NASCAR postpones Daytona 500 to noon Monday

AAA??Feb. 26, 2012?5:18 PM ET
NASCAR postpones Daytona 500 to noon Monday
MARK LONGMARK LONG, AP Sports Writer??

AJ Allmendinger's car (22) and others remain parked on pit road due to a rain delay before the start of the Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

AJ Allmendinger's car (22) and others remain parked on pit road due to a rain delay before the start of the Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Tony Stewart, right, and Danica Patrick, left, stand under an umbrella during a rain delay in the start of the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

An crew member walks past race cars covered to protect them from the rain before the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Crew members push driver Elliott Sadler's car down the starting grid in the rain before the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Car owner Roger Penske, center, chats with drivers Denny Hamlin, left, and Joey Logano in the garage area prior to the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) ? NASCAR has postponed the Daytona 500 because of rain, the first time in the 54-year history of the event that it has been delayed a day.

Heavy rain soaked Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, and NASCAR never had a big enough window to dry the track.

The 500-mile race is scheduled for noon Monday. It will be aired on Fox.

Carl Edwards, runner-up to Tony Stewart in last year's championship race, will start from the pole. Former IndyCar star Danica Patrick will make her Daytona 500 debut.

Bored drivers spent Sunday loitering around the motorhome lot, playing with their children and expressing their frustration with the rain on Twitter.

Associated Press

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