On tap: what’s in store for Saturday at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - It's race day for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Daytona International Speedway, as Cedar Rapids natives Landon Cassill and Joey Gase are set to roll off in the Alert Today Florida 300 later this afternoon.

Cassill has Sprint Cup practice as well, which lasts untl 11 a.m. He said on Friday, after his team ran just one five-lap run between the two Cup practice sessions offered, his team would run extensively in final Cup practice to ensure their car is as ready as possible for Sunday's Daytona 500.

Both Cassill and Gase have Xfinity qualifying and then their race on tap for Saturday. Gase rolls off among 12 drivers in Group 1 for knockout qualfying's first round, while Cassill goes out in the second group.

You can follow along with all the coverage at our Daytona Speedweeks 2015 page or on Twitter at @jeremiahdavis10.

If you're not in Daytona and are following the action on TV as well, here's a guide to the remaining TV air times for NASCAR racing at Daytona:

Saturday, February 21

9:30 a.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice, FOX Sports 1

11 a.m., NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FOX Sports 1

12:30 p.m., NASCAR Race Hub: Weekend Edition, FOX Sports 1

2 p.m., NASCAR Race Day: XFINITY, FOX Sports 1

2:30 p.m., NASCAR XFINITY Series Alert Today Florida 300, FOX Sports 1

6 p.m., The List: Iconic Cars (re-air), NBC Sports Network

6:30 p.m., NASCAR Gridiron Challenge (re-air), NBC Sports Network

8 p.m., DAYTONA 500 Bash at the Beach, FOX

9 p.m., NASCAR XFINITY Series Alert Today Florida 300 (re-air), FOX Sports 1

1 a.m., NASCAR Gridiron Challenge (re-air), NBC Sports Network

2 a.m., NASCAR XFINITY Series Alert Today Florida 300 (re-air), FOX Sports 1

Sunday, February 22

4:30 a.m., FOX Sports 1 on 1: Kevin Harvick (re-air), FOX Sports 1

5 a.m., The 10: Daytona Moments (re-air), FOX Sports 1

5:30 a.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice (re-air), FOX Sports 1

7 a.m., A Perfect Storm: The 1979 DAYTONA 500 (re-air), FOX Sports 1

8 a.m., 1979 DAYTONA 500 (re-air), FOX Sports 1

9:30 a.m., NASCAR Race Day, FOX Sports 1

11 a.m., NASCAR Race Day: Daytona, FOX Sports 1

Noon, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series DAYTONA 500, FOX

Noon, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series DAYTONA 500, FOX Deportes

4 p.m., NASCAR Victory Lane, FOX Sports 1

12 a.m., NASCAR Victory Lane (re-air), FOX Sports 1

12:30 a.m., NASCAR Victory Lane (re-air), FOX Sports 1

2 a.m., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series DAYTONA 500 (re-air), FOX Sports 1

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