NASCAR Postpones Daytona 500 for First Time Ever NASCAR has raced on the beach at Daytona, under the lights and even around a pesky pothole. But never on a Monday - until now. The 500-mile race was rescheduled for noon Monday. It will be aired on Fox. "This is one of the toughest things for us drivers," pole-sitter Carl Edwards said. Noontime showers sent fans scattering for cover and leaving everyone in wait-and-see mode. Puddles of water formed in parts of the infield, and many fans got drenched as they tried to make the best of a less-than-ideal situation. Drivers retreated to their motorhomes, relaxing while keeping an eye on developments. Edwards, Brad Keselowski and others took naps. Former Daytona 500 winners Jamie McMurray and Trevor Bayne did in-studio interviews with Fox. Another previous race winner, Ryan Newman, played with his daughter in the motorhome lot. "I guess I'm gonna have to win the first Monday Daytona 500," driver Greg Biffle said. As you can tell, I'm still in my uniform because I was optimistic that this weather was gonna get out of here and we were going to get this thing going. But I'll have to save my energy for tomorrow. I know a lot of race fans are disappointed and a lot of people at home on TV, but we just hope they tune in tomorrow. The last shortened Daytona 500 was Matt Kenseth's victory three years ago, when rain stopped the event 48 laps from the finish. He was declared the winner while the cars were parked on pit road. The 2010 race had more than two hours in delays as NASCAR twice stopped the event to fix a pothole in the surface. Jamie McMurray held off Dale Earnhardt Jr. to win that race. This time around, drivers didn't even get in their cars. I didn't know when to eat. I didn't know when to rest. I didn't know what to do," Bobby Labonte said. I never took my uniform off. I took a nap. I think we cleaned out the refrigerator snacking on things.