The NASCAR Cup Sequence is making ready to switch to the enduring oval of the Talladega Superspeedway. Drivers shapely desire to hope the climate cooperates.
The Geico 500, scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. ET Sunday, noticed all qualifying laps drag off without a hitch, with Michael McDowell claiming the pole location for the length of a actual exhibiting by Ford drivers.
Nonetheless rain in a single day and a wet forecast for Sunday loom earlier than the birth of the tenth crawl of the NASCAR Cup Sequence season. Here is the most modern climate updates from Talladega.
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NASCAR at Talladega climate updates
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Sunday, April 21
2:15 p.m.: Talladega posted to social media that it “can no longer quiz for a greater Sunday” earlier than the crawl. That indicates that they’re heading within the accurate route to begin the crawl on time and without many — if any — climate components.
Cannot quiz for a greater Sunday in Talladega 🫡 pic.twitter.com/B50q6gaQ06
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) April 21, 2024
1 p.m.: The rain in Talladega had stopped as of 12:45 p.m., however there are unexcited showers lurking within the region. Those showers may perhaps perhaps presumably moreover last till 2:30 p.m., shapely earlier than the projected birth of the crawl.
11:45 AM CT @Talladega update – While the rain has stopped, more showers are abt 60 miles west of the observe, which may perhaps perhaps moreover last till 1:30 PM CT.
Drier air transferring in from the north earlier than the rain & weakening the showers, no ensures that it’ll dissipate earlier than Dega. pic.twitter.com/GLPJDoZk4Y
— RaceWeather (@RaceWeather) April 21, 2024
The speedway observe hasn’t supplied any updates just a few doubtless climate lengthen, nonetheless it ought to unexcited be price monitoring even with prerequisites in Alabama enhancing.
11:10 a.m.: Correct news, racing followers: Talladega’s climate improved in a single day. A delicate-weight rain is falling as of 11 a.m., however the National Climate Provider reports that Sunday’s rain was largely anticipated to wrap up within the early afternoon.
Video display drying is underway at Talladega, so the speedway may perhaps perhaps presumably moreover merely stay heading within the accurate route for the crawl’s 3 p.m. birth time. If no longer, it appears to be like care for the NASCAR crawl may perhaps perhaps presumably moreover merely face shapely a short lengthen.
9:50 AM CT @Talladega update – Video display drying is underway despite sunshine rain falling on the observe. More rain is on the strategy & fcst to quit around 1 PM CT.
While it’ll stay cloudy, winds around 10 mph & an anticipated topple in humidity may perhaps perhaps presumably moreover support in afternoon observe drying. pic.twitter.com/nrHbFArKtK
— RaceWeather (@RaceWeather) April 21, 2024
Saturday, April 20
3:30 p.m.: As things stand Saturday, the climate is overcast in Talladega. Nonetheless the forecast doesn’t bode well for Sunday.
There may perhaps be a 30% likelihood of rain Saturday afternoon, as a lot as an 80% likelihood of rain in a single day and an 80% likelihood of rain Sunday, per the National Climate Provider. Grand of that rain is anticipated earlier than 1 p.m. CT (2 p.m. ET), per the NWS.
The likelihood of rain dip to twenty% at 1 p.m. CT, and topple down as dinky as 5% at 4 p.m. CT, which ought to unexcited support allow NASCAR to bear of endeavor at getting the crawl off on time, despite the truth that it method there finishes up being a lengthen.
Talladega climate forecast
National Climate Provider
- Likelihood of rain (Saturday): 30%
- Likelihood of rain (Saturday evening): 80%
- Likelihood of rain (Sunday): 80%
- Likelihood of rain (Sunday evening): 0%
There may perhaps be positively performing to be rain constructing up within the forecast earlier than the crawl. Nonetheless there no no longer as a lot as ought to unexcited be a possibility after rain on Sunday afternoon for NASCAR to construct up the crawl in, assuming it ought to dry off the tracks.
Writer(s)
Edward Sutelan is a thunder producer at The Carrying News.