WEATHER DELAYS MONDAY'S POCONO SPRINT CUP RACE

Damp conditions persisted at Pocono Raceway throughout Monday morning, creating weepers and delaying the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Pennyslvania 400 (160 laps, 400 miles) after it was postponed Sunday.

Originally scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET Sunday, the series' second stop at the 2.5-mile track was moved to Monday at 11 a.m. ET. Green flag for Monday was originally set for 11:07 a.m. ET.

Polesitter Martin Truex Jr. will lead the field to green with Joe Gibbs Racing's Carl Edwards lining up alongside his Furniture Row Racing No. 78 Toyota. Richard Childress Racing's Paul Menard, JGR's Denny Hamlin and RCR's Ryan Newman round out the top five qualifiers.

The June Sprint Cup Series Pocono event also was postponed by weather and eventually ran the following Monday. Three-time "Tricky Triangle" winner Kurt Busch was the victor in his No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet with Hendrick Motorsports' Dale Earnhardt Jr. locking in the runner-up position.

This week, as Earnhardt Jr. continues to recover from concussion-like symptoms, Jeff Gordon is wheeling the No. 88 Chevrolet for the second time this season. He will start 24th.

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RAIN AT POCONO RACEWAY POSTPONES SPRINT CUP RACE

Intermittent fits of rain postponed the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway to an 11 a.m. ET Monday start.

Wet weather moved into the area Saturday evening, and it was raining hard Sunday morning as teams went through pre-race inspection. A fleet of Air Titan 2.0 trucks were on hand to get the track ready as the clouds broke near the scheduled 1:30 p.m. ET start time, but rain began to fall again at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET to halt the track-drying process.

The rescheduled 400-mile event will be broadcast on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM.

Martin Truex Jr. is the polesitter for the 21st of 36 points-paying races of the Sprint Cup season. Truex, who prevailed in Friday's Coors Light Pole Qualifying, is one of five drivers who can clinch a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with a victory at Pocono.

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The series' first stop at the 2.5-mile triangular track was delayed until Monday due to rain, and Kurt Busch went on to find Victory Lane. This is the first time in a single year that both Pocono races have been postponed to the next day.

Rain also affected on-track activities early Saturday, canceling qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. William Byron went on to win the Pocono Mountains 150 later Saturday.