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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Just a short way away from the beach that became one of the major showcases of the power of the automobile, the Daytona International Speedway has served as one of the world's greatest and unmistakably American cathedrals of speed. And no race it holds all year is more unmistakably its own than the one that bears its very name.

After rain all day Sunday forced the race to be postponed, Monday afternoon marks the 66th running of the Daytona 500, the biggest prize in all of stock car racing and the season-opening race for the NASCAR Cup Series. The rainout Sunday marks the third time in race history it has been postponed to Monday, all of which have come since 2012. Matt Kenseth won the first-ever Daytona 500 run on a Monday evening in 2012, while Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag four years ago in the rain-delayed 2020 race.

The event has plenty of celebrity crossover appeal. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is this year's Grand Marshal while DJ Khaled is the honorary starter. The Rock will deliver those four most important words in motorsports: "Drivers, start your engines" to signal it's officially time to go racing. 

It's a busy weekend as the season kicks off with arguably the biggest race of the season. Be sure to stay up to date with all the happenings around Daytona Beach with our coverage of the race -- including the updated start time -- which you can catch up on below. Bookmark this page as it will be updated with the latest race info and news through the checkered flag on Sunday.

Daytona 500 pace laps

Daytona 500 info

Date: Monday, Feb. 19
Location: Daytona International Speedway -- Daytona Beach, Florida
Time: 4 p.m. ET
TV: FoxStream: fubo (try for free)

Daytona 500 starting lineup

  1. #22 - Joey Logano
  2. #34 - Michael McDowell
  3. #45 - Tyler Reddick
  4. #20 - Christopher Bell
  5. #9 - Chase Elliott
  6. #2 - Austin Cindric
  7. #48 - Alex Bowman
  8. #11 - Denny Hamlin
  9. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
  10. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
  11. #43 - Erik Jones
  12. #21 - Harrison Burton
  13. #99 - Daniel Suarez
  14. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
  15. #54 - Ty Gibbs
  16. #6 - Brad Keselowski
  17. #5 - Kyle Larson
  18. #24 - William Byron
  19. #17 - Chris Buescher
  20. #14 - Chase Briscoe
  21. #1 - Ross Chastain
  22. #51 - Justin Haley
  23. #84 - Jimmie Johnson
  24. #23 - Bubba Wallace
  25. #41 - Ryan Preece
  26. #36 - Kaz Grala
  27. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
  28. #16 - A.J. Allmendinger
  29. #7 - Corey LaJoie
  30. #4 - Josh Berry (R)
  31. #38 - Todd Gilliland
  32. #12 - Ryan Blaney
  33. #3 - Austin Dillon
  34. #8 - Kyle Busch
  35. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  36. #15 - RIley Herbst
  37. #31 - Daniel Hemric
  38. #10 - Noah Gragson
  39. #62 - Anthony Alfredo
  40. #60 - David Ragan

Failed to qualify: B.J. McLeod, J.J. Yeley

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