Cup qualifying canceled; substituted with 50-minute practice

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By: Zach Catanzareti, Staff Writer

Qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series has been cancelled following consistent rain hindered all on-track activity Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

In an effort to assist the Cup Series competition, qualifying, instead, has bene substituted with a 50-minute practice session scheduled for 2:05 p.m. ET Saturday. It will be the first laps turned by the Cup teams this weekend.

The series title will be crowned Sunday at Homestead, with the Championship 4 (Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch). Based on owner’s points, Hamlin will start on pole followed by Harvick, Truex, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano.

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