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Bristol, Baby - 2017 Night Race Day weather forecast

No rain this time for the NASCAR Monster Energy Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway

All dry for a perfect night for racing at Bristol Motor Speedway and the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
All dry for a perfect night for racing at Bristol Motor Speedway and the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
All dry for a perfect night for racing at Bristol Motor Speedway and the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race

It has been a typical August weekend in Eastern Tennessee. Muggy with the occasional shower or storm passing over the region both Wednesday and again on Friday. At times these showers and storms caused delays for NASCAR at Bristol Motor Speedway. The good news, as we go into Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race: we are clear and dry with perfect weather for racing.

No rain in the forecast so the odds of racing the Monster Energy Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway are 100 percent.

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All times EDT

SATURDAY
6:30 p.m. — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race pre-race
Forecast: Mostly clear skies
Winds: SW 5-10 mph
Temperature: 84

7:30 p.m.— Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Forecast: Mostly clear skies
Winds: SW 5-10 mph
Temperature: 81

8:30 p.m. — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Forecast: Mostly clear skies
Winds: Light and Variable
Temperature: 79

9:30 p.m. — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Forecast: Mostly clear skies
Winds: Light and Variable
Temperature: 75

10:30 p.m. — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Forecast: Mostly clear skies
Winds: Light and Variable
Temperature: 73
11:30 p.m. — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
Forecast: Mostly clear skies
Winds: Light and Variable
Temperature: 70

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