March 31, 2021 written by Phil Allaway
Last weekend was a big weekend for NASCAR as they held their first dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Unfortunately, it turned into a literal quagmire due to precipitation.
This ended up being the sixth spring race at Bristol for the NASCAR Cup Series in the last eight years to be delayed in some way, shape or form. Just brutal. Bristol just can’t buy a break. That’s why the attendance has fallen off a cliff for the race. I have no idea why they decided to move the race back up three weeks into March. Last year is an outlier because of COVID-19, but the race was two weeks later in 2019. For 2022, NASCAR needs to move this race weekend back into April. It’s like they forget sometimes that Bristol Motor Speedway is in the mountains. It’s not like Nashville or Charlotte. It can get cold there this time of year, and that’s far more critical with a dirt track than it is a paved track. It’s the same reason why they couldn’t do any o
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Devin Moran scored his first career DIRTcar Nationals Big Gator championship after Saturday night s World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series race was cancelled due to rain. Photo: WoO Media
He may not have been doing a rain dance, but when rain showers washed out the final night of World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series action at the DIRTcar Nationals at Florida’s Volusia Speedway Park on Saturday, Devin Moran came away the big winner.
The 26-year-old from Dresden, Ohio claimed his first DIRTcar Nationals Big Gator championship on Saturday after an impressive display of consistency through the five rounds of Late Model races.