Daytona 500 Tickets 2027: Prices, Packages and Best Seats

Tickets for the 2027 Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 21 are on sale now, but the official start time remains TBD. The useful question is not simply whether a seat is available; it is what that seat lets you see, which race days and pre-race areas the product includes, and what the full Daytona trip will cost after parking, lodging and add-ons. This guide compares those tradeoffs without pretending there is one universal “best” ticket. Use it to choose a grandstand level, understand multi-day and Fanzone options, avoid resale surprises, and build a race-day plan that still works when final 2027 operating details are published.

Are 2027 Daytona 500 tickets on sale?

Yes. Official 2027 Daytona 500 tickets and packages are on sale for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 21, 2027. The speedway lists single-day admission as well as multi-day and premium options. The green-flag time has not been announced, so any listing that supplies a precise Sunday start time should be checked against the official Daytona event calendar before you build a travel plan around it.

Check the event date, not just the words “Daytona 500”

Speedweeks runs across several days, and each ticket is not the same product. Daytona 500 qualifying is scheduled for Wednesday, February 17; the Duel at Daytona follows Thursday; the Craftsman Truck Series races Friday; and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and ARCA Menards Series share Saturday. The Cup Series Daytona 500 is the Sunday event. A multi-day pass may combine several of those admissions, but buyers should trust the events named in the exact listing rather than assume that “four-day” automatically includes every on-track session.

Why the 2027 date is later

The February 21 date moves the race off its familiar Presidents’ Day weekend position and avoids a head-to-head conflict with the NFL’s Super Bowl. That extra week matters most to traveling fans: hotel nights, flights and vacation days should be booked for the shifted weekend, not copied from an old Daytona routine. The rest of the national-series calendar is still developing, so use the NASCAR Cup Series schedule to check the broader sequence as 2027 dates are confirmed.

How much do 2027 Daytona 500 tickets cost?

There is no honest single price for a 2027 Daytona 500 ticket. The speedway has opened public sales, but its event page does not publish a static section-by-section face-value chart. On August 8, 2026, two major resale pages showed the cheapest available Sunday listings at roughly $170 to $178. Treat that figure as a dated “get-in” snapshot—not an official minimum, not an average, and not the likely cost of a preferred upper-level seat.

Official price and resale price are different numbers

Start at the official Daytona 500 ticket page to see primary inventory and package choices. Then compare the final checkout total, section, row and number of adjacent seats against resale listings. A resale marketplace may use all-in pricing, or it may show a base listing before fees depending on the platform and filter. Its “average” can also be pulled upward by premium clubs and hospitality inventory, while its get-in price represents only the cheapest listing available at that moment.

Be especially careful with unusually low search-result prices. Daytona 500 qualifying is on February 17, and its general-admission listings can appear beside the February 21 Cup race. Parking passes and multi-day products can also carry “Daytona 500” in their titles. Confirm that the listing says Sunday, February 21, 2027 and that it includes race admission before comparing dollars. The complete NASCAR schedule can help separate the Cup race from the rest of Speedweeks.

Build the real per-person race budget

For a fly-in fan, the seat may not be the largest line item; lodging and transportation during NASCAR’s biggest weekend can overtake it. For a Florida fan driving in for Sunday only, the ticket and parking choice may dominate the budget. Price the entire plan before upgrading the seat, and never assume waiting will make the same section cheaper—inventory can fall even when an isolated resale listing drops.

Which Daytona 500 ticket or package should you buy?

Buy for the race days you will actually attend, then decide whether comfort or access is worth an upgrade. A Sunday reserved seat is the cleanest choice for a fan focused only on the Daytona 500. The two-day package adds Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and ARCA Menards Series doubleheader. The four-day package turns the trip into a Thursday-through-Sunday Speedweeks run, adding the Duel at Daytona and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race before the Saturday and Sunday events.

Why the four-day package is more than extra laps

The Duel matters because its two 150-mile races help shape the Daytona 500 starting field, so Thursday has real competitive stakes. Friday gives the Craftsman Truck Series its own drafting contest. Saturday pairs the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series with ARCA before the Cup field takes over Sunday. That progression lets a fan see how different fields manage the same superspeedway, but the value disappears if work or travel means you will miss half the package. Put every session you plan to use on your calendar; the site's add NASCAR dates to your calendar tool helps keep a multi-day trip straight.

Club seats, premium access and travel packages solve different problems

Trioval Club is primarily a seating-and-comfort decision. Daytona lists club inventory in 300-level sections 340-362 and 400-level sections 440-444 and 458-462, with 21-inch reserved seats, start/finish-line sightlines, televisions and a dedicated open-air bar and patio area. That can be a better upgrade for a fan who wants to follow the race and escape the concourse crush; it is not the same thing as buying working pit-road access.

NASCAR ONE is the premium path to consider when behind-the-scenes access is the goal, but garage, pit and experience inclusions depend on the selected tier. On Location's official travel packages solve a different problem by potentially combining race tickets, lodging, transportation and hosted extras. One current five-night package, for example, includes Thursday-through-Sunday admissions, hotel, motorcoach transport and a scanner, but that is one product—not a blanket definition of every package. Large groups should also ask Daytona about its group-sales route before splitting seats across multiple marketplace orders. In every case, judge the package by its written inclusions, not by labels such as “VIP” or “all weekend.”

Where are the best seats for the Daytona 500?

For most fans, the best Daytona 500 seats are elevated 300- or 400-level seats on the frontstretch, then positioned according to the action they care about. Daytona International Speedway is a 2.5-mile tri-oval with a 3,800-foot frontstretch, a 3,000-foot backstretch and 31-degree turns. Height helps your eyes stay with the drafting lanes as the pack leaves the frontstretch, crosses the far side and builds a run back toward the tri-oval. No seat makes a facility that large feel small, but elevation improves the race's cause-and-effect story.

Choose height before chasing a section number

Our editorial starting point is to favor a 300- or 400-level row over the closest available lower row when the prices are comparable. The higher angle usually clears more fencing and infield equipment, making it easier to see a second lane form or a third line stall before the pack reaches you. Lower seating has a different strength: the speed, air movement and engine note are far more physical. A first-time fan who wants the raw blast may happily trade the full-track read for proximity; a fan who wants to understand the draft and pit cycles should lean upward.

Match your frontstretch position to the action

Those ranges are comparison zones, not a guarantee that every row has the same view. Open Daytona's official section map, check the exact row, and compare nearby video-board angles before paying. The center Trioval Club inventory sits in selected 300- and 400-level sections and adds comfort amenities, but a high non-club seat toward pit entry or exit can be the smarter racing seat for a fan who cares more about strategy than hospitality.

Accessibility and family comfort belong in the seat decision

Daytona says its standard seats are 20 or 21 inches wide, with a limited number of movable-armrest seats available through the ticket office. All frontstretch seating areas have escalator and elevator access, but a high-row bargain can still mean more walking, waiting and stairs during a packed weekend. Fans needing ADA seating or reserved accessible parking should call Daytona's accessibility line rather than hope a resale listing transfers every required accommodation; the speedway maps designated seating groups to specific parking areas and warns that general accessible lots can fill quickly.

For children, consider the distance to restrooms and concessions, the long climb to an upper row and whether the group needs adjacent seats more than the theoretical perfect section. The 2027 start time is still TBD, so do not pay a premium for a promised shade pattern yet. Pick the view first, confirm mobility and group needs second, and treat weather orientation as a final check once the event schedule is published.

Which Daytona 500 add-ons are worth paying for?

The scanner is the best racing-value add-on for a fan who wants to understand the 500; Fanzone access is the better choice for a fan who wants the pre-race spectacle. Paid parking buys predictability, while NASCAR ONE or another premium product is worthwhile only when its written access list matches a specific behind-the-scenes goal. None of those upgrades should be assumed to come with a standard grandstand seat.

Fanzone is about getting close before the race

The Hard Rock Bet Fanzone and Pre-Race Access can put a fan near driver introductions, Q&A appearances, the pre-race concert and the start/finish line before the field fires. Daytona also describes a view into the area where cars are prepared. A daily race admission ticket is still required, so the Fanzone pass is an upgrade rather than a substitute for a seat.

The important boundary is the green flag. Fanzone access does not turn into permission to stand in a team's working pit box or roam pit road during the race. Daytona limits race-time pit-road access to the appropriate VIP and NASCAR credentials, while Victory Lane has another admission restriction. Buy Fanzone for the grid walk, people and pageantry—not because a listing uses wording that sounds like an all-day pit pass.

Scanner, parking and premium access solve different problems

• Scanner rental: Best for following spotter calls, drafting-lane commitments, pit timing and manufacturer alliances. At a 2.5-mile track, team audio can explain why a driver abandons a line long before the field returns to the frontstretch.
• Paid parking: Best for a fan who values a known lot and a shorter planning chain. Daytona offers parking as a separate purchase and may also designate free lots, but the final 2027 map and operating times should decide this—not an old Speedweeks routine.
• NASCAR ONE or garage-and-pit products: Best for a fan whose priority is verified restricted access. Read the series, valid days, permitted areas and parking terms; NASCAR says garage/pit credentials are series-specific and do not automatically include parking.
• Hospitality: Best when climate-controlled space, food, a private area or hosted access matters more than maximizing the grandstand view per dollar.

A practical upgrade order is hearing protection first, scanner second, then Fanzone if the group will arrive early enough to use it. Choose paid parking for logistics, not status. Move into premium access only after confirming exactly where you may go and when. Daytona has not published a static 2027 price sheet for every add-on, so compare the final cost against the seat upgrade you would otherwise buy.

Should you buy official tickets or resale tickets—and when?

Use Daytona's official event page first; use resale inventory to compare or recover options the primary sale no longer has. Buy earlier if the trip requires flights, a particular high row, accessible seating or four adjacent seats. A flexible local fan shopping for one or two seats can monitor resale prices longer, but accepts the risk that the desired section disappears. There is no reliable rule that Daytona 500 tickets always become cheaper near race day.

Official inventory buys planning certainty

The official 2027 Daytona 500 page is the cleanest place to confirm the event, package and add-on being purchased. That certainty matters at this race: Daytona officially sold out grandstand seating for both the 2025 and 2026 editions. Those sellouts do not tell us when 2027 inventory will run out, but they show why waiting for a theoretical bargain can cost a group its preferred view or contiguous seats.

Official Daytona tickets are mobile. The speedway says they become downloadable 30 days before the event and are not printed or mailed. That delayed appearance does not mean a valid order has failed; it means the buyer should keep the same Daytona account email, download the NASCAR Tracks App and follow the official delivery instructions. Transfer each ticket to the intended guest early enough to confirm acceptance before the group reaches the gate.

Resale can add choice, but every field matters

A resale listing is a second sale, so its price is driven by its owner and current demand rather than Daytona's face-value chart. It can surface a sold-out upper row or a last-minute single, but it can also carry a premium. Compare final totals under the same fee setting, and never compare a February 17 qualifying listing with the February 21 Cup race. Read the seller's delivery, cancellation, postponement and buyer-guarantee terms instead of assuming every marketplace handles them alike.

1. Confirm the listing says Daytona 500, Sunday, February 21, 2027—not qualifying, parking or a pass start date.
2. Match the section and row to Daytona's official map, then check whether the number of tickets can be delivered together.
3. Compare the all-in total, including taxes, delivery or optional services that may sit outside a displayed ticket price.
4. Read the mobile-transfer timing and make sure the transfer is accepted in the required ticket account.
5. Save the order confirmation and the seller's current event-change policy; do not buy from an unauthorized seller around speedway property.

The practical timing rule is simple: purchase certainty when the rest of the trip is fixed, and shop volatility only when the trip is flexible. Saving a few dollars is not a win if the seats split the family, the ticket is for the wrong Speedweeks day or the transfer arrives after everyone else has entered.

How should a first-time fan plan Daytona 500 race day?

Plan to reach the speedway four to five hours before the published start, with the mobile ticket already downloaded and the parking-to-gate route saved. Daytona is not a venue where arriving at the broadcast opening leaves enough margin for traffic, security, the Midway, pre-race access and a climb to an upper seat. Because the 2027 start time is still TBD, build the plan around that official arrival buffer rather than copying a clock time from 2026.

Finish these jobs before leaving for the track

• Accept and download every mobile ticket. Daytona says tickets become downloadable 30 days before the event and are not printed or mailed. Put them in the required app or mobile wallet before the cellular network is carrying a full grandstand.
• Save the current facility and transportation maps. Match the parking lot to the nearest useful gate, but check again during race week because 2027 lots, tram routes and opening times are not final.
• Check traffic before committing to I-4 or I-95. Florida 511 reports crashes, closures and delays; once law enforcement begins directing event traffic, follow the posted race-day pattern instead of forcing a normal shortcut.
• Leave Monday flexibility if the trip allows it. Florida weather can move a race. A delay, a postponement and a shortened official event do not trigger identical ticket treatment, and an extra hotel night is not automatically covered.

Pack for noise, sun, rain and a long walk

Under Daytona's current gate policy, each guest may bring up to two bags no larger than 18 by 18 by 14 inches, including no more than one soft-sided cooler up to 14 by 14 by 14 inches. Hard-sided coolers, glass and dry ice are prohibited. A soft cooler with permitted sealed food and drinks can control race-day spending, but all items remain subject to inspection and the policy should be rechecked before the trip.

Bring real hearing protection, especially for children; a Cup pack at full throttle is not the place to test whether casual earbuds are enough. Add sunscreen, sunglasses, comfortable walking shoes and a poncho. Umbrellas are prohibited, and much of the pre-race day is exposed to Florida sun even when the forecast calls for clouds. A charged battery pack also protects the ticket, map, scanner app and group messages through a long day.

Once parked, identify the return route before joining the crowd. Official tram service connects selected lots and the infield, but routes can change with the event map. After the checkered flag, expect pedestrian and vehicle traffic to move slowly and follow officers rather than a GPS shortcut. Check the NASCAR TV schedule closer to race week for the final start time and broadcast details, then move the entire arrival plan with it.

Quick answers before you buy

Is the 2027 Daytona 500 start time confirmed?

No. Daytona lists the race for Sunday, February 21, 2027, but the start time is still TBD as of August 8, 2026. Treat any precise time shown on an unofficial listing as provisional. Check the official event page and our NASCAR TV schedule before booking a flight that arrives on race morning or planning a same-night departure.

Does a Daytona 500 ticket include the Fanzone or support races?

A basic Sunday reserved seat should not be assumed to include either one. Daytona sells single-day admission, multi-day race packages and Hard Rock Bet Fanzone access as distinct products. The published two-day package adds Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and ARCA doubleheader, while the four-day package adds the Truck Series and Duel at Daytona. Fanzone admission is an add-on that also requires valid daily admission. Use the inclusion list on the exact cart item—not the package name alone—as the final authority.

Can Daytona 500 tickets be printed at home?

Plan on mobile entry, not a home-printed ticket. Daytona's current Fan Guide says tickets become available for download 30 days before each event and will not be printed or mailed. Accept transferred tickets before race day, add each ticket to the supported mobile wallet or NASCAR Tracks App, and make sure every person in a group knows which phone holds their admission.

What happens if the race date or time changes?

A ticket is used on the date the event is actually held; a changed date does not automatically mean a cash refund. Under Daytona's current Weather Protection Program, eligible unused regular grandstand tickets bought directly from the speedway may be exchanged after a postponed NASCAR race. The account holder must make the request within 60 days after the rescheduled event is completed, and an eligible Daytona 500 ticket can be exchanged into the following year's Daytona 500.

That protection is narrower than it sounds: delays and officially shortened races do not qualify, and the program excludes parking, camping, Fanzone passes and secondary-market purchases. Read the terms attached to the 2027 order before checkout, because the published policy—not a resale listing or old fan post—controls the remedy.