umer ous ▁practice ▁days , ▁qual ifying ▁days , ▁and ▁race ▁days , ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁have ▁been ▁halt ed , ▁delayed ▁or ▁was hed ▁out ▁due ▁to ▁inc lement ▁weather . ▁Since ▁the ▁cars ▁can ▁not ▁race ▁on ▁a ▁wet ▁or ▁d amp ▁course , ▁ra iny ▁weather ▁( and ▁even ▁ra iny ▁forec asts ) ▁are ▁often ▁des pis ed ▁by ▁fans ▁and ▁compet itors . ▁Track ▁owner ▁Tony ▁H ul man ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁lo athed ▁ra iny ▁weather ▁at ▁the ▁track , ▁qui pping ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁w oke ▁up ▁on ▁race ▁day ▁to ▁ra iny ▁weather ▁he ▁" w ould ▁just ▁assume ▁craw l ▁under ▁the ▁bed ▁and ▁stay ▁there ". ▁Days ▁at ▁the ▁track ▁that ▁feature ▁pl ent iful ▁sun sh ine , ▁warm , ▁pleasant ▁temper atures , ▁and ▁no ▁precip itation , ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁experien cing ▁" T ony ▁H ul man ▁weather ". ▁ ▁Post - race ▁ ▁Vict ory ▁Lane ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁taking ▁the ▁check ered ▁flag , ▁the ▁race ▁winner ▁drives ▁to ▁Vict ory ▁Lane . ▁The ▁celebr ation ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁winner ▁begins ▁with ▁the ▁car ▁being ▁whe e led ▁onto ▁a ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁check ered ▁peri ph ery . ▁The ▁driver ▁is ▁presented ▁with ▁the ▁Borg - W ar ner ▁Tro phy , ▁which ▁is ▁situated ▁behind ▁the ▁car ▁in ▁a ▁prominent ▁location . ▁A ▁fl oral ▁w re ath ▁( cont aining ▁ 3 3 ▁l il ies ▁to ▁comm emor ate