Rain postponed the Sprint Showdown and Truck series race Friday night, with the Sprint Showdown scheduled for 11 a.m. ET and the Truck Series race around 12:30 p.m. after the showdown. The good news is Saturday is looking a lot drier than Friday.
2016 NASCAR All-Star race day weather forecast: Drier than it has been
Rain postponed the Sprint Showdown and Truck Series race Friday night. Will it be better for the Sprint All-Star Race Saturday night?
The forecast for Saturday is not entirely dry, isolated showers and storms are possible especially towards the late afternoon and evening. Some of the short-range models are indicating a wave of showers and storms between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. but most models show some isolated activity around Charlotte Motor Speedway this afternoon and evening. It definitely doesn’t look like a washout but a weather delay can’t be ruled out. Odds of racing the Spring All-Star race Saturday night is 70 to 80 percent.
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All times ET.
SATURDAY:
11 a.m. -- Sprint Cup Showdown
Forecast: Clouds and sunshine
Winds: WSW 5-10 mph
Temperature: 66
12:30 p.m. -- Truck Series race
Forecast: Clouds and sunshine
Winds: WSW 5-10 mph
Temperature: 71
7:10 p.m. -- Sprint Cup All-Star Race qualifying
Forecast: Mostly cloudy, chance of a passing shower or storm
Winds: West 5-10 mph
Temperature: 71
8 p.m. -- Sprint Cup All-Star pre-race
Forecast: Mostly cloudy, chance of a passing shower or storm
Winds: West 5-10 mph
Temperature: 70
9 p.m. -- Sprint Cup All-Star race
Forecast: Mostly cloudy, chance of a passing shower or storm
Winds: West 5-10 mph
Temperature: 67
10 p.m. -- Sprint Cup All-Star race
Forecast: Mostly cloudy, chance of a passing shower or storm
Winds: West 5-10 mph
Temperature: 66
11 p.m. -- Sprint Cup All-Star race
Forecast: Mostly cloudy, chance of a passing shower or storm
Winds: West 5-10 mph
Temperature: 63
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