NSCS_Race_030115_15Race Weekend Guide

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”

2016 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES SCHEDULE

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 Race Weekend Guide

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

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”