Travel Tips: Daytona International Speedway – July 3-5, 2014

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The Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series visit Daytona International Speedway for the second time this season, celebrating Independence Day with the Nationwide Series Subway Firecracker 250 on Friday, July 4 and the Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 on Saturday, July 5.

Key on-track times:

Thursday, July 3 –

• Nationwide Series practice – noon ET
• Sprint Cup Series practice – 4 and 6:35 p.m. ET

Friday, July 4 –

• Nationwide Series qualifying – 3:10 p.m. ET
• Sprint Cup Series qualifying – 5:10 p.m. ET
• Nationwide Series Firecracker 250 Powered by Coca Cola race – 7:30 p.m. ET

Saturday, July 5 –

• Sprint Cup Series Coke Zero 400 race – 7:30 p.m. ET

Following the Coke Zero 400, Daytona will host its huge fireworks show, a 15-minute display shot from 15 locations around the track, with more than 11,000 individual explosions. Find out more about it here.

For a complete schedule of events, including driver appearances and special events, click here.

Get more information and purchase tickets for this weekend’s action at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com.