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Garrett Smithley will make his debut for JD Motorsports with Gary Keller in the Instalco Chevrolet No. 0 in Saturday’s Heads Up Georgia 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

After a tough opening week, Ryan Preece is ready to hit the track at Atlanta Motor Speedway for Saturday’s Heads Up Georgia 250.

“I always look forward to getting to Atlanta,” Chastain said. “It’s a very fast track but one where you also can make some moves. The tires wear out fast, and, if you’ve got the right setup, you can make some gains late in a run.”

Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 6 Ford EcoBoost Ford Mustang, looks to build off of a strong run at Daytona International Speedway last weekend and make a push for the inaugural NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

CGR in XFINITY at AMS: In seven races at AMS, CGR drivers have two top-10 starting spots, and one top-10 finish. The best result by a CGR driver came in the spring 2007 race when Juan Pablo Montoya drove to an eighth-place finish.

Corey will be making his first NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He did however previously compete at the track where he won the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour event held at the 1/4-mile track on the frontstretch of the 1.5-mile facility.

The 20 nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2017 and five nominees for the third Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR will be unveiled live on NBCSN’s NASCAR America.

NASCAR has reinstated Frank W. Earnhardt, a former crew member in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, upon his successful completion of NASCAR’s Road to Recovery Program.

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Atlanta Motor Speedway ... In 137 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has earned nine wins and three pole awards, including Kevin Harvick's emotional victory in the Cracker Barrel 500 on March 11, 2001.

Fresh off a 25th-place finish at Daytona International Speedway, NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Jeb Burton and the No. 43 J. Streicher Ford team are ready to race at the first intermediate track of the season.