Daytona 500 delayed due to inclement weather

The 67th running of the Daytona 500 was delayed for more than four hours due to inclement weather that led to two red-flag stoppages.

Eleven of the scheduled 200 laps were completed in the “Great American Race” before the first delay, which lasted more than three hours. Drivers got back in the cars and took eight caution laps before returning to pit road for a second weather delay.

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Polesitter Chase Briscoe led the field to green to open the 2025 Cup Series regular season alongside Austin Cindric. Briscoe led four laps and shared the lead with Ty Dillon and William Byron.

Byron was the leader at the moment of caution and guided the field onto pit road ahead of the first red flag. Each of the field’s 41 drivers were instructed to drive to their respective pit boxes for the duration of the stoppage. Byron led Cindric, Ty Dillon, Briscoe and Ross Chastain early in the 67th annual 500-miler in Daytona Beach.

Below was the running order that was seen once the race resumed.