Daytona 500 saw a rain delay early in the race. Here's why NASCAR can't race through bad weather at Daytona, plus how they dry the track.

Rain fell for less than an hour, but the track needed time to be dried. Austin Cindric held the lead, followed by Ty Dillon, pole-sitter Chase Briscoe and Joey Logano. Buy our Daytona 500 book The ...

Four times in the past six years, the Daytona 500 has dealt with rain. Over the past four-plus decades of the race, things were mostly high and dry.

How does Daytona 500 dry the track in rain? Look to Air Titans Back in the day, NASCAR used jet dryers to clear the track of rain. They were pulled by trucks, they were a bit clunky, and they were ...

Drivers are out of their cars at the Daytona 500, which has been stopped after 11 laps for rain that is expected to cause a lengthy delay. It takes about two hours to dry the track once rain stops.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla ... Have a good day, have a lot of fun and I'll see you later." Trump left the track during the rain delay and returned to Air Force One to head back to West Palm Beach ...

Track dryers have taken to the surface ... There is a 70 percent chance of rain in Daytona Beach on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service, with showers likely and possibly a ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla ... Trump didn’t see much of the race once rain hit the track. NASCAR officials moved the start time to 2 p.m. Eastern earlier this week — 70 minutes ahead of the planned ...