CONCORD, N.C. -- NASCAR Cup Series drivers will start the longest race of the season with no practice or qualifying.
Wet weather and predictions of more to come led NASCAR to cancel Saturday night’s Cup Series practice and qualifying in mid-afternoon. The field for Sunday’s 600-mile race was set by the NASCAR rulebook, placing William Byron and Kevin Harvick on the front row for the scheduled 6 p.m. start.
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Weather also could be an issue Sunday as more rain is predicted for the speedway area.
Drivers were scheduled to practice at 7 p.m. Saturday. That session was to be followed by qualifying at 7:45 p.m. The cancellations were announced at 3:45 p.m.
The time-trial cancellation marked the first time in 64 years that qualifying has been canceled for the 600.
