TV Schedule: Feb. 22-26

Surprise! Trevor Bayne became the youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500
in last year's memorable race. Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR

Speedweeks continues as all three of NASCAR's top series officially kick off the 2012 season at Daytona International Speedway. Thursday's Gatorade Duels will determine the starting grid for Sunday's Daytona 500. The Camping World Truck Series opens the year Friday under the lights and the Nationwide Series starts its new season Saturday.

Last year's Daytona 500 will be tough to beat: fresh-faced Trevor Bayne became the youngest driver ever - at 20 years old - to win NASCAR's biggest race.

Track Facts
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Length: 2.5-mile tri-oval
Type: Superspeedway; restrictor-plate track
Banking: 31 degrees in the turns, 18 degrees in the tri-oval, 3 degrees in the straightaways

SPRINT CUP

Gatorade Duels qualifying races format:
Two 150-mile races, each 60 laps

2011 Duels winners:
Duel 1: Kurt Busch
Duel 2: Jeff Burton

Daytona 500 format:
500 miles, 200 laps

2011 Daytona race winners:
Daytona 500: Trevor Bayne
Coca Zero 400: David Ragan

NATIONWIDE

DRIVE4COPD 300 format:
300 miles, 120 laps

2011 Daytona race winners:
Spring: Tony Stewart
Fall: Joey Logano

CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES

NextEra Energy Resources 250 format:
250 miles, 100 laps

2011 Daytona race winner:
Michael Waltrip

The following is a schedule of track events and TV coverage this weekend. All times are in Eastern Daylight Time. Events without a channel listed will not be televised.

Wednesday, Feb. 22:
11:30 a.m. NASCAR Live, SPEED
12 noon NSCS Gatorade Duels Practice, SPEED
1:30 p.m. NASCAR Live, SPEED
2 p.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2
2:30 p.m. NSCS Gatorade Duels Practice, SPEED
6 p.m. NASCAR Race Hub, SPEED
9 p.m. Chasing Daytona: Kenny Wallace, Quest to Race the Daytona 500, SPEED

Thursday, Feb. 23:
12 a.m. Chasing Daytona: Kenny Wallace, Quest to Race the Daytona 500, SPEED
7 a.m. NASCAR Race Hub, SPEED
9 a.m. Chasing Daytona: Kenny Wallace, Quest to Race the Daytona 500, SPEED
10 a.m. NNS Final Practice, ESPN2
12 noon NCWTS Practice, SPEED
1 p.m. NASCAR RaceDay, SPEED
2 p.m. NSCS: Gatorade Duels at Daytona, SPEED
5:30 p.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2
5:30 p.m. NASCAR Victory Lane: Gatorade Duels at Daytona, SPEED
6:30 p.m. NCWTS Final Practice, SPEED
8 p.m. NSCS: Gatorade Duels at Daytona, SPEED
11:30 p.m. Chasing Daytona: Kenny Wallace, Quest to Race the Daytona 500, SPEED

Friday, Feb. 24:
3:30 a.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2
7 a.m. NASCAR Victory Lane: Gatorade Duels at Daytona (re-air), SPEED
10:30 a.m. NASCAR Live, SPEED
11 a.m. NSCS Daytona 500 Practice, SPEED
12 noon NASCAR Live, SPEED
12:30 p.m. NSCS Daytona 500 Practice, SPEED
1:30 p.m. NASCAR Live, SPEED
1:30 p.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2
2 p.m. NNS Qualifying, ESPN2
4 p.m. NCWTS Qualifying, SPEED
6 p.m. NSCS Daytona 500 practice (re-air), SPEED
7 p.m. NCWTS SetUp, SPEED
7:30 p.m. NCWTS: NextEra Energy Resources 250, SPEED

Saturday, Feb. 25:
12 a.m. NCWTS SetUp (re-air), SPEED
12:30 a.m. NCWTS: NextEra Energy Resources 250 (re-air), SPEED
10 a.m. NASCAR Live, SPEED
10:30 a.m. NSCS Daytona 500 Final Practice, SPEED
12 noon NNS Countdown, ESPN
1:15 p.m. NNS: DRIVE4COPD 300, ESPN. Green flag: 1:34 p.m.
4 p.m. NASCAR Live, SPEED
4:30 p.m. Trackside: The Daytona 500, SPEED
5:30 p.m. Chasing Daytona: Kenny Wallace, Quest to Race the Daytona 500, SPEED
6:30 p.m. NASCAR Performance, SPEED

Sunday, Feb. 26:
4 a.m. NNS: DRIVE4COPD 300 (re-air), ESPN2
8 a.m. NASCAR Performance, SPEED
8:30 a.m. SPEED Center NASCAR Edition, SPEED
9 a.m. NASCAR Now, ESPN2
9 a.m. NASCAR RaceDay, SPEED
12 p.m. NSCS Pre-Race Show, FOX
1 p.m. NSCS: Daytona 500, FOX. Green flag: 1:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m. NASCAR Victory Lane, SPEED
6:30 p.m. The 10, SPEED
7 p.m. Sportscenter at Daytona, ESPN2
9 p.m. NASCAR Victory Lane, SPEED (reruns at midnight and 9 a.m. Monday)