NASCAR: Texas race not yet postponed for a third time due to rain
By Asher Fair
NASCAR has twice postponed the Cup Series playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway due to rain, and it appeared that a third postponement was likely. But the plan is to run the race this evening.
What was supposed to be Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series round of 8 playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway turned into a Monday race due to rain. Then it turned into a Tuesday race for the same reason.
Just 52 of the 334 laps of the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 had been contested on Sunday around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) oval in Fort Worth, Texas when the rains came and the red flag flew on Sunday afternoon.
Despite an amazing effort by the track-drying team, getting the race in on Sunday was not an option, and there were no windows on Monday to make it happen either.
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It appeared as though the same could be said for Tuesday. However, NASCAR is reportedly planning to run the final 282 laps of this race beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET this evening.
According to The Weather Channel, there does appear to be a window this evening during which the race could be contested and this event could avoid becoming a four-day race, provided the precipitation stays away. The race would be considered official after the halfway mark (167 laps), but the goal remains to run all 334 laps.
UPDATE: The race has now been postponed to Wednesday. Read more here.
Stewart-Haas Racing’s Clint Bowyer is the race leader after the first 52 laps following four lead changes. A full restarting lineup can be seen here, and a full playoff picture as they run can be found here.
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NBC Sports Network is set to broadcast the remaining 282 laps of the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 from Texas Motor Speedway beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET this evening. There is another race at Martinsville Speedway on the schedule for Sunday, November 1, and the plan is still to run that race as scheduled.