NASCAR announces 2010 schedules
And there are a few changes.
Among the highlights:
— The Cup tour will be basically the same as 2009; the Nationwide tour will return to Montreal in late August; and the Truck tour will drop California and add Pocono.
— Daytona pole runs will be Saturday Feb. 6, the same day as the Shootout.
— Dover's spring race will move to May 16, rather than after the Charlotte 600.
— Phoenix and Texas will swap spring dates, moving the Texas race from the first weekend in April to later in the month.
— The Cup tour will have four off weekends, including Easter April 4.
The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup tour
Feb. 6 Daytona (Bud Shootout/Pole)
Feb. 14 Daytona 500
Feb. 21 California/Auto Club Speedway
Feb. 28 Las Vegas
March 7 Atlanta
March 21 Bristol
March 28 Martinsville
April 10 Phoenix
April 18 Texas
April 25 Talladega
May 1 Richmond
May 8 Darlington
May 16 Dover
May 22 Charlotte/Lowe's All-Star
May 30 Charlotte/Lowe's
June 6 Pocono
June 13 Michigan
June 20 Infineon/Sonoma
June 27 New Hampshire
July 3 Daytona
July 10 Chicagoland
July 25 Indianapolis
Aug. 1 Pocono
Aug. 8 Watkins Glen
Aug. 15 Michigan
Aug. 21 Bristol
Sept. 5 Atlanta
Sept. 11 Richmond
Sept. 19 New Hampshire
Sept. 26 Dover
Oct. 3 Kansas
Oct. 10 California/Auto Club Speedway
Oct. 16 Charlotte/Lowe's
Oct. 24 Martinsville
Oct. 31 Talladega
Nov. 7 Texas
Nov. 14 Phoenix
Nov. 21 Homestead-Miami
The 2010 NASCAR Nationwide tour
Feb. 13 Daytona
Feb. 20 California/Auto Club Speedway
Feb. 27 Las Vegas
March 20 Bristol
April 3 Nashville
April 9 Phoenix
April 17 Texas
April 24 Talladega
April 30 Richmond
May 7 Darlington
May 15 Dover
May 29 Charlotte/Lowe's
June 5 Nashville
June 12 Kentucky
June 19 Milwaukee
June 26 New Hampshire
July 2 Daytona
July 9 Chicagoland
July 17 Gateway (St. Louis)
July 24 O’Reilly Raceway Park
July 31 Iowa
Aug. 7 Watkins Glen
Aug. 14 Michigan
Aug. 20 Bristol
Aug. 29 Montreal Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Sept. 4 Atlanta
Sept. 10 Richmond
Sept. 25 Dover
Oct. 2 Kansas
Oct. 9 California/Auto Club Speedway
Oct. 15 Charlotte/Lowe's
Oct. 23 Memphis
Nov. 6 Texas
Nov. 13 Phoenix
Nov. 20 Homestead-Miami
The 2010 NASCAR Truck tour
Feb. 12 Daytona
March 6 Atlanta
March 27 Martinsville
May 2 Kansas
May 14 Dover
May 21 Charlotte/Lowe's
June 4 Texas
June 12 Michigan
June 18 Milwaukee
June 26 Memphis
July 11 Iowa
July 16 Gateway
July 23 O’Reilly Raceway Park
July 31 Pocono
Aug. 7 Nashville
Aug. 18 Bristol
Aug. 27 Chicagoland
Sept. 3 Kentucky
Sept. 18 New Hampshire
Sept. 25 Las Vegas
Oct. 23 Martinsville
Oct. 30 Talladega
Nov. 5 Texas
Nov. 12 Phoenix
Nov. 19 Homestead-Miami
Note: All dates subject to change.