NASCAR Bass Pro Shops Night Race: Weather forecast for the upcoming race at Bristol Motor Speedway

NASCAR fans are in for another thrilling weekend of stock car racing at the Bristol Motor Speedway as the venue hosts the 29th race of the 2024 season, Bass Pro Shops Night Race, on Saturday, September 21.

This weekend, the 0.5-mile shortest track on the NASCAR schedule will host a NASCAR Cup Series race for the 127th time. A total of 37 Cup Series drivers will compete over 500 laps in Bristol, Tennessee, divided into three stages, adding up to 266.5 miles overall.

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Weather forecast for the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway

Here’s the weather forecast for this week’s NASCAR’s three national series events at the Bass Pro Shops Night Race, according to raceweather.net:

Friday, September 20, 2024

NASCAR Cup Series practice: High 82°F, Low 59°F, Mostly sunny and 10% chance of rain

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying: High 82°F, Low 59°F, Mostly sunny and 10% chance of rain

Saturday, September 21, 2024

Bass Pro Shops Night Race: High 83°F, Low 57°F, Mostly sunny and 5% chance of rain

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How could weather conditions affect the race?

Weather conditions can impact a race in Bristol, Tennessee, in several ways, especially in September or October. The factors that could affect Bass Pro Shops Night Race are temperature, rain, wind, visibility and humidity.

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Full entry list for the 2024 Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway

The 2024 iteration of Bass fall race is set to feature 37 Cup Series drivers on the grid. The entry list is as follows:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain
2. #2 - Austin Cindric (P)
3. #3 - Austin Dillon
4. #4 - Josh Berry (R)
5. #5 - Kyle Larson (P)
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski (P)
7. #7 - Corey LaJoie
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott (P)
10. #10 - Noah Gragson
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin (P)
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney
13. #14 - Chase Briscoe (P)
14. #15 - Kaz Grala (R)
15. #16 – AJ Allmendinger (i)
16. #17 - Chris Buescher
17. #19 - Martin Truex Jr. (P)
18. #20 - Christopher Bell (P)
19. #21 - Harrison Burton (P)
20. #22 - Joey Logano (P)
21. #23 - Bubba Wallace
22. #24 - William Byron (P)
23. #31 - Daniel Hemric
24. #34 - Michael McDowell
25. #38 - Todd Gilliland
26. #41 - Ryan Preece
27. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
28. #43 - Erik Jones
29. #45 - Tyler Reddick (P)
30. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
31. #48 - Alex Bowman (P)
32. #51 - Justin Haley
33. #54 - Ty Gibbs (P)
34. #66 - Josh Bilicki (i)
35. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
36. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
37. #99 - Daniel Suárez (P)

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Catch NASCAR Cup Series action live at Bristol on September 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports and USA Network.