Friday, Aug. 30 7:30 a.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series haulers enter 8:30 a.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series haulers enter 11:00 a.m. Gate 13 opens 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series practice 6:10 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series hot pass in effect 6:40 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying 8:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Driver Q&A on frontstretch 8:50 p.m. USCS Sprint Car driver introductions 9:00 p.m. Sprint Car Shootout, on quarter-mile "Thunder Ring" Saturday, Aug. 31 10:30 a.m. Gate 13 opens 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series final practice 2:30 p.m. All grandstand gates open 2:30 p.m. Hot pass in effect 3:00 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice 4:05 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying 5:30 p.m. Hot pass in effect 6:00 p.m. to 6:50 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series final practice 7:00 p.m. NASCAR Nationwide Series driver introductions 7:30 p.m. Atlanta 300 Sunday, Sept. 1 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Speedway Children's Charities Track Walk 2:30 p.m. All grandstand gates open 4:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Pre-race party 6:30 p.m. Hot pass in effect 7:00 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver introductions 7:30 p.m. AdvoCare 500













