Rain has made a mess of the race day schedule at the NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, Minn.

Sportsman eliminations were tenatively scheduled for 8:30 a.m., but all-night rain threw a monkey-wrench into those plans. The rain stopped about 30 minutes before racing was to begin but those hopes of racing on a slight delay were drenched in another band of rainstorms. Rain has made a mess of the race day schedule at the NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals in Brainerd, Minn.

Sportsman eliminations were tenatively scheduled for 8:30 a.m., but all-night rain threw a monkey-wrench into those plans. The rain stopped about 30 minutes before racing was to begin but those hopes of racing on a slight delay were drenched in another band of rainstorms.

The rain stopped about three hours later and the NHRA had dried the track and planned for a 1 p.m. start. Cars were called to the lanes and race officials conducted an abbreviated pre-race ceremony. The skies opened up moments before the rescheduled start and rain completely soaked the track.

The latest word is that we are likely 45 minutes away from a 3:00 EST start time. 

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