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Haas Factory Team: Daytona Weekend Preview

By Staff Report

Saturday O’Reilly Series Action:
  • Date & Time: Saturday, February 14, at 5 p.m. ET
  • Track: Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
  • Race Distance: 120 laps / 300 miles
  • Broadcast: CW| MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)
Sunday Cup Series Action:
  • Date & Time: Sunday, February 15, at 2:30 p.m. ET
  • Track: Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
  • Race Distance: 200 laps / 500 miles
  • Broadcast: FOX| MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)
On-Track Activity:Wednesday:
  • 10 a.m. ET – Cup Practice
    FS1 | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • 8:15 p.m. ET – Cup Qualifying
    FS1 | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Thursday:
  • 7 p.m. ET – Cup Duel 1
    FS1 | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • 8:45 p.m. ET – Cup Duel 2
    FS1 | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Friday:
  • 4:30 p.m. ET – O’ Reilly Practice
    CW App | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • 5:35 p.m. ET – Cup Practice
    FS1 | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Saturday:
  • 10 a.m. ET – O’ Reilly Qualifying
    CW App | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • 3 p.m. ET – Cup Practice
    FS1 | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • 5 p.m. ET – O’ Reilly Race
    CW | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Sunday:
  • 2:30 p.m. ET – Cup Race
    FOX | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Race Weekend Quick Hits:
  • The 2026 NASCAR season officially kicks off this week at ‘The World Center of Racing’ for the 68th running of ‘The Great American Race.’
  • Coverage from Daytona kicks off Wednesday with practice and single-car qualifying to determine the front row for the Daytona 500. The Duels Thursday night will determine the remaining starting lineup for Sunday’s 500-mile race.
Cup Driver Lineup:No. 41 Driver: Cole Custer
Hometown: Ladera Ranch, CACrew Chief: Aaron Kramer
Partner: HaasTooling.comCuster’s Daytona Cup Series History:
  • Starts: 8
  • Wins: –
  • Top-10s: 1
  • Poles: –
Key Numbers:
  • Custer will make his ninth start at Daytona International Speedway this Sunday and is coming off a career-best fourth-place finish last summer.
  • This will be his fifth career start in the Daytona 500, where he has a best finish of 11th back in 2021.
O’ Reilly Auto Parts Driver Lineup:No. 00 Driver: Sheldon Creed
Hometown: Alpine, CACrew Chief: Jonathan Toney
Partner: Ollie’sCreed’s Daytona O’ Reilly Series History:
  • Starts: 9
  • Wins: –
  • Top-10s: 5
  • Poles: –
Key Numbers:
  • Creed is set to make his 10th Xfinity start at Daytona on Saturday, where he is coming off a third-place finish in last season’s opening race. In his last five starts, he has led 33 laps and finished inside the top-10 in four races.
  • He has started inside the top 10 in seven of his nine starts and carries an 8.9 average starting position into the weekend.
  • Creed also has a pair of top-10 results in three career Truck Series starts.
No. 41 Driver: Sam Mayer
Hometown: Franklin, WICrew Chief: Jason Trinchere
Partner: AudibelMayer’s Daytona O’ Reilly Series History:
  • Starts: 9
  • Wins: –
  • Top-10s: 2
  • Poles: –
Key Numbers:
  • Mayer is set to make his 10th career start at Daytona, a track that he finished inside the top five in both races last year. He was the runner-up in the opening race last season and finished fifth in the summer despite starting on the front row.
  • He has led laps in five of his nine starts and has started inside the top 10 three times.