Xfinity Series Race at Daytona Postponed Due to Rain

Friday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway has been postponed to Saturday due to rain wetting the surface.

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Rain, rain, go away! The NASCAR Xfinity Series was set for a 250-mile race on Friday night around the high banks of Daytona International Speedway, until Mother Nature intervened. The Firecracker 250, scheduled to be completed by around 10:00 PM eastern time, will now run on Saturday at noon eastern after being stopped on Lap 11.

Scattered showers and storms, common to Florida in the summer months, have now delayed at least one of the Daytona night races in July in each of the last three years. The Xfinity Series race, originally airing on NBCSN, will now run to completion on Saturday on CNBC. The primary sports network for NBC Sports is already committed to airing the opening leg of the Tour de France at that time.

Blake Koch was the leader of the race at the moment of caution and the eventual red flag. Ben Kennedy, Brennan Poole, Daniel Suarez and Daniel Hemric round out the current top 5.

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The field will resume in this order on Saturday in the Firecracker 250:

1. Blake Koch, Chevrolet, Kaulig Racing
2. Ben Kennedy, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
3. Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
4. Daniel Suarez, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
5. Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
6. Ryan Reed, Ford, Roush-Fenway Racing
7. Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
8. Erik Jones, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
9. Joey Logano, Ford, Team Penske
10. Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
11. Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
12. Casey Mears, Ford, Biagi-Den Beste Racing
13. Dakoda Armstrong, Toyota, JGL Racing
14. Scott Lagasse Jr., Toyota, JGL Racing
15. Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, King Autosport
16. Michael Annett, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
17. Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
18. Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing
19. Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Jeremy Clements Racing
20. Jeff Green, Toyota, B.J. McLeod Motorsports
21. Matt Tifft, Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
22. Chris Cockrum, Chevrolet, Rick Ware Racing
23. William Byron, Chevrolet, JR Motorsports
24. Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, RSS Racing
25. Jeb Burton, Toyota, JGL Racing
26. JJ Yeley, Toyota, Tri-Star Motorsports
27. Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
28. B.J. McLeod, Chevrolet, B.J. McLeod Motorsports
29. Mark Thompson, Toyota, MBM Racing
30. Cole Custer, Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing
31. Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
32. Ross Chastin, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
33. Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, JD Motorsports
34. Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, MBM Racing
35. Mike Harmon, Dodge, Harmon Racing
36. Spencer Gallagher, Chevrolet, GMS Racing
37. Joey Gase, Chevrolet, Means Racing
38. Ray Black Jr., Chevrolet, SS-Green Light Racing
39. Josh Williams, Chevrolet, King Autosport
40. David Starr, Chevrolet, B.J. McLeod Motorsports

Next: Dale Jr. on Pole for Coke Zero 400 at Daytona

Be sure to tune in for the NASCAR doubleheader on Saturday from Daytona International Speedway. Coverage begins at noon eastern on CNBC with the resumption of the Firecracker 250 for the Xfinity Series. Then tune in to NBCSN for pre-race coverage for the Coke Zero 400 at 5:00 PM eastern. Cup Series action then moves to your local NBC station for the race at 7:00 PM eastern.