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Shortened race at Texas? Problematic, but not first or worst for Cup Chase

NASCAR has had one devil of a time with rain in 2016, and Sunday's race at Texas added a chapter to the soggy story. How long would racing last?

At worst, Sunday's AAA Texas 500 was a race to halfway. More rain was possible after about two hours of racing, so getting half a race in might be all weather would allow. Racing at full speed began about 8:07 p.m. ET — six hours behind schedule.

There was a competition caution after Lap 25, and cars were on the track for about 50 minutes, turning dozens of laps on the 1.