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The 2020 Daytona 500 was delayed after 20 laps on Sunday and had to be completed on Monday. The 2021 Daytona 500 was run on Sunday but was completed late at night after a lengthy rain delay.
The postponement is the third significant delay for the Daytona 500 in the past five seasons. The 2020 Daytona 500 concluded on Monday after rain stopped the race shortly after it began and the ...
The 2020 Daytona 500, the 62nd running of the event, was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 16–17, 2020. It was contested over 209 laps—extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway.
The Daytona 500 has been delayed by rain in three of the past five seasons. In 2020 and 2024, the race finished on Monday. In 2021, the race was delayed well into Sunday night.
More than 1 million fewer people tuned in on Monday than did for the Monday broadcast four years ago.
IMSA waited until 8 PM to declare the race official. While the race was thirteen laps under the official threshold (500 miles), the clock had passed the five-hour mark when the race was called at 8 PM. [13] The 2012 Daytona 500 was postponed by rain for the first time in history, as it was postponed 30 hours from 1 PM Sunday to 7 PM Monday. [14]
The Daytona 500 has been plagued by rain in recent seasons. The 2020 race was delayed until Monday, and the 2021 race finished late Sunday night because of rain.
The Duel at Daytona, formerly known as the Twin 125s, [1] is a NASCAR Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. It consists of two 150-mile (240 km) races, which both serve as a qualifying race for the Daytona 500.