NASCAR Cup race at Daytona rained, moved to Sunday

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida.

Certain NASCAR Cup Series race near Daytona International Speedway was rainy Saturday night plus rescheduled for Sunday.

Certain 400-mile race, the regular season finale who intend decide any final two playoff spots, testament right now begin at 10 a.m. EDT. Object desire atmosphere on CNBC. The weather forecast predicts 40% chance inside certain morning, increasing up to 70% within the afternoon.

Fifteen drivers remain amid certain hunt for the playoffs. Two places are nonetheless open, although individual belonging to them desire depart up to Ryan Blaney either Martin Truex Jr.

Aric Almirola, Chris Buescher, Harrison Burton, Cole Custer, Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon, Todd Gilliland, Justin Haley, Erik Jones, Brad Keselowski, Michael McDowell, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. along with Bubba Wallace need to win for enter any 16 field pilots out of the playoffs.

Blaney and Truex able advance without winning by Daytona. When either Blaney or Truex wins next to Daytona, certain additional automatically gets points. In case anything made from the 14 pilots already locked within any playoffs earth in victory lane, Blaney and Truex should perform hence based on points. When over there is one more fresh winner on Sunday, whoever finishes certain race with extra points between Blaney as well as Truex shall advance.

Aforementioned intend remain each third summer race at Daytona inside years delayed by single day. The 2014 and 2019 events hold stood postponed due in order to weather conditions.

NASCAR officials moved a Daytona summer race via July in order to August amid 2020 inside segment in hopes out of avoiding summer thunderstorms. A Xfinity race what started on Friday evening was delayed beside triple hours before Jeremy Clements managed toward avoid quartet tardy multi-car collisions and reach victory lane for the initial period since 2017 also certain moment time inside 421 races.

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