Showers at Michigan halt Quicken Loans 400 four times
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BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Sunday's Quicken Loans 400 is being delayed by rain yet again, with the fourth red flag of the afternoon being displayed on Lap 139.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event took the green flag at 1:06 p.m. ET, but showers moved into the area approximately 10 minutes later, bringing out first a yellow flag then the first red flag.
The flag moved from red to yellow around 2:30 p.m. ET, but rain returned to the area and the cars were brought back down pit road. A second red flag for weather was displayed at 2:34 p.m. ET.
Racing resumed with a green flag at approximately 3:26 p.m. ET following the lengthy delay. But at 3:42 p.m. ET the red flag came out again.
At 4:28 p.m. ET, the race went green, ending the third red-flag period, and the track was clear until 5:40 p.m. ET, at which point the red flag was displayed when a large storm moved in.
Kurt Busch is the current leader, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in second, followed by Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano.
There are 16 of the NASCAR Air Titan dryers on site, plus 10 conventional jet dryers. They began circulating at 10 a.m. ET, shortly after the morning drizzle had stopped.
The Quicken Loans 400 (FOX Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM) is the 15th of 36 points races on this year's schedule.
Sunday's delay marked the fifth time this season inclement weather has impacted a Sprint Cup event. Three of the four were completed on the originally scheduled date.