While Kyle and Samantha Busch tried to figure out a way to work in a workout, food and television were more likely outlets in the garage.

Furniture Row Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. snacked on tacos and watched a movie. Kyle Larson went to Ricky Stenhouse Jr.‘s motorcoach to watch supercross and Formula One races with Stenhouse and Danica Patrick.

"I’m eating a big tray of leftover nachos," said JTG Daugherty Racing’s AJ Allmendinger, who said he was trying to stay patient, but especially eager to get on track this weekend.

"It is what it is, and we just have wait it out," said Allmendinger, who’s coming off a pair of top-11 finishes.

"The hardest thing for us was we struggled yesterday (in qualifying), just didn’t have the speed and now the track conditions are completely different so we want to see what we have."

Driver Kevin Harvick‘s wife DeLana put their young son Keelan down for a nap and then went on Twitter to answer fans’ questions. She disclosed Keelan’s favorite music (hip hop) and revealed Kevin’s go-to pre-race meal (fish, veggies and sweet potato).

Jamie McMurray says his wife and two young children didn’t make the trip to Texas because they saw the weather forecast of rain.

"With me how I spend the time depends on whether my family is with me," said McMurray, who said spent time Sunday eating lunch and watching the morning’s Formula One race he recorded.

"Today, I’m watching the radar and trying to figure out when the race is going to start. Really important to eat because the race is so long.

"It’s different for everybody, but I really like the structure of waking up and knowing when your first appearance is and the driver meeting and then coming back and having lunch. I like the structure and during the rain delay you don’t really know.

"I’m just looking at the radar trying to figure out how long it will take to dry the track and when we can get out there."

"Part of the most frustrating part of the weather is looking at it and knowing a week ahead of time there’s 100 percent or 70 percent chance that the weather is coming. It’s hard on the teams because those guys get up so early for the track, they don’t have anywhere to relax and it’s tough on the teams.

"You have two hours or more to sit around and then still four hours of racing after that, It’s a long day."

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While Kyle and Samantha Busch tried to figure out a way to work in a workout, food and television were more likely outlets in the garage.

Furniture Row Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. snacked on tacos and watched a movie. Kyle Larson went to Ricky Stenhouse Jr.‘s motorcoach to watch supercross and Formula One races with Stenhouse and Danica Patrick.

"I’m eating a big tray of leftover nachos," said JTG Daugherty Racing’s AJ Allmendinger, who said he was trying to stay patient, but especially eager to get on track this weekend.

"It is what it is, and we just have wait it out," said Allmendinger, who’s coming off a pair of top-11 finishes.

"The hardest thing for us was we struggled yesterday (in qualifying), just didn’t have the speed and now the track conditions are completely different so we want to see what we have."

Driver Kevin Harvick‘s wife DeLana put their young son Keelan down for a nap and then went on Twitter to answer fans’ questions. She disclosed Keelan’s favorite music (hip hop) and revealed Kevin’s go-to pre-race meal (fish, veggies and sweet potato).

Jamie McMurray says his wife and two young children didn’t make the trip to Texas because they saw the weather forecast of rain.

"With me how I spend the time depends on whether my family is with me," said McMurray, who said spent time Sunday eating lunch and watching the morning’s Formula One race he recorded.

"Today, I’m watching the radar and trying to figure out when the race is going to start. Really important to eat because the race is so long.

"It’s different for everybody, but I really like the structure of waking up and knowing when your first appearance is and the driver meeting and then coming back and having lunch. I like the structure and during the rain delay you don’t really know.

"I’m just looking at the radar trying to figure out how long it will take to dry the track and when we can get out there."

"Part of the most frustrating part of the weather is looking at it and knowing a week ahead of time there’s 100 percent or 70 percent chance that the weather is coming. It’s hard on the teams because those guys get up so early for the track, they don’t have anywhere to relax and it’s tough on the teams.

"You have two hours or more to sit around and then still four hours of racing after that, It’s a long day."

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"I’ve never seen the Air Titans perform, never seen one before this weekend," Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage told NASCAR.com. "Just good to have 14 different devices to dry the track instead of seven or eight jet trucks. That alone should dry it in half the time it took before."

Supplementing the next generation of drying technology will be 11 Air Titans and six jet trucks. In a statement Sunday morning, the track said, "Given the track-drying equipment, an expected break in the weather and that Texas Motor Speedway has lights, all efforts will be made to get in the race today."



"At the current time, the only cancellations have been the No Limits Garage Party presented by WinStar World Casino & Resort scheduled for the Nationwide Series garage, Racing with Faith and an outdoor tweet-up with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Clint Bowyer."



"You just play the hand dealt you, and right now, we’re two and a half hours from race time," Gossage said. "We could get it dry. Right now the goal is 2 o’clock (Central Time), and when that comes and goes, 2:01 and then 2:02 and so forth."

The track also noted that fans at the facility can get the latest updates from its Big Hoss TV, the world’s largest high-definition LED video board.

"It is another resource and if you have any dangerous weather this is a good way to communicate with people," Gossage said. "That’s a big element of having those boards. You can keep your fans safe in the event of really dangerous weather."

Alluding to the rainy weather in a pre-race news conference, Larry the Cable Guy said, "Sorry about the weather. It’ll be a fun race on Tuesday when we get going." A race between the comedian and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman was canceled due to the weather.



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