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NASCAR Week Begins in Atlanta

By Rick Limpert @RickRoswell · On February 22, 2015

After a season-opening weekend in Daytona, where Joey Logano took the Daytona 500, the 2015 NASCAR season comes 400 miles north to Atlanta Motor Speedway and the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.

Atlanta Motor Speedway promises to continue the intense competition seen in the season’s opening event, as drivers get their taste of the 2015 intermediate rules package.

Kevin Harvick, last year’s NACAR Sprint Cup Series champion and tonight’s second-place finisher in the Daytona 500, will get things started with a special race week-opening burnout in his No. 4 Chevrolet in front of Phillips Arena in Downtown Atlanta tomorrow afternoon.

On-track action gets underway Thursday with the first open team test of the new NASCAR season. Sprint cup teams will get their first true taste of the 2015 rules package with a four-hour practice session from 1 to 5 p.m.

Sprint Cup Series drivers will then vie for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 pole position Friday evening, beginning at 5:45 p.m. in the Drive Sober Georgia Qualifying Day.

The racing cranks up with a unique same-day doubleheader Saturday afternoon with the NASCAR XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series hitting the AMS asphalt in the Hisense 250 and the Hyundai Construction Equipment 200.

Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Sprint Cup Series race highlights the weekend and caps off Atlanta’s 2015 NASCAR week in what is shaping up to be an intriguing second race of the season.

For more information about Atlanta Motor Speedway’s NASCAR week or to purchase tickets, call the AMS ticket office at (770) 946-4211, (877) 9-AMS-TIX or visit http://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com.

Following the Daytona 500, the NASCAR world now comes to Atlanta

Following the Daytona 500, the NASCAR world now comes to Atlanta

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Rick Limpert

Rick Limpert is an Atlanta-based freelance writer that covers events, sports and technology on a regional and national basis. He writes a daily tech column for Examiner.com, weekly pieces for CBS Atlanta and monthly for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has contributed to Yahoo News and Sports, Sports Illustrated, NBA.com and others. He co-authored the best selling tennis book, "The Invaluable Experience" with pro tennis player, Danielle Lao. Rick's "Wireless Wednesday" tech segment on SportsRadio 92.9 The Game is something Rick looks forward to each week. Follow Rick on Twitter @RickRoswell.

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