2026 Daytona 500 Performers: Miranda Lambert, Diplo and Others Performing at The NASCAR Race at Daytona International Speedway

Grammy-winning artists Diplo and Miranda Lambert, with other musicians and comedians, will start the Speedweeks at Daytona Beach this year. The Daytona 500 pre-race concert will feature country star Miranda Lambert on race day, while the night before will host Bert Kreischer’s Full Throttle Festival. The festival will bring Diplo, Lynyrd Skynyrd and rising country artist ERNEST to the Ocean Center on Saturday, February 14. Fans will also get music, comedy, barbecue and beer before the Great American Race.

The Daytona 500 is the sport’s biggest single-day race that also opens the NASCAR Cup Series season this Sunday, February 15, 2026. William Byron won the last two races and will enter the weekend as a top favorite for this year’s ‘Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing.’ Ticketed fans get access to infield concerts in the Hard Rock Bet Fanzone and other fan activities across Speedweeks.

Lambert will headline the Daytona 500 pre-race concert before the main race on Sunday, February 15. The three-time Grammy winner will perform her recent country hits and a few classics. The night before, Kreischer will host and perform stand-up. He curated a lineup that pairs Southern rock, country and electronic country from Diplo’s Thomas Wesley project with country-leaning DJ sets and guest vocalists on the stage.

Fans can expect Skynyrd’s signature anthems and Diplo’s genre-crossing set. The festival will run on Saturday night inside the Ocean Center and hold about 15,000 fans.

Nate Bargatze to Serve as The Grand Marshal for 2026 Daytona 500

The pre-race Daytona 500 activities begin earlier in the week with Speedweeks, from February 11-15. The Fanzone will open each day in the infield. And interactive displays, driver Q&A sessions and live shows will precede the main concert.

Popular comedian Nate Bargatze will serve as grand marshal for the 68th running of the Daytona 500 and deliver the traditional command that starts engines on race day. The Daytona 500 coverage will start at 12:30 pm ET on February 15.

Last month, Daytona International Speedway also announced that Kurt Russell will drive the honorary pace car for the 2026 race. The actor will lead the field during the opening pace laps and ride in a special pace car ahead of the green flag.

For fans visiting the superspeedway, Daytona Beach International Airport is about four miles from the track, and Orlando Airport is roughly 60 miles away. Plan ground transport and confirm shuttle pick-up locations, as parking around the Speedway is busy. The free Lot 7 park and ride opens early and offers shuttle service to the venue, while paid lots near the track fill quickly.

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