Daytona 500 Weather Forecast Is Ominous, And History Tells Us That Could Lead To Chaos

Don't know if you've heard, but there's some pretty depressing weather headed towards the great state of Florida ahead of Sunday's Daytona 500. 

The forecast ain't great. Frankly, as someone who's covered about 10 of these things, when it ain't great this close to the green flag, it usually doesn't get any better. 

It is Florida, so never say never, but … yeah, not great. 

Daytona is always a wild card when it comes to NASCAR and the weather. More times than not, it's an issue in the summer for the Firecracker 400. 

No, it's not the Firecracker anymore. But it is when I talk about it. Same with the Busch Series. 

Anyway, the Daytona 500 usually gets through unscathed. Usually. 

Still, there have been times – including pretty recently – when The Great American Race was postponed until Monday. Hell, it happened just four years ago. 

Remember 2020? I reckon we all should've known when the year started with the Daytona 500 being pushed to Monday that it wasn't gonna end well. And boy howdy, it didn't end well, did it?

While the 2021 Daytona 500 ended early Monday morning, the 2020 Daytona 500 didn't even really get going until Monday evening. 

It's still – arguably – the most memorable Daytona 500 since Dale Earnhardt died in 2001. 

Frankly, the downpour that came shortly after the green flag was just the beginning.

Yep. That's right. For those who forgot, then-President Donald Trump gave the command to start engines for the 2020 Daytona 500. 

This was just weeks before COVID, and it was the start of an election year. Smart move for Trump to show up in Daytona, if we're being honest, and he was well received. 

I was there – anyone who tells you there was any booing is lying. Or they were watching the highlights on CNN.