By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service
A steady snowfall on Saturday forced postponement of the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium from Sunday to Monday to allow time to clear the track and provide safe access for fans.
The season-opening NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race already had been shortened to one day by historically cold weather and the threat of snow. Practice and qualifying for the 200-lap Clash now will start at 11:00 a.m. ET Monday on FS2.
The Last Chance Qualifier at the quarter-mile short track will begin at 4:30 p.m. ET, followed by Cook Out Clash at 6:00 p.m. ET, with FOX picking up the coverage of both events. MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will broadcast all the action, starting with Monday’s practice.
“Mother Nature hasn’t been kind to us at all this week,” said Justin Swilling, NASCAR’s senior director of marketing services. “But one thing it has done for us this time around, it has made the snow very light, fluffy and powdery.
“So the beautiful thing we tested out (Saturday) morning is that, once the wind dissipates, and once the snow stops falling, we can quickly get it moved.”
Parking lots will open Monday at 9 a.m. with off-site shuttle services beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET Gates will open at 10:00 a.m.ET Ticket holders can get more information at www.nascarclash.com/weather or by calling 855-525-7223.
