World Wide Technology Raceway Weather - Madison, IL
NASCAR RaceWeather
Friday, May 31
Mostly Cloudy w/ PM Showers & T-Storms
Low: 57°F
High: 73°F
SE 10-20 mph
Saturday, June 1
Overcast w/ AM Showers & T-Storms
Low: 63°F
High: 70°F
Varying 10-20 mph
Sunday, June 2
Mostly Sunny
Low: 57°F
High: 78°F
Varying 5 mph
45°FForecast Discussion & Updates
Series: Cup/Trucks
Fri May 31 – Mostly Cloudy with PM Showers & Thunderstorms. High around 73°F. Low around 57°F. Southeast 10-20 mph.
Sat Jun 1 – Overcast with Morning Showers & Thunderstorms. High around 70°F. Low around 63°F. Varying 10-20 mph.
NASCAR Trucks Series – Toyota 200 – 1:30 PM
Sun June 2 – Mostly Sunny. High around 78°F. Low around 57°F. Varying 5 mph.
NASCAR Cup Series – Enjoy Illinois 300 – 3:30 PM
Summary: On Friday, a strong surface high-pressure system will dominate in the midwest during the beginning of the day. An upper-level shortwave trough will develop throughout the day over the great plains, forming a weak surface low-pressure system in Oklahoma which slowly moves Northeast throughout the day. Surface convergence and upper-level divergence could lead to precipitation later in the day on Friday into Saturday morning. On Saturday, the low-pressure system will continue to move to the Northeast. Timing varies with current model runs, and will continue to vary based on how quickly the shortwave trough moves eastward, but the low-pressure system should move out of the region by the afternoon. Showers are likely until the system passes. On Sunday, zonal flow throughout the atmosphere will dominate as a weak high-pressure system forms in the mid-west, bringing calm weather.
All times in EDT
Updated: May 29, 2024 7:00 PM EDT
Chief Meteorologist Aaron Studwell, Ph.D.
Staff Meteorologists Connor Baldwin, Aaron Gosch, Chase Haralson, & Elizabeth Ohlemacher
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World Wide Technology Raceway (formerly Gateway International Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park) is a motorsport racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a 1.250 mi (2.012 km) oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the NTT IndyCar Series, a 2.000-mile (3.219 km) infield road course used by SpeedTour TransAm, SCCA, and Porsche Club of America, a quarter-mile NHRA-sanctioned drag strip that hosts the annual NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Midwest Nationals event, and the Kartplex, a state-of-the-art karting facility.
The first major event held at the facility was the CART Series on Saturday May 24, 1997, the day before the Indy Racing League’s Indianapolis 500. Rather than scheduling a race directly opposite the Indy 500 (as they had done in 1996 with the U.S. 500), CART scheduled Gateway the day before to serve as their Memorial Day weekend open-wheel alternative without direct conflict. For 2000, the race was moved to the fall. In 2001, it was dropped from the CART series schedule, and switched alliances to the Indy Racing League. After mediocre attendance, the event was dropped altogether after 2003. It was later re-added to the schedule for 2017.
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