Rain, lightning place Cup Series race on hold at Charlotte

Thursday night's NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is on hold because of lightning and rain in the area. RELATED: Leaderboard The race was already under a red flag because of a lightning strike in the vicinity of the 1.5-mile track, but a rain shower and a severe thunderstorm warning for the area further delayed the event. Joey Logano was shown as the leader with 30 of the scheduled 208 laps complete. Three yellow flags -- one for a competition caution and two for incidents -- slowed the early going. The race was also postponed from a scheduled Wednesday night start because of inclement weather from Tropical Depression Bertha. This story will be updated.