Start of NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen delayed by lightning

Although rain tires are present and NASCAR will race in the rain at road courses, lightning is a different story.
As thunderstorms closed in on the race track, everything was put in a 30-minute lightning hold due to a strike within eight miles of the track. That clock has since been reset with more lightning strikes in the area.
The race was supposed to go green at 3:19 p.m., local …Keep reading