Responding to concerns over photos posted on the internet, The NHRA today posted a news piece on their website, NHRA.com, stating the upcoming Ford Fun Weekend had been postponed to allow the new surface to fully cure.

The entire track surface – concrete and asphalt -- was replaced over the winter, in preparation for the NHRA Southern Nationals later this month.

NHRA said Internet photo misleading

Responding to concerns over photos posted on the internet, The NHRA today posted a news piece on their website, NHRA.com, stating the upcoming Ford Fun Weekend had been postponed to allow the new surface to fully cure.

The entire track surface – concrete and asphalt -- was replaced over the winter, in preparation for the NHRA Southern Nationals later this month.

According to the NHRA, when the new surfaces are poured in cold weather, a gap is left to allow for expansion during warmer months. The published photo was reportedly taken before traditional expansion filler material was added.

In addition, smoothing of a small bump and the replacement of a patch measuring roughly 15 feet wide by 100 feet long next to the guard wall, led to the need to postpone the Ford Fun Weekend.

Failure to meet the minimum specification for thickness was the reason for the patch.

The questionable photo can be found at Nitromater.