The Daytona 500 will run on Monday because of persistent rain showers that brought the race to a halt Sunday afternoon. The race is now slated to restart at 4:00 p.m. Eastern.
Most of Sunday’s pre-race ceremonies, including a visit from President Trump, took place under clear or even sunny skies. But literally as the cars began rolling toward the green flag, droplets began spattering the windshields, and before long the rainfall was sufficient to bring the cars down pit road for a short stint.
The race finally started about an hour late, shortly before 4:30 p.