{
  "id": 13154350,
  "title": "In effort to avoid the rain, NASCAR changes practice and qualifying schedule for Charlotte",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/in-effort-to-avoid-the-rain-nascar-changes-practice-and-qualifying",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T16:22:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/in-effort-to-avoid-the-rain-nascar-changes-practice-and-qualifying-schedule-for-charlotte/10863556/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hurricane Isaias, a Category 3 hurricane, is set to cause rain in Charlotte during the upcoming NASCAR triple-header race weekend. In an effort to avoid rainouts, NASCAR has adjusted the practice and qualifying schedule. Practice for both the Cup and the NASCAR O Reilly Series will now begin two hours earlier than previously scheduled. Practice for the Cup Series starts at 11am EST, followed by qualifying at 12:05pm EST. The NASCAR O Reilly race will also see earlier practice and qualifying times, starting at 8:30am EST and 9:35am EST, respectively. However, widespread rain is expected throughout Saturday morning and into the afternoon, potentially risking the postponement of the NASCAR O Reilly race. The weather is expected to move out of the area by early to mid-Sunday. The current status of the races remains uncertain.",
  "summary": "Hurricane Isaias -- the first hurricane of the entire 2026 Atlantic season -- has grown into a dangerous Category 3. As it moves north after making landfall in the Florida panhandle, it will dump rain in Charlotte during NASCAR's triple-header race weekend. NASCAR has already suffered practice and qualifying rainouts for three of the first five Chase races in the NASCAR Cup Series. In an ... Keep…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "NASCAR TV times, channels for Charlotte, including a Kyle Busch tribute",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/nascar-tv-times-channels-for-charlotte-including-a-kyle-busch-tribute",
        "published": "2026-10-09T09:05:16.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}