Bank Of America 500 Weather Update

Today is the day events start at the track! I have stopped and picked up my credentials ready to go to work with Slugger Labbe and Austin Dillon providing them live weather updates throughout the race.

So now its time to get down to business and see how things will unfold form the weather over the next few days.

What is the schedule of NASCAR events at Charlotte?

All times ET

THURSDAY FORECAST 30% CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS (I Think these showers come late after qualifying is competed)

-- 1:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series first practice, NBCSN

-- 3 p.m.: Xfinity Series first practice, NBCSN

-- 5:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series final practice, NBCSN

-- 7:20 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN

FRIDAY FORECAST 70% CHANCE OF SHOWERS (Events at the track on Friday are in jeopardy of being effected by rain as most of the heavier rain looks to move in after 2pm)

-- 3:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series second practice, NBCSN

-- 4:45 p.m.: Xfinity Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, NBCSN

-- 6:30 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series final practice, NBCSN

-- 8 p.m.: Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 300 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC (200 laps, 200 miles), NBCSN

SATURDAY FORECAST 60% CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH CLEARING BY RACE TIME

-- 6:45 p.m.: Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 (334 laps, 501 miles), NBC

Hurricane Matthew at this point unless something totally unexpected happens will have no impact on the Bank of America 500. Here is the latest as of the 11am advisory today.

Matthew has gained enough strength to once again be a Category 4 storm. The good news for the race is the storm is expected to turn eastward off the South Carolina Coast during the day on Saturday. This will help to clear the northeast flow of rain coming off the Atlantic toward the track and conditions will start to improve throughout the day at the track.

We will still be dealing with some gusty winds from Matthew at the track as gust could be as high as 40 miles per hour at times on Saturday.

This storm is still a monster and even though things are continuing to look up for the track don't let your guard down if you are ion the path of this storm and think its going to be alright where you are. Please follow all evacuation orders and put your life, your family's life and your pets life first!

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