OR, weren't they thinking at all?
One of the biggest races of the year, the Daytona 500 was scheduled to be telecast this past Sunday, beginning at 2:30 PM, EST. As usual, while the broadcast indeed began at 2:30, the usual pre-race "stuff" took about 30 minutes to be tended to, so the race, threatening weather notwithstanding, didn't start until around 3 PM.
15 laps in, a "medium one" occurred, which created a red flag condition, which then dragged on for 6 hours, as the skies did open up. Now, with respect to the idea of getting the race in, on "race day", yeah I understand that.....sort of. Fans like me, checked in, from time to time, and as the day dragged on, I seriously doubted the race would be run. The last check I made, at 7 PM, they were still showing a re-run of the Busch Clash. Sure looked like the remainder of the race (450 miles) would be postponed until Monday.
Imagine my surprise, as I was returning home from an early dental appointment on Monday morning, and a DJ on the radio was talking about the results of the race............
