LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — The Cracker Barrel 400 started 80 minutes late Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway after rain delayed NASCAR’s Cup Series for a second straight week.
The national anthem had just finished when the race was put on a hold for rain over the 1.33-mile, D-shaped oval that is NASCAR’s largest concrete track. Drivers started their cars 65 minutes after the scheduled time for the green flag to drop. They took to the track and the green flag dropped at 8:40 p.m.
Rain shortened the Coca-Cola 600 won by Daniel Suarez last week at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
And rain already washed out qualifying Saturday at Nashville with a storm that had track officials asking fans to leave the grandstands for cover. The rulebook gave Denny Hamlin, second in the points race, his second pole this year looking to add to his 61 career Cup wins.
Ryan Blaney won here a year ago for his first victory of 2025. Currently third in the points race, he is looking not just to repeat as champ at Nashville but notch his second victory this year.
The series will be at Michigan International Speedway next week where Hamlin will be trying to win for a second straight year.
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Ross Chastain, left, talks with Ryan Blaney, right, before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Camden Hall)
Crews wait out the rain before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Camden Hall)
Josh Berry waits out the rain before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Lebanon, Tenn. (AP Photo/Camden Hall)
Colombians voted to select a successor to President Gustavo Petro in an election Sunday. People across the country, including candidates Iván Cepeda, Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia, took to the polls, as armed guards and police kept watch.
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Supporters of presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Motherland movement celebrate after the candidate advanced to a runoff election in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
Supporters of presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Motherland movement celebrate after the candidate advanced to a runoff election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026.(AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda of the ruling Historic Pact coalition addresses supporters after advancing to a runoff election in second place in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Supporters of presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda of the ruling Historic Pact coalition react as election results are announced in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Motherland movement salutes after voting during the presidential election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
A woman wrapped in a Colombian flag votes during the presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Vargas)
Election officials count ballots after polls closed during the presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Presidential candidate Paloma Valencia of the Democratic Center party points as she accompanies to vote former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, left, during the presidential election in Rionegro, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Lopez)
President Gustavo Petro shows a ballot during the presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Election workers dismantle electoral booths after polls closed during the presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026.(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Voter leave a polling station during the presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Soldiers patrol as voters arrive at a polling station during the presidential election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Presidential candidate Paloma Valencia of the Democratic Center party shows her ballot to her daughter during the presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Vargas)
An election official holds a ballot during the presidential election in Rionegro, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026 (AP Photo/Miguel Angel Lopez)
Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Motherland movement speaks after voting in the presidential election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Police frisk voters arriving to a polling station during presidential election in Silvia, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
Soldiers guard during the presidential election in Santander de Quilichao, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
People vote during the presidential election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda of the ruling Historic Pact coalition marks his ballot during the presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/John Vizcaino)
Voters check electoral lists at a polling station in Puerto Colombia, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
A voter marks a ballot during the presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Supporters of presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda of the ruling Historic Pact coalition gather outside the polling station where he voted during the presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
