By , Chase Wilhelm
Published August 20, 2016
Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway is race No. 23 of 36 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.
After a wild XFINITY Series race on Friday night, tonight's race at the "World's Fastest Half-Mile" is sure to promise much of the same.
Here is everything you need to know about the race:
Green flag:
8:19 p.m. ET
Tune-in:
6:30 p.m. ET: "NASCAR RaceDay" (FS2)
8 p.m. ET: Sprint Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
12:30 a.m. ET: "NASCAR Victory Lane" (FS1)
Race distance: 500 laps, 266.5 miles
Track size: .533-mile concrete oval
Grid size: 40 cars
Forecast: Scattered thunderstorms developing in the afternoon, 50 percent chance of PM rain, high of 81 degrees
National anthem: MRO Children
Grand Marshal: Johnny Morris, Founder of Bass Pro Shops
Flyover: 2-T-38s from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
Defending race winner: Joey Logano
Front row: Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin
Starting lineup:
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-night-race-at-bristol