing 9. Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing 10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing 11. Daniel Suarez Stewart-Haas Racing 12. Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing 13. Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing 14. Ryan Truex Tommy Baldwin Racing 15. Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing 16. Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing 17. Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports 18. Matt Tifft Front Row Motorsports 19. Parker Kligerman Gaunt Brothers Racing 20. Landon Cassill StarCom Racing 21. Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Duel 2 Starting position Driver Team 1. Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 2. Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 3. Joey Logano Team Penske 4. Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing 5. Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing 6. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 7. Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing 8. Ryan Blaney Team Penske 9. Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing 10. Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing 11. David Ragan Front Row Motorsports 12. Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports 13. Casey Mears Germain Racing 14. Jamie McMurray Spire Motorsports 15. Brendan Gaughan Beard Motorsports 16. Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing 17. Ty Dillon Germain Racing 18. Ross Chastain Premium Motorsports 19. Corey LaJoie GO FAS Racing 20. BJ McLeod Petty Ware Racing 21. Joey Gase Motorsports Business Management MORE: Aric Almirola took high road after Daytona 500 wreck — now he's back Daytona Duels 2019: Format, points payout Each Gander RV Duel at Daytona on Thursday will be a 60-lap, 150 mile race. Each Duel again will award regular-season points heading into the Daytona 500. The winner of each Duel will get 10 points, with one less point per place from second through 10th, which will earn one point. Unlike at the end of stages in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races, the winner of each Duel will not receive one playoff point. The points payout for each Duel on Thursday is as follows: Place in Duel Points 1st 10 points 2nd Nine points 3rd Eight points 4th Seven points 5th Six points 6th Five points 7th Four points 8th Three points 9th Two points 10th One point Daytona Speedweeks TV schedule 2019: (All times ET) Wednesday, Feb. 13 12 p.m.: Daytona 500 Media Day | FS1/FOX Sports GO Thursday, Feb. 14 2:30 p.m.: NASCAR Truck Series practice | FS2/FOX Sports GO 4:30 p.m.: NASCAR Truck Series final practice | FS2/FOX Sports GO 7 p.m.: Gander RV Duel at Daytona | FS1/FOX Sports GO Friday, Feb. 15 12 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 1 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 2 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 3 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 4:30 p.m.: NASCAR Truck Series qualifying | FS1/FOX Sports GO 7:30 p.m.: NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona | FS1/FOX Sports GO Saturday, Feb. 16 9:30 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying | FS1/FOX Sports GO 12 p.m.: Daytona 500 final practice | FS1/FOX Sports GO 2:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series NASCAR Racing Experience 300 at Daytona | FS1/FOX Sports GO Sunday, Feb. 17<doc-sep>
DAYTONA, FL - FEBRUARY 10: A pack of cars race during the Advance Auto Parts Clash on February 10, 2019 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) The 2019 NASCAR season officially starts with the 2019 Daytona 500. Here’s the full Daytona 500 TV schedule, start time, and TV details. The premier NASCAR event of the season is the Daytona 500, but most people can’t make it down to Daytona International Speedway to watch it live. Many NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series fans will be watching on TV—and here’s everything you need to know about the Daytona 500 TV schedule so you don’t miss the race or anything leading up to it. The front row was set on Sunday with William Byron winning his first pole position, but there’s plenty of action happening on-track this week leading up to the race, and all of it is on TV. On Thursday, Feb. 14 there are the Duels at Daytona, starting at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. ET). These two races will determine the Daytona 500 starting grid. Both of them will be televised on Fox Sports 1. Once the lineup is set, Feb. 15 and Feb. 16 will feature practice sessions for the Monster Energy Cup Series drivers. There are two sessions on Friday (1:05 p.m. ET and 3:05 p.m. ET) but just one of them on Saturday (12:05 p.m. ET). Fox Sports 1 is also televising all three practices. That’s all building up to the 2019 Daytona 500 start time at 2:30 p.m. ET (11:30 a.m. PT) on Sunday, Feb. 17. For the race itself, coverage moves from FS1 to FOX, with the broadcast team including former champion Jeff Gordon and Mike Joy. Newest NASCAR analyst Jamie McMurray will not be part of the broadcast; he’s racing in the event for Spire Motorsports. Daytona 500 week will be busy with lots for NASCAR fans to watch, and it’s easy to keep up with since most of it is on the same TV channel. If you’re not sure where FS1 is in your area, find the channel here. Then make sure you follow along all the way through the 2019 Daytona 500! For complete coverage of the 2019 NASCAR season, check out the NASCAR category at FanSided.