NASCAR will continue the 2020 season with a trip to Henry County, Georgia for a triple header at Atlanta Motor Speedway. NASCAR Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Cup Series will all race this weekend. Atlanta Motor Speedway, formerly Atlanta International Raceway, opened for racing in 1960 (rebuilt in 1997). The track is a quad-oval and is 2.48 km (1.54 mile) long. Surface is asphalt with four turns. Banking in turns; 24°,straights; 5°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Geoffrey Bodine with 197.478 mph (28.074 sec.) in November 15, 1997. Bonus fact: The oldest NASCAR race winner at Atlanta Motor Speedway is Morgan Shepherd at age 51 (March 20, 1993). The stands currently capacity are 75 000 seats.
Weekend Schedule for Atlanta Motor Speedway
Series: Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Cup Series
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Note: Times in CET and US EST
Friday, March 13
18.35 | 1:35 p.m. | NASCAR TRUCK Series | First Practice | Stream on NASCAR.com
19.35 | 2:35 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series | First Practice | FS1
20.35 | 3:35 p.m. | NASCAR CUP Series | First Practice | FS1
21.32 | 4:32 p.m. | NASCAR TRUCK Series | First Practice | FS1
22.02 | 5:02 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series | Final Practice | FS1
22.35 | 5:35 p.m. | NASCAR CUP Series | Final practice | FS1
Saturday, March 14
15.05 | 10:05 a.m. | NASCAR TRUCK Series | Qualifying | FS1
16.05 | 11:05 a.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series | Qualifying | FS1
17.05 | 12:05 p.m. | NASCAR CUP Series | Qualifying | FS1, PRN
18.30 | 1:30 p.m. | NASCAR TRUCK Series | Race: Vet Tix/Camping World 200 | FS1, MRN, VIAPLAY (Sweden)
21.00 | 4:00 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series |Race: EchoPark 250 | FS1, PRN, VIAPLAY (Sweden)
Sunday, March 15
19.00 | 2 p.m. | NASCAR Cup Series |Race: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 | FOX, PRN, VIASAT (Sweden), VIAPLAY (Sweden)
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