The Monday morning rain in Daytona may be a blessing for NASCAR and Fox Sports.If the skies would have cleared on Sunday, and the Daytona 500 was run on Sunday night, it would have been a ratings nightmare for NASCAR. The Super Bowl of Racing would have been matched up against the Super Bowl of entertainment (The Academy Awards) and the NBA All-Star Game.The race was moved to Monday morning which would have also brought down ratings. Most people could not skip a day of work to watch the Daytona 500. The rain on Monday morning pushed the race to 7 p.m. ET.That is the best thing to happen to NASCAR and Fox Sports all weekend.Monday Night Football receives huge ratings for the NFL. NASCAR may benefit from having the Daytona 500 in pr...

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The Monday morning rain in Daytona may be a blessing for NASCAR and Fox Sports.If the skies would have cleared on Sunday, and the Daytona 500 was run on Sunday night, it would have been a ratings nightmare for NASCAR. The Super Bowl of Racing would have been matched up against the Super Bowl of entertainment (The Academy Awards) and the NBA All-Star Game.The race was moved to Monday morning which would have also brought down ratings. Most people could not skip a day of work to watch the Daytona 500. The rain on Monday morning pushed the race to 7 p.m. ET.That is the best thing to happen to NASCAR and Fox Sports all weekend.Monday Night Football receives huge ratings for the NFL. NASCAR may benefit from having the Daytona 500 in pr...

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