2012 Daytona 500: Rained Out. Is It Time to Make a Change?

The 54th running of the Daytona 500 has been postponed and NASCAR may have to answer to its fans before they're lost. For the first time in NASCAR history, the Daytona 500 will be run on a Monday and this will sure hurt the attendance at the Great American Race. The new proposed date and time for the Daytona 500 will be Monday Feb. 27 at 12 p.m In the early days of NASCAR, it had been a regional sport in the south east of the country. For years, NASCAR has run its top-series events on a Sunday, and when it was not as popular that was fine. People were not traveling far to attend events, but now its popularity is growing as it expands in the country. Many people travel from all over the world to the Daytona 500 and NASCAR bo...

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