The car of Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Axalta Chevrolet, sits covered on pit road prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 9, 2018 (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
SPEEDWAY , Ind. — The start of the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been delayed because of rain.
Indianapolis has been drenched in three days of rain and NASCAR has not been able to get any cars on track before Sunday’s scheduled race. But a consistent mist and temperatures around 60 degrees has made it difficult for NASCAR to get the track dry.
The Xfinity Series race scheduled for Saturday has been moved to 10 a.m. Monday. NASCAR’s playoffs begin next weekend in Las Vegas and the sanctioning body is eager to get the regular season finale concluded at Indianapolis. The race sets the field for the 16-driver playoffs.
Kyle Busch is scheduled to start on the pole alongside Kevin Harvick when the race does begin. Or should we say if the race begins… according to a NASCAR spokesperson, the Brickyard 400 needs to start by 4:30 p.m. and they’ll only start the race if they think they can get all 400 miles in today.
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