DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR has postponed the season-opening Daytona 500 until Monday due to two days of rain at Daytona International Speedway.
The race was scheduled to start on Sunday afternoon, but it is highly doubtful whether the green flag will wave on time.
The event’s final practice and Xfinity Series races were canceled Saturday.
The Xfinity Series race is currently scheduled to be held Monday morning, several hours earlier than the Daytona 500 start time of 4 p.m.
When the race takes place, Joey Logano is scheduled to start from pole position for Team Penske.
The last time the Daytona 500 was postponed for an entire day was in 2012.
2020 NASCAR completed 20 laps before rain halted action and racing resumed the next day.
When NASCAR made the early decision Sunday, it prevented fans from sitting in the rain waiting for a decision to continue the race.
This is a continuation of the ambition NASCAR first showed earlier this month when it postponed its Crash at the Coliseum exhibition by a full day without notice due to inclement weather heading into Los Angeles. was.
