Bad Weather Might Affect The NASCAR Dixie Vodka 400 Race at Homestead-Miami

Tonight, NASCAR Cup Series racing action continues at the legendary Homestead-Miami track. However, reports are coming that heavy downpour might affect the race. In past, Homestead used to host the season’s final race and this will be the first mid-season race since 2001.

Today marks a very special event as Homestead-Miami Speedway will host around 1,000 members from the ‘Homestead Air Reserve Base and U.S. Southern Command’ as honorary guests. And it will be the first race to allow spectators after the series’s return from the COVID-19 lockdown.

The Dixie Vodka 400 will start at 3:30 PM EST and will broadcast live on Fox. The 400.5 miles, 267 lap race will be run on the legendry short track. And the race will run in three stages. NASCAR posted a tweet revealing the details of the race.

Danny Hamlin will start the race from the pole and will be accompanied by Joey Logano. Joey’s teammate Brad Keselowski will join Kyle Busch in the second row. Reports say that Hamlin will start from the outside lane. So his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch can roll off behind him.

Additionally, Chase Elliott will start at the fifth spot behind Keselowski alongside Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr.

Weather can play spoilsport in today’s NASCAR Cup Series race

According to reports, heavy rains can threaten the race in Miami. Weather reports say that there is a high probability of rains over southern Florida this weekend.

AccuWeather’s Meteorologist said, “A west wind aloft combined with the system over the area can allow showers and thunderstorms to develop throughout the day,” 

However, The cloudy weather will limit the sunshine and can help the drivers beat the heat and could keep temperatures inside the race cars slightly cooler. Last week, NASCAR reported multiple incidents of drivers facing health issues because of the extreme heat.

Additionally, the weather forecast predicts intermittent rains on Monday and Tuesday as well. Thus making the rescheduling difficult if rain affects the race.

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