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NASCAR facing a bizarre weather trend that almost seems fake
Unusual weather patterns are threatening NASCAR's race schedule and safety, according to reporting that has sparked theories about whether the trend is genuinely bizarre or merely unusual.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on this story, from The Five O'Clock at 5:06 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Beyond the Flag's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by Beyond the Flag: “NASCAR facing a bizarre weather trend that almost seems fake”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 5:06 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
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- Beyond the FlagNASCAR facing a bizarre weather trend that almost seems fake
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThis is BBN Investigates. Tonight, a question that has divided garages, grandstands and at least one very damp pit crew: is NASCAR's weather real?

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have covered cover-ups on four continents, Hank. None of them involved a rain delay, and that is exactly what troubles me.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI have charts. They prove nothing, but they are very large, and I brought them anyway.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorStart with the facts, Gloria.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorExhibit one. Beyond the Flag reports NASCAR is facing a weather trend so bizarre that it almost seems fake.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAlmost. Remember that word, because it is doing a lot of work for them.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe report says unusual patterns now threaten both the schedule and the safety of the races. That is the document. I have read it twice.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwice. For a weather story.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWeather does not simply happen, Hank. Somebody always benefits. Follow the umbrellas.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHere is my timeline. Sunny, cloudy, rain, sunny. Notice the pattern? Neither do I, which is the pattern.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat is a chart of weather.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA chart of suspiciously ordinary weather, Hank. The bar for fake has never been lower.
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