A weekend washout postponed NASCAR’s plans for a historic Cup Series dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
After canceling Saturday’s qualifying rain, more ominous weather in the forecast for Sunday’s race forced NASCAR to shift its plan to Monday and now the Cup Series race is scheduled to begin at 4 pm ET.
News: Today’s NASCAR Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series races have been postponed @BMSupdates.
Schedule for Monday:
4 pm ET: Food City Dirt Race (FOX)
12 pm ET: Truck Race on Dirt (FS1) pic.twitter.com/VR5Vu5EVMw– NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 28, 2021
NASCAR said it decided to postpone the race due to “overnight weather and forecasts (and) Sullivan County flood warnings and safety concerns.”
On Saturday, the rains returned to the track after the storms. NASCAR was forced to cancel the race for the Cup and Truck Series and postpone the main race for the Truck Series. The trucks managed some of the heat racing gaps before the track turned to mud.
Below are the moments that led NASCAR to decide to cancel the summer race and postpone the truck and cup races, and take a look at what’s ahead for Monday.
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NASCAR race season update
Beautiful, March 27:
Racing conditions are expected to be good enough for NASCAR to complete the race on Monday.
A lot of you are asking “will they run faithfully Monday (tomorrow)” @ Racer wings And I perspective the weather is dry and good for racing – it’s the issue that is the surface of floods and dirt. This is beyond our weather expertise – if it is safe and they are ready tomorrow.
– Brian Neudorff (@NASCAR_WXMAN) March 28, 2021
National Weather Service More bad news for Bristol came on Sunday:
Showers and thunder showers before noon, then a chance of rain. Some storms can also be severe. Thick fog between 10 am and 11 am. High 66. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with a top speed of 25 mph. Chance of rain 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches. Sunday Night: 30 percent chance of rain mainly before 7 pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with a top speed of 20 mph.
The green signal for the Cup Series race is scheduled for 4 pm ET and the green flag for the rescheduled truck series race is set for around 9 million ET. Neither of the above forecasts makes the start time realistic. This raises the possibility of a doubleheader on Monday when a clear situation is expected.
Sat, March 26 Severe weather remained in the area following NASCAR’s Saturday night racing stop.
Radar painted a gloomy picture after ordering the trucks to be removed from the track.
NASCAR canceled the summer race and postponed Truck Main at 6 pm ET.
Saturday was always in danger due to thunderstorms and hail.
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