With the threat of rain looming, NASCAR moved up the start time one hour for Sunday's Daytona 500 to 1:30 p.m. ET.Daytona International Speedway will open parking lots at 6 a.m.Denny Hamlin will try to win his fourth Daytona 500 while defending race winner William Byron goes for a repeat,

DAYTONA BEACH — With the threat of rain looming, NASCAR moved up the start time one hour for Sunday’s Daytona 500 to 1:30 p.m. EST. Daytona International Speedway will open parking lots at 6 a.m.

Expected inclement weather on Sunday, February 16 has led NASCAR to bump up the start time for the Daytona 500 by an hour. The Great American Race will now start at 1:30 PM ET.

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William Byron is attempting to become the fifth driver to win “The Great American Race” in consecutive seasons. Denny Hamlin is the most recent driver to pull off that feat in 2019 and 2020, and he leads all active drivers with three Daytona 500 wins.

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