Saturday night's scheduled Bank of America 500at Charlotte Motor Speedway has been postponed to Sunday due to inclement weather. It's the second consecutive year the opening race in the Round of 12 was pushed back a day because of rain.
The decision was made after rain pelted the track and surrounding area all day Saturday as the outer bands of Hurricane Matthew made their way through. Weather forecasts varied initially, with some calling for rain to end around 5 p.m. and others projecting precipitation into the night.
Sunday will now serve as a doubleheader, putting on two races the same day on the same track for the second consecutive week.
The Sprint Cup Series race goes green at noon ET, with TV coverage simulcast on NBC and NBCSN, and radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. The XFINITY Series race would follow, with a projected start time of 4:30 p.m. ET. It will be broadcast on NBCSN with radio coverage on PRN SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
The Sprint Cup Series cars have one practice session and qualifying in the books at Charlotte. All events Friday were wiped out due to weather, which were two Sprint Cup Series practices andXFINITY Series qualifying.
Chase driver Kevin Harvick will start on the Coors Light Pole on Sunday afternoon with Alex Bowman, filling in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Chevrolet, starts second. Chase Elliott will start third, with Kyle Busch and Tony Stewartcompleting the top five.
- NASCAR
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