Rain shortens Pocono XFINITY Series race – Nascar

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Caution came out for rain on Saturday at Pocono Raceway on Lap 52 of the scheduled 100 laps in the Pocono Green 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race.

Kyle Larson was leading at the time of the caution in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. The race was red-flagged after 53 laps and called after nearly two hours of delay. Larson was declared the winner of the first-ever XFINITY race at the Tricky Triangle.

NASCAR dried the track in an effort to get the race back underway, but storms persisted. Since the race passed its midway point, it was considered official.

Rain is also in the forecast for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race, the Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 (1 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.)

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