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2024 Daytona 500 postponed to Monday due to heavy rain
The Daytona 500 and the Xfinity Series race will be held as a doubleheader on Monday for the first time in Daytona International Speedway’s history. The Xfinity Series race will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, while the Daytona 500 will be live on Fox, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Fans holding Saturday grandstand tickets and Fanzone admission can attend both races on Monday. Five drivers, including AJ Allmendinger and Daniel Suarez, will attempt to run both races, covering a total of 800 miles. Four Daytona 500 races have been shortened due to rain, occurring in 1965, 1966, 2003, and 2009, while the 54th running in 2012 was postponed due to bad weather and run on a Monday in 2020. Joey Logano and Michael McDowell will lead the field in the Monday Daytona 500, with Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell starting third and fourth. The top five will be rounded out by Chase Elliott. Several drivers, including Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch, will start from the rear of the field in backup cars after incidents in Thursday’s qualifying races. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., last year’s winner, will start in 35th position.
