With just four races left before the beginning of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, you can expect tons of excitement with drivers jockeying for position in NASCAR’s season-ending playoffs. It will be resumed at 1 p.m. ET Sunday and will be televised on CNBC. 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. Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (0.533-mile oval) Race distance: 500 laps, 266.5 miles. But after 10 slow caution laps, the heavy rain returned and things ended for good.
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The signs were held up but with so much going on at the track, Stewart said that he didn’t really see the tribute.
Denny Hamlin makes his way down pit road during practice for a NASCAR Sprint Series auto race on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016 in Bristol, Tenn. Rain at Pocono Raceway three weeks ago pushed that finish until Monday when rookie Chris Buescher won his first Sprint Cup title as continued bad weather shortened that race.
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After another delay, NASCAR made the decision to postpone the race.
