Inclement weather at Pocono delays start of Cup Series race

The start of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway was delayed due to inclement weather. Rain soaked the Pocono Mountains early Sunday and persisted into the early afternoon, pushing the anticipated start of The Great American Getaway 400 (Prime Video, MRN Radio, Sirius XM NASCAR Radio) back from a scheduled 2:20 p.m. ET green flag. After track-drying efforts, the race got underway at 4:31 p.m. ET. MORE: Cup standings | Starting lineup Denny Hamlin, the all-time winningest driver at Pocono with seven Cup victories, earned the Busch Light Pole Award for the 160-lap, 400-mile contest. Chris Buescher, a Pocono winner in 2016, joined him on the front row. Carson Hocevar started third ahead of John Hunter Nemechek and Cole Custer, who completed the top five in Saturday’s time-trial qualifying.