A persistent rain, coupled with an ominous forecast for the remainder of the day, has forced the postponement of Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race and O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 Nationwide Series events at Texas Motor Speedway.
The Samsung Mobile 500 will begin at noon ET and will be followed by the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300. Fans holding tickets for either race will be allowed to enjoy both events as a compensation.
Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage announced:
"It was the fan friendly thing to do in terms of allowing our fans with either ticket to stay for both races. The weather has inconvenienced all of them and for those who are able to stay they may as well enjoy 801 miles (501-mile Samsung Mobile 500, 300-mile O'Reilly Auto Parts 300) of NASCAR racing. We expect to accommodate all of those ticketholders and are optimistic that they will respect each other and find a nearby seat if they have the identical one."
The only time in the 14-year history of Texas Motor Speedway that a NASCAR event had to be run on Monday occurred in 2002. The Samsung/RadioShack 500 was run on April 8, 2002 and was won by Matt Kenseth. Yet, it's the second time in 2010 season that NASCAR races will postponed after the Martinsville NASCAR races in March due to rain storms.
