NASCAR postpones the Daytona 500 until Monday due to rain

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NASCAR made the call Sunday morning to push its marquee event to Monday because of weather at the track.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —

made the call Sunday morning to change the day of its biggest event. The postponement creates a doubleheader on Monday, with the postponed Xfinity Series race from Saturday set for 11 a.m. ET on FS1, followed by the Daytona 500 at 4 p.m. ET on FOX. With the relatively cool temperatures, it likely would take 120-180 minutes to dry the massive 2.5-mile high-banked track to get it ready for racing.

’s rules are that the race is official if it is either past halfway or has reached the end of the second stage. For the Xfinity race, an official race would be anytime after 60 laps. For the Daytona 500, it would be anytime after 100 laps. Bob Pockrass covers

 

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