AS ALWAYS, EASTER POOR CHOICE FOR MOTORSPORTS
Richmond Raceway can’t catch a break. Forced to accept an Easter date for its first of two Cup events in 2024, The Track Paul Sawyer Made Famous couldn’t escape the wrath of the weatherman … that almost forced postponing Sunday’s NASCAR scheduled night event to a Monday afternoon start. Then, once the Toyota Owners 400 got underway, having been delayed about 10 minutes from its scheduled 7 p.m., green-flag start because of rain, they already had completed 18 laps of the 400-lap race before Fox network coverage finally was available to viewers … And the timing couldn’t have been worse. After running 12 more laps at full speed, on tires made to offset wet conditions, NASCAR, in its wisdom, opted for caution, slowing things with a yellow flag while attempting to dry the asphalt … and allow the teams to switch to regular tires … which lasted an uncommonly-long half-hour plus to past 8 p.m. … Another caution when DANIEL SUAREZ spun plus a decision to force-dry ...