AccuWeather.com has predicted the wet stuff will end giving the track the opportunity to dry things out, however, the forecast also says thunderstorms will hit ahead of the 8:00 p.m. start time. Dryers are on the track, as well as the pace auto.
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Austin Dillon won the race, and Elliott Sadler stayed in the point lead.
The race even started late Saturday because of lightning.
“We continue to improve our facility for all parties involved in NASCAR, including drivers, race teams and fans”, Dover International Speedway President and CEO Mike Tatoian said in a release.
SPRINT CUPBASS PRO SHOPS NRA NIGHT RACESite: Bristol, Tennessee. Only 48 of 500 laps were completed on the.533-mile track.
Carl Edwards led the field to green on Saturday but surrendered the top spot to Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin on the opening lap, as Hamlin sped around the outside through the first two corners.
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Officially, 452 laps remain with defending Sprint Cup champion Kyle Busch scored the leader. Now 45, Jeff Gordon is set to make his fourth straight start in the No. 88 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports as Dale Earnhardt Jr. recovers from a concussion.
