2013 NASCAR at Las Vegas Motor Speedway weather forecast: Much drier weekend

Much better weather awaits the NASCAR weekend in Las Vegas as the Pacific storm system that washed out NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying and practice along with Nationwide practice has moved off to the east into Colorado and the Central United States. Few clouds will linger but temperatures will be warming up for the afternoon. Expect to see sunshine and clouds with afternoon temperatures in the upper 50s to the low 60s.

Sunday is an even better day at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Lots of sunshine and high temperatures a few more degrees warmer into the mid to upper 60s. Outside of the rain on Friday we will have a nice race weekend in the desert.

Race Schedule: All Times Eastern

SATURDAY:
11:00 a.m ET
Nationwide Series practice – Mix of sun and clouds – temp: 50
12:00 p.m ET
Sprint Cup Series practice – Mix of sun and clouds – temp: 54
1:05 p.m ET
Nationwide Series qualifying – Mix of sun and clouds – temp: 57
2:35 p.m ET
Sprint Cup Series final practice – Mix of sun and clouds – temp: 59
4:15 p.m ET
Nationwide Series race – Mix of sun and clouds – temp: 60

SUNDAY:
1 p.m EDT
Sprint Cup pre-race – Sunny – temp: 61
2 p.m EDT
Sprint Cup pre-race – Sunny – temp: 63
3 p.m EDT
Sprint Cup race – Sunny – temp: 64
4 p.m EDT
Sprint Cup race – Sunny – temp: 66
5 p.m EDT
Sprint Cup race – Sunny – temp: 66
6 p.m EDT
Sprint Cup race – Sunny – temp: 65

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