Rain puts Sunday’s Monster Energy Series race on hold at Michigan

The start of Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway is on hold because of rain. The 400-miler for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series was scheduled for a green flag at 2:14 p.m. ET (FOX, MRN, SiriusXM), but early afternoon showers dampened the 2-mile track. RELATED: Lap-by-lap updates | Weather information Race officials have 14 units of the Toyota Tundra track-drying team on hand, nine conventional jet dryers, two track vacuums and an Elgin sweeper. Once the event starts, Kurt Busch is set to lead the 39-car field to the green after winning the Busch Pole in Friday's qualifying. This story will be updated.