The 2025 Daytona 500 will begin one hour early due to a forecast for potential inclement weather, NASCAR announced Friday.
The 67th running of the “Great American Race” was initially scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. ET start time Sunday on FOX, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Instead, coverage for the 2025 event will begin at 1:30 p.m. ET, with an expected green flag at 2 p.m. ET.
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The 2025 Daytona 500 kicks off the Cup Series’ regular season with a $30.3 million purse for NASCAR’s most prestigious race. Chase Briscoe will start from the pole position in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, sharing the front row with Austin Cindric in the No. 2 Team Penske Ford. William Byron, the defending 500 winner, starts fifth.