I am a big fan of NASCAR. Today the race was held in Fontana, California. As the race was about to start some bad weather started moving in. What a depressing sight for fans, drivers, and teams! So much effort goes into preparing everything for the race, a certain kind of track, etc. When unexpected weather hits, none of that preparation counts anymore. The drivers and crew chiefs just have to "punt" and do their best.
For those of you that don't know, the race starts as usual as long as there is no bad weather at the moment. The weather is watched closely and if it starts to rain the race is halted while they wait for it to stop. If it does stop they dry the track off and restart it. It is kind of amazing they can even do that.
Sometimes, like today, the rain shows up and doesn't leave. If the race is already at the half way point then whoever was in the lead automatically wins the race. If it is rained out before the half way point then the race is rescheduled. No one likes a rescheduled race, especially if it has to be scheduled out. It costs time and money and play havoc with practice time for the next race.
Today in Fontana the weather came on strong right after the half way mark so Tony Stewart was declared the winner. Not a great day for NASCAR fans, unless you are a Tony Stewart fan. It is his second win of the season and we are only five races in. He was the Sprint Cup champion last year, narrowly edging out Carl Edwards.
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