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NASCAR fans will have to wait for this weekend’s Crayon 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon.
The race — which was originally scheduled to begin on Sunday afternoon — was rained out and postponed. The race will now take place on Monday, July 17.
The Crayon 301 will begin at noon ET and remain on the USA Network.
NEWS: Sunday's #Crayon301 at @NHMS has been postponed due to weather.
The race will take place Monday, July 17 at 12 PM ET on USA Network, PRN and @SiriusXMNASCAR Radio. pic.twitter.com/nBbV9OdHng
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 16, 2023
NASCAR officials did not want to take the chance of poor racing conditions with the National Weather Service forecasting a 100 percent chance of rain at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with the possibility of showers and thunderstorms.
On Monday, the weather forecast calls for a mix of sun and clouds, so the decision was made to postpone the race to a day with a more optimistic weather outlook.
The Crayon 301 will be 301 laps around the 1.058-mile New Hampshire Motor Speedway track for a total of 318.46 miles. It will be broken into three segments, with Stage 1 featuring 70 laps and Stage 2 featuring 115 laps, while Stage 3 includes the final 116 laps of the race.
