Ryan Blaney leads the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta’s EchoPark Speedway after severe weather interrupts the event. Blaney, who won the pole, is at the front when officials stop racing because of lightning and approaching rain near the 1.54-mile oval. NASCAR orders cars off the track and instructs fans to leave the grandstands as lightning is detected within about eight miles of the circuit. The delay follows concern that rain could move into the area along with the lightning threat. Prior to the weather stoppage, Blaney started from the pole position, and his Team Penske teammate Joey Logano begins alongside him on the front row. The race’s schedule is affected while officials wait for conditions to improve and for racing to be resumed.