The 2017 Daytona 500 buildup has already begun. Historically you could expect cool weather for the February 26, 2017 Super Bowl of races, but this year expect the weather to be sunny and hot. And as to that most-asked question about Daytona 500 weather. Yes, you can get a wicked sunburn in Daytona in February. For that matter you can get a sunburn in Daytona just about anytime of year when the sun is shining.
The 500 is Bonfire Season
February nights are generally cool in Central Florida. Mid-60°s is typical (18° C). This year, however, there has not even been any frost. Expect nights to be balmy and days hot by the end of February. Also, rain has been nearly non-existent for the past few years so wildfires are a real possibility.
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“Slacktivism” has been cast as a threat to more traditional forms of activism. But it’s not. It’s a spur, a reminder of how those around you are feeling, and a kick in the pants to get involved in other ways. For Trump opponents, the coming years are not going to be easy. As Van Jones warned, “We are going to lose much more than we win.” But our allies around the world are looking to see whether we can sustain the fight, for some signal that Americans think that what’s happening in their country doesn’t represent what it means to be American. And Donald Trump is waiting for protests to peter out and resistance to slacken, so he can tweet about them as signs that the opposition has given up.
The opposition will be a long, drawn-out, multifaceted affair. A significant portion of it will exist online, or will be propelled and amplified by social media. If a little bit of slacktivism means closing the enthusiasm and engagement gap, motivating others to action and expressing your right to political speech, that sounds like something you can feel proud of.
Daytona 500 Politics Heat Up
"America is created by immigrants."
Earnhardt, the proud descendant of German immigrants, who also happens to be NASCAR’s most popular star, spoke up about his heritage and President Trump’s ban on immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries.
“My fam immigrated from Germany in [the] 1700s escaping religious persecution,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. tweeted over the weekend in a reply to @GelarBudidarma, who identifies himself as a Muslim “mostly from” Bandung, Indonesia. “America is created by immigrants.”
Earnhardt, who missed half of last season because of a concussion, said his reply was motivated by “compassion.” But it was also clearly a slap in the face to Conservative NASCAR fans who have been some of the new administration's biggest supporters.
“I felt like I wanted to show him some compassion and I looked at his profile and saw he was a NASCAR fan; I just felt like reaching out,” he told reporters in Arizona, where he was making a test drive at Phoenix International Speedway.
It says a lot about the current political climate that a simple tweet showing common sense and humanity from Dale Earnhardt Jr. is considered noteworthy.
There’s a pretty good chance your family, like Earnhardt’s, emigrated to the United States at some point throughout our country’s history. And even if that occurred generations ago, it’s impossible not to have empathy for everyone affected by the executive order enacted late Friday unless you’re blinded by the cult of personality currently occupying the White House.
And perhaps that noteworthiness says a lot about NASCAR too; its most popular driver showed compassion in the face of what a Republican president did. The same Republican president who was endorsed by the sport’s CEO (and other drivers) in February, and the same person who — it’s safe to say— a majority of his fans supported in the 2016 presidential election.
Daytona 500 Traffic
Expect Nightmarish Traffic Jams
Already, it is near-impossible to get anywhere in Central Florida without sitting in a massive traffic jam. Expect those conditions to worsen as the big race nears. For alternate routes from Daytona to the attractions considering taking I-95 south to the 528 Toll Road that runs east-west from the Cape to Orlando. Also consider the 417 Toll Road accessible from just west of the I-4 St. Johns River bridge at Sanford. The 417 will take you all the way south to near the entrance of Disney World without the traffic in the ridiculously congested Orlando metro area. It will also cost you about $10 down and back, but well worth it to avoid the traffic snarls on the non-toll roads.
Today, February, 1, 2017, was typical. There was a major accident with fatalities on I-4 (the free expressway that runs from Daytona to Orlando to Tampa). Traffic backed up into all the cities and towns along the route as tourists and locals sought alternative routes. In turn the traffic further snarled and more accidents occurred. At one point the Florida Highway Patrol was reporting 6 major accidents along the I-4 corridor between Daytona and Orlando, a short 45 mile drive that today was taking 4-6 hours. Just another day in the neighborhood.
The worst section for accidents is the I-4 St. Johns River bridge between Deltona-Debary and Sanford. For some reason this area is a bottleneck and there are almost daily traffic snarls that cause traffic jams spreading for miles in all directions.
Almost as bad, I-4 is under construction through the entire length of Orlando to the attractions. It is a painfully slow crawl to get through that traffic most days.
Florida Highway Patrol
Check the Florida Highway Patrol Traffic Incidents by Region before you go! Daytona-Orlando and the beaches are in "Troop D." Click the link above and then click Troop D for real-time reports.
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