NASCAR Not Planning To Alter Tonight’s HOF Induction Schedule due to storm

UPDATE They lied. NASCAR on Friday unveiled an amended schedule for its HOF induction weekend due to the winter weather, with the induction ceremony to air live on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM Radio starting at 2:30pm ET Saturday. The event, originally slated for Friday night, also will stream on NBC Sports Live Extra.

Some ancillary events, including HOFer autograph sessions, a red carpet procession and Saturday's Fan Appreciation Day activities, have been canceled altogether. The HOF will honor its free-admission policy for Saturday's Fan Appreciation Day. NASCAR

01/22/16 NASCAR officials this morning told SBD that they have no plans to change tonight's HOF induction schedule despite the icy weather in Charlotte. THE DAILY

The ceremony will include the induction of SMI Exec Chair Bruton Smith, who has been "for decades one of the sport's innovative and hard-charging executives." Smith "has established a spot in the sport’s pantheon." Charlotte Observer