Kevin Harvick arrived at Atlanta Motor Speedway for Sunday’s Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) with a bullseye on his back. Last year he won both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race and the Xfinity race the day before.
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NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta Preview
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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will race the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, February 24, 2019, at 2 pm ET. Television coverage on FOX starts at 1:30 pm ET with radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Distance: 500.5 miles (325 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 85),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 170), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 3250)
Michael Annett’s Watershed Moment Came Long Before First Victory

HAMPTON, Ga. – To Michael Annett, the criticism was justified.
He was the anchor on the JR Motorsports roster, and not in a positive sense. While a succession of teammates won races and contended for championships, Annett was winless in two full seasons with the team, posting just one top-five finish (a second at Road America) in 66 starts.
Continue readingJamie McMurray Ready for Next Stage of his Career

Sitting in his Chip Ganassi Racing team hauler two days before making his final scheduled Monster Energy NASCAR Cup start in last Sunday’s Daytona 500, Jamie McMurray was simultaneously sentimental about putting his driving career to rest and excited about picking up the television microphone for the foreseeable future.
Continue readingNew NASCAR Rules Package Spotlights Many Questions at Atlanta

Sunday’s Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) will mark the first competitive test of NASCAR’s new rules package in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
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