NASCAR Fans Call for Homestead-Miami Postponement due to fire
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NASCAR: Fans urge Homestead races be postponed due to fire

Posted by AR1 staff

Despite ongoing brush fires in the area, authorities are not planning to cancel the NASCAR Homestead-Miami races this weekend, despite fans urging they do.

Who wants to sit and watch a race inhaling smoke for three hours?

NASCAR has made it clear the show will go on because they want their TV money, even as wildfires burn near Homestead. Authorities say only 30% of the fire is contained. Still, NASCAR plans to run the Truck, Xfinity, and Cup Series races this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Kyle Larson won the truck race last night. The grandstands were mostly empty.

Fans have raised serious concerns about going to the races with wildfires so close. Many are calling for a delay. So far, those concerns don’t seem to be changing NASCAR’s plans, even as smoke hangs over the 1.5-mile track. They care about the money not the fact many fans have allergies, asthma and other breathing issues.

The fire broke out Monday afternoon in southern Miami-Dade County where the Homestead-Miami Speedway sits. Much like the wildfires that swept through California earlier this year, the flames have spread quickly across southern Miami and the Upper Keys. With no rain in sight, firefighters are working around the clock to contain the blaze.