Rain Postpones Truck Series to Monday

Don't say we didn't warn you.

Monday afternoon will be the right time for race time after rain halted plans to run Saturday's Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway.

The rain set in over the speedway just as CWTS qualifying was ending, but the session was completed with Rick Crawford earning the pole. Instead of taking his truck to the green flag for the Kroger 250 later in the day, he'll instead get that opportunity Monday at 12 p.m./EDT.


Crawford's lap of 94.737 mph topped second-place Shane Sieg by four-tenths of an average mile per hour. Last year's truck series champion Johnny Benson qualified third, Ron Hornaday Jr. fourth and Colin Braun fifth.

Monday's race will be broadcast live on SPEED if you're looking for an excuse to take an extended lunch break.

The timing of the rain wasn't as nice to the Sprint Cup drivers as both of their scheduled practice sessions for Sunday's race were cancelled by a lasting mist that just wouldn't let up. Jeff Gordon, by virtue of owner points, starts on Sunday's pole.

Sunday's forecast, however, looks much better for the scheduled 500-lap affair. Clouds are expected in the morning, but they should move away as the afternoon progresses leaving behind sunny skies and a very comfortable high of 67 degrees. Monday's forecast for the truck series race looks much the same.