Sat, 10 Apr 2010, 02:04 PM Rain Ends, Track Drying Starts

By Larry Sullivan

BAYTOWN, Texas - 1 p.m. - The rain has stopped and track drying is once again under way. This time around, weather radar shows the weather pattern that was spawning rain cells southwest of Houston has moved to the east and the storm track is now passing south of Baytown.

Race officials expect the drying process to take less than two hours and have decided that the delays will not force the Full Throttle teams into a last-chance qualifying scenario. However, the third qualifying session for Pro Modified has been cancelled and their eliminations ladder will be set using Friday's qualifying.

The expected restart time is 2:30 p.m. After the final Competition Eliminator car makes its qualifying run, the Full Throttle drivers will make their third qualifying attempts, followed by the first round of Pro Modified eliminations and the first round of eliminations for Competition Eliminator, then the final round of Full Throttle qualifying.