Weather is nearly perfect today and tonight at Richmond International Raceway for the Sprint Cup race. An area of high pressure will influence the weather over Virginia today. Skies will be mostly sunny and temperatures this afternoon will be in the lower 70s.
Tonight for the Sprint Cup race, skies will be mostly clear and temperatures will be in the low 60s and falling into the upper 50s. It will be a nice night for racing.
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SATURDAY
6:30 p.m. EDT
Sprint Cup Series Pre-race – Mostly sunny – temp: 66
7:30 p.m. EDT
Sprint Cup Series Race – Mostly clear – temp: 63
8:30 p.m. EDT
Sprint Cup Series Race – Mostly clear – temp: 60
9:30 p.m. EDT
Sprint Cup Series Race – Mostly clear – temp: 57
10:30 p.m. EDT
Sprint Cup Series Race – Mostly clear – temp: 54