Air Titans dry track to allow for extended practice

Practice for the Sprint Cup Series will begin shortly after 10:15 a.m. ET and continue until 11 a.m. ET.

Thunderstorms over Indianapolis Motor Speedway delayed the start of the final Sprint Cup Series practice at the track. Teams and fans were asked to take shelter due to lightning shortly before the 9 a.m. ET practice was scheduled to begin, with my teams using the time to take pictures of the wet garage.

There are 20 Air Titans on the scene at Indy.

Good morning from a wet @IMS garage. If you are in the area take shelter there is lightning in the area. Be careful! pic.twitter.com/VCxf0qRMqR

— LeavineFamilyRacing (@LeavineFamily95) July 26, 2014

Current status = rain #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/TWMgltZpa8

— RCR 27 Cup Team (@RCR27PMenard) July 26, 2014

The practice was originally scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET and run until 10:50 a.m. ET. The next on-track event is Nationwide Series qualifying, which is set to begin at 12:10 p.m. ET (FOX Sports 1).

Stay tuned to NASCAR.com for the latest. When practice resumes, you can follow it live with NASCAR.com’s leaderboard.

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