Lucas Oil at Atomic and Brownstown POSTPONED.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

or trade a few races early in the season with a more southern state.

Not a bad idea. Atomic has been pretty lucky, I’ve went to the race at Atomic the last couple years. Been pretty good. And excellent car counts.

[zyoung25]

From a business standpoint I get it, especially if you risk a low turnout fan wise (which is understandable this time of the year).

But I've often wondered what role, if any, teams/drivers might play in decisions like this? If you're a Bloomquist or Richards (just naming names), and you voice displeasure over racing in such cold temps (maybe for equipment's sake), does the series listen?

I feel like this was the determining factor on it being moved. During speedweeks a couple years ago, the temps were in the mid 20s one night, and I think there was 7 engines lost that night, and a number of others that got hot. I could see the drivers saying they wouldn't want any part of this.

I was gonna bundle up and go, but i guess I'll just have to wait.

[Hoosier_Dirt]

Imo this was a good call.

[Mindwalker]

"Wusses"? Lol... That's a knee slapper!!

[71PRPFan]

I mean it is a little rediculous to have a race in Ohio in mid March... wasn’t gonna stop me from going though I’ve been to all of them. Why can’t Atomic get on the 4th of July swing though that’s what I’ve always wondered

[Illtsate32]

It will be sunny and 60 there 2mro..thats usually what happens when you cancel early

[Clayton_Wetter]

Or suggest they stop being wusses.

I told ya so!!!! nananannaaaaaa hahhahaaaaa!!!!

[Clayton_Wetter]

Imo this was a good call.

It was a good call. Why do some people insist on denying that bad weather and business decisions are a reality?

[ride height]

Im anxious to see a race too but who wants to freeze their butts off. Thats not a good time. Glad they had some sense.

[J20in1st]

You've got to be right. I actually agree with the decision, but why go from "It will be cold but bundle up and we will have coffee etc. etc." to Cancelled without a change in the forecast?

Driver feedback

[GEAR_HEAD]

I told ya so!!!! nananannaaaaaa hahhahaaaaa!!!!

What, that they're wusses? I already knew that!

[Clayton_Wetter]

I think they faced reality and decided that making a bunch of people sick and/or getting cancelled if it did rain or snow was not necessary and also there was a real chance that the promoters could lose thousands of dollars from the chance of small crowds. Nobody in the pits and most of the fans would have been miserable.

[champion24]

or trade a few races early in the season with a more southern state.

The "Bama Bash" is supposed to be the last weekend of Feb or 1st in March! With better cars & car counts! But the Thomas' at EAMS screwed this up too! Some of us froze many times! Especially the last one at Green Valley, with wind and snow most of the day! Although Blake and his Dad were smart enough to sit in the warm truck all day, instead of freezing! That would free up the end of March and the Northern weather may be better then! Mother Nature is certainly a Mother!!

[MRM]

maybe we should suggest to Lucas/Outlaw series officials that they start scheduling events past April from now on...

Didn't the Icebreaker used to be run in late March instead of mid-March? We used to have some decent March weather in the east years ago. Not been that way the last few years. I think some people need to look at their March scheduling.

[DoubleZero]

The mid-west in late winter, these two dates / locales have always been surprising.