The final few laps and even the very end of the 2025 Daytona 500 were marred by massive crashes that wiped out several race leaders in the late stages. While most fans have laid the blame at the drivers,

Daytona 500, President Donald Trump was seen flying over the Daytona Speedway and fans chatted as they signed the track's finish line.

According to The Weather Channel, Sunday’s forecast for Daytona Beach, Florida is a high of 82 degrees with a 40 percent chance of rain and 20- to 30-mile-an-hour winds: “Windy with showers developing later in the day.” Rain could impact the second half of the race, if not the whole thing.

Daytona International Speedway hosts crucial qualifying runs tonight, setting the stage for Sunday's Daytona 500. What to expect:

Because of that, Daytona is one of the tracks where almost anyone who takes the green flag has a chance of winning. In fact, the most recent winner, Harrison Burton, was 34th in points when he survived the melees and utilized the pushes to score his first career Cup win.

That was evident Sunday as Trump became the first sitting president to go to two Daytona 500 races at Daytona International Speedway. The first race he attended was in February 20

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised to end federal taxation of Social Security retirement benefits. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the president and Republican lawmakers have discussed including this move in a budget package.