The 2021 Daytona 500 is the 63rd running of the Great American Race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. The race will be broadcast on Fox and is streaming on fuboTV, with a seven-day free trial available.
This year the race will look different than usual due to the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than having over 100,000 fans in attendance, the race will welcome in 30,000. Social distancing and other guidelines will be in place. In qualifying, Alex Bowman captured the 2021 Daytona 500 pole and will be joined by with William Byron in the front row. Aric Almirola and Austin Dillon follow in the lineup. William Hill Sportsbook has two-time defending champion Denny Hamlin as the favorite with 17-2 odds.
Race day has seen rain in Daytona Beach, resulting in a lengthy delay that began after a big crash on lap 15 and lasted nearly five and a half hours, with drivers making their way back on track just after 9 p.m. ET.
