the Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway has been postponed to Monday, Februart 27th at 12noon/et. The race is scheduled to air live on FOX and MRN / SiriusXM Sateliite Radio. Rain has started and stopped a couple times, but there was a long lull and the track was within 30 minutes of being dried, but the weather radar shows large storm cells haeding towards the track.
Tickets for Sunday’s race will be honored on Monday. Tickets for the Daytona 500 will also be on sale at the gate or the Daytona International Speedway ticket office.
For Monday, the National Weather Service says showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
In 53 previous Daytona 500’s, only four have been shortened by rain:
1965 won by Fred Lorenzen, ran 129 laps for 322.5 miles
1966 won by Richard Petty, ran 198 laps for 495 miles
2003 won by Michael Waltrip, ran 109 laps for 272.5 miles
2009 won by Matt Kenseth, ran 152 laps for 380 miles
See more weather links on my Daytona 500 Race Info page.(2-26-2012)
