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2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race Three Martinsville

The stages are 70-70-110 for this race. It’s cloudy in Martinsville and obviously cold. All of the folks with mics are wearing coats and gloves and some are wearing caps. Looks like a day to be inside warm and toasty. Good to see the trucks back on the track. It’s 43 degrees at the start of the race and the forecast is for snow. There’s precipitation on one of the cameras now.
Ben Rhodes leads the field to green for 250 laps.
Caution on lap 16 for Mike Seneca stopping on the track.
The drops on the camera are more numerous now so NASCAR is keeping them rolling under caution.
On lap 23 of 250 the field is being led down pit road the race is red flagged at 14:18 eastern.
Winston Kelly says its a mix between drizzle and snowflakes. The jet dryers are out.
The covers are going on the trucks with the drivers still inside.
Cup qualifying is now cancelled due to the weather.
MRN is going to affiliates now and are advising them to monitor the station for updates.
The TV crawl says the race has been postponed until Sunday after the Cup race.

NASCAR News:

  1. Qualifying for STP 500 canceled due to rain; Truex Jr. will start from pole position.
  2. The Great NASCAR Qualifying Debacle and How It Just Won’t Matter.
  3. Rare peek into race purses, payouts under charter system.
  4. StarCom Racing Acquires Cassill for Two Races, Replacing Jeffrey Earnhardt.
  5. NASCAR Not Dead Yet But Treatment Is Needed – POPULAR SPEED.
  6. Uh, NASCAR: We Don’t Have All Dang Day.
  7. Why is Jimmie Johnson losing Lowe’s as primary sponsor?.
  8. Ross Chastain: “It makes them mad when we race against them”.
  9. NASCAR’s next trailblazer: Why Daniel Suarez must win more than Danica Patrick.
  10. How to lose $30 million fielding a NASCAR Cup Series team — and go bankrupt, too.
  11. Weather moves Truck race at Martinsville to after Cup event.
  12. Johnson ‘kind of chuckle(s)’ at losing streak theories, says he’ll win again.
  13. Snow may affect NASCAR fans, drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
  14. Without NASCAR ride, Blake Koch devoting energy to helping younger drivers.
  15. Hembree: How snow caused epic havoc at NASCAR race 25 years ago.
  16. Hendrick signs Axalta to 25-race deal through 2022 season.
  17. Former NASCAR frontrunner Carl Edwards not interested in Cup return.
  18. This year’s Brickyard 400 might have the worst NASCAR race name ever.
  19. Pay slumps for Speedway Motorsports bosses amid NASCAR’s continued problems.
  20. Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s famous No. 8 returning to Charlotte track this year.
  21. No. 18 Monster Energy Series team issued penalty for lug-nut violation.
  22. #AskRicky: What’s wrong with Hendrick Motorsports?.
  23. Toyota is redefining NASCAR driver development with Toyota Racing Development program.
  24. George Diaz: Jeff Gordon mulls match race against Darrell Waltrip in Martinsville.
  25. Speed in the pits: Former SCSU star makes move from football to NASCAR.
  26. J. Earnhardt, StarCom split after rough start.
  27. XFINITY: Engine trouble leaves Mike Harmon with his first series last-place finish in three years.
  28. CUP: Against long odds, Kevin Harvick once again avoids first Cup Series last-place finish; Trevor Bayne endures “hardest crash I’ve ever had in my life”.
  29. Busy Dean entertaining customers en route to Myrtle Beach; Nashville next.

Next Race: Dover

GO Trucks!!!!