Monster Energy #NASCAR Cup Series - New Start Time Announced!

Everyone will have to get up an hour earlier

Due to the probability of wet weather in the Hampton, Georgia area in Sunday afternoon's forecast, Atlanta Motor Speedway, in collaboration with NASCAR, will proactively move the start time for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 to 1 p.m.

This moves the drop of the green flag up one hour from the originally scheduled 2 p.m. start. Driver introductions will now begin at 12:20 p.m., and all entry gates will open at 9 a.m., one hour earlier than originally scheduled.

The AMS Fan Zone is on and poppin'! Stop on by before heading inside for the race!

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Additionally, the Atlanta Motor Speedway Pre-Race Concert presented by iHeartRadio featuring Chris Janson will begin at 11a.m., near the start/finish line on the frontstretch.

Kyle Busch will start from the pole, with Ryan Newman on the outside front row. Kyle Busch claimed his first official pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Monster Energy Cup Series with a speed of 184.652 mph in Friday's qualifying for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. Busch jumped in at the last moment to lay down the fastest lap in 30.024 seconds.

"The pole run was really good," Busch said. "Atlanta is a tough place. It's certainly not easy. You have to make sure you bide your time a little bit with the tires and everything. Going through three rounds of qualifying, we knew that would be a challenge, but it seemed like we got it right there on that last one."

Stay tuned to www.atlantamotorspeedway.com and its social media channels for the latest information from the track.

Starting lineup for the QuikTrip Folds of Honor 500

1. (18) Kyle Busch, 184.652 mph
2. (31) Ryan Newman, 184.419 mph
3. (4) Kevin Harvick, 184.388 mph
4. (19) Daniel Suarez, 184.229 mph
5. (2) Brad Keselowski, 183.856 mph
6. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 183.722 mph
7. (41) Kurt Busch, 183.485 mph
8. (42) Kyle Larson, 183.449 mph
9. (14) Clint Bowyer, 182.284 mph
10. (20) Erik Jones, 181.052 mph
11. (10) Aric Almirola, 0.00 mph
12. (11) Denny Hamlin, 0.00 mph
13. (1) Jamie McMurray, 182.825 mph
14. (95) Kasey Kahne, 182.507 mph
15. (21) Paul Menard, 182.464 mph
16. (22) Joey Logano, 182.129 mph
17. (34) Michael McDowell, 181.955 mph
18. (88) Alex Bowman, 181.634 mph
19. (43) Darrell Wallace Jr., 181.467 mph
20. (6) Trevor Bayne, 181.307 mph
21. (47) AJ Allmendinger, 181.248 mph
22. (48) Jimmie Johnson, 181.236 mph
23. (24) William Byron, 180.804 mph
24. (37) Chris Buescher, 0.00 mph
25. (3) Austin Dillon, 181.753 mph
26. (12) Ryan Blaney, 181.550 mph
27. (9) Chase Elliott, 181.082 mph
28. (13) Ty Dillon, 180.293 mph
29. (38) David Ragan, 180.117 mph
30. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, 178.914 mph
31. (23) Gray Gaulding, 0.00 mph
32. (72) Cole Whitt, 177.045 mph
33. (00) Jeffrey Earnhardt, 174.362 mph
34. (15) Ross Chastain, 174.362 mph
35. (78) Martin Truex Jr., 0.00 mph
36. (51) Harrison Rhodes, 0.00 mph

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