2003 Busch Series schedule released

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced Monday its 2003 Busch Series schedule.

The NASCAR Busch Series -- the nation's No. 2 motorsports series -- will feature 34 races in 2003, a season that will begin Feb. 15 at Daytona International Speedway. The season will end Nov. 15 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

There are no changes from 2002, in terms of the number of races on the schedule.

A significant alteration involves New Hampshire International Speedway and Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis swapping dates. Instead of racing at NHIS in May, the NASCAR Busch Series will join the NASCAR Winston Cup Series there in July (July 19). Gateway, which formerly had a July date, will switch to May 10.

The NASCAR Busch Series will visit 26 tracks in 22 states, in 2003.

2003 NASCAR BUSCH SERIES SCHEDULE

Feb. 15: Daytona International Speedway

Feb. 22: North Carolina Speedway

March 1: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

March 15: Darlington Raceway

March 22: Bristol Motor Speedway

March 29: Texas Motor Speedway

April 5: Talladega Superspeedway

April 12: Nashville Superspeedway

April 26: California Speedway

May 2: Richmond International Raceway

May 10: Gateway International Raceway

May 18: Nazareth Speedway

May 24: Lowe's Motor Speedway

May 31: Dover International Speedway

June 7: Nashville Superspeedway

June 14: Kentucky Speedway

June 29: The Milwaukee Mile

July 4: Daytona International Speedway

July 12: Chicagoland Speedway

July 19: New Hampshire International Speedway

July 26: Pikes Peak International Raceway

Aug. 2: Indianapolis Raceway Park

Aug. 16: Michigan International Speedway

Aug. 22: Bristol Motor Speedway

Aug. 30: Darlington Raceway

Sept. 5: Richmond International Raceway

Sept. 20: Dover International Speedway

Oct. 4: Kansas Speedway

Oct. 10: Lowe's Motor Speedway

Oct. 18: Memphis Motorsports Park

Oct. 25: Atlanta Motor Speedway

Nov. 1: Phoenix International Raceway

Nov. 8: North Carolina Speedway

Nov. 15: Homestead-Miami Speedway