Michigan is used to getting snow at this time of year.
But Talladega?
Yep, that’s right, NASCAR’s largest racetrack looks like it’s ready to hold a snowmobile race after getting six inches of the white stuff overnight.
And there may a few more inches still to come, according to area weather reports.
It’s part of a large snowstorm that has blanketed much of the south including Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.
Happy Friday! ❄️❄️❄️ pic.twitter.com/ozgmvZWiSL
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) December 8, 2017
IT’S SO BEAUTIFUL. ❄️ pic.twitter.com/jLzBI1AUpn
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) December 8, 2017
❄️ Is it snowing? ❄️ pic.twitter.com/i5NuChLfZk
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) December 8, 2017
Drinking word of the day: snowmobiles. 🍻
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) December 8, 2017
For comparison sake, here’s what ‘Dega looks like during the best of times:
3rd straight year of selling out all infield RV camping. 👍
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TALLADEGA) December 7, 2017
/5 pic.twitter.com/6OgOXW2NqA
Snow also fell north of the Mason-Dixon line, where it’s usual around this time of year at Michigan Speedway.
Ergo:
First snow fall of the season! ❄️ pic.twitter.com/Or7yl7BhfY
— Michigan International Speedway (@MISpeedway) December 7, 2017
It could be one of the first times that Talladega just beat MIS for bragging rights over which track has more snow.
Martinsville Speedway also got some of the white stuff:
It's snowing rather hard. Here are some winter wonderland pics: pic.twitter.com/9dDgHgMHk0
— Martinsville Speedway (@MartinsvilleSwy) December 8, 2017
Atlanta Motor Speedway also got into the holiday spirit with its own snow and took advantage of it by having a #FlashbackFriday from back in 1993.
With all this crazy ❄️ #atlsnow today, figured we'd dedicate our #FlashbackFriday to the 1993 "Blizzard of the Century," when a freak snow storm delayed the Motorcraft 500 for an entire week! ⛄️https://t.co/3riQQB3hGW
— Atlanta Motor Speedway (@ATLMotorSpdwy) December 8, 2017
Yes, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in NASCAR-land.