Ryan Blaney (12) leads a pack of cars on the front stretch during a practice session for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, July 15, 2025, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

(AP) — It’s NASCAR’s turn to throw its version of the Super Bowl, and the Daytona 500 is trying hard to match the hype, though the race has been substantially delayed due to rain.

Captain America actor Anthony Mackie and even President Donald Trump were in attendance at the “Great American Race.”

The field is stacked with stars including four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson and 2017 Cup champion Martin Truex Jr.

Trying to restart

NASCAR has called for the drivers to return to their cars at 5:25 p.m. in an attempt to restart the Daytona 500 following a lengthy rain delay.

Trump says he’ll watch the race at home

Trump spoke to reporters after he landed back in West Palm Beach.

He left the race during what he said was “a little rain delay, but we’ll go home and watch it, I guess.”

Fox Sports cuts away, airs replay of last year’s race

Fox Sports cut away from its Daytona 500 coverage during a rain delay as the network waits through a rain delay.

Fox switched to a replay of last year’s Daytona 500, which William Byron won.

The same thing happened in 2014, when Fox aired the previous year’s race during a weather delay. Jimmie Johnson won in 2013, and as the replay concluded, his phone started lighting up with congratulatory messages from friends and family — and got scores of social media notifications.

Current NASCAR analyst Clint Bowyer, who was driving at the time, even posted a congrats message to Johnson on social media.