There’s a chance that by the time you read this Sunday, the 66th running of the Daytona 500 will have already been moved to Monday.
That’s right, the first thing to watch when it comes to this year’s Great American Race is Mother Nature.
But whichever day the Daytona 500 is finally run, there will be plenty of things on the track and around it to keep an eye on without having to look to the skies. The race, which wraps up a long and eventful Speedweek, remains one of the world’s most prestigious and unpredictable auto racing events and that doesn’t figure to change this year.
From drivers looking to end long droughts to others looking for big breakthroughs, from new cars and new fans to celebrities and seven-time Cup Series champions, the 2024 edition promises to be yet another notable chapter in the history of the World Center of Racing. That is, whenever the weather allows.
As of press time on Saturday, the Daytona 500 was still on as scheduled: Sunday at 2:30 p.m. But whenever the NASCAR Cup Series cars hit the track, here are five things to look for:
Look, it took Dale Earnhardt Sr. 20 years to win the Daytona 500, so long winless streaks in the Great American Race aren’t unheard of, even for the best of drivers.
But there are several drivers in this year’s field that would love to put those losing streaks behind them.
Perhaps most of all Martin Truex Jr. (0 for 19), Kyle Busch (0 for 18), Brad Keselowski (0 for 14) and Kyle Larson (0 for 10), four drivers who have combined to win five championships and 155 Cup Series races.
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