The NASCAR season opens Sunday with the 68th edition of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. The broadcast starts at 12:30 p.m. ET and the green flag is at 2:30 p.m. ET (FOX and the FOX Sports app). What does the weather look like? The Daytona Beach, Fla. forecast for Sunday features a high of 77 degrees Farenheit and a low of 58 degrees. There is a 24 percent chance of rain, down from 62 percent, according to FOX Weather as of Thursday. So the Daytona 500 could potentially be disrupted yet again. There are also winds heading south at 16 miles per hour. The sun will set at 6:13 p.m. ET. [DAYTONA 500: Bob Pockrass’ Everything To Know About Daytona 500] Last season’s Daytona 500 was affected by rain. There were two delays that totaled more than three hours and 30 minutes, but after it finally resumed, William Byron ultimately won the race. Rain has also already been a story for the 2026 season of NASCAR. The Clash at Bowman Gray, the exhibition race last Wednesday in North Carolina, took three and a half hours to complete, and included 17 caution flags and dicey racing on a wet track. Mother Nature often affects the event known as “The Great American Race.” There’s a heavy chance it impacts Sunday’s result. But the likelihood is that skies should be clear for the remainder of the race week and weekend, from Wednesday through Saturday. There’s a 10 percent chance of rain on Thursday, 16 percent on Friday and 7 percent on Saturday. [WHO IS? Jimmie Johnson Opens Up on His Daytona 500 Future] Following qualifying on Wednesday when Kyle Busch won the Daytona 500 pole, on Thursday, the cars are split into two duels to set the full starting lineup. Duel 1 is at 7 p.m. ET and Duel 2 starts at 8:45 p.m. ET. Practice 2 will be held Friday at 5:35 p.m. ET. Then the weekend starts with Practice 3 on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. Each of those events should proceed with few obstacles, according to FOX weather. Sunday’s race could be a different story.