Rain moves all Richmond track activity to Sunday (cont'd)

Carl Edwards said he appreciated the fact that NASCAR did not delay in making the call.

"It's kind of neat knowing," Edwards said. "In a way I'm kind of glad NASCAR did it this way, so that we aren't just waiting around for it to dry out. We know when we're racing, and I think that will be cool."

Hunter said he could not recall another time in NASCAR history when officials postponed a Cup event so far in advance due to weather.

"I can't recall another incident where we went out this far," Hunter said. "Our position is usually to do everything in our power to get the events in as scheduled. But I think there were some mitigating circumstances with this, particularly when you get to the amount of high winds that are forecast for here, as well as the rain that's forecast for here.

"The emergency officials in the state and locally are telling us that there are going to be some high winds [Friday] night into [Saturday] morning that could knock down power lines, knock down trees, knock limbs into the road. We just felt this was the right thing to do."

The postponement left drivers wondering what to do on the sudden day off. Some were looking for a flight back to their homes around metro Charlotte. Sprint Cup points leader Kyle Busch was thinking about heading to the quarter-mile track in Newport, Tenn., where his Late Model team is scheduled to compete. "I've got a backup car in the trailer," Busch said. "We might roll it out."

Jimmie Johnson, who is third in points behind Busch and Edwards, added with a smile: "I'll try to find a ride home if I can. If not, I guess I'll sit around in my motorhome and be lazy and watch golf carts float by or fly by during the night."

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