Dover to be a washout?

UPDATE As of Wednesday evening, the National Weather Service forecast calls for a 90% chance of rain on Friday, with 1 to 2 inches of precipitation, a 70% chance of rain on Saturday, and a 70% chance of rain on Sunday.

Dover International Speedway does not have lights and sunset will be at 6:40pm/et Sunday. With the race start scheduled for 2:45pm/et, there will not be a lot of time available to dry the track if it's raining. If NASCAR is not able to get the race in on Sunday, they will try again on Monday and could run the race on Tuesday if needed. Sprint Cup teams race at Charlotte next week, with on track activity scheduled to begin on Thursday. Haulers are scheduled to park at Charlotte Motor Speedway Wednesday evening.

The track of the hurricane should come more into focus by Thursday evening.

09/29/15

Rain delays could be the norm this weekend in Dover

It's looking like this weekend's AAA 400 at Dover Speedway could be greatly compromised by rain. With storms headed up the East Coast, the forecast for rain at Dover is 100% Friday, 90% Saturday, and 80% Sunday. They're also calling for a 60% chance of rain Monday and Tuesday.

Suffice to say, it's going to rain this weekend at Dover. We'll wait and see what impact this has on the final Challenger Round race of The Chase for the Sprint Cup.