Rain fell in Long Pond, Pennsylvania and needed track-drying efforts. The green flag for the Pocono Organics 325 in collaboration with Rodale Institute was initially set up to wave at 3:54 p.m. ET. Coverage is on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Motorists were called to their vehicles at 4 p.m. ET with the national anthem at 4:15 p.m. ET and the green flag targeted for around 4:35 p.m. ET. Nevertheless, lingering precipitation triggered the race not to get underway until 4:50 p.m. ET.
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The start of Saturdays NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway was postponed due to harsh weather condition.
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Aric Almirola drew the lead in a random draw and led the field to green in his No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet when the time comes. Last Mondays winner at Talladega Superspeedway, Ryan Blaney, fired off alongside Almirola in Team Penskes No. 12 Ford.
The green flag for the Pocono Organics 325 in collaboration with Rodale Institute was originally scheduled to wave at 3:54 p.m. ET. Saturday marks the very first of two NASCAR Cup Series races at Pocono. The second is arranged for Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Saturday marks the first of two NASCAR Cup Series races at Pocono. The second is set up for Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The Saturday Cup race marks the 14th of the 2020 season and the 10th given that the sport returned from the COVID-19 stoppage.
The race is a 130-lap event at the “Tricky Triangle” for 325 miles.
