Rain did more than wash out Sprint Cup qualifying on Friday. It caused a restructuring of Saturday’s schedule, and Nationwide Series qualifying also was lost in the shuffle.
Setting the NNS field according to last year’s owner points left Las Vegas driver Brendan Gaughan on the outside looking in. Rather than try to negotiate a ride in another car, Gaughan preferred to look ahead to his next scheduled NNS start, at Fontana, Calif.
“It’ll be OK, bud,” Gaughan posted on his Twitter account in response to a fan’s query. “We go kick some butt in Fontana instead.
The day wasn’t a total loss, however. Gaughan, a bench warmer for the Georgetown basketball team during his college days, watched his beloved Hoyas trounce Syracuse 61-39 in Austin Dillon’s transporter.
“Bummed I’m not racing today, but thanks @dstockman3 (Danny Stockman, Dillon’s crew chief) for letting me watch my @GeorgetownHoops game in the trailer!” Gaughan posted after the game.
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