Weather delays start of Texas Sprint Cup Series race – Nascar

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FORT WORTH — Light rain in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has postponed the start of Saturday night’s Duck Commander 500 (green flag originally scheduled for 7:46 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, Sirius XM NASCAR radio) at Texas Motor Speedway.

NASCAR Air Titans were turning laps drying the 1.5-mile track and officials were optimistic to get the race in shortly.

Jimmie Johnson, the defending winner of the race, has won the last three straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events here.

Carl Edwards will start the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota from the pole position tonight alongside the No. 22 Team Penske Ford of Joey Logano.

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