Rain postpones NASCAR race

Kyle Larson will have to wait another day to try to capture his first NASCAR Cup Series win of the season.

Larson was out front when Sunday’s race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway was delayed for a third time because of heavy rain, then postponed until Monday (10 a.m. PDT, Ch. 11).

Larson led 74 laps when the race was halted on Lap 204, only 46 laps from it becoming official. NASCAR hopes to complete all remaining 296 laps, although the forecast calls for more rain and possibly snow.

Larson liked the speed of his car but said the track was slick.

“There is only a little line there on the bottom that has got some grip,” said Larson, who likes to run on the high side of the Bristol track. “If you get out of it, it’s slick. If you get below it, it’s slick. So, it’s been fun, but it’s kind of hard to guess where you need to position your car.”

Some drivers won’t have to worry about coming back Monday. Ryan Blaney was dominant early in the No. 12 Ford, leading 99 of the first 119 laps before getting caught up in a wreck that left his car in shambles.

It happened on Turn 3 when Chris Buescher and Trevor Bayne, who were fighting to stay on the lead lap, got tangled up in front of Blaney, leaving him nowhere to maneuver. His car was taken behind the wall, ending his day.

“That stinks,” Blaney said. “I thought we had a good car, and nothing to show for it.”

Michael McDowell, Buescher, Harrison Rhodes and Ross Chastain also are out of the race.

Ricciardo wins in F1

Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo took advantage of fresh tires to take the lead on Lap 45 of 56 and held on to win the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix.

It was Ricciardo’s sixth career win, and his first since a year ago in Azerbaijan, the venue for the next race.

Mercedes, the power of the last few seasons, has not won any of the first three races. Defending champion Lewis Hamilton finished fourth and was not a factor.