2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule Released

2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule Released

2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule Released2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule released along with future details. NASCAR announced agreements with 23 tracks to field NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races for the next five years. Additionally, 24 tracks will host NASCAR XFINITY Series races through 2020.

Click here to see the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule.

NASCAR also announced its 2016 schedule for both of these national series. The schedule and actual placement of the dates within each given season’s schedule beyond 2016 will be part of the on-going discussions between NASCAR and the tracks. Details are being finalized for the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule to be announced at a later time.

“NASCAR and the tracks take seriously our collective responsibility to the fans and each stakeholder to ensure the sport is healthy, strong and growing, so we can deliver great racing to the fans for many decades to come,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer.

“The live event experience always will be important to creating a lifetime fan in NASCAR. Among the goals that we set out to accomplish with our track partners was to provide consistency for race fans and the industry stakeholders. We feel like we have a nice balance of that for 2016.

The stability of five-year agreements positions us well to deliver fans with schedules as early as possible over the next several years. This is a new approach for our industry, and one that benefits everyone: fans, tracks, teams, drivers, OEMs, media and partners.”

NASCAR will kick off the 2016 season against the new backdrop of a completely reimagined Daytona International Speedway. DAYTONA Rising, the speedway’s $400 million redevelopment project, will be complete when both the NASCAR XFINITY Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series launch at Daytona Speedweeks.

The 2016 DAYTONA 500 will be held on February 21 and will air live on FOX. After the DAYTONA 500, NASCAR events will be held the following week at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Both series then will travel to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway and Auto Club Speedway for the return of NASCAR Goes West.

 

2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule and TV Schedule

Race# Date Track Location Race Laps TV/Radio
* 2/13
Sat night
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
The Sprint Unlimited* ?75 ?FOX
MRN
* 2/18
Thu night
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
Can-Am Duel At Daytona #1* 60 ?FS1
MRN
* 2/18
Thur
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
Can-Am Duel At Daytona #2* 60 ?FS1
MRN
1 2/21
Sun
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona 500 200 ?FOX
MRN
2 2/28
Sun
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, GA
QuikTrip Folds of Honor 500 325 ?FOX
PRN
3 3/6
Sun
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, NV
Kobalt 400 267 ?FOX
PRN
4 3/13
Sun
Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, AZ
CampingWorld.com 500(k) 312 ?FOX
MRN
5 3/20
Sun
Auto Club Speedway
Fontana, CA
Auto Club 400 200 ?FOX
MRN
3/27
Sun
Easter – OFF Weekend Easter Bunny 500
6 4/3
Sun
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, VA
STP 500 500 ?FS1
MRN
7 4/9
Sat
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth, TX
Duck Commander 500 334 ?FOX
PRN
8 4/17
Sun
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, TN
Food City 500 500 ?FOX
PRN
9 4/24
Sun
Richmond International Raceway
Richmond, VA
Toyota Owners 400 400 ?FOX
MRN
10 5/1
Sun
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, AL
GEICO 500 188 ?FOX
MRN
11 5/7
Sat Night
Mother’s Day Weekend
Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, KS
SpongeBob SquarePants 400 267 ?FS1
MRN
12 5/15
Sun
Dover International Speedway
Dover, DE
Dover 400 400 ?FS1
MRN
* 5/20
Fri Night
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, NC
Sprint Showdown* 40 ?FS1
MRN
* 5/21
Sat Night
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, NC
Sprint All-Star Race* 90 ?FS1
MRN
13 5/29
Sun night
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, NC
Coca-Cola 600 400 ?FOX
PRN
14 6/5
Sun
Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, PA
Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 160 ?FS1
MRN
15 6/12
Sun
Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, MI
FireKeepers Casino 400 200 ?FS1
MRN
6/19
Sun
Father’s
Day
OFF Weekend End of Spring 350(k)
16 6/26
Sun
Sonoma Raceway
Sonoma, CA
Toyota/Save Mart 350 110 ?FS1
PRN
THE RACE TO THE CHASE
(10 races to the Chase)
Race# Date Track Location Race Laps TV/Radio
17 7/2
Sat Night
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
Coke Zero 400 160 ?NBC
MRN
18 7/9
Sat Night
Kentucky Speedway
Sparta, KY
Quaker State 400 267 ?NBCSN
PRN
19 7/17
Sun
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, NH
New Hampshire 301 301 ?NBCSN
PRN
20 7/24
Sun
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, IN
Crown Royal 400 160 ?NBCSN
IMS
21 7/31
Sun
Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, PA
Pennsylvania 400 160 ?NBCSN
MRN
22 8/7
Sun
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen, NY
Cheez-It 355 at The Glen 90 ?NBCSN
MRN
8/14
Sun
OFF Weekend Summer Heat 400
23 8/20
Sat Night
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, TN
IRWIN Tools Night Race 500 ?NBCSN
PRN
24 8/28
Sun
Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, MI
Pure Michigan 400 200 ?NBCSN
MRN
25 9/4
Sun Night
Darlington Raceway
Darlington, SC
Bojangles’ Southern 500 367 ?NBC
MRN
26 9/10
Sat Night
Richmond International Raceway
Richmond, VA
Federated Auto Parts 400 400 ?NBCSN
MRN
THE 10 CHASE RACES
Race# Date Track Location Race Laps TV/Radio
Challenger Round
27 9/18
Sun
Chicagoland Speedway
Joliet, IL
myAFibRisk.com 400 267 ?NBCSN
MRN
28 9/25
Sun
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, NH
Sylvania 300 300 ?NBCSN
PRN
29 10/2
Sun
Dover International Speedway
Dover, DE
AAA 400 400 ?NBCSN
MRN
Contender Round
30 10/8
Sat Night
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, NC
Bank of America 500 334 ?NBC
PRN
31 10/16
Sun
Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, KS
Hollywood Casino 400 267 ?NBC
MRN
32 10/23
Sun
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, AL
CampingWorld.coma 500 188 ?NBCSN
MRN
Eliminator Round
33 10/30
Sun
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, VA
Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 500 ?NBCSN
MRN
34 11/6
Sun
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth, TX
AAA Texas 500 334 ?NBC
PRN
35 11/13
Sun
Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, AZ
Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500(k) 312 ?NBC
MRN
NASCAR Sprint Cup Title Race
36 11/20
Sun
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, FL
Ford EcoBoost 400 267 ?NBC
MRN

Source: NASCAR

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