{"id":51910,"date":"2018-05-21T14:07:31","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T21:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=51910"},"modified":"2018-05-21T14:07:31","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T21:07:31","slug":"this-week-in-motorsports-138","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-138\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Motorsports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stay Tuned for Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals Conclusion\u2026<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"51914\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-138\/nhra-heartland-nationals-postponed_feature-image-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NHRA-Heartland-Nationals-Postponed_Feature-Image-min.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1800,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NHRA Heartland Nationals Postponed_Feature Image-min\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NHRA-Heartland-Nationals-Postponed_Feature-Image-min-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NHRA-Heartland-Nationals-Postponed_Feature-Image-min-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-51914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NHRA-Heartland-Nationals-Postponed_Feature-Image-min-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"NHRA Potsponed\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NHRA-Heartland-Nationals-Postponed_Feature-Image-min-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NHRA-Heartland-Nationals-Postponed_Feature-Image-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NHRA-Heartland-Nationals-Postponed_Feature-Image-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NHRA-Heartland-Nationals-Postponed_Feature-Image-min.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>Thanks to a little help from Mother Nature, the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series eliminations for the 30th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals have been postponed to a Manic Monday conclusion. Following an eight-hour rain delay and cooling weather late in the day on Sunday, competitors like No. 1 Funny Car qualifier and current points leader, Courtney Force will have to wait until Monday to find out if they will earn their latest Wally.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Outlaw Invasion Postponed<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51915\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"51915\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-138\/outlaw-invasion-postponed-feature-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Outlaw-Invasion-Postponed-Feature-min.png\" data-orig-size=\"1000,615\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Outlaw Invasion-Postponed-Feature-min\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Outlaw-Invasion-Postponed-Feature-min-300x185.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Outlaw-Invasion-Postponed-Feature-min.png\" class=\"wp-image-51915 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Outlaw-Invasion-Postponed-Feature-min.png\" alt=\"World of Outlaws Postponed\" width=\"1000\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Outlaw-Invasion-Postponed-Feature-min.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Outlaw-Invasion-Postponed-Feature-min-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Outlaw-Invasion-Postponed-Feature-min-768x472.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy of World of Outlaws Late Models<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Like many motorsports events this weekend, the World of Outlaws Craftsman\u00ae Late Model Series Outlaw Invasion at Atomic Speedway has been postponed due to inclement weather. Thanks to persistent rain throughout the weekend, Series officials and Atomic Speedway staff were forced to move this event to the fall (Sept. 28-29) of 2018. This rescheduling places this dirt racing doubleheader within the home stretch of the run of the highly anticipated 2018 championship battle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to the weather, we are now looking forward to a huge weekend in the fall with title implications on the line that will create an incredible atmosphere on Atomic\u2019s high-banks,\u201d said Series Director Matt Curl.<\/p>\n<p>While this event will have to wait, champions from the World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series will continue their battle at both 411 Motor and Volunteer Speedway, for a $10,000-to-win doubleheader weekend, June 1-2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"51916\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-138\/unnamed-1-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/unnamed-1-min.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/unnamed-1-min.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/unnamed-1-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/unnamed-1-min-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamjegs.com\/content\/jegscom-driver-troy-coughlin-jr-wins-cavalcade-stars-drag-race-home-state\">JEGS.com driver Troy Coughlin Jr. wins Cavalcade of Stars drag race in home state<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"51913\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/this-week-in-motorsports-138\/32978826_10155928787219093_1369949324514951168_o-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/32978826_10155928787219093_1369949324514951168_o-min.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1050,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lucas Oil Off Road Estero Beach 2018\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/32978826_10155928787219093_1369949324514951168_o-min-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/32978826_10155928787219093_1369949324514951168_o-min-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-51913\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=ms.c.eJxllEduBDAMA38USLZV~_P~_PLZBcssMroUJSJSOrdHZ2Tih0f~%3BIfUu8b2Xst5gDZI2TNFWL6LpHX34ji3ccY61Xks~%3B3I0LLmNRlWUOnQDZ0i505DzMNqqzPopbtEHmO22X2KroraFbKYImc1Z7HLuSvMjaGutm3pZGUt56V5D5zb~%3BFlTEUmlV6xTS8Q5NzkPuyszrc6yezVjZAzJeXsOHRtuQg~%3Bd6LWsw0sR567Ia4jtatvlbjHrWB1OR9GGHHKeX4~_~_ENncgzu~%3Btoe95piITFj34L1PFOcersKQy9~_i5G9ZQyapfS~%3B5dNrPfNCutI3S3~_~%3B9AEWGMTk~-.bps.a.10155928786139093.1073741908.79918439092&amp;type=3\">Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series Photos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LucasOilOffRoadRacingSeries\/\">Results from May 18-19, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"51885\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wild-night-at-nascars-all-star-race-in-charlotte\/the-wreck2-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Wreck2-min.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1197,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The-Wreck2-min\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Wreck2-min-300x201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Wreck2-min-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-51885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Wreck2-min-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"NASCAR All-Star Race 2018\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Wreck2-min-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Wreck2-min-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Wreck2-min-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/The-Wreck2-min.jpg 1197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/2018\/05\/21\/wild-night-at-nascars-all-star-race-in-charlotte\/\">NASCAR All-Star Race in Charlotte is Full of Penalties and Near Misses<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Your weekly source for all things Motorsports.  This week we&#8217;ve got rain outs, All Stars, and off-roading.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":51912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3470,5029,22],"tags":[5972,5945,5971,127,7,958,2266,166],"class_list":["post-51910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-racing","category-event-coverage","tag-cavalcade-of-stars","tag-force","tag-lucas-oil-off-roading","tag-nascar","tag-nhra","tag-this-week-in-motorsports","tag-twim","tag-world-of-outlaws"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/NHRA-Courtney-Force-2018.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-dvg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51910"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51917,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51910\/revisions\/51917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}