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RICHMOND, Va. — Steady rain that began Friday night and expectations that it would continue through today with Tropical Storm Hanna moving in forced NASCAR to postpone tonight's Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway.

The Chevrolet 400, which will finalize the field of 12 drivers who will be eligible to compete for the 2008 series championship, is now scheduled for Sunday at 10a.m. Tucson time.

"We just felt this was the right thing to do," NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said, adding that the decision was made after consultations with emergency officials in the area who warned that besides heavy rain, the storm was expected to bring high wind on today.

Today is "going to be a tough day," track president Doug Fritz said, based on the forecasts. "Sometimes there's hope, and sometimes there's not. This is one of those moving targets."

The Nationwide Series race scheduled for Friday night was moved to Sunday at 4 p.m. Tucson time.

"We're still looking for two days of great racing, all crammed into one now," Fritz said.

The Sprint Cup Series race will be televised on ESPN, Hunter said, and the Nationwide Series event will be televised on ESPN2.

NASCAR said the field for both races will be set based on driver's standings. Kyle Busch will start on the Sprint pole.

The postponements are particularly bad news for rookie Joey Logano, who was scheduled to make his debut in NASCAR's premier series driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. Because qualifying was washed out, he did not get a chance to make the field.

"I can't change the weather, so I just go with it," said Logano, who will replace Tony Stewart in Gibbs' No. 20 next season.