Travel Tips: Atlanta Motor Speedway – Feb. 26-28, 2016

credit: NASCAR Media

By Paula Thompson

NASCAR’s Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series will all race this weekend, Friday through Sunday, Feb. 26-28, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Georgia. The Cup Series' Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 goes green on Sunday, while the Trucks and Xfinity Series both race on Saturday.

There will be a number of live musical performances during the weekend, including a pre-race concert from country star and Georgia native Mark Wills. Click here for a listing of performances this weekend.

Key on-track times:

Friday, Feb. 26:

• Xfinity Series practice – 9 a.m., 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. ET
• Camping World Truck Series practice – 10 a.m., 1:30 and 4 p.m. ET
• Sprint Cup practice – 11 a.m. ET
• Sprint Cup qualifying – 5:45 p.m. ET

Saturday, Feb. 27:

• Xfinity Series qualifying – 8:35 a.m. ET
• Camping World Truck Series qualifying – 10 a.m. ET
• Sprint Cup Series practice – 11:30 a.m. ET
• Xfinity Series Heads Up Georgia 250 – 1:30 p.m. ET
• Camping World Truck Series Great Clips 200 – 4:30 p.m. ET

Sunday, Feb. 28:

• Sprint Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 – 1 p.m. ET

Find a complete weekend schedule here, and find tips for first-time fans here.

Find out more about this weekend’s races and purchase tickets at www.atlantamotorspeedway.com.