NASCAR moves Saturday night start at Bristol up 1 hour

August 17, 2018

Kyle Busch makes his way down pit road to the track during practice for a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — NASCAR has moved the start of Saturday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway up one hour because of threats of rain.

The start is now scheduled for 6:45 p.m. ET, which is 60 minutes earlier than planned.

NASCAR also moved the start of Friday night’s Xfinity Series race up by 15 minutes.

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