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Daytona 500 now set for 7 p.m. start

By The Associated Press
Posted 11:08AM on Monday 27th February 2012 ( 13 years ago )
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR president Mike Helton says the Daytona 500 will start Monday night at 7 p.m.

Heavy rain soaked Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, forcing NASCAR to postpone the event for the first time in its 54-year history.

The 500-mile race initially was rescheduled for noon Monday. It was still raining Monday morning.

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.
A 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., on Sunday. / photo: Associated Press

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