The Weather Channel has good news for NASCAR fans: the likelihood of precipitation on any day between Thursday and Saturday is now no higher than 24%. This implies that the Duel at Daytona on Thursday, the NASCAR Truck Series race on Friday, and the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series races on Saturday should all go according to schedule. We’re discussing the weather in Daytona Beach, Florida, so naturally, take this with a grain of salt. Your local weather apps would insist on clear skies even when there was a 15% probability of rain while you were standing in the heart of a rainstorm. Naturally, some forecast apps, including AccuWeather, are predicting more rain than The forecast Channel.
Never rule anything out, then. There is now a 60% probability of thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon, according to The Weather Channel, with gusts of over 40 mph being predicted. Furthermore, this is considerably more hopeful than AccuWeather’s prediction. AccuWeather has specifically said that “a delay or postponement of the race due to rain cannot be ruled out” and has predicted an 88% likelihood of thunderstorms. When discussing Florida weather, even in February, that much is suggested, and delays and/or postponements are usual in relation to the “Great American Race”. Only two Daytona 500s have gone as planned in the previous five years alone. In 2020, the race began on Sunday, paused, and concluded on Monday night.
The race was postponed from Sunday to Monday last year, which was surprisingly only the second time in its 66-year history that it was completely postponed. In 2021, it was postponed until late Sunday night and did not conclude until early Monday morning. The first full postponement occurred in 2012.
