NASCAR waits while storms move through Atlanta

• NASCAR

The remnants from Tropical Storm Lee pushed through the Atlanta area with a fury, bringing heavy rain and fierce wind.

NASCAR only hopes the miserable weather is gone by today.

The Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway was postponed Sunday night when the outer bands of the storm doused the track before the drivers could even start their engines. Given the gloomy forecast, officials didn't even bother trying to hold the race on Monday.

That turned out to be a good call. Most of Georgia was under tornado and flood watches, with thunderstorms expected through the evening.

The outlook for AdvoCare 500 was much better at 8 a.m. today (ESPN), though there was still a 30 percent chance of additional showers.

The postponement was another blow to the 1.54-mile trioval south of Atlanta, which has long been plagued by poor weather and this year lost its spring event to Kentucky because of dwindling attendance.

There will likely be plenty of empty seats for the makeup race, which was supposed to be the centerpiece of the Labor Day holiday but now will be held after most fans have already gone back to work.

• NHRA

Antron Brown became the first NHRA racer to win the U.S. Nationals in both Top Fuel and Pro Stock Motorcycle, beating Del Worsham on Monday in the Top Fuel final in Clermont, Ind.

Mike Neff topped the Funny Car field, Greg Anderson won in Pro Stock and Hector Arana Jr. won the Pro Stock Motorcycle division in the final event before the six-race NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

Brown beat Worsham with a run of 3.813 seconds at 321.73 mph. Brown has five victories this season.

"Words cannot describe how this feels," Brown said. "To come here and win at Indy, the biggest stage in drag racing, means so much. It just goes back to my childhood dream and sitting under those grandstands as a kid and saying 'I want to do that one day.' It's the greatest feeling I've ever had."