Now that the luster of the season-opening Daytona 500 has worn off, it’s time to get back to racing this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The 1.5-mile track, one of the fastest in NASCAR, will host three races in just over 24 hours, starting with the Xfinity and Camping World Truck races on Saturday, followed by Sunday’s Sprint Cup main event, the Folds Of Honor QuikTrip 500.
Here’s a complete list of all of the upcoming activities, as well as TV (Fox and Fox Sports 1) and radio (Performance Radio Network and Motor Racing Network) times, where applicable.
* All times listed are Eastern time.
Thursday, February 26
11:30 am – 7 pm – Sprint Cup garage open
1 – 2:25 pm – First Sprint Cup test
3 - 4:55 pm – Second Sprint Cup test
Friday, February 27
7 am – 7:30 pm – Sprint Cup garage open
7 am – 7:30 pm – Xfinity garage open
10 – 10:55 am – Xfinity practice (Fox Sports 1)
11:30 am – 7:30 pm – Truck garage open
11:30 am – 12:55 pm – Xfinity final practice (Fox Sports 1)
1 – 2:25 pm – Sprint Cup practice (Fox Sports 1)
2:30 – 5:25 pm – Truck final practice (Fox Sports 1)
5:45 pm – Sprit Cup qualifying (Fox Sports 1/PRN)
Saturday, February 28
6 am – Xfinity and Truck garages open
9:10 am – Xfinity qualifying (Fox Sports 1)
10 am – 4:30 pm – Sprint Cup garage open
10:25 am – Xfinity driver/crew chief meeting
10:40 am – Truck qualifying (Fox Sports 1)
11:50 am – Truck driver/crew chief meeting
12 – 1:20 pm – Sprint Cup final practice (Fox Sports 1)
1:30 pm – Xfinity driver introductions
2 pm – Xfinity race (163 laps, 251.02 miles) (Fox Sports 1/PRN)
5 pm – Truck driver introductions
5:30 pm – Truck race (130 laps, 200.2 miles) (Fox Sports 1/MRN)
Sunday, March 1
8 am – Sprint Cup garage open
11 am – Sprint Cup driver/crew chief meeting
12:30 pm – Sprint Cup driver introductions
1 pm – Sprint Cup race (325 laps, 500.5 miles) (Fox/PRN)
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