STARTING LINEUP:
Austin Dillon will start from the pole using the No. 3 car— the first time the 3 has appeared in a Sprint Cup Series race since Dale Earnhardt died in the 2001 Daytona 500.
Here's the starting lineup for today's Daytona 500:
- Austin Dillon
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Matt Kenseth
- Denny Hamlin
- Kasey Kahne
- Jeff Gordon
- Marcos Ambrose
- Kurt Busch
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Paul Menard
- Josh Wise
- Brian Scott
- Aric Almirola
- Trevor Bayne
- AJ Allmendinger
- Kyle Larson
- David Gilliland
- Landon Cassill
- Ryan Newman
- Clint Bowyer
- Tony Stewart
- Jamie McMurray
- Cole Whitt
- Terry Labonte
- Greg Biffle
- Bobby Labonte
- Danica Patrick
- Casey Mears
- Alex Bowman
- Carl Edwards
- Brian Vickers
- Jimmie Johnson
- Brad Keselowski
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Joey Logano
- Michael Annett
- Kyle Busch
- Kevin Harvick
- Reed Sorenson
- Justin Allgaier
- Parker Kligerman
- Michael Waltrip
- David Ragan
RACE DISTANCE:
The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile race around the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway, which will require drivers to complete 200 laps. This is the 56th annual Daytona 500.
History of the Daytona 500:
The Daytona 500, the premier race in NASCAR, has been held annually since 1959. The 56th running of the Great American Race is Feb. 23, 2013. Lynne Sladky, AP
UPDATE:
2014 Daytona 500 forecast: Threat of severe weather
February 23, 2014
(Photo: Patrick Smith, Getty Images)
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The Daytona 500 has been stopped after 38 laps because of severe weather.
NASCAR parked the cars on pit road under the red flag as rain soaked the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway during the second of two caution periods.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The Daytona 500 started on time despite an iffy forecast, and drivers ran 38 laps before rain delayed it.
The safety of Sprint Cup fans during inclement weather came under scrutiny when a fan was killed by a lighting strike after the Aug. 5, 2012 race at Pocono Raceway.
A severe weather warning was issued at 4:12 p.m., and the track said it made announcements about the storm. But the grandstands weren't evacuated before NASCAR stopped the race at 4:54 p.m. The fatal strike occurred at 5:01 p.m. in a parking lot behind the grandstands, and nine more were transported to hospitals after being injured by other lightning strikes.
Neudorff said he believes NASCAR could still race tonight, but the threat of thunderstorms in the area will linger until approximately 6 p.m. ET. The Idaho-based "unofficial NASCAR weatherman" said the cell north of the track might clip Daytona:
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"The one that has a tornado warning is on a trajectory to get somewhat close to the track," he said. "Meanwhile, the storm right over the track is moving extremely slow. ... We could be in for a long red flag right now."
"We're going to have to watch (radar) in the afternoon," Neudorff said earlier. "All the models say starting between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., there are going to be areas of scattered shower activity. … You could see them start to decrease around 7 or 8 and could get back to racing around 9 in the worst case."Is it possible we get a complete race in? It's certainly possible, especially if NASCAR is patient. It's not a soaker like it was two years ago (when the race was postponed to Monday night)."
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