Another Saturday means another bout with Mother Nature as the races have been canceled for the second straight week at Independence Motor Speedway.
Said promoter Cam Granger, "The lack of proper drying conditions has put us in a position to call tonight's races. We wanted the opportunity to provide drivers and fans with a smooth racing surface following the difficulties we experienced on opening night. Unfortunately, Mother Nature is working against us to offer that so we are regretfully cancelling tonight's program."
Unfortunately, it isn't only the racing surface that has suffered as the grandstand/concession area is also momentarily out of commission. New grandstands are scheduled to be constructed by the end of the month and the rainfall in recent days on top of the excavation already completed has left that area of the fairgrounds less than adequate for use.
Some have questioned the call to cancel tonight's show, however Cam has expressed a genuine desire to keep the interests of both drivers and fans a priority. It was felt that forcing tonight's show to go on as scheduled would not be the correct decision. Thank you to Cam for putting the interests of those individuals at the top of the list and for taking the time to promote the speedway in a proper manner rather than forcing the show at what could be the expense of those individuals involved.
Tonight's cancellation follows a number of rain outs from Friday night. I planned to return to CJ Speedway for their second night of weekly racing, however it, along with every other track in the area, fell to rain.
I'm off to 34 Raceway again tonight for what is bound to be another great night of racing. After the late models and sprints had last Saturday off, I'm looking forward to their return. After three inches of rain in the Burlington area yesterday, the track should be tacky, fast and provide quite a show for those in attendance.
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