Wet weather impacts opening Sprint Cup practice, delays XFINITY Series
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BROOKLYN, Mich. — Rain came and went during Friday’s opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice at Michigan International Speedway, and then the wet weather washed out the opening 60-minute NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, which was slated to run from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET.
XFINITY Series cars were able to hit the track for the scheduled final practice. Actually, the track went green about eight minutes before the scheduled start time of 2:30 p.m. ET, giving the teams a little extra time. Final XFINITY practice was set to run until 3:55 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1 ahead of Saturday’s Great Clips 250 benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America (1:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM).
On-track activity started at 11:30 a.m. ET start at the 2-mile track in preparation for Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400 (1 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM), the 15th of 36 races this season. But light rain under gray, threatening skies placed practice on hold two different times. Defending Sprint Cup Series champion and current point standings leader Kevin Harvick topped the session.
Coors Light Pole Qualifying for Sprint Cup cars is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 2.