News from the world – CA – Updates from NASCAR in Texas: 2020 Cup Series playoff race postponed to Monday

The eighth round of the NASCAR Texas playoffs on Sunday was suspended by a lingering haze after just 52 laps and will resume on Monday morning weather permitting

The tentative plan is to start the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at 10 am ET The race will resume on lap 53 with Clint Bowyer in the lead

Jimmie Johnson, Erik Jones, Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr completed the top five when the race was suspended

Truex Jr was tied down 20 points for failing a pre-race inspection – a penalty that will remain in effect despite the postponement – and is now in big trouble in his pursuit of a championship berth. three positions after Joey Logano’s victory last weekend

The main head-to-head battle to watch on Monday is between Brad Keselowski and Chase Elliott, who are separated by eight points on either side of the cut-off line

Sporting News tried to follow live updates and highlights from Sunday’s NASCAR race in Texas, but instead became a weather blog for over three hours You can follow this journey below

Mist accumulated on the track which impacted the ability to dry NASCAR hope the rain cells grow east of the track No estimate of the window / dry track imageTwittercom / flcloNqOOB

No official update, but it’s not raining, the dryers are on track and the crews are making some preliminary efforts # AutotraderEchoPark500 | #NLTX picTwittercom / LpQAkbi7Uj

NEWS: Today’s # AutotraderEchoPark500 start at @TXMotorSpeedway has been delayed due to bad weather
Stay tuned to NBCSN for more updates imageTwittercom / 7CP4QTeRhF

Here’s the radar I wouldn’t expect a 10am ET start You won’t make sense for the possible start time until you see a window to dry the track When the race is on , planned for NBCSN (TSN1 and TSN4 in Canada) imageTwittercom / 0UbQb8KzLO

UPDATE: NASCAR announces it has postponed Texas race due to lingering haze
They will try again tomorrow at 10 am ET (9 am local)

8:37 pm: There hasn’t been a comment on NASCAR thinking in a while, but it’s fair to assume a decision is coming within an hour A midnight race doesn’t seem feasible

7:30 p.m .: Texas Motor Speedway issues statement that doesn’t tell us much we didn’t already know

For anyone looking for an update: it’s still wet Track dryers are still working It just feels like I’m in a cloud I feel soaked, but my light gray shirt is still light gray Off-piste surfaces have puddles I can’t really comment on the condition of the track

7:09 pm: Still in a waiting period for NASCAR trying to dry the track and see if the fog goes away Again Texas has lights so there is still time to do it before the race has to be postponed

6:56 pm: NASCAR brought back its dryers, for what it’s worth But no official word on when a restart might happen

6:02 pm: What a funny weather in Texas It’s a haze like fog, not a downpour, that keeps us waiting

I’m at the top of the booth Greg just left He says going back to transporter will change the weather So we’ll be back to racing any minute now picTwittercom / 08m88mhA29

NASCAR says it’s losing ground faster than it has been (getting wetter) NASCAR to shut down jet dryers and refuel

NASCAR says the haze is strong enough that the areas where it dried up the track are wet again

4:30 pm: Harvick has trouble figuring out what’s wrong with his car after hitting the wall

Looks like Harvick (P36 right now) is going to have to face it again and the team will try to get under the car and fix it

Martin Truex Jr tells Group 19 during the pace laps: “We have a great team We can do it I’m ready to go” | #NASCAR

3:30 p.m.: The green flag is supposed to arrive at 3:47 p.m. Pre-race ceremonies are underway

The NASCAR Round 8 playoffs in Texas on Sunday are scheduled to start around 3:30 p.m. ET

The race spans 334 laps spread over three stages and will become official after lap 167 The race distance is 501 miles

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