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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.

Wallace will make his second career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon.

Ryan Reed has two starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) with finishes of 18th in 2014 and 16th in 2015. The last time the NXS visited AMS, Reed was making his final green-flag pit stop when the caution was displayed, trapping the team a lap down late in the race.

Garrett Smithley, driver of the No. 0 JD Motorsports Chevrolet in NASCAR XFINITY Series competition, has added NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events to his 2016 schedule. Smithley will run double-duty this week in the JD Motorsports NXS entry as well as the No. 63 MB Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado NCWTS truck starting this weekend at Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway. Both teams will carry primary sponsorship from Instalco.

Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed and the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association team finished 16th on Saturday at Daytona International Speedway in the race that Reed won just one year ago.

Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 6 Selfeo Ford Mustang, earned an sixth-place finish on Saturday afternoon in the NASCAR XFINITY Series season opening event at Daytona International Speedway.