NASCAR Announces 2010 Sprint Cup Calendar

With the Chase list now confirmed for the remaining 10 rounds of the 2009 Sprint Cup season, the NASCAR officials have unveiled the schedule for the upcoming year. And there are little changes brought to the Sprint Cup Series next year, with the most notable ones related to the non-championship event at Daytona.

The Budweiser Shootout in 2010 will get under way in the very same day as the qualifying session for the Daytona 500 race. So far, although held in the same weekend, the drivers had 24 hours to rest between the two outings. However, no changes were announced in the Shootout's format.

Among other slight changes to the calendar there is the switch between the races at Phoenix International Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway (the former being moved ahead of the later in April) while also between Dover International Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway (in May).

Here is the complete schedule of the 2010 Sprint Cup Series, as announced by NASCAR earlier today:

February 6 - Daytona 500 Qualifying and Budweiser Shootout (non-championship event)
February 14 - Daytona 500(February 21 - Auto Club Speedway)
February 28 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 7 - Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 21 - Bristol Motor Speedway
March 28 - Martinsville Speedway
April 10 - Phoenix International Raceway
April 18 - Texas Motor Speedway
April 25 - Talladega SuperSpeedway
May 1 - Richmond International Raceway
May 8 - Darlington Raceway
May 16 - Dover International Speedway
May 22 - Lowe's Motor Speedway (Sprint All-Star Race)(non-championship event)
May 30 - Lowe's Motor Speedway(June 6 - Pocono Raceway)
June 13 - Michigan International Speedway
June 20 - Infineon Raceway
June 27 - New Hampshire Motor Speedway
July 3 - Daytona International Speedway
July 10 - Chicagoland Speedway
July 25 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
August 1 - Pocono Raceway
August 8 - Watkins Glen International
August 15 - Michigan International Speedway
August 21 - Bristol Motor Speedway
September 5 - Atlanta Motor Speedway
September 11 - Richmond International Raceway
September 19 - New Hampshire Motor Speedway
September 26 - Dover Internationals Speedway
October 3 - Kansas Speedway
October 10 - Auto Club Speedway
October 16 - Lowe's Motor Speedway
October 24 - Martinsville Speedway
October 31 - Talladega SuperSpeedway
November 7 - Texas Motor Speedway
November 14 - Phoenix International Raceway
November 21 - Homestead-Miami Speedway