Dates for your diary: NASCAR 2012 calendar

Here's the line-up of events that will comprise the 2012 NASCAR season, including Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series.
Dates for your diary: NASCAR 2012 calendar

Here's the full schedule of NASCAR-sanctioned national series championships for the 2012 season.

2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship calendar

The 2012 Cup season consists of 36 events and five non-championship exhibition events (which are shown marked with a * in the following schedule.)

February 18 Shootout *
February 23 Duel 1 *
February 23 Duel 2 *
February 26 Daytona 500
March 4 Phoenix
March 11 Las Vegas
March 18 Bristol
March 25 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana
April 1 Martinsville
April 14 Texas
April 22 Kansas
April 28 Richmond
May 6 Talladega
May 12 Darlington
May 19 Showdown (Charlotte) *
May 19 All-Star (Charlotte) *
May 27 Charlotte
June 3 Dover
June 10 Pocono
June 17 Michigan
June 24 Infineon Raceway, Sonoma
June 30 Kentucky
July 7 Daytona
July 15 Loudon
July 29 Indianapolis
August 5 Pocono
August 12 Watkins Glen
August 19 Michigan
August 25 Bristol
September 2 Atlanta
September 8 Richmond
September 16 Chicago
September 23 Loudon
September 30 Dover
October 7 Talladega
October 13 Charlotte
October 21 Kansas
October 28 Martinsville
November 4 Texas
November 11 Phoenix
November 18 Homestead

2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship calendar

The 2012 Nationwide season consists of 33 events.

February 25 Daytona
March 3 Phoenix
March 10 Las Vegas
March 17 Bristol
March 24 Fontana
April 13 Texas
April 27 Richmond
May 5 Talladega
May 11 Darlington
May 20 Iowa
May 26 Charlotte
June 2 Dover
June 16 Michigan
June 23 Road America
June 29 Kentucky
July 6 Daytona
July 14 Loudon
July 22 Chicago
July 28 Indianapolis
August 4 Iowa
August 11 Watkins Glen
August 18 Montreal
August 24 Bristol
September 1 Atlanta
September 7 Richmond
September 15 Chicago
September 22 Kentucky
September 29 Dover
October 12 Charlotte
October 20 Kansas
November 3 Texas
November 10 Phoenix
November 17 Homestead

2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series calendar

The 2012 Truck season consists of 22 events.

February 24 Daytona
March 31 Martinsville
April 15 Rockingham
April 21 Kansas
May 18 Charlotte
June 1 Dover
June 8 Texas
June 28 Kentucky
July 14 Iowa
July 21 Chicago
August 4 Pocono
August 18 Michigan
August 22 Bristol
August 31 Atlanta
September 15 Iowa
September 21 Kentucky
October 6 Talladega
October 13 Las Vegas
October 27 Martinsville
November 2 Texas
November 9 Phoenix
November 16 Homestead

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