NASCAR fans, drivers, crew and vendors alike patiently waited Sunday August 14, 2011 for a race that was inevitably rescheduled for Monday. There was a glimmer of light when the downpour slowed to a light drizzle which prompted race control to fire up the track's eight jet dryers and bring then out onto the 2.45-mile track. But conditions went from drizzle to monsoon and the decision was made at 4:40 p.m. to postpone.
The event was moved to 10:00 a.m. Monday morning (August 15) and was called a little more than three hours after the original race was slated to begin. NASCAR knew the weather was coming and moved up the scheduled start time by several minutes to try and get the race underway but mother nature could not be fooled and brought large drops during the national anthem prompting competitors to scramble for their umbrellas. After that all that could be done was to wait and watch. Which turned out to be a long three hour wait and Mondays forecast? Not much better calling for a 60% chance of showers.
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