NASCAR Announces 2017 National Series Schedules
Unprecedented Industry Collaboration Triggers NASCAR’s Earliest Schedule Release
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 5, 2016)
– NASCAR today announced the 2017
schedules for its three national series, giving fans and stakeholders a
significant head start in planning for next season’s thrilling slate.
A
credit to unprecedented industry collaboration, specifically the
five-year sanctioning agreement between NASCAR and its tracks, the
sanctioning
body finalized its 2017 schedules months ahead of previous years’
release.
The
result: Three unique schedules featuring race tracks that have hosted
record-setting races already this season, with the majority of the slate
still remaining.
A
notable change in the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series schedule includes a date
swap between a track that just hosted one of the most competitive races
in
its history, and one that will showcase the lower downforce competition
package this coming weekend.
Talladega
Superspeedway, which last Sunday had the second-highest total of green
flag passes for the lead ever recorded (213), will become the second
race in the Round of 12 in 2017 (Oct. 15). Kansas Speedway will now
become the third and final race in that round (Oct. 22).
“Announcing
the 2017 national series schedules this early in the season is another
example of the collaborative spirit across the NASCAR industry,”
said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing
development officer. “It is an exciting time in NASCAR, with some of the
most intriguing racing we’ve seen in years. With the 2017 schedule
solidified, the industry can now concentrate
on the remainder of this season, while planning for the future much
earlier than in previous years.”
Texas
Motor Speedway’s spring Cup race shifts to Sunday (Apr. 9), a move
expected to produce great racing action like that seen after Richmond
International
Raceway switched to a Sunday race for the 2016 season. Other changes in
the NASCAR Cup schedule include Dover International Speedway’s spring
date move to June 4, a week after the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor
Speedway (May 28). Michigan International Speedway’s
second race will return to its traditional early August slot, on Aug.
13.
The
NASCAR Cup Series 2017 schedule opens with The Great American Race, the
Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, scheduled for Sunday,
Feb. 26. The season culminates with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship
Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 19.
The
NASCAR XFINITY Series will kick off at Daytona on Feb. 25, and crown
its champion at Homestead on Saturday, Nov. 18. Its schedule features
four
standalone events – Iowa Speedway (July 29), Mid-Ohio (Aug. 12), Road
America (Aug. 26) and Kentucky Speedway, the first event in the NASCAR
XFINITY Series Chase (Sept. 23). For the second consecutive season, Iowa
will host a NASCAR XFINITY Series-NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series companion weekend on June 23-24.
The
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series opens its season at Daytona on Feb.
24, and culminates at Homestead on Nov. 17. Five standalone races are
included
among the 2017 lineup: Texas Motor Speedway (June 9), Gateway
Motorsports Park (June 17), Eldora Speedway (July 19), Canadian Tire
Motorsport Park (Aug. 27) and Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Sept. 30). The
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase once again begins
at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Sept. 23).
All races will air on either the FOX or NBC family of networks, MRN, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
See below for all three NASCAR national series schedules.
About NASCAR
The
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) is the
sanctioning
body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States. NASCAR
consists of three national series (the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™, NASCAR
XFINITY Series™, and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™), four regional
series, one local grassroots series and three
international series. The International Motor Sports Association™
(IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the
premier U.S. sports car series. Based in Daytona Beach, Fla., with
offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions
more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and
Europe. For more information visit http://www.NASCAR.com and http://www.IMSA.com,
and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and
Snapchat (’NASCAR’).
2017 NASCAR CUP SERIES SCHEDULE
|
Date
|
Site
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2/18
|
Daytona International Speedway (Unlimited)
|
|
|
2/19
|
Daytona International Speedway (Daytona 500 Qualifying)
|
|
|
2/23
|
Daytona International Speedway (Duel)
|
|
|
2/26
|
Daytona 500
|
|
|
3/5
|
Atlanta Motor Speedway
|
|
|
3/12
|
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
|
|
|
3/19
|
Phoenix International Raceway
|
|
|
3/26
|
Auto Club Speedway
|
|
|
4/2
|
Martinsville Speedway
|
|
|
4/9
|
Texas Motor Speedway
|
|
|
4/23
|
Bristol Motor Speedway
|
|
|
4/30
|
Richmond International Raceway
|
|
|
5/7
|
Talladega Superspeedway
|
|
|
5/13
|
Kansas Speedway
|
|
|
5/20
|
Charlotte Motor Speedway (NASCAR All-Star Race)
|
|
|
5/28
|
Charlotte Motor Speedway
|
|
|
6/4
|
Dover International Speedway
|
|
|
6/11
|
Pocono Raceway
|
|
|
6/18
|
Michigan International Speedway
|
|
|
6/25
|
Sonoma Raceway
|
|
|
7/1
|
Daytona International Speedway
|
|
|
7/8
|
Kentucky Speedway
|
|
|
7/16
|
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|
|
|
7/23
|
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
|
|
|
7/30
|
Pocono Raceway
|
|
|
8/6
|
Watkins Glen International
|
|
|
8/13
|
Michigan International Speedway
|
|
|
8/19
|
Bristol Motor Speedway
|
|
|
9/3
|
Darlington Raceway
|
|
|
9/9
|
Richmond International Raceway
|
|
|
9/17
|
Chicagoland Speedway
|
|
|
9/24
|
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|
|
|
10/1
|
Dover International Speedway
|
|
|
10/7
|
Charlotte Motor Speedway
|
|
|
10/15
|
Talladega Superspeedway
|
|
|
10/22
|
Kansas Speedway
|
|
|
10/29
|
Martinsville Speedway
|
|
|
11/5
|
Texas Motor Speedway
|
|
|
11/12
|
Phoenix International Raceway
|
|
|
11/19
|
Homestead-Miami Speedway
|
|
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
2017 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES SCHEDULE
|
Date
|
Site
|
|
|
2/25
|
Daytona International Speedway
|
|
|
3/4
|
Atlanta Motor Speedway
|
|
|
3/11
|
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
|
|
|
3/18
|
Phoenix International Raceway
|
|
|
3/25
|
Auto Club Speedway
|
|
|
4/8
|
Texas Motor Speedway
|
|
|
4/22
|
Bristol Motor Speedway
|
|
|
4/29
|
Richmond International Raceway
|
|
|
5/6
|
Talladega Superspeedway
|
|
|
5/27
|
Charlotte Motor Speedway
|
|
|
6/3
|
Dover International Speedway
|
|
|
6/10
|
Pocono Raceway
|
|
|
6/17
|
Michigan International Speedway
|
|
|
6/24
|
Iowa Speedway
|
|
|
6/30
|
Daytona International Speedway
|
|
|
7/7
|
Kentucky Speedway
|
|
|
7/15
|
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|
|
|
7/22
|
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
|
|
|
7/29
|
Iowa Speedway
|
|
|
8/5
|
Watkins Glen International
|
|
|
8/12
|
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
|
|
|
8/18
|
Bristol Motor Speedway
|
|
|
8/26
|
Road America
|
|
|
9/2
|
Darlington Raceway
|
|
|
9/8
|
Richmond International Raceway
|
|
|
9/16
|
Chicagoland Speedway
|
|
|
9/23
|
Kentucky Speedway
|
|
|
9/30
|
Dover International Speedway
|
|
|
10/6
|
Charlotte Motor Speedway
|
|
|
10/21
|
Kansas Speedway
|
|
|
11/4
|
Texas Motor Speedway
|
|
|
11/11
|
Phoenix International Raceway
|
|
|
11/18
|
Homestead-Miami Speedway
|
|
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
2017 NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE
|
Date
|
Site
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2/24
|
Daytona International Speedway
|
|
|
3/4
|
Atlanta Motor Speedway
|
|
|
4/1
|
Martinsville Speedway
|
|
|
5/12
|
Kansas Speedway
|
|
|
5/19
|
Charlotte Motor Speedway
|
|
|
6/2
|
Dover International Speedway
|
|
|
6/9
|
Texas Motor Speedway
|
|
|
6/17
|
Gateway Motorsports Park
|
|
|
6/23
|
Iowa Speedway
|
|
|
7/6
|
Kentucky Speedway
|
|
|
7/19
|
Eldora Speedway
|
|
|
7/29
|
Pocono Raceway
|
|
|
8/12
|
Michigan International Speedway
|
|
|
8/16
|
Bristol Motor Speedway
|
|
|
8/27
|
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
|
|
|
9/15
|
Chicagoland Speedway
|
|
|
9/23
|
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|
|
|
9/30
|
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
|
|
|
10/14
|
Talladega Superspeedway
|
|
|
10/28
|
Martinsville Speedway
|
|
|
11/3
|
Texas Motor Speedway
|
|
|
11/10
|
Phoenix International Raceway
|
|
|
11/17
|
Homestead-Miami Speedway
|
|
|
|
|
|
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
No comments:
Post a Comment