CLEVELAND, Ohio — NASCAR 2016 is at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. Sprint Cup completes its final practice session today (11:30 a.m., Fox Sports 1), while the XFINITY and Camping World Truck series both have qualifying and races.
The XFINITY Heads Up Georgia 250 begins at 1:30 with Fox Sports 1 coverage starting at 1. The Georgia 200 truck race is at 4:30 with coverage starting at 4 on Fox Sports 1.
You can also follow all of the days’ track activity live on NASCAR’s Race Center.
Sprint Cup: Kurt Busch will be on the pole for Sunday’s Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 after brother Kyle Busch’s car failed a post-race inspection at Friday’s qualifying. Kyle Busch had been .013 seconds faster to win the qualifier, before officials ruled the rear toe didn’t meet specifications and moved him to the back of the field. There will be no further penalties.
Jamie McMurray moved up to the second spot on the front row. Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin will start 12th.
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500
Site: Hampton, Georgia.
Schedule and TV: Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (Fox, 12:30-5 p.m.).
Live scoring link: Click here for NASCAR’s Race Center.
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (tri-oval, 1.54 miles).
Race distance: 500.5 miles, 325 laps.
Last year: Jimmie Johnson raced to the first of his five 2015 victories, pulling away after a late restart.
Last week: Denny Hamlin won the season-opening Daytona 500, beating Martin Truex Jr. by 0.010 seconds in the closest finish in the history of the race. Hamlin gave Joe Gibbs Racing its first Daytona 500 victory since 1993, and Toyota its first ever.
Fast facts: Ty Dillon is driving Stewart-Haas Racing’s No. 14 Chevrolet in place of the injured Tony Stewart. Retiring at the end of the season, Stewart fractured his back in an accident on an all-terrain vehicle. Brian Vickers was 26th subbing for Stewart at Daytona. Vickers will return to the car next week in Las Vegas. … The track had two races a year from its opening in 1960 to 2010. Speedway Motorsports Inc. shifted one of the races to Kentucky Speedway.
Next race: Kobalt 400, March 6, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas.
Heads Up Georgia 250
Site: Hampton, Georgia.
Schedule and TV: Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 8:30-10 a.m.), race, 1:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1, 1-4 p.m.).
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (tri-oval, 1.54 miles).
Race distance: 251.02 miles, 163 laps.
Last year: Kevin Harvick won at the track for the third straight year and fourth time overall.
Last week: Chase Elliott won the opener at Daytona.
Fast facts: Kyle Busch is making his first start of the season in Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 18 Toyota. Busch has a series-record 76 victories. … Harvick is driving Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 18 Chevrolet. … The season champion will be decided in a seven-race, 12-driver Chase format.
Next race: Boyd Gaming 300, March 5, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas.
Georgia 200
Site: Hampton, Georgia.
Schedule and TV: Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 10-11:30 a.m.), race, 4:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1, 4-6:30 p.m.).
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (tri-oval, 1.54 miles).
Race distance: 200.2 miles, 130 laps.
Last year: Matt Crafton raced to the first of his six 2015 victories.
Last week: Johnny Sauter won the crash-filled opener at Daytona.
Fast facts: Rico Abreu was 29th after a late wreck at Daytona in his series debut in ThorSport Racing’s No. 98 Toyota. The 4-foot-4 Abreu was born with achondroplasia, a form of short-limbed dwarfism. … The season champion will be decided in a seven-race, eight-driver Chase format.
Next race: Alpha Energy Solutions 250, April 2, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia.
CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals
Site: Chandler, Arizona.
Schedule and TV: Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m.-midnight); Sunday, final eliminations (Fox Sports 1, 5-8 p.m.).
Track: Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.
Last year: Matt Hagan won the Funny Car final, beating Del Worsham with a track-record run. Tony Schumacher won in Top Fuel, and Rodger Brogdon in Pro Stock.
Last event: Ron Capps topped the Funny Car field Feb. 14 in the season-opening Winternationals in Pomona, California. Steve Torrence won in Top Fuel, and Greg Anderson in Pro Stock.
Fast facts: John Force has a record 143 Funny Car victories and 16 season titles. He will be 67 in May. … Worsham won the Funny Car season title last year, Antron Brown took the Top Fuel crown, and Erica Enders won in Pro Stock.
Next event: Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 17-20, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Florida.
Next race: Season-opening Firestone Grand Prix Of St. Petersburg, March 13, Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Next race: Season-opening Australian Grand Prix, March 20, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
