Rain postpones "Little Trees" 300 until Saturday

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By Lee Montgomery, Turner Sports Interactive October 10, 2003
9:26 PM EDT (0126 GMT)

CONCORD, N.C. -- So much for the Friday night Busch Series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Rain plagued Friday's activities and eventually postponed the "Little Trees" 300 until 11 a.m. ET on Saturday. That creates a unique doubleheader, with the UAW-GM Quality 500 scheduled for 7:20 p.m. Saturday night.

It also could create a traffic nightmare for fans trying to get in the track, which is located 15 miles northeast of Charlotte. Fans going to the Busch race would be required to clear out the grandstands before being allowed back in for the Cup race.

LMS president and general manager H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler said officials would evaluate the weather situation at 8 a.m. Saturday, and if the track is wet, the Busch race would be run at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

If the track is dry, grandstand gates will open at 8:30 a.m., and the race will run at 11 a.m. Gates for the Winston Cup race will open at 3 p.m. if the Busch race is run.

No decision has been made as to when the races would be run if both are rained out Saturday.

TNT, which was originally scheduled to show the race tape-delayed, will pick up live coverage.

The Winston Cup cars got less than half of one of two scheduled practices in before rain hit the track. Happy Hour was washed out, but the skies cleared early Friday afternoon. Pre-race activities were moved up to allow the race to start as soon as possible, with engines fired and the cars hitting the track.

But the rain resumed. Polesitter Kevin Harvick led the cars to the green and yellow flag, but after nine 55 mph laps, NASCAR displayed the red.

NASCAR spokesman Mike Zizzo said the laps run Friday night will not count, and the full 300 miles will be run as scheduled.
 
This really rips me, starting a race Green / Yellow and running laps out. It's one thing if they get a green start, then have to go green, but to go green/yellow just so they can count the laps off is very unfair. That dang sure ain't racing. Heck why didn't they just keep em going and finish the race.
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This makes me happy. We weren't going to see it until tomorrow anyway, now we'll get to see it live.
 
park30, I'm not sure of that. The race is scheduled for 12pm EST TV showing, but the actual race is going to start at 11am.

It'll also be 10 laps shorter than it should be too.
 
Originally posted by Eagle1@Oct 10 2003, 09:00 PM
park30, I'm not sure of that. The race is scheduled for 12pm EST TV showing, but the actual race is going to start at 11am.

It'll also be 10 laps shorter than it should be too.
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That's kind of screwy, but you'd think Tnt would move their schedule around since it's only 1 measly hour. It says in that article, the laps run Friday night will not be counted, so you'll get the full race.
 
:dual9mm: Sic em, Eagle 1!!!!! LOL Yeh that's kinda messin with the fans that pay all the $$$ to attend these events. Well, just like a former poster friend and I used to call each other, "dumb and Dumber"!!! LOL
 
Will the drivers who drive for busch and cup race in both tommrow?
 
Starting a race under yellow is just another of the jokes that NASCAR continues to get a way with. It will not surprise me in the least if one day NASCAR starts a race under yellow, runs it to halfway, and then throws the checkers.

Sad.
 
71fan, that's my concern. They've done this a couple times now and I think if people don't have a real negative reaction to it what you say just "might" happen.
 
Originally posted by Tommy29@Oct 10 2003, 10:47 PM
Will the drivers who drive for busch and cup race in both tommrow?
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Don't see why not.
 
Shucks Eagle, folks are gonna pay....and pay.....and pay....and pay.

I gave up paying to see Cup OR Busch racing here in Vegas. I thought the trucks would be better so I wangled a pass like almost verybody else last month and it was the same oh same oh. Horrible stuff. The trucks are made for shorties. It's a rotten track and if I can't get a pass, I ain't going. I'll continue to go to the touring series races that are held at the big track cause they are cheap, but the personal grandstand in my living room has all the comforts of home. :D

What I've done before is go out on Friday for qualifying and to walk the midway. Two reasons I went to the truck race here was to meet Shawna and her crew, and to see Brendan again. It's been a while. I mean dern, when hanging out at the autograph session is more enjoyable than the race, there's something wrong with the picture.

And ain't it gonna be fun this morning for folks with tickets to only one of the races. What a joke.

Ruh-Roh, I feel another thread coming on :D
 
71 fan >>>> Do you have a Crush on Shawna? LOL Just kidding!


As of 0925 Eastern it is still raining here in Concord NC. Don't think the Busch race is going to start at 11:00!


Looks like another washed out weekend of racing here at Lowes Motor Speedway. Very similar to the race weekend in May! Poor Humpy Wheeler!
 
I feel bad for: Kenseth, Harvick, Vickers, um and who ever else is racing both races. Hope their fine for both, and hope everyone stays safe during both.
 
It stopped raining here about an hour ago. Might be a shot getting the Busch race in!
 
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