Daytona International Speedway has hosted some of NASCAR’s most legendary, weather-tainted moments. Rain shortened the 1965 and 1966 Daytona 500. This sent legends like Fred Lorenzen and Richard Petty into victory lane under a darkened sky. In 2003, Michael Waltrip claimed a dramatic but truncated win when the race halted at 109 laps, the shortest Daytona 500 ever. These unpredictable storms do more than test drivers. They test the faith of fans. Now, in a surprising turn, Mother Nature is once again circling the Daytona track, threatening to rewrite history yet again.

The weather has not only altered race results at Daytona but also reshaped safety protocols. In 2012, rain pushed the Daytona 500 to Monday, and during the resumed race, Juan Pablo Montoya’s crash into a jet dryer triggered

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