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The Daytona 500 now joins the Xfinity Series race on Monday, creating the first-ever Monday doubleheader at Daytona International Speedway. It will take place at 4 pm ET.
The Xfinity Series race will air on Fox Sports 1 at approximately 9 pm ET, and MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will also have coverage. The Daytona 500 will air live on Fox, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Fans with grandstand tickets on Saturday and entry to the Fanzone will be able to attend both races on Monday.
The following drivers will attempt to run both races, totaling 800 miles: AJ Allmendinger, Daniel Suárez, John Hunter Nemechek, Riley Herbst and Anthony Alfredo.
History of rain in NASCAR’s most important race
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 54th running of the race in 2012 for a race to be postponed due to rain. to bad weather. It also took place on Monday 2020.
When Monday’s 500 begins, two-time Cup champion Joey Logano will lead the field to green after winning the pole in Wednesday night’s qualifying session. Joining him on the front row will be 2021 Daytona 500 champion and fellow Ford driver Michael McDowell.
Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell, who each won a qualifying race Thursday night, will start third and fourth with Chase Elliott rounding out the top five.
Rounding out the top 10 starting lineup are Austin Cindric, Alex Bowman, Denny Hamlin, Carson Hocevar and Nemechek.
Several drivers moved to backup cars after crashes in Thursday night’s qualifying races and will have to start the race from the back of the field.
They include reigning series champion Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Kyle Busch, Noah Gragson and Daniel Hemric.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who will start 35th, is the defending winner of the event.