Why Doesn NASCAR Race in the Rain?
Days of planning go into just one race. The track is tested and the cars are prepped for the expected race-day temperature and conditions. The drivers and crew determine how the car should handle and make adjustments to accommodate that specific track. When the rain clouds come, all of that planning goes out the window. Aside from the danger involved, bad weather conditions hurt the overall competitiveness of the sport. To fully understand why NASCAR doesn’t race in the rain, we need to learn how the tires and the tracks respond to rain. Let’s first take a look at the tires and see why the typical NASCAR tire is less than ideal for rainy conditions.
