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Sprint Cup race at Bristol back underway following rain delay

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race - Practice

BRISTOL, TN - AUGUST 19: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s 75th Anniversary Toyota, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Beer Chevrolet, practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 19, 2016 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

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The Bass Pro Shops / NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway has resumed on Lap 59

Engines fired at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon after the event was postponed after 48 laps on Saturday night because of rain. The original start was scheduled for 1 p.m., but persistent rain again delayed the green flag.

Kyle Busch led Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, and Matt Kenseth to the restart at 4:42 p.m.

There will be a competition caution on Lap 85.