The Nascar Nationwide Series race on February 19, 2011 at Daytona started at 1:15pm EST.
The Daytona 500 pre race show started at 12:00 PM EST and the race coverage began at 1:00 PM EST.
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The 2010 Daytona 500 started at 1:00PM EST and the pre-race was at 12:00PM EST.
The first Daytona 500 was on Febuary 22, 1959. And NASCAR has been established before the start of the Daytona 500, so the answer your question...no. No, it was not. For example, for most of the time that NASCAR raced there, the now gone, Riverside International Raceway (CA), a road course was the first race of the season. There was no "Daytona 500" until the speedway was built in 1959. Even before that, the races on the beach at Daytona were not the first race of the season.
The start of the 2012 Daytona 500 was to have been at approximately 1:30PM on Sunday, February 26th. The race was postponed due to rain and rescheduled for Monday, February 27th. The green flag waved at 7:13PM.
This year the Daytona 500 is run in the month of Febuary. Most of the drivers that qualified were ready to go by the time the green flag dropped. The winner of the race this year was Bobby Allison.
The race is 500 miles which is 200 laps (the track is 2.5 miles) and as far as time, it usually runs about 4 hours (give or take) depending on the amount and severity of cautions.
This year the Daytona 500 ran in the month of February. Most of the drivers that qualified were ready to go by the time the green flag dropped. The winner of the race this year was Buddy Baker.
This year the Daytona 500 is run in the month of Febuary. Most of the drivers that qualified were ready to go by the time the green flag dropped. The winner of the race this year was Benny Parsons.
This year the Daytona 500 is run in the month of Febuary. Most of the drivers that qualified were ready to go by the time the green flag dropped. The winner of the race this year was Cale Yarlborough.
This year the Daytona 500 is run in the month of Febuary. Most of the drivers that qualified were ready to go by the time the green flag dropped. The winner of the race this year was Richard Petty.