With rain looming in the forecast Sunday, the start of the 67th Daytona 500 has been moved up by an hour.
Fox will begin its race broadcast at 1:30 p.m. ET with the green flag scheduled to wave at 2 p.m. ET.
The Daytona Beach weather forecast predicts a high of 81 degrees and a 21 percent chance of rain at 2 p.m.
The chance of rain will grow to 47 percent by 5 p.m. That would have put the finish of the 500-mile race (which usually takes at least three hours and 15 minutes to complete) in doubt under the original green flag time of 3:11 p.m. ET.
Daytona International Speedway said its gates and hospitality areas will open at 9 a.m. ET and parking lots at 6 a.m. ET. Pitbull still will be performing a prerace concert at 12:16 p.m.
It’s the 67th running of The Great American Race.
