Rains caused delays at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night. (Getty)
After a week off the Sprint Cup Series takes to the track Saturday night in Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race.
Carl Edwards was on the pole after Friday’s qualifying with Denny Hamlin joining the No. 19 car in the front row on the oval short track. Joey Logano, who has won the past two night races here, starts 10th.
Earlier Saturday, threatening weather cleared the BMS grandstands. The start of the race was delayed due to the weather by over an hour.
But the drivers didn’t even get to 50 laps before the rains came once again, bringing out another red flag.
The race is being televised by NBCSN and when it gets underway, you can click here to follow a live leaderboard.
This post will be updated throughout the race, so keep checking back for live updates and highlights.
Keep reading to see the live race highlights:
NASCAR Bristol Night Race Lineup
1. Carl Edwards
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Kyle Busch
4. Ryan Blaney
5. Matt Kenseth
6. Chase Elliott
7. Martin Truex Jr.
8. AJ Allmendinger
9. Brad Keselowski
10. Joey Logano
11. Jeff Gordon
12. Chris Buescher
Click here to see the complete race lineup.
In a late move, Michael Annett will miss tonight’s race will flu-like symptoms and will be replaced by Justin Allgaier in the No. 46 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet.
NASCAR Bristol Night Race Highlights
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Craig Bennett is a sports contributor to Heavy.com. He has worn many hats in the media world, including columnist, editor and stats and research guy. You can reach him at craig.bennett@heavy.com. Craig is a @heavysan sports contributor and you can follow him @craig_speakAugust 20, 2016 11:07 pm
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