Maybe you're new to the sport, have a casual interest or are just coming around to the edge-of-your-seat wrecks, the thrilling finishes and the stars that make up the Daytona 500 field. Daytona Beach became the unofficial ''birthplace of speed'' in 1903 when two men argued over who had the fastest horseless carriage and decided to settle things in a race on the white,

With rain looming in the forecast Sunday, the start of the 67th Daytona 500 has been moved up by an hour. Fox will begin its race broadcast at 1:30 p.m. ET with the green flag scheduled to wave shortly after 2 p.m. ET.