Journey points power NASCAR to alter Mexico schedule and delay observe

Earlier on Thursday, it was reported {that a} chartered aircraft carrying a number of members of the NASCAR business was grounded after an engine problem, inflicting main delays and forcing them to search out another path to Mexico Metropolis. That, together with different air journey challenges and delays, have compelled NASCAR to regulate its schedule for the race weekend forward.

“As a consequence of two plane points that grounded a number of race groups in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, NASCAR has adjusted the on-track schedule for this weekend’s actions at Mexico Metropolis’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez,” an announcement from the sanctioning physique learn.

Consequently, NASCAR officers have chosen to delay the deliberate Cup Sequence observe session, rescheduling them for later within the afternoon. They’ve additionally pushed all NASCAR Xfinity Sequence observe periods from Friday to Saturday. Moreover, the primary of two NASCAR Mexico Sequence races will now run a couple of hours earlier on Friday.

The Xfinity Sequence will lose some observe time in consequence with only one 50-minute session on Saturday morning, proper earlier than qualifying. There are different slight changes as effectively, however Cup groups is not going to lose any observe.

The total up to date schedule (EST.):

Friday, June thirteenth

1:30pm EST — NASCAR Mexico Sequence race #1

4:05pm EST — NASCAR Cup observe #1

5:30pm EST — NASCAR Cup observe #2

Saturday, June 14th

11:05am EST — NASCAR Xfinity Sequence observe

12:10pm EST — NASCAR Xfinity Sequence qualifying

2:05pm EST — NASCAR Cup Sequence qualifying

7pm EST — NASCAR Mexico Sequence race #2

Sunday’s schedule stays unchanged. The NASCAR Cup race will nonetheless happen at 3pm EST. with the inexperienced flag deliberate for 3:23pm EST. Denny Hamlin will want a playoff waiver after selecting not to participate within the occasion as he stays along with his household following the delivery of his son.

Fortunately, there have been no main points for the 132 haulers and transport autos that travelled instantly from Michigan Worldwide Speedway to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez this week in one other huge enterprise for the game.

NASCAR haulers

Photograph by: James Gilbert / Getty Pictures

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