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Saturday Atlanta Xfinity race: Start time, TV info, weather

Two-time race winner Austin Hill rolls into Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday as one of the favorites in the 251-mile Xfinity Series race.

Hill won the season opener at Daytona International Speedway and repeated at Las Vegas Motor Speedway two weeks ago. He and John Hunter Nemechek have the best average finish — 3.75 — in the Xfinity field this season.

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Building a reputation as a big-track expert, Hill has led laps in the past seven Xfinity races on drafting tracks (Daytona, Talladega, Atlanta).

Sammy Smith and Nemechek have won the other Xfinity races this year.

Details for Saturday’s Xfinity race at Atlanta Motor Speedway

(All times Eastern)

START: The command to start engines will be given at 5:08 p.m. by Jim Muse, Axalta vice president. … The green flag is scheduled at 5:19 p.m.