Rain delays practice for NASCAR Truck Series race at Bristol

Practice for Friday’s Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol Motor Speedway has been delayed due to rain. NASCAR will set the field with a Performance Metrics Based Line-Up if practice and qualifying can’t get underway.

The forecast for Friday night at Bristol calls for a 90% chance of rain, per The Weather Channel: “Cloudy with occasional rain… mainly this evening. Thunder possible. Low 38F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%.”

Truck Series teams do have wet-weather tires to race in damp but not rainy conditions, per Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports. The forecast looks much better for Saturday’s Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 Xfinity Series race.

Truck Series at Bristol: Daniel Hemric coming off first win

This will be the sixth Truck race of the season and the first since March 28 at Martinsville. Daniel Hemric took the checkered flag for the first Truck victory of his career.

“We found a way there at the end,” Hemric said after the win. “I wanted to race Tyler [Ankrum], I know we have a long season ahead. I wanted to race as clean as I could. But I’ve walked out of here twice thinking there’s a missing spot in my dining room for a clock, so it’s cool to get one here. To have Mike and Paula with Gates Hydraulics here, their first race with me. This truck is now three-for-three here, this exact same chassis.

“Huge congrats, thanks, to everyone at MHR, Bill McAnally, Bill Hilgemann for this opportunity, man. I said I wanted to come back here. Not come back here to get back anywhere, just come back here to win. Stay humble, just enjoy this journey. I’m so thankful for the path I’ve been on, and I see an extra 50-grand we’ve won. Super proud just to be here. NAPA Auto Care, Poppy Bank, South Point Hotel and Casino. Man, we’ve had a lot of good tools. Chevrolet does a lot for us. But so sweet to have a clock sitting in the home here soon.”