LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)–The IndyCar race at Texas Motor Speedway in Forth Worth was cancelled on Sunday after heavy rain halted the event after 71 laps, organizers said.
The race — which had been postponed on Saturday because of torrential rain — will be completed on August 27, IndyCar chiefs confirmed.
The 248-lap race will resume on lap 72 when it is held in August. It will also feature a single practice session on the same day the race is finished.
“It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t finish the race this weekend due to the weather conditions,” IndyCar president of competition and operations Jay Frye said in a statement.
“Everyone at IndyCar and Texas Motor Speedway is committed to putting on a great show when we return on Aug. 27.”
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver James Hinchcliffe was in the lead when the red flag came out after storms that have battered the region for days returned.
The race was halted not long after a horrific two-car crash involving Conor Daly and Josef Newgarden.
Newgarden was airlifted to hospital in Dallas suffering from shoulder and wrist injuries while Daly was later released from a treatment centre at the track, reports said.
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