NASCAR’s no stranger to shaking up its schedule, but when things go sideways, the fallout can be legendary. Take the 2012 Daytona 500, pushed to Monday for the first time ever because of relentless rain. Then, Juan Pablo Montoya slammed into a jet dryer, sparking a massive fireball and a multi-hour delay. It was pure chaos, a surreal moment etched in NASCAR history that led to new safety rules, like mandating fire suits and helmets for jet-dryer crews. That one still gets talked about at every tailgate.

Then there’s the 2023 Chicago Street Race, a bold idea drowned by up to nine inches of rain. Flooding, power outages, canceled concerts, a shortened Cup race, and a scrapped Xfinity event turned it into a logistical nightmare. One Reddit fan nailed it, “We came close to missing a good rac

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