For more than six decades, the Daytona 500 has held its place on Presidents’ Day weekend. It has anchored NASCAR’s season opener to a nationally recognized holiday. That tradition, dating back to 1959, became entrenched between 1971 and 2011 before NASCAR briefly shifted away in 2012. This was to avoid clashing with the Super Bowl event of the NFL, and the race got to return to its second Sunday slow in 2018 again. The pairing of the Great American Race with a long weekend created a rhythm for fans and sponsors alike. But now, the latest NFL plans might be on the verge of breaking that rhythm once again.

The NFL is now considering a fundamental scheduling shift, and the stability of the entire NASCAR schedule faces its sternest test in years. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has openly floa

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