UPDATE: The realization of having a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session occur on race day seems imminent. Exploring the race weekend schedules for 2017, CATCHFENCE.com found the Jun. 11 Pocono 400 race from Pocono Raceway is scheduled to host qualifying at 12:10pm with an anticipated green flag less than three hours later at 3:00pm Furthermore, practice for NASCAR’s top series is not scheduled to begin until Sat., Jun. 10. The proposed schedule change is listed through NASCAR’s mobile app. A NASCAR spokesperson could not confirm the new schedule alignment, but expressed that the series’ schedules are often influx and are subject to change.(Catchfence)(1-31-2017)
NASCAR looking at shorter weekend schedules? UPDATE:
UPDATE: The realization of having a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session occur on race day seems imminent. Exploring the race weekend schedules for 2017, CATCHFENCE.com found the Jun. 11 Pocono 400 race from Pocono Raceway is scheduled to host qualifying at 12:10pm with an anticipated green flag less than three hours later at 3:00pm Furthermore, practice for NASCAR’s top series is not scheduled to begin until Sat., Jun. 10. The proposed schedule change is listed through NASCAR’s mobile app. A NASCAR spokesperson could not confirm the new schedule alignment, but expressed that the series’ schedules are often influx and are subject to change.(Catchfence)(1-31-2017)