Chase Elliott on the post at Dover for uncommon Monday NASCAR race.

The NASCAR Cup race at Dover International Speedway is underway after a rainout forced the first Monday race of the season.

Chase Elliott, recently’s victor at Talladega, won the pole and led the field to environment-friendly in Dover’s first Monday race considering that 2007.

Elliott covered the speed chart on a scorching qualifying session Friday as well as set a track record when he struck 165.960 miles per hour. Elliott and William Byron made it a 1-2 front row for Hendrick Motorsports. The 23-year-old Elliott came to be the youngest pole winner at Dover.

Jimmie Johnson holds the Dover document with 11 triumphes. He topped the last practice Saturday with a quick lap of 161.863 miles per hour in the No. 48 Chevrolet. The seven-time NASCAR champ is mired in the longest losing touch of his job dating to his June 4, 2017, triumph at Dover.

Sunday’s arranged race never ever formally started. Cars and trucks were drawn from the track after a few rate laps as a result of the rain.