Over the years, President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have attended the Daytona 500.
Will they do so again in 2026?
As of Feb. 13, 2026, or Friday the 13th, it was not known whether the Trumps would make an appearance at the Great American Race in their home state. The president did, however, attend the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Feb. 16, 2025.
Some members of the Trump family even accompanied him to the track.
The couple’s previous visits include the signature NASCAR races in February 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 when they were dating and later engaged. (Donald and Melania Trump married Jan. 22, 2005.) In February 2020, during his first presidential term, Donald Trump was the Grand Marshal for the 62nd annual Daytona 500. It was months before the 2020 presidential election, in which he lost to President Joe Biden.
Donald Trump typically visits his private club and primary residence, Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, every Presidents’ Day weekend, which coincides with the Daytona 500. The Palm Beach Post, which is part of the USA TODAY Network, reported Donald Trump will be back in Florida this week. His February 2025 return to Daytona International Speedway marked his second as commander-in-chief, when he was sworn in as the 47th president of the U.S. on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2025.
Trump attended 2025 Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida
A week after Donald Trump made history on Super Bowl Sunday 2025 with his appearance at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans − the president made another trip a week later to a premiere NASCAR event − the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
It’s one of many visits to the Great American Race from the commander-in-chief and his second as president of the U.S. In 2020, Trump was the grand marshal for the 62nd annual Daytona 500, and First Lady Melania Trump accompanied him.
Five years later, Donald Trump arrived at the 67th annual Daytona 500 without his wife. Melania Trump sent good wishes, however.
On Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, Donald Trump was spotted next to his daughter, Ivanka Trump, at Super Bowl LIX. The father-daughter duo were seen clapping as they looked down at the field with her youngest son Theodore “Theo” Kushner. Donald Trump Jr., his girlfriend Bettina Anderson, and three of his five children with ex-wife Vanessa Trump also attended. Eric and Lara Trump were at the Super Bowl − without their two children.
On Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, Donald Trump arrived at the Daytona Beach International Airport, which is next door to Daytona International Speedway, for the Great American Race.
Which members of the Trump family and inner circle celebrated with him at the 2025 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida? Here’s what we know.
Which Trump family members attended 2025 Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida?
Donald Trump arrived at the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, ahead of the green flag. With him was his granddaughter, Carolina Trump, daughter of his son Eric Trump and his wife, Lara Trump.
