By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.—A system of showers that camped out over the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York forced postponement of the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen until Monday at 10 a.m. on ESPN

The rain arrived right after Sunday’s driver introductions for the 22nd NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the season. When the race begins Monday, Kyle Busch will start from the pole next to second-place qualifier AJ Allmendinger.

All told, 15 drivers broke the track record during time trials for the second road-course race on the Cup schedule. Juan Pablo Montoya, the defending race winner, will start fifth behind Busch, Allmendinger, Marcos Ambrose and five-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson.

Denny Hamlin, who spun his No. 11 Toyota into the guard rail during qualifying, will start 42nd on an owner points provisional. Hamlin, 11th in the Cup standings, is chasing 10th-place Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the final spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup that is determined on the basis of driver championship points.

Earnhardt, who leads Hamlin by 23 points, will start 25th Monday. With one victory, Hamlin currently holds the second provisional wild-card spot. Brad Keselowski, with two wins, currently is the first wild card.

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