Saturday, February 9, 2019

SiriusXM Radio: Daytona 500 And Speedweek Coverage Planned

SiriusXM will offer the most comprehensive audio coverage of the 61st running of the Daytona 500 on February 17, as well as all the news and events of NASCAR's annual Speedweeks leading up to race day.

Subscribers nationwide will have access to the live race broadcast, in-car audio from some of the sport's top drivers, and daily coverage from Daytona International Speedway.

On Daytona 500 race day, SiriusXM will offer 15 hours of live programming from the speedway starting at 7:00 am ET. Subscribers will hear every lap of the "The Great American Race" (green flag approximately 3:00 pm ET) plus full pre- and post-race coverage with expert analysis, reports from pit road and the garages, driver introductions and interviews with the race winner and other drivers.

SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will also provide live coverage of the Gander RV Duel at DAYTONA, the 150-mile Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying races, on Thursday, Feb. 14 (6:00 pm ET), the NextEra Energy Resources 250 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race on Friday, Feb. 15 (7:00 pm ET), and the NASCAR Racing Experience 300 Xfinity Series race on Saturday, Feb. 16 (2:00 pm ET).

Each day leading up to the Daytona 500, fans will get up-to-the-moment news, analysis and interviews with drivers, owners and crew members on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, which will broadcast live from Daytona every day.

This Sunday, Feb. 10, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry live coverage of Daytona 500 qualifying starting at noon ET, followed by the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Advance Auto Parts Clash at 2:00 pm ET.

On Monday, Feb. 11 (1:00 pm ET), 2014 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion and 2007 Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick will host a new live edition of his exclusive SiriusXM show, Happy Hours. The award-winning weekly show, which Harvick co-hosts with Matt Yocum, will move to its new Wednesday (1:00 pm ET) timeslot starting February 27.

On Thursday, Feb. 14, leading into the Gander RV Duel at DAYTONA, SiriusXM's Dave Moody will host a special broadcast (3:00 pm ET) from the SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Tailgate live at the Chevy Experience at Daytona. Moody will preview the evening's twin races and interview several Chevy drivers.

On Monday, Feb. 18, on The Morning Drive, hosts Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone will be joined live in studio by the 2019 Daytona 500 champion driver, crew chief and owner.

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