(AP) -- NASCAR president Mike Helton says the Daytona 500 will start Monday night at 6 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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