Daytona 500 Schedule 2016: TV Coverage and Schedule for NASCAR Season Opener

NASCAR's version of the Super Bowl is ready to kick off the new season with the running of the 58th Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 21.

Here is the TV schedule for the sport's biggest race of the year:

Race Date: Sunday, Feb. 21

Race Time: 1 p.m. ET

TV: Fox

After qualifying and the Can-Am Duels, the field of 40 drivers is set, with 20-year-old Chase Elliott on the pole to start.

He's already made history, as Road & Track pointed out:

And he's doing it with a familiar number. He has taken over the No. 24 car from legend Jeff Gordon, who retired after the 2015 season.

Elliott is joined by 2012 Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth on the front row. Here is the complete starting lineup.

SP	Driver
1	Chase Elliott
2	Matt Kenseth
3	Dale Earnhardt Jr.
4	Kyle Busch
5	Joey Lagano
6	Jamie McMurray
7	Ryan Blaney
8	Kurt Busch
9	Kevin Harvick

10	Carl Edwards
11	Denny Hamlin
12	Ty Dillon
13	Kasey Kahne
14	Kyle Larson
15	Greg Biffle
16	Danica Patrick
17	Chris Buescher
18	Brian Vickers
19	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

20	Matt DiBenedetto
21	Austin Dillon
22	Michael Annett
23	Trevor Bayne
24	Landon Cassill
25	Brad Keselowski
26	Jimmie Johnson
27	Regan Smith
28	Martin Truex Jr.
29	David Ragan

30	AJ Allmendinger
31	Clint Bowyer
32	Casey Mears
33	Bobby Labonte
34	Aric Almirola
35	Brian Scott
36	Michael Waltrip
37	Paul Menard
38	Ryan Newman
39	Michael McDowell

40	Robert Richardson Jr.

All eyes are going to be on veteran Dale Earnhardt Jr., though, who has been extremely solid at Daytona International Speedway throughout his career.

He's bringing in a car he's grown very fond of, racing it five times last season and collecting three wins.

In 16 races at the Daytona 500, he's won twice and had 10 top-10 finishes. At the track itself, he's recorded 16 wins.

He kept the good form running during the Can-Am Duels on Thursday night when he won duel No. 1 at Daytona. He'll start in third place Sunday.

This is also the 15th anniversary of the death of his father, Dale Sr., who died in Turn 4 of the 2001 Daytona 500. Not only will Dale Jr. be racing for his third title at the biggest race of the year, but this year's event will have an extra bit of sentimentality attached to it.

Stats courtesy of NASCAR.com.