FORT WORTH, Texas -- The NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas turned into a night race, finally getting underway after a rain delay of nearly six hours Sunday.Polesitter Austin Dillon led the 40-car field to the line when the race began under caution, with the laps finally starting to count about 6:55 p.m. local time. That was after the cars had done 23 uncounted warmup laps to help dry some still-damp spots on the 1 1/2-mile track.There was still a significant chance of more rain throughout the night.Drivers were introduced and the national anthem performed near the scheduled 1 p.m. start. But rain started about the same time before drivers had even gotten into their cars.This is the fourth consecutive race weekend at Texas with weather issues.Efforts to dry the track included several dryer trucks continually circling the track throughout the afternoon and even when the race started under caution. That task was made more difficult with an overcast sky, and the temperature hovering around 60 degrees with very high humidity.The AAA Texas 500 is the second-to-last race in NASCARs playoffs before the season finale at Homestead in two weeks.Jimmie Johnson, the only driver locked into to a championship shot in the finale, started 19th. He won the last four fall races at Texas.The spring Cup race at Texas in April, which was a scheduled night race, was delayed more than two hours because of rain and didnt end until after midnight. Kyle Busch won that race.In June, the IndyCar Series race was initially postponed a day because of the wet track. After starting late the following day, the race didnt get to the halfway point before there was more rain, and then wasnt completed until 2 1/2 months later.Last November, Sprint Cup drivers lost their two scheduled practice sessions the day before the race while officials tried to dry the track following overnight rain, though the Xfinity Series race was run later that day.The Cup race in April 2014 was postponed a day by rain.BIG BOBBLEHEAD: The first 30,000 fans were given Tony Stewart bobbleheads commemorating the retiring Sprint Cup drivers final race at Texas. But during driver introductions, Stewart got a bobblehead of his own -- a larger-than-life-sized replica of what was given to the fans. Detroit Tigers Gear . I cant pinpoint a date, but I do remember a player from my youth. Brian Downing was with the Chicago White Sox at a time when I listened to every game I possibly could on the radio. That particular season the late great Harry Caray was calling the White Sox games. Custom Detroit Tigers Jerseys . Boucher previously coached the Tampa Bay Lightning and had a 97-78-20 record over two-plus seasons. He was dismissed by the team last March after the Lightning struggled in the lockout-shortened season with a 13-18-1 record. https://www.cheaptigers.com/ . According the Toronto Star, a knee injury will keep Sundin out of the lineup, which includes former teammates Gary Roberts, Darcy Tucker, Tie Domi and Curtis Joseph. Tigers Jerseys 2020 . LOUIS -- Roman Polak was celebrating even before Alexander Steen scored the winning goal in Saturdays 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Fake Tigers Jerseys . The (11-11-4) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 26 points. Fifth place Dallas and sixth-seeded Nashville also have 26 points, but the Stars have three games in hand on Winnipeg while Nashville has two. North Queenslands Kyle Feldt admits the brutal shoulder charge that landed him a three-game NRL suspension was unacceptable.The winger will make his return for the Cowboys clash with the lowly Sydney Roosters on Sunday.Feldt has been a spectator for a month after he was found guilty of a shoulder charge on Canberras Jarrod Croker in the final seconds of the Raiders 26-12 win over the premiers on July 11.The 24-year-old says the incident was out of character and simply a case of letting his frustration boil over.It was just a big brain fart, really, he said.Something ticked me off during the game and I let my emotions get the better of me. The scoreboard got to my head as well.In Feldts absence, the Cowboys have beaten Canterbury but go south to take on the Rooosters after back-to-back losses to Melbourne and Wests Tigers.ddddddddddddeldt says hes struggled to deal with being unable to help his teammates during his ban.Sitting on the sideline knowing you can run around without being injured or anything, its the hardest thing watching the boys battle without you, he said.For probably the first week I was really annoyed and upset about what Id done.I just thought I had to really move past it and concentrate on what I had to do throughout the three weeks that I was off and really focus on my training.Get everything else right off the field so Im ready to go when I get a chance to come back. ' ' '