After historic snow postponed the Conflict at Bowman Grey a number of days into the week, NASCAR has loved optimum climate for Speedweek at Daytona. Nonetheless, there’s a actual menace of thunderstorms on Sunday, and it is all about when — not if — the unhealthy climate will arrive.
In a proactive transfer, NASCAR has moved up the beginning of the 68th operating of the Daytona 500 a full hour to 1:30pm EST. The NASCAR RaceDay pre-race present has additionally moved up an hour, starting at 11:30am EST. The occasion will likely be broadcast stay on FOX.
The inexperienced flag will wave at 2:13pm EST.
The five hundred has been shortened by rain on 4 events — 1965, 1966, 2003, and 2009. In recent times, the race has been pushed to Monday on a number of events, with that final taking place in 2024.
Most forecasts challenge that thunderstorms will arrive after 5pm EST. The runtime for the 500-mile race is normally round 3.5 hours.
Kyle Busch and Richard Childress Racing will lead the sector to the inexperienced flag, with Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chase Briscoe becoming a member of him on the entrance row.
The grand marshal is comic and actor Nate Bargatze, award successful actor Kurt Russell will likely be within the tempo automobile, the honorary starter is Bart Simpson (sure the one you are pondering), and Miranda Lambert will headline the pre-race live performance.
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