The second race weekend of the season for NASCAR takes place at Atlanta Motor Speedway. All three series will again be in action at the 1.5-mile track located in Hampton, GA.
Atlanta has a history of being known as a fast track but due to its location on the schedule has also had a bit of an issue with weather in recent years. The first track activity takes place on Friday highlighted by Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at the end of the day. Both the Xfinity and Gander Outdoors Truck Series will see action on Saturday including back to back races. On Sunday it’s time for the MENCS annual running of the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.
NASCAR at Atlanta Weekend Schedule
Friday, Feb. 22
3 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS1/FOX Sports GO
4 p.m., NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series final practice, FS1/FOX Sports GO
5 p.m., Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, FS1/FOX Sports GO
Saturday, Feb. 23
8 a.m., Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying (re-air), FS1/FOX Sports GO
9:30 a.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying, FS1/FOX Sports GO
10:30 a.m., NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Qualifying, FS1/FOX Sports GO
Noon, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1/FOX Sports GO
1:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: NASCAR Xfinity Series at Atlanta, FS1/FOX Sports GO
2 p.m., NASCAR Xfinity Series Rinnai 250 at Atlanta, FS1/FOX Sports GO
4:30 p.m., NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Atlanta 200, FS1/FOX Sports GO
6:30 p.m., NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Post-Race Show, FS1/FOX Sports GO
Sunday, Feb. 24
12:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, FS1/FOX Sports GO
1:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta, FOX/FOX Sports GO
2 p.m., Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta, FOX/FOX Sports GO
Previous Winners
MENCS: Kevin Harvick
Xfinity: Kevin Harvick
Trucks: Brett Moffitt
Weather
The weather is currently calling for mid 60’s with 70% chance of rain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It is worth noting that the forecast was not promising a year ago but the race was able to be completed.
