Thursday, August 13, 2009

Watkins Glen Cup race postponed

Further rain has forced the postponement of Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen until Monday.

For the second week in a row, officials have been forced to reschedule proceedings due to the weather in the northeast of United States. The new start time for the race will be noon Monday, US Eastern Time.

Officials had already dried parts of the track but the rain returned, making it impossible to get enough daylight to complete at least half of the 90 laps scheduled before dusk.

This is the third time this year that a Sprint Cup Series race has been rescheduled for a Monday, following similar weather-related postponements at Charlotte in May and Pocono last week.

Zokora targets Sevilla gloryTRG gives Lally Sprint Cup debut