The Daytona 500 has never been rained out, and Sunday’s 109-lap race was only the fourth in history not run to 500 miles. Here’s the history of the abbreviated events: 1965 – 332.5 miles – Rain – Fred Lorenzen 1966 – 495 miles – Rain – Richard Petty 1974 – 450 miles – Shortened due to U.S. energy shortage – Richard Petty 2003 – 272.5 miles – Rain – Michael Waltrip.( ThatsRacin.com )(2-17-2003)
