Sun Feb 24 22:33:57 2008

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Rain forces Nationwide Series into second postponement

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Fontana, CA (Sports Network) - A persistent rain storm on Sunday afternoon and evening forced NASCAR officials to postpone the Stater Bros. 300 Nationwide Series race for a second day. The race has been rescheduled for Monday at 12:45 p.m. (et) if the Sprint Cup race is completed on Sunday night or one hour after the Sprint Cup race ends if they cannot complete their race Sunday night.

When the race finally gets underway, Jeff Burton will lead the field to the green flag. The rest of the top-five will be Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer and David Reutimann.

Last year, Matt Kenseth took the checkered flag, leading 15 other Sprint Cup drivers who took the top-16 positions on the board. Kenseth went on to win the Cup race the following day as well.