2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule
| Race # | Date | Track | Race | Track Size (Miles) |
Race Length (Miles) |
Laps | TV / Radio Network |
2011 Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | Feb. 18 Night Race |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona FL. |
Busweiser Shootout | 2.5 | 187.5 | 75 | FOX / MRN | Kurt Busch |
| * | Feb. 23 | Daytona International Speedway Daytona FL. |
Gatorade Duels | 2.5 | 150 | 60 | Speed / MRN | Kurt Busch Jeff Burton |
| 1 | Feb. 26 | Daytona International Speedway Daytona FL. |
Daytona 500 | 2.5 | 500 | 200 | FOX / MRN | Trevor Bayne |
| 2 | March 4 | Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, AZ. |
Subway Fresh Fit 500 | 1 | 312 | 312 | FOX / MRN | Jeff Gordon |
| 3 | March 11 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, NV. |
Kobalt Tools 400 | 1.5 | 400.5 | 267 | FOX / PRN | Carl Edwards |
| 4 | March 18 | Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, TN. |
Food City 500 | .533 | 266.5 | 500 | FOX / PRN | Kyle Busch |
| 5 | March 25 | Auto Club Speedway Fontana, CA. (Last race using 2011 Owners Points) |
Auto Club 400 | 2 | 400 | 200 | FOX / MRN | Kevin Harvick |
| 6 | April 1 | Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, VA. (Now using 2012 Owners Points) |
Goody’s Fast Relief 500 | .526 | 263 | 500 | FOX / MRN | Kevin Harvick |
| - | April 8 | Off Weekend - Easter | ||||||
| 7 | April 14 Night Race |
Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, TX. |
Samsung Mobile 500 | 1.5 | 500.5 | 334 | FOX / PRN | Matt Kenseth |
| 8 | April 22 | Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS. |
STP 400 | 1.5 | 400.5 | 267 | FOX / MRN | Brad Keselowski |
| 9 | April 28 Night Race |
Richmond International Raceway Richmond, VA. |
Richmond 400 | .75 | 300 | 400 | FOX / MRN | Kyle Busch |
| 10 | May 6 | Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, AL. |
Aaron’s 499 | 2.66 | 500.08 | 188 | FOX / MRN | Jimmie Johnson |
| 11 | May 12 Night Race |
Darlington Raceway Darlington, SC. |
Southern 500 | 1.366 | 501.3 | 367 | FOX / MRN | Regan Smith |
| * | May 19 Night Race |
Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, NC. |
Sprint Showdown Sprint All-Star Race |
1.5 | 60 / 150 | 40 / 100 | Speed / MRN | David Ragan Carl Edwards |
| 12 | May 27 Night Race |
Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, NC. |
Coca-Cola 600 | 1.5 | 600 | 400 | FOX / PRN | Kevin Harvick |
| 13 | June 3 | Dover International Speedway Dover, DE. |
FedEx 400 | 1 | 400 | 400 | FOX / MRN | Matt Kenseth |
| 14 | June 10 | Pocono International Raceway Long Pond, PA. |
Pocono 400 | 2.5 | 400 | 160 | TNT / MRN | Jeff Gordon |
| Race # | Date | Track | Race | Track Size (Miles) |
Race Length (Miles) |
Laps | TV / Radio Network |
2011 Winner |
| 15 | June 17 | Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, MI. |
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 | 2 | 400 | 200 | TNT / MRN | Denny Hamlin |
| 16 | June 24 | Infineon Raceway Sonoma, CA. |
Toyota/Save Mart 350 | 1.99 | 224 | 110 | TNT / PRN | Kurt Busch |
| 17 | June 30 Night Race |
Kentucky Speedway Sparta, KY. |
Quaker State 400 | 1.5 | 400 | 267 | TNT / PRN | Kyle Busch |
| 18 | July 7 Night Race |
Daytona International Speedway Daytona FL. |
Coke Zero 400 | 2.5 | 400 | 160 | TNT / MRN | David Ragan |
| 19 | July 15 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH. |
Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | 1.058 | 318.4 | 300 | TNT / PRN | Ryan Newman |
| - | July 22 | Off Weekend | ||||||
| 20 | July 29 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, IN. |
Brickyard 400 | 2.5 | 400 | 160 | ESPN / MRN | Paul Menard |
| 21 | Aug. 5 | Pocono International Raceway Long Pond, PA. |
Pennsylvania 400 | 2.5 | 400 | 160 | ESPN / MRN | Brad Keselowski |
| 22 | Aug. 12 | Watkin's Glen International Watkins Glen, NY. |
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen |
2.45 | 220.5 | 90 | ESPN / MRN | Marcos Ambrose |
| 23 | Aug. 19 | Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, MI. |
Pure Michigan 400 | 2 | 400 | 200 | ESPN / MRN | Kyle Busch |
| 24 | Aug. 25 Night Race |
Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, TN. |
IRWIN Tools 500 | .533 | 266.5 | 500 | ABC / PRN | Brad Keselowski |
| 25 | Sept. 2 Night Race |
Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, GA. |
AdvoCare 500 | 1.54 | 500.5 | 325 | ESPN / PRN | Jeff Gordon |
| 26 | Sept. 8 Night Race |
Richmond International Raceway Richmond, VA. |
Wonderful Pistachios 400 | .75 | 300 | 400 | ABC / MRN | Kevin Harvick |
The Chase for the Sprint Cup Starts |
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| Race # | Date | Track | Race | Track Size (Miles) |
Race Length (Miles) |
Laps | TV / Radio Network |
2011 Winner |
| 27 | Sept. 16 | Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, IL. |
Geico 400 | 1.5 | 400.5 | 267 | ABC / MRN | Tony Stewart |
| 28 | Sept. 23 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, NH. |
Sylvania 300 | 1.058 | 317.4 | 300 | ESPN / PRN | Tony Stewart |
| 29 | Sept. 30 | Dover International Speedway Dover, DE. |
AAA 400 | 1 | 400 | 400 | ESPN / MRN | Kurt Busch |
| 30 | Oct. 7 | Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, AL. |
AMP Energy 500 | 2.66 | 500.08 | 188 | ESPN / MRN | Clint Bowyer |
| 31 | Oct. 13 Night Race |
Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, NC. |
Bank of America 500 | 1.5 | 501 | 334 | ABC / PRN | Matt Kenseth |
| 32 | Oct. 21 | Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS. |
Hollywood Casino 400 | 1.5 | 400.5 | 267 | ESPN / MRN | Jimme Johnson |
| 33 | Oct. 28 | Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, VA. |
Tums Fast Relief 500 | .526 | 263 | 500 | ESPN / MRN | Tony Stewart |
| 34 | Nov. 4 | Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, TX. |
AAA Texas 500 | 1.5 | 500.5 | 334 | ESPN / PRN | Tony Stewart |
| 35 | Nov. 11 | Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, AZ. |
Kobalt Tools 500 | 1 | 312 | 312 | ESPN / MRN | Kasey Kahne |
| 36 | Nov. 18 | Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, FL. |
Ford 400 | 1.5 | 400 | 267 | ESPN / MRN | Tony Stewart |
Schedule is subject to change.