BRISTOL, Tenn. — The night race at Bristol will now be run on a Sunday afternoon.
Persistent rain showers forced NASCAR to pull the plug on the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race after completing 48 of the 500 scheduled laps. The forecast for the rest of the night showed no signs of improvement.
The race will restart on lap 49 with Kyle Busch in the race lead. He assumed command of the race after driving underneath Chase Elliott exiting Turn 4 on lap 23. Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth make up the top-five in the running order.
The race will resume at 1 p.m. on CNBC.
This is the third race affected by rain in the last three years.
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