NASCAR: Full starting lineup after Dover postponement

Take a look at the running order when NASCAR announced that the remainder of the Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway would be postponed.

For the first time in 11 races this year, NASCAR has made the decision to postpone a Cup Series race to Monday as a result of rain.

Just 78 of the 400 scheduled laps of Sunday afternoon’s DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne were able to be contested around the four-turn, 1.0-mile (1.609-kilometer) high-banked Dover Motor Speedway oval in Dover, Delaware before NASCAR red-flagged the race due to rain.

After a lengthy delay, they made the call to push the conclusion of the race back to Monday afternoon. A race is not deemed official until it reaches the halfway mark or the end of stage two, whichever comes sooner.

Had the race reached lap 200 (halfway mark), it would have been deemed and official and not resumed.

Stage two is scheduled to end after lap 250. Sunday’s race never even saw the end of stage one, which is scheduled for lap 120.

At the stoppage, Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson was scored as the race leader, having led for five caution laps leading up to the red flag after Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin, who passed polesitter Chris Buescher of RFK Racing for the lead on lap 19, made a pit stop.

Hamlin, who has led a race-high 55 laps, is now scored in eighth place. Buescher, who led the first 18 laps after earning his first career pole position in Saturday’s qualifying session, is scored in 13th.

Here is the full running order after lap 78 of 400. The top 29 drivers are scored on the lead lap.

Restarting Lineup
1st – Kyle Larson
2nd – Chase Elliott
3rd – Ryan Blaney
4th – Martin Truex Jr.
5th – William Byron
6th – Christopher Bell
7th – Aric Almirola
8th – Denny Hamlin
9th – Alex Bowman
10th – Kyle Busch
11th – Ross Chastain
12th – Justin Haley
13th – Chris Buescher
14th – Brad Keselowski
15th – Daniel Suarez
16th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
17th – Kevin Harvick
18th – Bubba Wallace
19th – Austin Cindric
20th – Kurt Busch
21st – Erik Jones
22nd – Corey LaJoie
23rd – Tyler Reddick
24th – Chase Briscoe
25th – A.J. Allmendinger
26th – Austin Dillon
27th – Joey Logano
28th – Ryan Preece
29th – Michael McDowell
30th – Cole Custer
31st – Ty Dillon
32nd – Harrison Burton
33rd – Cody Ware
34th – Todd Gilliland
35th – Josh Bilicki
36th – B.J. McLeod

Tune in to Fox Sports 1 at 12:00 p.m. ET tomorrow afternoon to catch the remaining 322 laps of the DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne. Fortunately, the weather forecast looks far more promising tomorrow. Start your free trial of FuboTV now and don’t miss any of the action from Dover Motor Speedway.