Dover Cup race postponed to Monday

NASCAR announced that the Dover Cup race has been postponed to Monday because of rain.

The race is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. ET Monday. The Weather Underground forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and a high of 60 degrees. There is a 1% chance of rain for the start of the race.

The Cup garage will open at 9 a.m. ET Monday. Driver intros will take place at 11:30 a.m. ET Monday.

The race will be broadcast by FS1, Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

Kyle Busch will lead the field to the green flag after qualifying was canceled Saturday by rain.

Kyle Busch, a two-time winner 10 races into the NASCAR Cup Series season, said communication is good between his team and that of teammate Austin Dillon at Richard Childress Racing.

Dillon was instrumental in convincing his grandfather, team owner Richard Childress, to bring Busch into the fold at RCR.

Busch will start on the pole and Dillon in the last starting spot in Sunday’s Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway after qualifying was cancelled Saturday.

“We continue to talk about our stuff and how we can get better,” Busch said Saturday at Dover. “What things can we look for and try to do. I think a lot of that is going to come into play this weekend and next weekend, so I am optimistic and hopeful that we will have some really strong runs at Dover and Kansas.

“I thought Austin did an awesome job with what we had at Martinsville, running 12th there, that was good. I think he was actually better than me at the Bristol dirt race and had a better long run car than I did. I could go on the short run, but not the long run. He got the finish he deserved, and I didn’t do a good enough job to get the finish that we needed out of that one (Dillon was third, Busch