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Rain delay at Little 500, two car crash on start with Jim Sheets and Jimmy Kite, then the rains came;

Lots of photos & comments here:

http://pavementsprints.com/live_upda...3_anderson.htm

Bs this is bs pavement is not wet and this excuse about drivers visors is bs

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It's been raining since 7:30 dude.

No it has been doing no more than a very slight sprinkle not enough to wet the pavement that is about to change and I will never come back for such a hillbilly operation

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Rain delays are frustrating.... expect tomorrow as well.

Lotta unhappy people walking out the gate dude but don't let facts get in the way

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Agree about the visor excuse, but its definitely raining hard enough to delay. Track is making the right call.

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Rain seems to be factually increasing if you ask me

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Totally agree with the call. No one around me was unhappy?

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Will there be a rain date?

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tomorrow night at 8 pm.

Well, that's 3 rainouts in 4 nights.

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Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

In 01, there was a HUGE storm that rolled through, they ran the race, didn't start till like 10-1030. With as many people that come from out of town, id have thought they'd wait a little longer to call. But I guess I'll head up to mi and watch race online with my 2 year old daughter.

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good

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I cant say i had a lot of un happy people around me..but there was a group from wisconsin that knew they wouldnt be able to come back tonight, so they were def disappointed..but not mad..things like this cant be controlled..I do wish there was more sense of urgency though as there were a lot of people from out of town that I know will not be able to attend tonight. The last time i was there we had a couple rain delays and i remember not really going racing until closer to midnight/1am time frame(10+ years ago)..I am not quite sure on the rain on the visor thing either, but it was raining pretty steady before they called it last night. Hopefully we will get a little more cooperation from ma nature tonight but I will be watching the radar before leaving..

Tyler

Will there be a practice today. And will the 2 involved in the crash be able to restart or will the 2 alternates.

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I doubt there is a practice session..everything is locked and ready to go..as for the 2 that were involved..i dont know how they are going to do that..they got 3/4 of a lap in and the crash happened and they went right to red and never got it restarted again..total restart?

Tyler

A total restart is what was going to happen last if it went back green

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I'm in the same boat except I bet I spent much more on gas than anything!
And yes they will be able to repair and start(heard on racing radios) and the warm up sessions are scheduled for 6pm with the start at 8pm.
My question is, what if rain again?
Run Monday? Has anybody ever known of this happening in the past?

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LIL 500 EVENT SCHEDULE for Sunday
10:30 AM Pit Gates Open
2:30 PM Sweep Pits to Re-Open Gates
4:00 PM Spectator Gates Open
6:00 PM Warm-Up Session (West End First, then East)
8:00 PM Command to Start Engines
65th Pay Less Little 500

About to head that way. Radar is showing rain whats happening at the track?

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Sprinkling here now

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Steady rlight rain here now!

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Here is 530pm radar.
Anderson is the blue dot.

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They just called a driver/crew meeting in 10 minutes.

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They are gonna do everything to get it in Warm ups are cancelled and they instead will put cars on the track about 730 to warm and scuff tires prior to lining up.
Rain has stopped!

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and?

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Its on!!!

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Latest radar

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No rain. Looks like it will run without a problem. I'm psyched, 700 laps of racing in a day.

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