NASCAR Cup cars will hit the track Wednesday, Feb. 12 as practice and qualifying get under way for the 67th Daytona 500. There will be a 10:05 a.m. practice session (coverage on FS1) for the 49 cars trying to make the 40-car field.

The NASCAR Cup Series season begins at the Daytona International Speedway with the Daytona 500. How to watch qualifying, including time, TV schedule, streaming info.

The Daytona 500 has NASCAR’s most unusual — and complicated — qualifying format. And it got more convoluted this year with the largest number of entrants in a decade and a new rule that could add a 41st driver to the 40-car field.