FORT WORTH, Texas – The Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway was halted after 71 laps today by rain and will be completed as a night race on Aug. 27.The ninth race of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season was scheduled for 248 laps. Per INDYCAR rules, a race must complete at least half its scheduled lap distance to be considered official.
“It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t finish the race this weekend due to the weather conditions,” said Jay Frye, INDYCAR president of competition and operations. “Everyone at INDYCAR and Texas Motor Speedway is committed to putting on a great show when we return on Aug. 27.”
The race was originally scheduled for Saturday, June 11, but lingering wet track conditions from daylong rain prevented it from starting. The 22-car field took the green flag today at 2:48 p.m. ET, but was able to complete only 71 laps on the 1.455-mile oval before storms returned.
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver James Hinchcliffe was leading the race when the red flag came out. The cars will restart the race in August in the same order in which they were scored at the completion of Lap 71.
The schedule for Aug. 27 includes a practice session prior to resumption of the race. Broadcast information will be announced at a later date. Tickets for the original race date will be honored for the makeup date.
INDYCAR Statement.
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