Weather delays have become a recent theme of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, with rain and lightning wiping out qualifying and either postponing or delaying races at multiple tracks. The weather this weekend has once again required a change to the NASCAR schedule.
As reported by Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports, the NASCAR race tomorrow at Pocono Raceway has been moved up two ours due to weather. The Great American Getaway 400 will now take place at 1:00 PM ET.
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Pocono Raceway confirmed the news, releasing a revised schedule for the fans ahead of Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 for the Cup Series. While it’s rare for a race to be moved up two hours, Pockrass noted that there’s added flexibility with the scheduling because the NASCAR race tomorrow is on Amazon Prime Video.
It’s a smart call by NASCAR. Sunday’s forecast at Long Pond calls for scattered thunderstorms with moderately-high humidity. With lightning expected to be in the area in the late afternoon, moving Sunday’s race up two hours could help it avoid a weather delay for lightning in the final stage.
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Fortunately, Sunday is the only day with weather impacting the racing. Practice, qualifying and Saturday afternoon’s O’Reilly Auto Parts race at Pocono remain as scheduled with no rain or lightning in the forecast. Likewise, practice and qualifying for the Cup Series is unaffected by weather.
Sunday’s race ending earlier also means that teams will have additional time to load up their haulers and make the cross-country trip to San Diego for next weekend’s historic race at Naval Base Coronado.
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