Racing Community Utterly Bummed After NASCAR Gets Struck by Mother Nature’s Curse

Treating fans to a phenomenal Xfinity Series race at Michigan that saw Joe Gibbs Racing secure their 200th Xfinity race win, NASCAR then looked forward to the FireKeepers Casino 400 race. As anticipated, the Cup race at the Michigan International Speedway was jam-packed with wrecks and cautions, and had the entire NASCAR community on the edge of their seats. But for how long!

While fans were engrossed in the race’s stunning visuals, their excitement was quickly spoiled by Mother Nature’s wrath—once again.

NASCAR’s brought to its knees by Mother Nature’s curse

Delayed due to inclement weather, the FireKeepers Casino 400 Cup Series race started 1 hour 43 minutes past its scheduled time. Enthralling fans with tons of paint-rubbing and wipe-out action, the Michigan Cup race saw Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Josh Berry crash out of the race—not because of some aggressive tactics by their rivals, but perhaps because of the surprisingly difficult conditions.

Driving out to the front of the field, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr claimed the stage one win, just as Byron got loose and slammed into the wall in turn 4. With the race moving into its second leg, the rain rolled in again despite meteorological data saying otherwise, drawing out the yellow flags.

As the cars lined up on Pit Road under caution, drivers waited in anticipation for the rain to blow over. With just 74 of the slated 200 laps completed, Mother Nature’s rainy curse shrouded the 2-mile oval, forcing the race to be red-flagged. Naming 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick as the race leader, NASCAR then elected to postpone the race, scheduling it for Monday at 12 PM ET. Disheartened by Mother Nature’s constant attack on NASCAR’s race weekends, fans departed from the Michigan oval with heavy hearts.

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While NASCAR put out an official announcement regarding the race’s postponement on Twitter, bummed-out fans filled up the comments section, expressing their displeasure with Mother Nature’s NASCAR tussle.

Fans react to NASCAR’s disheartening announcement

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Commenting on NASCAR’s tweet, the racing community had a lot to say regarding the FireKeepers Casino 400 being pushed to Monday. Expecting rain to once again disrupt play, one fan wrote, “This sucks they gonna race to half way then it will rain again and be official”.

Another fan who was tired of NASCAR being constantly targeted by rain made a bold suggestion, commenting, “ENOUGH! It’s every. week. Time to move NASCAR completely indoors.”

Iterating how daily life would pose an obstruction in enjoying the race on Monday, one Twitter user wrote, “well that stinks i won’t get watch tomorrow i have work”. Here are some more comments from the disheartened fans.

“This is indeed sad boy hours”

“Man it seems rain just keeps following NASCAR. Can y’all come to Texas we could use the rain lol.”

“Just move on to the next one, I can’t with the weather this season.”

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Affected by rain on 17 weekends so far this season, what are your thoughts on NASCAR scheduling the race for Monday?