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Hanna forces NASCAR to postpone races
By The Associated Press
Saturday, September 06, 2008 | No comments posted.
RICHMOND, Va. — Steady rain that began Friday night and expectations that it would continue through today with Tropical Storm Hanna moving in forced NASCAR to postpone tonight’s Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway.
The Chevrolet 400, which will finalize the field of 12 drivers who will be eligible to compete for the 2008 series championship, is now scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday.
“We just felt this was the right thing to do,” NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said, adding that the decision was made after consultations with emergency officials in the area who warned that besides heavy rain, the storm was expected to bring high wind today.
“Tomorrow’s going to be a tough day,” track president Doug Fritz said, based on the forecasts. “Sometimes there’s hope and sometimes there’s not. This is one of those moving targets. ... We’re still looking for two days of great racing, all crammed into one now.”
The Nationwide Series race scheduled for Friday night was moved to Sunday at 7 p.m.
NASCAR said the field for both races will be set based on driver’s standings and that the garage closed and the cars impounded from Friday night until 7:30 a.m. on Sunday.
The postponements are particularly bad news for rookie sensation Joey Logano, who was scheduled to make his debut in NASCAR’s premier series driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. Because qualifying was washed out, he didn’t get a chance to make the field.
The Chevrolet 400, which will finalize the field of 12 drivers who will be eligible to compete for the 2008 series championship, is now scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday.
“We just felt this was the right thing to do,” NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said, adding that the decision was made after consultations with emergency officials in the area who warned that besides heavy rain, the storm was expected to bring high wind today.
“Tomorrow’s going to be a tough day,” track president Doug Fritz said, based on the forecasts. “Sometimes there’s hope and sometimes there’s not. This is one of those moving targets. ... We’re still looking for two days of great racing, all crammed into one now.”
The Nationwide Series race scheduled for Friday night was moved to Sunday at 7 p.m.
NASCAR said the field for both races will be set based on driver’s standings and that the garage closed and the cars impounded from Friday night until 7:30 a.m. on Sunday.
The postponements are particularly bad news for rookie sensation Joey Logano, who was scheduled to make his debut in NASCAR’s premier series driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. Because qualifying was washed out, he didn’t get a chance to make the field.
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