{"id":6245,"date":"2024-03-23T19:12:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T23:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/?p=6245"},"modified":"2024-03-23T21:49:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T01:49:51","slug":"heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Showers On Friday, Saturday Cancels Volusia Opening Night Special"},"content":{"rendered":"

Due to previous rains on Friday night and a cell of precipitation affecting Volusia Speedway Park before racing commenced on Saturday, track officials made the decision to cancel Saturday\u2019s Opening Night Special.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through further evaluation of the track state and weather, officials determined that the continuous rains on Friday and Saturday impacted the track area, leading to the night\u2019s cancelation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those who already purchased tickets, parking, and\/or a pit band will be able to use them for another event at Volusia Speedway Park.<\/p>\n

Next on the Volusia Speedway Park racing schedule is the first race of the Month of Money on Saturday, April 13. The night will feature the 604 Late Models, DIRTcar UMP Modifieds, 3\/4 Modifieds, and the reintroduction of the Crown Vic\u2019s to the facility. Pit Gates and Grandstand Gates will open at 4:00 p.m. EST, with Hot Laps beginning at 6:00 p.m. EST.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t make it to the track, watch the action live on <\/span>DIRTVision \u2013 available either online or through the DIRTVision app<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

For the latest on Volusia Speedway Park, follow on social media through Facebook, X, or Instagram, and at<\/span> VolusiaSpeedwayPark.com<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Due to previous rains on Friday night and a cell of precipitation affecting Volusia Speedway Park before racing commenced on Saturday, track officials made the decision to cancel Saturday\u2019s Opening Night Special. Through further evaluation of the track state and weather, officials determined that the continuous rains on Friday and Saturday impacted the track area, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":6241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[265,16],"class_list":["post-6245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cancellation","tag-rainout"],"yoast_head":"\nHeavy Showers On Friday, Saturday Cancels Volusia Opening Night Special - Volusia Speedway Park<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Heavy Showers On Friday, Saturday Cancels Volusia Opening Night Special\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Due to previous rains on Friday night and a cell of precipitation affecting Volusia Speedway Park before racing commenced on Saturday, track officials made the decision to cancel Saturday\u2019s Opening Night Special. Through further evaluation of the track state and weather, officials determined that the continuous rains on Friday and Saturday impacted the track area, ... Read more\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Volusia Speedway Park\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/volusiaspeedway\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-23T23:12:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-24T01:49:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/21122354\/VolusiaRain.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1172\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Matt Skipper\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@VolusiaSpeedway\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@VolusiaSpeedway\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Matt Skipper\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Matt Skipper\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#\/schema\/person\/600cd0042b6b1e6bf23f5eff1dbda074\"},\"headline\":\"Heavy Showers On Friday, Saturday Cancels Volusia Opening Night Special\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-23T23:12:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-24T01:49:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/\"},\"wordCount\":200,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/21122354\/VolusiaRain.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"cancellation\",\"rainout\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/\",\"name\":\"Heavy Showers On Friday, Saturday Cancels Volusia Opening Night Special - Volusia Speedway Park\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/21122354\/VolusiaRain.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-23T23:12:33+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-24T01:49:51+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/21122354\/VolusiaRain.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/21122354\/VolusiaRain.jpg\",\"width\":1172,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"Volusia Rainout\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Heavy Showers On Friday, Saturday Cancels Volusia Opening Night Special\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/\",\"name\":\"Volusia Speedway Park\",\"description\":\"The Worlds Fastest Half Mile\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Volusia Speedway Park\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/30123745\/VolusiaSpeedwayPark.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/30123745\/VolusiaSpeedwayPark.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"Volusia Speedway Park\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/volusiaspeedway\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/VolusiaSpeedway\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#\/schema\/person\/600cd0042b6b1e6bf23f5eff1dbda074\",\"name\":\"Matt Skipper\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/author\/mskipper\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/author\/mskipper\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Heavy Showers On Friday, Saturday Cancels Volusia Opening Night Special - Volusia Speedway Park","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Heavy Showers On Friday, Saturday Cancels Volusia Opening Night Special","og_description":"Due to previous rains on Friday night and a cell of precipitation affecting Volusia Speedway Park before racing commenced on Saturday, track officials made the decision to cancel Saturday\u2019s Opening Night Special. Through further evaluation of the track state and weather, officials determined that the continuous rains on Friday and Saturday impacted the track area, ... Read more","og_url":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/","og_site_name":"Volusia Speedway Park","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/volusiaspeedway","article_published_time":"2024-03-23T23:12:33+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-03-24T01:49:51+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1172,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/21122354\/VolusiaRain.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Matt Skipper","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@VolusiaSpeedway","twitter_site":"@VolusiaSpeedway","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Matt Skipper","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/"},"author":{"name":"Matt Skipper","@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#\/schema\/person\/600cd0042b6b1e6bf23f5eff1dbda074"},"headline":"Heavy Showers On Friday, Saturday Cancels Volusia Opening Night Special","datePublished":"2024-03-23T23:12:33+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-24T01:49:51+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/"},"wordCount":200,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/21122354\/VolusiaRain.jpg","keywords":["cancellation","rainout"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/","url":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/","name":"Heavy Showers On Friday, Saturday Cancels Volusia Opening Night Special - Volusia Speedway Park","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/21122354\/VolusiaRain.jpg","datePublished":"2024-03-23T23:12:33+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-24T01:49:51+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/21122354\/VolusiaRain.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2024\/03\/21122354\/VolusiaRain.jpg","width":1172,"height":720,"caption":"Volusia Rainout"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/news\/heavy-showers-on-friday-and-saturday-cancels-volusia-opening-night-special\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Heavy Showers On Friday, Saturday Cancels Volusia Opening Night Special"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/","name":"Volusia Speedway Park","description":"The Worlds Fastest Half Mile","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#organization","name":"Volusia Speedway Park","url":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/30123745\/VolusiaSpeedwayPark.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.dirtcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2019\/12\/30123745\/VolusiaSpeedwayPark.png","width":500,"height":250,"caption":"Volusia Speedway Park"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/volusiaspeedway","https:\/\/x.com\/VolusiaSpeedway"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/#\/schema\/person\/600cd0042b6b1e6bf23f5eff1dbda074","name":"Matt Skipper","sameAs":["https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/author\/mskipper\/"],"url":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/author\/mskipper\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6245"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6250,"href":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6245\/revisions\/6250"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/volusiaspeedwaypark.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}