NASCAR’s Cup Series race on Sunday appears to be set for a lengthy delay.
Lightning storms are hitting the area on Sunday afternoon, leading to a likely delay in the Cup Series race
“Just told to come down from my tower in turn 5 because Nascar is in a lightning hold. Will be on hold for 30 mins if we get no more strikes inside of 8 miles. No on track activity till the hold is lifted,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. tweeted.
“Every strike inside of 8 miles resets the 30 minute clock.”
Thankfully, it looks like there will be a decent sized window to get the race in.
Still, lightning is never good.
It’s been a rain-delay type of season in the NASCAR world.
“Every week lol,” one fan wrote.
“The whole storm has lightning so this will take a……………………………………..while” one fan added.
“Cup is repeat every Sunday with rain,” another fan added.
The race was scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. E.T. on USA Network, but that’s not going to happen.