Firecracker 250 halted by rain, to resume Saturday

[July 01, 2017]    By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

Distribued by The Sports Xchange

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Rain forced a postponement of Friday night's Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Blake Koch (11) and Ben Kennedy (2) race ahead of Daniel Suarez (18) and Brennan Poole (48) during the Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

With the rain intensifying, NASCAR red-flagged the event after Lap 11 and brought the cars to pit road. After a wait of more than an hour, the sanctioning body postponed the race until noon on Saturday.

Rain slowed the proceedings eight laps into the race, forcing a caution with Blake Koch in the lead.

The resumption of the race will be broadcast live on CNBC. Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race will take place as scheduled at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC.

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