Owens Corning AttiCat 300 will start at noon ET on FOX Sports 2
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Severe thunderstorms in Joliet, Illinois delayed Saturday's NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Chicagoland Speedway, the Owens Corning AttiCat 300, to Sunday at noon ET (FOX Sports 2, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR).
The green flag had been moved up to 9:40 p.m. ET, but 50 minutes earlier, fans were asked seek shelter for the approaching storm. Rain began falling shortly before 9 p.m. ET. Although the rain stopped approximately 30 minutes later, thunderstorms to the west of the facility forced the postponement.
Improved weather conditions are expected for the rescheduled fifth annual Owens Corning AttiCat 300. Partly cloudy conditions and temperatures in the lower 70s are forecast, and six NASCAR Air Titan 2.0 vehicles are on property to dry the track. Chicagoland officials said Saturday’s tickets will be accepted for Sunday’s race. They’ll also be selling tickets. Parking lots are scheduled to open at 9 a.m. with entry at 10 a.m. Both times are local.
Last week's rain-shortened Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was the fifth premier series event of the season to be affected by rain. The Sprint Cup Series is off this week, but series regular Austin Dillon won the Coors Light Pole Award for Sunday's event.
Ross Kenseth, son of 2003 NASCAR premier series champion Matt Kenseth, qualified second in his XFINITY Series debut while points leader Chris Buescher was ninth-fastest in qualifying on Saturday afternoon.
Buescher's Roush Fenway Racing teammate, Ryan Reed, led 70 of the 100 laps in the ARCA Racing Series Scott 150 on Saturday. It was Reed's first win in that series, and he'll roll off 14th seeking his second win of the season after winning the inaugural XFINITY Series event at Daytona International Speedway.
When the race begins, seven cars will go to the rear: No. 01 Ross Chastain, No. 3 Ty Dillon, No. 52 Joey Gase and No. 79 Matt Frahm (unapproved adjustments), No. 22 Ryan Blaney (backup car), No. 0 Bobby Gerhart and No. 74 Mike Harmon (missed drivers' meeting).
The NASCAR Wire Service contributed to this report.