President Donald Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, gives the instructions President Donald Trump's motorcade arrives before the start of the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Previous NextThe Daytona 500 has been postponed by rain for the first time since 2012, dampening NASCAR’s season opener that started with a ballyhooed visit from President Donald Trump. It’s the second time in 62 years that “The Great American Race” will finish on a Monday. Trump served as the grand marshal for the Daytona 500 and gave the command for drivers to start their engines. “That’s what it is: pure, American glory.”Trump and his wife then got in the limousine and turned a lap.

Source: The Standard February 17, 2020 03:17 UTC