How to watch NASCAR Cup Series USA Today 301 for FREE: starting tie, channels [Video]

Rain canceled NASCAR Cup Series qualifying Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, putting standings leader Chase Elliott in the top starting spot for Sunday’s USA Today 301.

Coverage of the race will start at 1:30 p.m. EDT Sunday with Countdown to Green on the USA Network, which will. be followed by the race at 2:06 p.m. You can live stream it on Sling TV (first-month discount), DirecTV Stream (discount and FREE trial) and fubo TV (FREE trial).

The threat of more rain in the forecast prompted officials to move the starting time for Sunday’s Cup Series race up 30 minutes.

Track-drying and a break in the precipitation after the qualifying washout opened the door for a brief Cup Series practice session. Rookie Carson Hocevar topped the speed charts in a session that ran for barely five of a scheduled 30 minutes, posting a 127.534-mph lap in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet.

Just behind Hocevar’s chart-topping …