The first race of IndyCar's weekend doubleheader at the Milwaukee Mile got off to a delayed start on Saturday afternoon, and then once it finally got underway, it didn't take long for more rain to cause a lengthy yellow flag period, and then ultimately a red flag.
The goal was to dry the four-turn, 1.015-mile (1.633-kilometer) West Allis, Wisconsin oval in time to get Saturday's Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250 to half-distance (125 laps); the red flag came after lap 90, and Milwaukee does not have track lights.
However, despite the best efforts of all involved, the track was unable to be dried before sundown, and the remaining 160 laps were pushed back to Sunday morning.
But more rain on Sunday morning resulted in another postponement, and now IndyCar is set to run an entire race between now and the resumption of the first race.
IndyCar plans to run the regularly scheduled Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250, race two of the doubleheader, on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. ET, followed by the conclusion of race one at 6:00 p.m. ET. The afternoon race is still set to be shown live on Fox, while the final 160 laps of the evening race are set to be shown live on Fox Sports 1.
The starting lineup for the afternoon race was determined by lap two of Saturday morning's qualifying session, while the restarting lineup for the evening race is based on how the drivers were running on lap 91 when the race was suspended on Saturday.
IndyCar has not run two races on the same day since July 2014, when the Saturday race of the Toronto street course doubleheader was pushed back to Sunday morning due to rain, and the Sunday afternoon race was run as planned.
IndyCar hasn't run a regularly scheduled race before the resumption of a race that had already been started since delaying the June 2016 race at Texas Motor Speedway by 11 weeks until late August, after it had only reached lap 71 of 248 following its own initial postponement from Saturday to Sunday.
Here's a look at both of today's starting (or restarting) lineups.
IndyCar starting lineup at Milwaukee, Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250
1 - Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
2 - Pato O'Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
3 - Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet
4 - Mick Schumacher, No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
5 - Will Power, No. 26 Andretti Global Honda
6 - Louis Foster, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
7 - Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
8 - Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet
9 - Marcus Armstrong, No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
10 - Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11 - Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
12 - Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
13 - Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti Global Honda
14 - David Malukas, No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet
15 - Dennis Hauger, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
16 - Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
17 - Alexander Rossi, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
18 - Kyffin Simpson, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
19 - Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
20 - Romain Grosjean, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
21 - Caio Collet, No. 4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
22 - Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
23 - Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
24 - Kyle Kirkwood, No. 27 Andretti Global Honda
25 - Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
IndyCar restarting lineup at Milwaukee, Snap-on Makers and Fixers 250
1 - Pato O'Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
2 - Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
3 - Alexander Rossi, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
4 - Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet
5 - Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
6 - Will Power, No. 26 Andretti Global Honda
7 - Kyle Kirkwood, No. 27 Andretti Global Honda
8 - Louis Foster, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
9 - Kyffin Simpson, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 - Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
11 - Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti Global Honda
12 - Marcus Armstrong, No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda
13 - David Malukas, No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet
14 - Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
15 - Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
16 - Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
17 - Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet
18 - Mick Schumacher, No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
19 - Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
20 - Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
21 - Dennis Hauger, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
22 - Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
23 - Romain Grosjean, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda
24 - Caio Collet, No. 4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
25 - Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
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