Kenseth out front during Daytona 500 rain delay

Matt Kenseth is leading the Daytona 500 during a rain delay that might hand the former NASCAR champion his first victory in NASCAR's biggest race of the year.

Kenseth passed Elliott Sadler with 54 laps to go in Sunday's race. Caution came out moments later for an accident started by Paul Menard, and the rain that had been threatening all day finally arrived.

NASCAR stopped the race two laps later, and the cars were called to pit road. Some drivers climbed from their cars to wait out the delay, but Kenseth is still sitting inside the No. 17 Ford.

Kevin Harvick is in second. AJ Allmendinger, who raced his way into the field in one of Thursday's qualifying events, is in third.