NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Race: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
Place: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Date and Time: Sunday, Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. ET
Tune-in: FOX, PRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90
Distance: 500.5 miles (325 laps)
What to Watch for: Denny Hamlin attempts to join Matt Kenseth (2009) as the second driver since 2000 to win the first two races of a season. … NASCAR debuts its 2016 lower downforce aerodynamics package. … Hometown favorite Chase Elliott returns to Georgia to make his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. … Jimmie Johnson tries to tie Dale Earnhardt for seventh on the all-time list with his 76th career victory. … Ty Dillon will start in the No. 14 Chevrolet as the substitute for Tony Stewart. … Joey Logano goes for his first national series win at Atlanta Motor Speedway where he starred in grassroots racing as a youth. Continue reading “2016 Atlanta NASCAR Racing Weekend Guide, TV and Radio Schedule”
Schedule
2016 NASCAR Race Time Schedules Announced
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2016 NASCAR CUP, XFINITY SERIES SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED
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| Date | Site | |
| 2/13 | Daytona International Speedway (Sprint Unlimited) | |
| 2/14 | Daytona International Speedway (Daytona 500 Qualifying) | |
| 2/18 | Daytona International Speedway (Duel) | |
| 2/21 | Daytona 500 | |
| 2/28 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |
| 3/6 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | |
| 3/13 | Phoenix International Raceway | |
| 3/20 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| 4/3 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| 4/9 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| 4/17 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| 4/24 | Richmond International Raceway | |
| 5/1 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| 5/7 | Kansas Speedway | |
| 5/15 | Dover International Speedway | |
| 5/21 | Charlotte Motor Speedway (NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race) | |
| 5/29 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| 6/5 | Pocono Raceway | |
| 6/12 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| 6/26 | Sonoma Raceway | |
| 7/2 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| 7/9 | Kentucky Speedway | |
| 7/17 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| 7/24 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |
| 7/31 | Pocono Raceway | |
| 8/7 | Watkins Glen International | |
| 8/20 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| 8/28 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| 9/4 | Darlington Raceway | |
| 9/10 | Richmond International Raceway | |
| 9/18 | Chicagoland Speedway | |
| 9/25 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| 10/2 | Dover International Speedway | |
| 10/8 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| 10/16 | Kansas Speedway | |
| 10/23 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| 10/30 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| 11/6 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| 11/13 | Phoenix International Raceway | |
| 11/20 | Homestead-Miami Speedway |
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
2016 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES SCHEDULE
| Date | Site | |
| 2/20 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| 2/27 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |
| 3/5 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | |
| 3/12 | Phoenix International Raceway | |
| 3/19 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| 4/8 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| 4/16 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| 4/23 | Richmond International Raceway | |
| 4/30 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| 5/14 | Dover International Speedway | |
| 5/28 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| 6/4 | Pocono Raceway | |
| 6/11 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| 6/19 | Iowa Speedway | |
| 7/1 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| 7/8 | Kentucky Speedway | |
| 7/16 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| 7/23 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |
| 7/30 | Iowa Speedway | |
| 8/6 | Watkins Glen International | |
| 8/13 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | |
| 8/19 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| 8/27 | Road America | |
| 9/3 | Darlington Raceway | |
| 9/9 | Richmond International Raceway | |
| 9/17 | Chicagoland Speedway | |
| 9/24 | Kentucky Speedway | |
| 10/1 | Dover International Speedway | |
| 10/7 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| 10/15 | Kansas Speedway | |
| 11/5 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| 11/12 | Phoenix International Raceway | |
| 11/19 | Homestead-Miami Speedway |
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
NASCAR’s Darlington Throwback Retro Labor Day Weekend Schedule
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Race: Bojangles’ Southern 500
Track: Darlington Raceway
Date and Time: Sunday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. ET
Tune-in: NBC, MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90
Distance: 501.3 miles (367 laps)
What to Watch For: Jeff Gordon – NASCAR’s active wins leader at Darlington with seven victories – makes his final start at the South Carolina track. … 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick tries to defend his 2014 victory at Darlington. … Chase Elliott makes his fifth and final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start of 2015 as he prepares to take over for Jeff Gordon in the No. 24 car next year. … Winless drivers have only two more chances to visit Victory Lane to earn an automatic berth in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. … Drivers will sport retro paint schemes on their cars as part of Darlington’s “throwback” weekend.
NASCAR XFINITY Series
Race: VFW Sports Clips Help a Hero 200
Track: Darlington Raceway
Date and Time: Saturday, Sept. 5 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Tune-in: NBC, MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90
Distance: 200.8 miles (147 laps)
What to Watch For: Ty Dillon, Brian Scott, Chase Elliott and Daniel Suarez will compete for the $100,000 bonus in the final round of the NASCAR XFINITY Series Dash 4 Cash. … Chase Elliott tries to defend his 2014 Darlington win. … Chris Buescher (standings leader), Chase Elliott (-16 points) and Ty Dillon (-19 points) continue their race to the NASCAR XFINITY Series championship.
Sprint Showdown & NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Format and Times
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Garage Opens: Friday, May 15 at 7 a.m.
Final Practice: Noon-1:40 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1
Qualifying: 4:15 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1
Two-round session.
The first round is 20 minutes, with the top 12 advancing to the second round. There will be a seven-minute break after the first round.
The second round is five minutes. The fastest single lap speed will determine starting positions 1-12 in descending order. Continue reading “Sprint Showdown & NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Format and Times”

