Friday’s NASCAR practice sessions will go on as scheduled regardless of inclement weather at Charlotte Motor Speedway’s combination oval and road course.
Teams in both the Monster Energy Series and Xfinity Series have two sets of Goodyear wet-weather tires available for practice sessions leading up to their first races on the 17-turn, 2.28-mile track. Other road-course rules — including installation of wipers and rear lights — will apply.
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A NASCAR spokesperson said that an assessment for potentially conducting Friday’s Busch Pole Qualifying (4:45 p.m. ET, NBCSN) in wet weather would be made closer to its scheduled start.
Monster Energy Series had its first practice at 12:05 p.m. ET ahead of Sunday’s Bank of America Roval 400 (2 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN, SiriusXM). Xfinity Series teams had two practices scheduled Friday ahead of Saturday’s Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (3 p.m. ET, NBCSN).
The National Weather Service forecasts a 30 percent chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon.