NASCAR: Atlanta Weekend Schedule, race start times, weather and tv streaming options

With the high hanks of Daytona behind them, the drivers of NASCAR’s top three series’ move onto the always fast Atlanta Motor Speedway.

This weekend all three of NASCAR’s top series will be in action. Track activity starts on Friday with practice sessions before the Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series run back to back races on Saturday. Finally, on Sunday the Cup Series runs the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.

Below you can find out the entire weekend schedule for the Monster Energy Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series to include race, practice and qualifying sessions as well as the weather and previous race winners.

Atlanta Motor Speedway, located in Hampton, Georgia, first opened in July of 1960 and has an official length of  1.54 pave miles with a seating capacity of 71,000.

NASCAR at Atlanta Weekend Schedule

Friday, Feb. 23
11:35 a.m.-12:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, FS1
1:05 p.m.-1:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, FS1
2:05 p.m.-2:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first practice, FS1
3:05 p.m.-3:55 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS1
4:05 p.m.-4:55 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS1
5:15 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, FS1



Saturday, Feb. 24
9:10 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying, FS1
10:35 a.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying, FS1
12 p.m.-1:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1
2 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Rinnai 250 (163 laps, 251.02 miles), FS1 FOX GREEN FLAG: 2:16 p.m.
4:30 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Active Pest Control 200 benefiting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (130 laps, 200.2 miles), FS1 FOX GREEN FLAG: 4:49 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 25
2 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (325 laps, 500.5 miles), FOX GREEN FLAG: 2:16 p.m.

Previous Winners

MENCS: Brad KeselowskI
Xfinity: Kyle Busch
Camping World Trucks: Christopher Bell

Weather

Temperatures are expected to be nice at Atlanta this weekend with a high of 78 on Friday and a high of 79 on Saturday both of which shoudl come with cloud cover. Sunday will be a concern as temperate drop to 69 degrees and currently there is a 90% chance of rain.

John Boarman
John Boarmanhttp://www.tireball.com
Founder and Owner of Tireball Sports.

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