Will rain postpone NASCAR race at Texas again Monday? More wet weather is on the way

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NASCAR will be ready to race in Texas on Monday, but Mother Nature could have other plans. The forecast in Fort Worth calls for rain the next three days.

As of Monday morning, the track was soaked before the start of the race, delaying the postponed event. Although the wet weather was a drizzle Monday morning, rain is in the forecast through Wednesday. According to the local weather radars, there won’t be much of a dry window Monday, but AccuWeather.com projects some lightening around 1 p.m.

The National Weather Service projects a 90% chance of precipitation through Monday evening.

That means NASCAR’s playoff race, the Autotrader Echopark Automotive 500, could get pushed to Tuesday, when rain is still likely. The forecast shows a 60 percent chance of rain Tuesday, but more dry openings.

NASCAR completed 52 laps of its Cup Series playoff race and at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday before the red flag came out for a wet track due to heavy mist. The sanctioning body will attempt to find a window to complete the 334-lap race this week before its second-to-last Cup race at Martinsville on Sunday.

The race at Texas would be official on Lap 167.

NASCAR RACE AT TEXAS STARTING ORDER (MONDAY)

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This story was originally published October 26, 2020 at 6:30 AM.

Alexandra Andrejev

The Charlotte Observer

NASCAR and Charlotte FC beat reporter Alex Andrejev joined The Observer in January 2020 following an internship at The Washington Post. She is a two-time APSE award winner for her NASCAR beat coverage and National Motorsports Press Association award winner. She is the host of McClatchy’s podcast “Payback” about women’s soccer. Support my work with a digital subscription