The start time of Sunday’s Cup race at Dover Motor Speedway has been moved up an hour because of the threat of inclement weather, NASCAR announced Friday.

The start time is now listed as 1 p.m. ET for Sunday’s race. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 1:11 p.m. ET.

The Weather Underground forecast calls for a high of 62 degrees and a 79% chance of rain at 1 p.m. ET Sunday. Rain is in the forecast the rest of the day. Dover Motor Speedway does not have lights.

The race will be broadcast by FS1, Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio as was scheduled.

Grandstand gates and the Cup garage will open at 10 a.m. ET.

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Start time for Sunday’s Dover Cup race moved to 1 p.m. ET originally appeared on NBCSports.com