Hershey's Kisses 300 postponed until Monday

DAYTONA BEACH -- The NASCAR Busch Series Hershey's Kisses 300 has been postponed for the first time in its history, and will resume at 11 a.m. Monday. It will be televised live on TNT.

Thirty-one laps are complete in the 120-lap event, which will resume under the red flag procedure, meaning teams may make only minimal changes to the car such as removing grill tape, opening the hood and changing spark plugs. They may not jack up the car or add fuel, among other things.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the race leader, followed by Robby Gordon, Mike Wallace, Kyle Busch and Ron Hornaday in the top five. Pole-sitter Martin Truex Jr. is 13th.

NASCAR impounded all 37 cars still in the event, and decided not to remove the restrictor plates or shocks on the vehicles.

The race, which started at 12:30 p.m., Saturday under threatening skies and quickly turned sour. An eight-car pileup on lap-12 forced six cars out of the event.

Shortly after the restart, the rains came and never relented. NASCAR decided to postpone the event only after a red flag period that lasted more than three hours.

For fans attending the event, gates will open Monday, Feb. 16 and 7 a.m. All stubbed tickets will be honored, as well as tickets to the Paddock Club and Suites.