Brickyard 400 may be washed out (3rd Update)

This may be the scene much of this weekend

UPDATE The Indianapolis Motor Speedway regrets to announce that persistent rain has forced the postponement of all NASCAR track activity Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard Powered by Florida Georgia Line for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will start at 1 p.m. (ET) Sunday, one hour earlier than previously scheduled. The Lilly Diabetes 250 for the NASCAR Xfinity Series is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday. The starting lineup for both races was set by the NASCAR Rule Book since qualifying for both races was rained out Saturday.

All tickets for the Lilly Diabetes 250 originally scheduled for today will be honored at the gate Monday.

"We're sorry for any inconvenience that this inclement weather is creating for our fans," IMS President J. Douglas Boles said. "We appreciate their loyalty and hope we have a great day of on-track action for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday and the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Monday. We are hopeful the forecast improves tomorrow and Monday so we can see the exciting racing that everyone has looked forward to all year."

Originally scheduled for Saturday were practice and qualifying for the Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard Powered by Florida Georgia Line (Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series) and qualifying and the race for the Lilly Diabetes 250 (NASCAR Xfinity Series).

The NASCAR Cup race starting grid has been set per the provisions in the NASCAR rulebook. Starting positions are based on the current Owner’s points.

Kyle Busch (Toyota) will lead the field to green, Kevin Harvick (Ford) will start second, Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota) will take the green from the third starting spot, followed by Kurt Busch (Ford) in fourth and Joey Logano (Ford) will start fifth to round out the top five.

Statement about FGL Fest Saturday at IMS

INDIANAPOLIS, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 – We deeply regret to announce that today's FGL Fest at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been canceled. This decision was made after a comprehensive review of current and forecasted weather conditions, and with the safety of event attendees as our top priority.

All concert tickets purchased online through Ticketmaster.com , IMS.com, FGLFest.com or LiveNation.com or at the IMS Ticket Office will be refunded. If tickets were bought with a credit card, a credit will be issued to the account used for the purchase. Credits will be issued from the point-of-sale vendor tickets were purchased from.

09/08/18

Rain has washed out all track activities at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Saturday, with the NASCAR Xfinity Series Lilly Diabetes 250 being postponed to Monday morning at 10 am.

NASCAR has also moved up the start time for Sunday's Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard to 1 pm.

09/08/18 Friday was washed out at the Brickyard and Saturday has dawned very wet with 100% chance of rain all day. If you were coming to the track, don't bother. Sunday looks a little better with 100% chance of rain in the morning and clearing later in the afternoon.

09/07/18 Weather forecast for Indy: