Sunday's 300km Supercars race on the Gold Coast has resumed after a half-hour delay due to a thunderstorm.
Lightning and heavy rain on the Surfers Paradise street circuit forced officials to halt the 102-lap race with 37 laps completed.
The race is unlikely to go the full distance before a time limit of 4.48pm expires.
But the resumption will ensure points can be awarded once 51 laps - or 50 per cent of the race distance - is completed.
The suspension came too late for defending champion Jamie Whincup whose co-driver Paul Dumbrell collided with a wall as the rain began to get heavier.