NASCAR: Tentative 2012 Sprint Cup schedule similar to 2011 campaign

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LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC
The 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season begins in Daytona Beach, Fla., in February.

By: Al Pearce And Brad Constant on 8/01/2011

NASCAR's 2012 Sprint Cup schedule looks much like this year's, according to the tentative schedule obtained by AutoWeek.

The schedule is not official until NASCAR confirms it. The only change as of now is the spring race at Kansas, which was the 13th race in 2011 but will be the 10th race in 2012.

Here is the tentative schedule:

-- Sunday, Feb. 26, Daytona Beach, Fla.

-- Sunday, March 4, Phoenix

-- Sunday, March 11, Las Vegas

-- Sunday, March 18, Bristol, Tenn.

-- Sunday, March 25, Fontana, Calif.

-- Sunday, April 1, Martinsville, Va.

-- Saturday, April 14, Fort Worth, Texas

-- Sunday, April 22, Talladega, Ala.

-- Saturday, April 28, Richmond, Va.

-- Sunday, May 6, Kansas City, Kan.

-- Saturday, May 12, Darlington, S.C.

-- Saturday, May 19, All-star race, Charlotte, N.C.

-- Sunday, May 27, Charlotte, N.C.

-- Sunday, June 3, Dover, Del.

-- Sunday, June 10, Pocono, N.Y.

-- Sunday, June 17, Brooklyn, Mich.

-- Sunday, June 24, Sonoma, Calif.

-- Saturday, June 30, Sparta, Ky.

-- Saturday, July 7, Daytona Beach, Fla.

-- Sunday, July 15, Loudon, N.H.

-- Sunday, July 29, Indianapolis

-- Sunday, Aug. 5, Pocono, N.Y.

-- Sunday, Aug. 12, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

-- Sunday, Aug. 19, Brooklyn, Mich.

-- Saturday, Aug. 25, Bristol, Tenn.

-- Sunday, Sept. 2, Atlanta

-- Saturday, Sept. 8, Richmond, Va.

-- Sunday, Sept. 16, Chicago

-- Sunday, Sept. 23, Loudon, N.H.

-- Sunday, Sept. 30, Dover, Del.

-- Sunday, Oct. 7, Kansas City, Kan.

-- Saturday, Oct. 13, Charlotte, N.C.

-- Sunday, Oct. 21, Talladega, Ala.

-- Sunday, Oct. 28, Martinsville, Va.

-- Sunday, Nov. 4, Fort Worth, Texas

-- Sunday, Nov. 11, Phoenix

-- Sunday, Nov. 18, Homestead, Fla.

 

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