I just checked the National Weather Service and here’s the updated Richmond, VA area forecast.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming northwest between 5 and 8 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Calm wind.

Looks like, at least for now, the Sunday rescheduled day for the Sprint and Nationwide races should be good.  I just posted the updated ESPN and MRN schedules for both events.  The good news is that both will be covered live. 

Personally, I’m not a big fan of Sunday evening races due to the Monday morning day job but a Sunday evening races beats a Monday afternoon race anytime in my book.

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 5, 2008) – MRN Radio will provide live, flag-to-flag coverage of both of Sunday’s postponed NASCAR races at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.

Air time for the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Sprint Cup Series race is 12 p.m. (EDT).  It’s the final chance for drivers to secure spots in the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup that will crown the 2008 champion.  Later Sunday, the Emerson Radio 250 Nationwide Series race will air live on MRN Radio starting at 6:30 p.m.

“Although the weather has dramatically altered the schedule in Richmond, we want our many loyal listeners to know that they won’t have to miss a single lap of either event,” said MRN Radio President David Hyatt.

And there will be racing on MRN Radio Saturday.  The network is scheduled to air live coverage of the Camping World 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race from Madison, Ill.  Coverage will begin at 2 p.m. (EDT).

Although competitors in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide series were able to practice some on Friday in Richmond, Tropical Storm Hanna settled in over the speedway and forced the postponement of both Friday’s and Saturday’s race.  Qualifying for both series also was washed out, putting a pair of Joe Gibbs Racing drivers on the pole in their respective events: Kyle Busch in the Cup Series and Joey Logano in Nationwide.

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