Was there impending BAD weather coming in the general like 3 hour or so range, area (other than cold)? I understand it was bad on i44 today (Sunday) thru MO; but when did it come in? Would it be possible they skipped track prep so people could get out of town if they wanted?

I know in 2007 (I'm about positive); we (John Huss, KO, and myself) left as soon as the race was over (well after I got KO out of the pits - it was actly pretty quick), in my Chevy Aveo loaded up with a bunch of parts I didn't sell (thankfully I sold a LOT of what I brought, espcly since I forgot my wallet and ran out of money on the way down) and drove thru the night (I could never budget another hotel stay). Every time I started to get close to the speed limit, I'd see a car flipped over and/or in the ditch! I heard it was worse the next day tho...