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2024 Daytona 500 postponed to Monday due to heavy rain

Continued heavy rain in the Daytona Beach area forced NASCAR to postpone Sunday’s 2024 Daytona 500 season opener until Monday.

The Daytona 500 now joins the Xfinity Series race on Monday, creating the first-ever Monday doubleheader at Daytona International Speedway.

Fans with Saturday grandstand tickets and admission to the Fanzone may attend both races on Monday.

The following drivers will be attempting to run both races, totalling 800 miles: AJ Allmendinger, Daniel Suarez, John Hunter Nemechek, Riley Herbst, and Anthony Alfredo.

Four Daytona 500s have been shortened due to rain, with those races taking place in 1965, 1966, 2003, and 2009.

However, it took until the race’s 54th running in 2012 for a race to be postponed due to bad weather. It was also run on Monday in 2020.

When Monday’s 500 gets underway, two-time Cup champion Joey Logano will lead the field to green after winning the pole in Wednesday night’s qualifying session.

Source: Autosport

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