5 Lessons Learned: Restrictor Plate Racing Is Pure Insanity
By Jared Turner NASCAR Will Wait Out The Rain Good luck trying to remember the last time NASCAR started a night race three-and-a-half hours after its scheduled start time. That’s exactly what happened at Daytona, though, where NASCAR weathered bleak forecasts to get the 2.5-mile track dry and race-ready within just a few minutes of the clock striking midnight. Once the race began, however, there were no stoppages for weather. While racing at such a late hour was far from ideal, NASCAR did the right thing in waiting it out, rather than throwing in the towel prematurely and forcing everyone to…