An excessive heat warning is in effect until 8 p.m. EDT for Kentucky Speedway due to temperatures near 100 and high humidity. The heat index will once again feel like 105 to 110.
NASCAR Race Day Weather Forecast At Kentucky Speedway 2012: Another Hot Day And Chance Of Storms
Like Friday, where outflow from passing storms caused damage to tents and displays at Kentucky Speedway, there could be a few isolated storms that pop up late in the afternoon and evening. It should be dry, as most of the rain and storms stay north in Indiana and Ohio, but we can’t rule anything out.
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SATURDAY:
6:30 p.m. EDT
Sprint Cup Series Pre-race – Partly sunny, chc. of sct'd T'storm – temp: 100
7:30 p.m. EDT
Sprint Cup Series Race – Partly sunny, chc. of sct'd T'storm – temp: 98
8:30 p.m. EDT
Sprint Cup Series Race – Patchy clouds – temp: 95
10 p.m. EDT
Sprint Cup Series Race – Patchy clouds – temp: 88
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