Lap-by-Lap Continued
7:01 p.m. ET — Leonard Wood gives the command to fire engines, as Eddile, Jon and Jordan Wood look on.
6:54 p.m. ET — Melisa Tenbroeck, also from Daytona, sings the national anthem.
6:53 p.m. ET — Pastor Sonny Gallman of Central Baptist Church in Daytona is giving the invocation.
6:35 p.m. ET — I’m a darkhorse kind of guy, so my pick for tonight’s winner of the Daytona 500 is Regan Smith. Or Michael McDowell. Seriously.
6:23 p.m. ET — Drivers are now being asked to report to their cars at 6:45 p.m. Get ready to have at it!
6:21 p.m. ET — The invocation and national anthem are slated to start in a little more than 30 minutes.
6:09 p.m. ET — Holy cow! What is that over the track? Blue sky! Yes!
5:54 p.m. ET — Cars will be brought to pit road from the garage at 6 p.m., with drivers to report 30 minutes later. Let’s do this thing!
5:47 p.m. ET — Clouds are breaking up over Daytona!
5:11 p.m. ET — Plans now call for the race to go green at 7:13 p.m. ET. Leonard, Eddie, Jordan and Jon Wood from Wood Brothers Racing will give the command to fire engines.
10:21 a.m. ET — In order to wait out the weather that’s around Daytona at the moment, the decision has been made to move the green flag until 7 p.m. Night racing, baby!
Feb. 27, 9:56 a.m.: The green flag is scheduled to drop at 12:18 p.m. Let’s get this show on the road!