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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The start of the Daytona 500 has been pushed back to 7 p.m. ET Monday by NASCAR officials due to ongoing rain across Central Florida.
After Sunday's rainout, the start had originally been scheduled for noon Monday.
"I can't guarantee you we will start at 7 o'clock, but the chance of starting at 7 o'clock is a whole lot better than at noon," NASCAR president Mike Helton said in a 10:15 a.m. press conference.
Fox TV is "on board to stay with us," Helton said, and will air the race live this evening if weather permits. If the rain continues, "Tuesday is an option" for yet another rescheduling, Helton said.
The weather forecast for Monday night was significantly better than it had been for the past 36 hours. The chance of rain was only 20 percent from 7 p.m. throughout the evening.
Sunday marked the first outright rainout in the history of NASCAR's biggest race.
The Daytona 500 had been rain-shortened on four occasions and rain-delayed on three others, but never postponed entirely.
After Sunday's rainout, the start had originally been scheduled for noon Monday.
"I can't guarantee you we will start at 7 o'clock, but the chance of starting at 7 o'clock is a whole lot better than at noon," NASCAR president Mike Helton said in a 10:15 a.m. press conference.
Fox TV is "on board to stay with us," Helton said, and will air the race live this evening if weather permits. If the rain continues, "Tuesday is an option" for yet another rescheduling, Helton said.
The weather forecast for Monday night was significantly better than it had been for the past 36 hours. The chance of rain was only 20 percent from 7 p.m. throughout the evening.
Sunday marked the first outright rainout in the history of NASCAR's biggest race.
The Daytona 500 had been rain-shortened on four occasions and rain-delayed on three others, but never postponed entirely.
