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Where and when to watch NASCAR this weekend from Atlanta

By Nick Tylwalk

Feb 26, 2017; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kurt Busch (41), Aric Almirola (43) and Chase Elliott (24) during the 2017 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 26, 2017; Daytona Beach, FL, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kurt Busch (41), Aric Almirola (43) and Chase Elliott (24) during the 2017 Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /
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The 2017 NASCAR season begins in earnest as the spectacle of Daytona is in the rearview mirror and Atlanta awaits.

It’s hard to top the Daytona 500 for pageantry and importance, but the truth is that it only kicks off another season. Atlanta Motor Speedway is the next stop for all three of NASCAR’s top series, with a weekend full of racing ahead.

There’s no shortage of intrigue for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers heading into Week 2. Kurt Busch is the points leader after his Daytona win, but is Stewart-Haas Racing already the stable to beat? What will it look like in a race where (presumably anyway) half the field isn’t taken out by wrecks? How will the first Atlanta race with stages affect strategy?

The XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series also had their share of wrecks at Daytona, and a bunch of teams will be hoping not to tear up good equipment in consecutive weeks. Note that this is one of the stops on the circuit where the trucks actually race after the XFINITY cars when it’s generally the other way around.

Next: 5 takeaways from the 2017 Daytona 500

If you’re planning on taking in most of the racing this weekend, you can set your flatscreen to Fox Sports 1 for most of it, as only the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 on Sunday afternoon is on FOX proper. Here’s a look at the complete Atlanta TV schedule:

Friday, March 3 

  • XFINITY Series practice, 10 a.m., Fox Sports 1
  • Camping World Truck Series practice, 11 a.m., Fox Sports 1
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, noon, Fox Sports 1
  • XFINITY Series practice, 1:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1
  • Camping World Truck Series practice, 2:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1
  • XFINITY Series final practice, 4:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, 5:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1

Saturday, March 4

  • XFINITY Series qualifying, 9 a.m., Fox Sports 1
  • Camping World Truck Series qualifying, 10:30 a.m., Fox Sports 1
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, noon, Fox Sports 1
  • XFINITY Series Rinnai 250, 2 p.m., Fox Sports 1
  • Camping World Truck Series Active Pest Control 200, 4:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1

Sunday, March 5

  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, 2:30 p.m. (pre-race show at 2 p.m.), FOX
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