16-02-2025
Daytona 500 in weather delay: When will NASCAR race restart?
Daytona International Speedway is the second biggest track NASCAR visits each season, including for the sport's biggest event, the Daytona 500.
When rain hits Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5-mile tri-oval superspeedway, it takes some time to get the racing surface dry and ready for the world's fastest stock cars to race.
It takes around two or two-and-a-half-hours to dry Daytona. For Sunday's Daytona 500. The plan from NASCAR is to get back to racing within the hour, before 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT.
Per FOX Sports NASCAR reporter Bob Pockrass, there is some activity on pit road in Daytona.
NASCAR drivers and teams are saying the racetrack is looking like it's ready to go.
Austin Cindric leads the Daytona 500, which has been red-flagged due to weather since 1:17 p.m. CT after 11 laps complete of the scheduled 200 laps.
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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Daytona 500 in weather delay: When will NASCAR race restart?
