{"id":448768,"date":"2026-02-02T07:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/448768\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T07:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T07:54:12","slug":"nascars-clash-postponed-to-wednesday-due-to-historic-snowfall-in-north-carolina-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/448768\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR\u2019s Clash postponed to Wednesday due to historic snowfall in North Carolina \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WINSTON, SALEM, N.C. (AP) \u2014 A bomb cyclone over North Carolina forced NASCAR to push its preseason exhibition to Wednesday night because the snow-covered roads are too dangerous for teams and fans to get to historic Bowman-Gray Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The Clash had been scheduled to run Sunday night and has now been postponed twice, with a schedule adjustment, because of the intense snowfall that blanketed the area. NASCAR first condensed the race into a one-day, Sunday-only show, then pushed the race to Monday.<\/p>\n<p>NASCAR said Sunday it was moving it to Wednesday evening \u201cdue to the impacts of historic winter weather across the North Carolina region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88a8bd8094f97566552d140874797875862aadb963118ed6dc8f1b9592751557.jpg\" data-pswp- data-pswp-width=\"1024\" data-pswp-height=\"682\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/88a8bd8094f97566552d140874797875862aadb963118ed6dc8f1b9592751557.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - Cars race during the Busch Light Clash NASCAR exhibition auto race at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Feb. 3, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Mark J. Terrill, File)\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFILE &#8211; Cars race during the Busch Light Clash NASCAR exhibition auto race at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Feb. 3, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Mark J. Terrill, File)<\/p>\n<p>The race is now scheduled to run one week before qualifying for the Daytona 500, at Daytona International Speedway, where The Clash was held from 1979 through 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The Clash went to a temporary track inside the Los Angeles Memorial Stadium for three seasons, then moved to its grassroots anchor at Bowman Gray last year.<\/p>\n<p>Its first year was a success but the second running has been interrupted by the bomb cyclone, known to meteorologists as an intense, rapidly strengthening weather system. It contributed to nearly a foot (30 centimeters) of snow in and around Charlotte, North Carolina\u2019s largest city and home base for the majority of the NASCAR teams.<\/p>\n<p>The snowfall represented a top-five snow event all time in Charlotte, said Peter Mullinax, a meteorologist with weather prediction center in College Park, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tThe Warm-Up<\/p>\n<p class=\"frequency\">Winnipeg Jets Game Days<\/p>\n<p>On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. 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