Bummer! Hurricane Hanna is having her way with the whole eastern region. NA$CAR cancelled Friday’s qualifying sessions for both the cup and cup light series. Rains are forecasted to stay in the area through Saturday night.
All track activity was cancelled for today. So, Sunday will be a doubleheader day at Richmond. The cup race will roll at 1:00 eastern. TV coverage will be on ESPN. The cup light event is scheduled for 7 p.m. eastern and will be on ESPN2.
“We have been in constant touch with the governor’s office, Henrico County officials and other local officials,” NASCAR vice president for corporate communications Jim Hunter said. “We reached this decision after much discussion and consideration.”
According to the rules, both fields will be set by owner points. Three drivers will miss the cup show, notably rookie wonder, Joey Logano in the #02 Home Depot Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. Sterling Marlin and Tony Raines will also miss the show. Logano will have to wait until next week at New Hampshire for his debut.
Grumpy is bummed by this development. You can’t change the weather. You also can’t beat the magic of racing under the lights at Richmond. Grumpy has this event at the top of the ‘to do list’.
We all know that this is the last race before the final Chase for the Championship begins. The stakes are very high for teams sitting seventh on down to about 15th. The cut off is at 12. A lot can change on the outcome of this race.
Grumpy thinks Richmond should be the first race in the Chase. But that is a rant for another day.
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