Nascar 2015 Schedule

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From Jayski.

• NASCAR Announces 2015 National Series Schedules: NASCAR announced today its national series schedules for the 2015 season, featuring date enhancements to races at some of its most storied tracks along with a pair of long-term broadcast partners that will provide the exciting action to the sport's fans. "The 2015 NASCAR national series schedules promise to provide our fans with the compelling competition and storylines they so richly deserve," said Brian France, NASCAR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "These enhancements to our race dates, particularly in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, will be of benefit to our fans and other stakeholders in our industry. From the start of the season at Speedweeks at Daytona culminated by our championship finales at Homestead-Miami, we're looking forward to the great racing that will be delivered through our outstanding television network broadcast partners FOX, FOX Sports 1, NBC and NBCSN."
  Key date changes featuring Darlington Raceway, Bristol Motor Speedway and Daytona International Speedway, some of NASCAR's most tradition-laden tracks, highlight the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. Following the 57th running of the Daytona 500 Feb. 22 on FOX, Atlanta Motor Speedway will host the season's second race weekend (March 1), while Darlington returns to its traditional Labor Day weekend date (Sept. 6). The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to Atlanta for the first time since 2012 as part of a unique doubleheader on Feb. 28 with the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Additionally, Daytona's always-anticipated July race weekend takes on a different look as the Sunday, July 5 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race marks the return of broadcast partner NBC.
  A big "west-coast swing" during the schedule's early stages spotlights markets where NASCAR's fan base is growing and sponsor opportunities are on the rise. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series run on three consecutive weekends, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7-8, Phoenix International Raceway on March 14-15 and Auto Club Speedway on March 21-22. Bristol's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series spring date moves deeper into the calendar from mid-March to April 19. Dates for the spring races at Phoenix and Texas Motor Speedway (April 11) step back one week from their 2014 schedule slots.
  From the season-opening weekend at Daytona through June's events, FOX and FOX Sports 1 will combine to serve as the broadcast home of all races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Starting in July at Daytona through the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, including each series' championship finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, NBC and NBCSN will carry the second-half action for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Nationwide Series. The entire 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule will be broadcast exclusively on FOX and FOX Sports 1.
  On radio, programming surrounding the 2015 NASCAR season along with the exciting national series race calls can be heard on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Motor Racing Network (MRN) and the Performance Racing Network (PRN). The Indianapolis Motor Speedway's radio network will carry the NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide Series events at IMS.
  The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will feature 36 events including two standout non-points races - the Sprint Unlimited on Feb. 14 at Daytona and the 31st annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 16. Soon to have a new entitlement partner, the NASCAR Nationwide Series once again contests 33 races, while the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series increases to 23 events next season with the addition of the Atlanta date.
  When running concurrently during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series companion weekends, the date changes are also reflected on the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedules. There are nine companion weekends on the 2015 schedule that feature all three national series along with 18 combination weekends between the NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide Series and seven dual events where the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series run together.
  There are six "stand-alones" on next year's NASCAR Nationwide Series calendar, starting May 17 at Iowa Speedway. Included among those are two road-course races, at Mid-Ohio on Aug. 15 and Road America on Aug. 29. The later Road America date takes the place of the former Atlanta date. There are seven NASCAR Camping World Truck Series stand-alone races and two Wednesday appearances - on the dirt at Eldora Speedway on July 22 and at Bristol on Aug. 19. Iowa hosts the trucks three weeks earlier in 2015, on June 19. And the series again runs internationally on Aug. 30 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario.(NASCAR)(8-26-2014)
• Television coverage in 2015 will be different.
  FOX / FoxSports1 will cover the first 16 points races of the season, FOX has 10 races and FoxSports1 has 6 races.
  Plus three non-points races: the Sprint Unlimited, Budweiser Duel 150's, Sprint Showdown / Sprint All-Star race, all on FoxSports1(FS1).
  NBC and NBCSports will cover the final 20 points races of the season, including the Chase races.
  NBC will have 7 races, NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) will have 13.

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CLICK on the race name to go to the 'Next/Last Race Info/Rundown' page for each race (when available).
The 'next race' pages are added the week or so before the race
and cover the weekend schedule, TV, Qualifying, news etc.

All times Eastern and are PM unless noted (with an 'a') and are RACE START TIMES
NOT when coverage begins or the pre-race.
Green Flag times are approximate and noted with a ~
All times are tentative and could change

*Non-Points Race
(t) = tape delayed or same day delay
Race# Scheduled
Race Date Track Location Race Laps Track Size
(miles) Race Length
(miles) Television
and Radio Time
Approx. Green Qualifying
Time/TV Happy Hour
Time/TV * 2/14
Sat Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL The Sprint Unlimited* 75 2.5 187.5 FoxSports1 (FS1)
MRN * 2/19
Thu night Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL Budweiser Duel #1* 60 2.5 150 FS1
MRN 2/15 TBA * 2/19
Thur Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL Budweiser Duel #2* 60 2.5 150 FS1
MRN 2/15 TBA
1 2/22
Sun Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL Daytona 500 200 2.5 500 FOX
MRN 2/15 TBA
2 3/1
Sun Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, GA Atlanta 500 325 1.54 500.5 FOX
PRN
3 3/8
Sun Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, NV Kobalt Tools 400 267 1.5 400.5 FOX
PRN
4 3/15
Sun Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, AZ The Profit on CNBC 500 (k) 312 1.00 312 FOX
MRN
5 3/21
Sat Auto Club Speedway
Fontana, CA Auto Club 400 200 2.0 400 FOX
MRN
6 3/29
Sun Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, VA STP 500 500 0.526 263 FOX
MRN
4/5
Sun Easter - OFF Weekend Easter Bunny 500
7 4/11
Sat Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth, TX Duck Commander 500 334 1.5 500.5 FOX
PRN
8 4/19
Sun Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, TN Food City 500 500 0.533 266.5 FOX
PRN Race# Scheduled
Race Date Track Location Race Laps Track Size
(miles) Race Length
(miles) Television
and Radio Time
Approx. Green Qualifying
Time/TV Happy Hour
Time/TV 9 4/25 Richmond International Raceway
Richmond, VA Toyota Owners 400 400 0.75 300 FS1
MRN
10 5/3
Sun Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, AL Aaron's 499 188 2.66 500.08 FOX
MRN impound
11 5/9
Sat Night Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, KS 5-hour Energy 400 267 1.5 400.5 FS1
MRN
* 5/15
Fri Night Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, NC Sprint Showdown* 40 1.5 40 FS1
MRN
* 5/16
Sat Night Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, NC Sprint All-Star Race* 90 1.5 135 FS1
MRN
12 5/24
Sun night Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, NC Coca-Cola 600 400 1.5 600 FOX
PRN 5/21 7:10
TBA
13 5/31
Sun Dover International Speedway
Dover, DE FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks 400 1.0 400 FS1
MRN
14 6/7
Sun Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, PA Pocono 400 160 2.5 400 FS1
MRN
15 6/14
Sun Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, MI Quicken Loans 400 200 2.0 400 FS1
MRN
6/21
Sun OFF Weekend End of Spring 350(k)
16 6/28
Sun Sonoma Raceway
Sonoma, CA Toyota/Save Mart 350 110 1.99 224 FS1
PRN THE RACE TO THE CHASE
(10 races to the Chase) Race# Scheduled
Race Date Track Location Race Laps Track Size
(miles) Race Length
(miles) Television
and Radio Time
Approx. Green Qualifying
Time/TV Happy Hour
Time/TV 17 7/5
Sun Night Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL Coke Zero 400 160 2.5 400 NBC
MRN
18 7/11
Sat night Kentucky Speedway
Sparta, KY Quaker State 400 267 1.5 400.5 NBCSN
PRN
19 7/19
Sun New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, NH Camping World RV Sales 301 301 1.058 318.46 NBCSN
PRN
20 7/26
Sun Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, IN Crown Royal 400 160 2.5 400 NBCSN
IMS
21 8/2
Sun Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, PA GoBowling.com 400 160 2.5 400 NBCSN
MRN
22 8/9
Sun Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen, NY Cheez-It 355 at The Glen 90 2.45 220.5 NBCSN
MRN
23 8/16
Sun Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, MI Pure Michigan 400 200 2.0 400 NBCSN
MRN
24 8/22
Sat Night Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, TN IRWIN Tools Night Race 500 0.533 266.5 NBCSN
PRN
8/30
Sun OFF Weekend Summer Heat 400
25 9/6
Sun Night Darlington Raceway
Darlington, SC Bojangles' Southern 500 367 1.366 501.3 NBC
MRN
26 9/12
Sat Night Richmond International Raceway
Richmond, VA Federated Auto Parts 400 400 0.75 300 NBCSN
MRN THE 10 CHASE RACES Race# Scheduled
Race Date Track Location Race Laps Track Size
(miles) Race Length
(miles) Television
and Radio Time
Approx Green Qualifying
Time/TV Happy Hour
Time/TV 27 9/20
Sun Chicagoland Speedway
Joliet, IL MyAFibStory.com 400 267 1.5 400.5 NBCSN
MRN
28 9/27
Sun New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, NH Sylvania 300 300 1.058 317.4 NBCSN
PRN
29 10/4
Sun Dover International Speedway
Dover, DE AAA 400 400 1.0 400 NBCSN
MRN
30 10/10
Sat Night Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, NC Bank of America 500 334 1.5 501 NBC
PRN
31 10/18
Sun Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, KS Hollywood Casino 400 267 1.5 400.5 NBC
MRN
32 10/25
Sun Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, AL GEICO 500 188 2.66 500.08 NBCSN
MRN
33 11/1
Sun Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, VA Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 500 0.526 263 NBCSN
MRN
34 11/8
Sun Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth, TX AAA Texas 500 334 1.5 500.5 NBC
PRN
35 11/15
Sun Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, AZ Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500(k) 312 1.00 312 NBC
MRN
36 11/22
Sun Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, FL Ford EcoBoost 400 267 1.5 400 NBC
MRN Race# Scheduled
Race Date Track Location Race Laps Track Size
(miles) Race Length
(miles) Television
and Radio Time
Approx Green Qualifying
Time/TV Happy Hour
Time/TV All times Eastern and are PM unless noted
Schedule confirmed and updated 8-26-2014 when NASCAR released the 2015 schedule
All races are scheduled to air on SiriusXM Satellite radio