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We Got Us a Lazy River – NASCAR Fans Blown Away by Unreal Scenes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Published 07/27/2022, 3:10 PM EDTBy Sep 26, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Blaney (12) leads driver Kyle Larson (5) during the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Quite recently, the Las Vegas Motor Speedway witnessed some unusual scenes ahead of the NASCAR race in October. As it turns out, the Las Vegas area was witnessing heavy rainfall. The rain was so heavy that there was a fair bit of flooding and some of it affected the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad It was practically a river, and the speedway’s social media account cheekily asked F1 tire supplier Pirelli for rain tires. View this post on Instagram ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Of course, once the fans witnessed the crazy scenes, they were quick to react. A lot of the reactions cycled between being relieved that there was rain, to people thinking that the Vegas desert weather was just plain mad. WATCH THIS STORY: However, there were a fair number of people who were cracking jokes about going swimming. What did NASCAR fans say about Las Vegas Motor Speedway flooding
There were responses like, “Naw, get us some beer & Tubes and we got us a lazy river”, “Boat racing?” and “Nah you won’t need any tires for that, you need a boat”. Others said, “This actually makes me so happy! We are so desperate for rain!!” and “Wow! Could you send that to California please.”Sep 26, 2021; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin (11) leads driver Tyler Reddick (8) driver Kevin Harvick (4) driver Martin Truex Jr. (19) and driver Joey Logano (22) during the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports Courtesy Reuters Some responses read, “Floods in July snow in march. The dessert is a crazy place!” ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad A few fans even joked, “Better get them “Flood Tires” cuz its beyond the need for “rain” tires!” A fair number of people even reminisced when similar conditions occurred during the race weekend they attended, “Wow!!! I remember being there during race weekend when it did that!” Finally, a response read, “Damn out of all the places to huh, Vegas desert is crazy.” ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad The NASCAR Cup drivers will head to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway later this year. Hopefully, by then, the weather will not be so wonky. SHARE THIS ARTICLE
ADVERTISEMENT Dhruv George 13537 articlesDhruv George is a senior Motorsports author for EssentiallySports, having authored nearly 12000 articles spanning different sports like F1, NASCAR, Tennis, NFL, and eSports. He graduated with a PG Diploma in Journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications. Dhruv has also conducted interviews with F1 driver Pierre Gasly and Moto2 rider Tony Arbolino.Please enable JavaScript to view the ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT EDITORS' PICK
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