I'm not really sure why it took until Friday afternoon, but NASCAR and Richmond International Raceway's staff have pushed what-was-to-be Saturday night's Chevy Rock & Roll 400 to Sunday thanks to Tropical Storm Hanna.
The bad part? We're not getting to watch NASCAR on a Saturday night.
The good part? FanHouse will be live bloggin' the race Sunday afternoon at 12:45pm/ET to make flipping between opening weekend NFL and the Sprint Cup Series easier to follow.
Cars did get some practice on Friday afternoon at RIR before heavy rains swept in to force the postponement to Sunday, with Jeff Gordon leading the way on the speed chart. David Ragan, Juan Pablo Montoya, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Mark Martin rounded out the practice top-5
Joey Logano was supposed to make his first start in a Sprint Cup Series event at Richmond but will fail to make the show because the field was set by owner points after qualifying was officially canceled. Logano reached 9th-quick on the practice chart.
The Nationwide event scheduled to run Friday night at Richmond also got the axe and will now be run at 7pm on Sunday night following the Sprint Cup race. That's the second time this season (California in Febuary) that the Nationwide Series has raced following a Sprint Cup race.
I would have enjoyed watching the Sprint Cup race on Sunday evening, but in NASCAR's mind, the priority is for the race to get completed -- which makes logical sense.
In the mean time, let's wish all the folks in Richmond this weekend the best of luck as Hanna cruises through on Saturday, and we'll look forward to seeing you back here all weekend for plenty of more stories and, of course, that live blog.
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