Daytona 500 Postponed to Monday Feb. 27, 2012 After Long Rain Delay on Sunday Feb. 26, 2012

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UPDATE … CRASH INTO JET DRYER TRUCK … VIDEO …

DAYTONA POSTPONED TO MONDAY … DAYTONA BEACH WEATHER RADAR …

The speedway track takes about two and a half hours to dry with drying eqiupment, but the process can’t begin until it stops raining. No Daytona 500 has ever been postponed before this year.

POSTPONED AGAIN … EXACT START TIME IS NOT CERTAIN …
Not certain of the one hour television lead-in time, but the GREEN FLAG is scheduled roughly for 7:00 p.m. ET and 6:00 p.m. CT.
Televised coverage for the 2012 Daytona 500 starts on Fox Sports at 6:00 p.m. ET and 5:00 p.m. CT on Monday February 27, 2012. The GREEN FLAG is 7:00 p.m. ET and 6:00 p.m. CT.

Official commercial for the 2012 DAYTONA 500 set to take place on Monday February 27, 2012 at Daytona International Speedway, where forty-three of the top drivers in the world will compete in “The Great American Race.”

DAYTONA 500 SUNDAY 11 AM ET on FOX — The Super Bowl of racing, the 54th Annual Race of the Daytona 500, was scheduled for Sunday, but the race was postponed to Monday because of rainy weather. The race kicks off the 2012 NASCAR season as the first points-paying event.

WEEKLONG SCHEDULE (TIMES LISTED ARE LOCAL TIME/ET) …
Schedule of Events for the 54th Annual Daytona 500 …

The 2012 Daytona 500 is a 500 miles (804.7 km)-long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule. Trevor Bayne is the defending champion of the race. Contested over 200 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt tri-oval. The 2012 Daytona 500 will be the third race of the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season. The 2011 Daytona 500 was the first race of the 2011 Sprint Cup Series season. The Budweiser Shootout (Bud Shootout) on February 18, 2012 at Daytona International Speedway began the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The Gatorade Duel was the second race of the series on February 23, 2012.

The 2012 Daytona 500 is broadcast live on FOX Sports.

In Arlington Heights on Comcast …
WFLD FOX is Channel 12 for standard definition
WFLD FOX Channel 190 HD for High Definition WFLDDT (FOX)

In Arlington Heights on WOW! Internet and Cable TV …
WFLD FOX is Channel 03 for standard definition
WFLD FOX Channel 202 HD for High Definition WFLDDT (FOX)

In Arlington Heights on AT&T U-verse …
WFLD FOX is Channel 12 for standard definition
WFLD FOX Channel 1012 HD for High Definition WFLDDT (FOX)

WFLD over the air channel is 32, digital is 31.

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Satellite Map View of Daytona International Speedway.

Jeff Gordon Flip 2012 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona.

See also …
daytonainternationalspeedway.com

FOX SPORTS NASCAR RACETRAX DAYTONA 500 RACE INFO

foxsports.com

Wikipedia 2012 Daytona 500

Wikipedia 2011 Daytona 500

The waving of a GREEN FLAG indicates the beginning or resumption of an auto race.

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