Posted by Wayne G. Barber
The Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway has been postponed due to rain and will run Sunday, August 21 at 1:00pm/et. The race will be televised on CNBC (NOT NBCSN, check local listings).
The race will resume where it stopped: lapped 48.
AND Bristol Motor Speedway teased its race fans with a brief taste of side-by-side action on Saturday night, before persistent storms halted the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race after 48 laps and forced postponement of the finish until Sunday afternoon. The race will resume at 1:00pm/et Sunday and will be broadcast on CNBC.
#19-Carl Edwards led the field to green on Saturday but surrendered the top spot to Joe Gibbs Racing teammate #11-Denny Hamlin on the opening lap, as Hamlin sped around the outside through the first two corners. Before the first of two heavy storms hit on Lap 38 and forced the cars to pit road, Hamlin, Sunoco Rookie of the Year points leader #24-Chase Elliott and #18-Kyle Busch all had spent time at the front of the field. Busch passed Elliott for the lead on Lap 23, as drivers were able to find speed in both the inside and outside lanes of the .533-mile high-banked concrete short track. After a red-flag period of 1 hour, 24 minutes, 4 seconds, during which track drying was completed, Busch led the field for 10 more laps under caution, but another hard rain hit the track before the race could restart. That left 452 laps still to be completed when the race resumes on Sunday. Source: (NASCAR Wire Service)
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