Rain/Wet at the Rock:

is was misting at the North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, NC but it has stopped and the Winston Cup cars are on the track and practicing. ThatsRacin.com reports that the plan now is for Cup cars to practice, then start qualifying for both series (no times posted but Cup qualifying WAS to start at 3:05pm/et). The Weather Channel reports a 70% chance of rain today and 80% on Saturday. The current radar shows a big blob of green heading towards Rockingham.
Modified Schedule: NASCAR has revised today’s schedule as follows (all times ET) — 2:00 – 3:00 Winston Cup Practice, 3:05 – BGN qualifying, 4:15 – Winston Cup Qualifying, immediately following Cup qualifying will be 45 minutes of BGN Happy Hour.(unless it rains again)(BGN Racing.com)(2-21-2003)