Although wet weather threatened the Can-Am Duel at Daytona Thursday night, it didn’t rain, and the field is set for the 59th Annual Daytona 500 Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.
Daytona weather: Green flag forecast for the weekend
Mother Nature cooperates as we close out Daytona Speed Week and the Daytona 500.
The rest of the race weekend is looking nice. Skies will be sunny from Friday into Sunday, with highs Friday and Saturday near 80 degrees. Sunday will be cooler, in the upper 60s, thanks to a weak cold front that moves through the area late Saturday into Sunday morning. The good news is this cold front will be dry, so no threat of rain.
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All times ET
FRIDAY:
Noon — Xfinity series practice
Forecast: Mostly sunny and warm
Winds: NE 5-10 mph
Temperature: 78
1 p.m. — Cup series practice
Forecast: Mostly sunny and warm
Winds: NE 5-10 mph
Temperature: 78
2 p.m. — Xfinity series final practice
Forecast: Mostly sunny and warm
Winds: NE 5-10 mph
Temperature: 80
3 p.m. — Cup series practice
Forecast: Mostly sunny and warm
Winds: NE 5-10 mph
Temperature: 80
4:30 p.m. — Truck series qualifying
Forecast: Mostly sunny and warm
Winds: NE 5-10 mph
Temperature: 78
7:30 p.m. — NextEra Energy Resources 250 Truck Race
Forecast: Mostly clear
Winds: North 5-10 mph
Temperature: 68
SATURDAY:
10:30 a.m. — Xfinity series qualifying
Forecast: Mostly sunny
Winds: West 5-10 mph
Temperature: 76
12:30 p.m. — Cup series final practice
Forecast: Mostly sunny
Winds: West 5-10 mph
Temperature: 80
3:30 p.m. — PowerShares QQQ 300 Xfinity race
Forecast: Mostly sunny
Winds: West 5-10 mph
Temperature: 80
SUNDAY
Noon — Daytona 500 pre-race
Forecast: Sunny skies, cool
Winds: North 5-10 mph
Temperature: 66
1 p.m. — Daytona 500 pre-race
Forecast: Sunny skies, cool
Winds: North 5-10 mph
Temperature: 67
2 p.m. — Daytona 500
Forecast: Sunny skies, cool
Winds: North 5-10 mph
Temperature: 68
3 p.m. — Daytona 500
Forecast: Sunny skies, cool
Winds: North 5-10 mph
Temperature: 69
4 p.m. — Daytona 500
Forecast: Sunny skies, cool
Winds: North 5-10 mph
Temperature: 68
5 p.m. — Daytona 500
Forecast: Sunny skies, cool
Winds: North 5-10 mph
Temperature: 66
6 p.m. — Daytona 500
Forecast: Clear skies, cool
Winds: North 5-10 mph
Temperature: 65
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