Start of NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen delayed by lightning

Although rain tires are present and NASCAR will race in the rain at road courses, lightning is a different story.<br>As thunderstorms closed in on the race track, everything was put in a 30-minute lightning hold due to a strike within eight miles of the track. That clock has since been reset with more lightning strikes in the area.<br>The race was supposed to go green at 3:19 p.m., local ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-cup-watkins-glen-lightning-rain-delay/10356042/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=R SS-NASCAR&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>

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