By Jeremy Fox
Marshalltown, Iowa (April 18th, 2013) – For the second week in a row early and mid week rain would force speedway officials to cancel the races.
Marshalltown Speedway will now begin track points next Friday Night April 26th with Kruse Family Night.
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So how common are rain outs at the Marshalltown Speedway well since 2002 here the the notes:
Rain Outs/Scheduled Events Since 2002
Year Rain Outs Scheduled Events % of RO
2002 1 22 4.55
2003 4 22 18.18
2004 2 24 8.33
2005 3 24 12.5
2006 1 26 3.85
2007 5 27 18.52
2008 6 27 22.22
2009 5 29 17.24
2010 5 28 17.86
2011 5 27 18.52
2012 5 26 19.23
2013 2 3* 66.7
Total 44 285 15.44
That Means we have an 84.56 % chance of Racing since 2002!
* means that only counts the events scheduled to this week and not the entire season so that number will defintely change
The Month with the most rain outs in Marshalltown Speedway History since 2002 is the month of April with the most rain outs of 3 coming in 2008 and only 3 years with no rain out in April (2004, 2006 and 2009).
Races and Rain Outs in April
Year Rain Outs Scheduled Events % of RO
2002 1 4 25.0
2003 2 4 50.0
2004 0 5 0.0
2005 1 5 20.0
2006 0 4 0.0
2007 2 5 40.0
2008 3 4 75.0
2009 0 4 0.0
2010 2 5 40.0
2011 2 5 40.0
2012 2 4 50.0
2013 2 3* 66.7
Total 17 52 32.69
* means that only counts the events scheduled to this week and not the entire month of April!
That Means we have an 67.31 % chance of Racing in the month of April since 2002.......staying positive we could be racing Next Friday Night
