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JOHN KEKIS
The Associated Press
Friday, Aug. 08, 2008
Racing in the rain apparently has caught NASCAR's fancy.
A week after Ron Fellows won the rain-shortened Nationwide Series road race in Montreal, NASCAR officials announced that this week's Nationwide event, Saturday's Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen International, will be staged rain or shine.
"The Glen's elevation changes and slight banking in the turns should keep the water from standing and provide the drivers with challenging conditions," Watkins Glen International president Craig Rust said. "But it will certainly keep the racing exciting."
At Circuit Gilles Villeneuve last weekend, the Nationwide Series competed on rain tires in a points race for the first time in the history of any NASCAR series.
There's a 30 percent chance of showers Saturday, and if they do materialize during the race NASCAR will red-flag it to allow teams to switch to wet-weather gear. Officials will continue to monitor the condition of the track and only stop the race if it becomes unsafe.