In effort to avoid the rain, NASCAR changes practice and qualifying schedule for Charlotte

Motorsport photoHurricane 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 effort to avoid this, NASCAR has moved up practice and qualifying for both the Cup and the NASC