Daytona 500 postponed for first time (AP)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP)?NASCAR president Mike Helton says the Daytona 500 will start Monday night at 7 p.m.

Heavy rain soaked Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, forcing NASCAR to postpone the event for the first time in its 54-year history.

The 500-mile race initially was rescheduled for noon Monday. It was still raining Monday morning.

Carl Edwards, runner-up to Tony Stewart in last year?s championship race, will start from the pole. Former IndyCar star Danica Patrick will make her Daytona 500 debut.

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