UPDATE: The Truck and Cup races have been postponed. The Truck race will resume at 11 a.m. ET Monday. The Cup race will follow at 2 p.m. ET Monday. Both races will air on Fox Sports 1, Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The last Cup race to be postponed by snow was Atlanta in 1993.
Snow blanketed Martinsville Speedway on Saturday night, less than 24 hours before the Cup Series runs the STP 500.
Snow was falling Saturday night and expected to do so through the early hours of Sunday. The National Weather Service’s forecast called for the Martinsville area to receive 2-4 inches Saturday.
Ryan Blaney’s spotter, Josh Williams, provided video of the scene Saturday night:
Glad the weather outlook is better for tomorrow @MartinsvilleSwy ! pic.twitter.com/jMrK6cY6F5
— Luke Lambert (@LukeLambertCC) March 25, 2018
High above @MartinsvilleSwy for the night shift, prepping for tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/r6W273xlJb
— TJ Davenport (@tj_davenport) March 25, 2018
.@MartinsvilleSwy, a half mile of mayhem. Reminds me of the mini-sprint days when I drove on ice. @nationwide88 car might need studs. pic.twitter.com/yr308kt1Ji
— Greg Ives (@Ives_Greg) March 25, 2018
I never thought I’d see this much snow at @MartinsvilleSwy but it is coming a blizzard around here, glad they have lights or I’d never known it!! pic.twitter.com/5OG5q38fbV
— Darrell Waltrip (@AllWaltrip) March 25, 2018
Cold night in Martinsville. Turning white around here pic.twitter.com/lqBQilw8PJ
— Kasey Kahne (@kaseykahne) March 25, 2018
.@nationwide88 @Hendrick88Team car is all loaded up after tech and ready for the race. Teams were able to put the cars in the truck to prevent any issues. pic.twitter.com/CYRm4gUfLk
— Greg Ives (@Ives_Greg) March 25, 2018
Had to get up top to clean satellite off for @KyleLarsonRacin and i to watch @SupercrossLIVE anyone else’s need cleaned off small price kyle and i will get it done pic.twitter.com/OmQnr7Iwhk
— Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (@StenhouseJr) March 25, 2018