Daytona 500: Race Is Still on as NASCAR Not Ready to Cancel Yet

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NASCAR officials just made the announcement at 4 P.M. EST that there is enough of a window to keep going with track drying efforts and start the Daytona 500 today.

There is a band that's off to the west coast of Florida right now, but NASCAR is hopeful that the band breaks up as the night goes on, or there's enough of a window to get the track dried and the race in before the rain gets to the speedway.

There has been speculation that the race would be rained out for the first time in the 54 year history and moved to Monday, but NASCAR is still hopeful that the race can be run today and not have to cancel.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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