2024 Daytona 500: Date, start time, schedule, lineup, qualifying ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Just a short way away from the beach that became one of the major showcases of the power of the automobile, the Daytona International Speedway has served as one of the world's greatest and unmistakably American cathedrals of speed. And no race it holds all year is more unmistakably its own than the one that bears its very name.

After rain all day Sunday forced the race to be postponed, Monday afternoon marks the 66th running of the Daytona 500, the biggest prize in all of stock car racing and the season-opening race for the NASCAR Cup Series. The rainout Sunday marks the third time in race history it has been postponed to Monday, all of which have come since 2012. Matt Kenseth won the first-ever Daytona 500 run on Monday evening in 2012, while Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag just four years ago in the rain-delayed 2020 race.

Defending champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. returns to this race to defend the biggest win of his NASCAR career, joining fellow past winners like Denny Hamlin, Austin Cindric, Michael McDowell, Austin Dillon, Jimmie Johnson and this year's polesitter Joey Logano. With them in the field are many other drivers hoping to either define or complement their racing legacies with a Daytona 500 triumph, including defending Cup champion Ryan Blaney.

It's a busy weekend as the season kicks off with arguably the biggest race of the season. Be sure to stay up to date with all the happenings around Daytona Beach with our coverage of the race -- including the updated start time -- which you can catch up on below. Bookmark this page as it will be updated with the latest race info and news through the checkered flag on Sunday.

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Daytona 500 info

Date: Monday, Feb. 19Location: Daytona International Speedway -- Daytona Beach, FloridaTime: 4 p.m. ETTV: FoxStream: fubo (try for free)

Daytona 500 starting lineup

1. #22 - Joey Logano
2. #34 - Michael McDowell
3. #45 - Tyler Reddick
4. #20 - Christopher Bell
5. #9 - Chase Elliott
6. #2 - Austin Cindric
7. #48 - Alex Bowman
8. #11 - Denny Hamlin
9. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
10. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
11. #43 - Erik Jones
12. #21 - Harrison Burton
13. #99 - Daniel Suarez
14. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
15. #54 - Ty Gibbs
16. #6 - Brad Keselowski
17. #5 - Kyle Larson
18. #24 - William Byron
19. #17 - Chris Buescher
20. #14 - Chase Briscoe
21. #1 - Ross Chastain
22. #51 - Justin Haley
23. #84 - Jimmie Johnson
24. #23 - Bubba Wallace
25. #41 - Ryan Preece
26. #36 - Kaz Grala
27. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
28. #16 - A.J. Allmendinger
29. #7 - Corey LaJoie
30. #4 - Josh Berry (R)
31. #38 - Todd Gilliland
32. #12 - Ryan Blaney
33. #3 - Austin Dillon
34. #8 - Kyle Busch
35. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
36. #15 - RIley Herbst
37. #31 - Daniel Hemric
38. #10 - Noah Gragson
39. #62 - Anthony Alfredo
40. #60 - David Ragan

Failed to qualify: B.J. McLeod, J.J. Yeley

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