BARBERVILLE, Fla. The unofficial kickoff of Florida Speedweeks is this weekend with the Rolex 24 At Daytona Intl Speedway and short-track events at Ocala Speedway and Volusia Speedway Park.

Action featuring many of the countrys top touring short-track series will continue through the Feb. 16 Daytona 500 at Daytona.

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series contests the Sunshine Nationals at Volusias half-mile dirt track Thursday, Friday and Saturday beginning a busy month of action at the track, as the 54th running of the Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals follows Jan. 30-Feb. 15. The longest DIRTcar Nationals in the history of the event, kicks off with three nights of 360 sprint car racing featuring the ASCS National Tour Jan. 30-Feb. 1. The DIRTcar UMP modifieds accompany the 360 sprints and return to the track again Feb. 3-8.

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series kicks off its season Feb. 5-8 with four consecutive nights of features attracting racers from coast to coast.

The USAC sprint cars will join the UMP late models for action on Feb. 10-11 with the Super DIRTcar Series big-block modifieds replacing the sprint cars Feb. 12-15 running alongside the UMP late models on Feb. 12 and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series on Feb. 13-15.

Absent from Florida Speedweeks this year will be East Bay Raceway Park, which hosted its Winternationals for more than five decades before closing at the end of last season. Events traditionally run at the popular third-mile dirt track have moved to Ocala Speedway for this year.

The three-eighths-mile Ocala track will host the DIRTcar modifieds Jan. 21-25 with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series calling the track home for Winternationals action Feb. 3-8. The Lucas late models open their Florida run Jan. 30-Feb. 1 at All-Tech Raceway in Lake City, Fla.

The USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Championship makes its annual visit to the Ocala track Feb. 12-15, while All-Tech Raceway hosts the Short Track Super Series modifieds Feb. 5-8.

Formerly run at East Bay, the annual King of the 360s series of sprint car races will move to Hendry County Motorsports Park in Clewiston and will be run under the USCS banner Feb. 6-8. USCS will also sanction a pair of races at Southern Raceway on Feb. 14-15.

Many of the countrys best asphalt modified and late model stock car drivers will make the annual trek to the Sunshine state to compete in the 59th running of the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing Feb. 7-15 at New Smyrna Speedway. Super late models, Tour-type modifieds and pro late models are the headlining divisions on a nightly basis, but the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour will headline the Feb. 8 program, while the ASA STARS National Tour tops the Feb. 11 card at the half-mile asphalt oval.

Drag racing is also on the Speedweeks agenda with the second running of the PRI Superstar Shootout set for Feb. 5-8 at Bradenton Motorsports Park with the Top Fuel and Funny Car divisions headlining the action, which will feature the top stars in the sport chasing big-money purses.

And, of course, theres the event that spawned it all, the Daytona 500 at Daytona Intl Speedway. The NASCAR Cup Series will contest the 67th running of The Great American Race on Feb. 16.

Stock car Speedweek at Daytona opens on Feb. 12 with qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series. The following night will feature the annual Duel qualifying races that set the field for the Daytona 500.

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series hits the track on Feb. 14, with the ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series both in action on Feb. 15.

Speedweek Events

Jan. 21-25       DIRTcar/UMP Modifieds       

Ocala Speedway, Ocala, Fla.

Jan. 23-25       World of Outlaws Late Models

Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.

Jan. 24 Michelin Pilot Challenge

Daytona Intl Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Jan. 25-26       Rolex 24 (IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship)

Daytona Intl Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Jan. 30-Feb. 1 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

All-Tech Raceway, Lake City, Fla.

Jan. 30-Feb. 1 ASCS National Tour

Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.

Jan. 30-Feb. 1 DIRTcar/UMP Modifieds

Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.

Feb. 3-8           DIRTcar/UMP Modifieds

Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.

Feb. 3-8           Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Ocala Speedway, Ocala, Fla.

Feb. 5-8           Short Track Super Series

All-Tech Raceway, Lake City, Fla.

Feb. 5-8           World of Outlaws Sprint Cars

Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.

Feb. 6-8           USCS Sprint Cars/King of the 360s

Hendry County Motorsports Park, Clewiston, Fla.

Feb. 6-8           PRO Superstar Shootout Drag Racing

Bradenton Motorsports Park, Bradenton, Fla.

Feb. 7-15         World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing

New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

Feb. 7-8           Super Late Models

Citrus County Speedway, Inverness, Fla.

Feb. 8  NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour

New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

Feb. 10-11       USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars

Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.

Feb. 10-12       UMP Late Models

Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.

Feb. 11 ASA STARS National Tour

New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

Feb. 12-15       Super DIRTcar Series

Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.

Feb.12-15        USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Cars

Ocala Speedway, Ocala, Fla.

Feb. 13-15       World of Outlaws Late Model Series

Volusia Speedway Park, Barberville, Fla.

Feb. 14-15       USCS Sprint Cars

Southern Raceway, Milton, Fla.

Feb. 14            NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Daytona Intl Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Feb. 15 UARA Sportsman

Freedom Factory, Bradenton, Fla.

Feb. 15 ARCA Menards Series

Daytona Intl Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Feb. 15 NASCAR Xfinity Series

Daytona Intl Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Feb. 16 NASCAR Cup Series

Daytona Intl Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla.