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October 21, 2015

2016 NASCAR schedule comes into focus


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NASCAR has not released the official 2016 schedule yet, but some tracks have released their race dates for next year.

The latest was Dover International Speedway, which will host its Sprint Cup races on May 15 and Oct. 2.

The list below contains dates in which tracks have confirmed they will hold NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

2016 Sprint Cup schedule glance

Date Event
Feb. 13 Sprint Unlimited
Feb. 18 Can-Am Duel at Daytona
Feb. 21 Daytona 500
Feb. 28 Atlanta
March 6 Las Vegas
March 13 Phoenix
March 20 Auto Club
April 9 Texas
May 15 Dover
June 5 Pocono
June 12 Michigan
July 31 Pocono
Aug. 28 Michigan
Sept. 18 Chicagoland
Oct. 2 Dover
Nov. 6 Texas

In announcing its race dates, Chicagoland Speedway also revealed it was again the opening race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

Texas officials said the Nov. 6 race again fell in the Eliminator Round of the postseason, a three-race stretch that again included Martinsville and Phoenix, according to the track.

Pocono Raceway officials said upon its schedule release that the NASCAR XFINITY Series would host a race June 4 at the Tricky Triangle. It would be the first XFINITY Series race ever at the venue.

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