Torrential rain washed out Tuesday night’s Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, and the forecast doesn’t look much better for Wednesday night’s Toyota 500.
NASCAR announced Wednesday that the start time for the Cup Series race has been moved up to 6:00 p.m. ET due to a forecast for inclement weather, but rain has continued throughout the day.
According to the Accuweather forecast, there is a chance of thunderstorms and a 56 percent chance of precipitation at 6:00 p.m. ET. The chance of rain drops to 49 percent for the next two hours, before increasing.
For a NASCAR race to be counted as official, at least half of the race distance must be completed. Unfortunately for officials, finding a time slot to get the race in could prove to be difficult, with rain in the forecast throughout the day on Thursday. If the race at Darlington is completed this week, teams will have just a few days to prepare for the longest race of the season, the Coca-Cola 600, at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 24th.
