After the second honk from a semi, I decided to drive on the shoulder, reducing the chance of getting rear ended. But there was a lot of debris on the shoulder, the kind of stuff that could puncture a tire. Since I din't have a spare, a flat could potentially put me out of the race. I dodged the tire shreds and rocks for about 6 more miles where we finally came to an exit, There we sat for about 45 minutes waiting for the road to dry off. There was another Drag week car there waiting it out as well.