NASCAR is back. Today's Daytona 500 Schedule

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   It all begins again today!  The 2020 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series kicks off with the 62nd running of the Daytona 500.   The festivities are set to begin under sunny Florida skies with driver introductions at 2:15 followed by the invocation and national anthem at 2:53.  The anthem will be  punctuated by a fly over by the US Air Force Thunderbirds. President Trump is giving the command to start engines at  3:06. President Trump is the second sitting president to give the famous command.   George W. Bush was grand marshall in 2004. 
   The 200 lap/ 500 mile race is divided into three stages. The first stage ends on lap 65, the second on 130 and the final stage ends with the waving of the checkered flag.
    Coverage begins at 2:30 on WYDC Big Fox.  You can watch is live online by visiting  https://wydc-tv.com/ and clicking the FOX NOW icon.