2014 NASCAR Cup Schedule Released

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NASCAR schedule has just been released. No changes other than Kansas/Darlington date swap and Texas Sun. race.

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2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule
2/15 Daytona, Sprint Unlimited
2/16 Daytona, Daytona 500 qualifying
2/20 Daytona Duels
2/23 Daytona 500
3/2 Phoenix International Raceway
3/9 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
3/16 Bristol Motor Speedway
3/23 Auto Club Speedway
3/30 Martinsville Speedway
4/6 Texas Motor Speedway
4/12 Darlington Raceway
4/26 Richmond International Raceway
5/4 Talladega Superspeedway
5/10 Kansas Speedway
5/17 Charlotte, Sprint All-Star Race
5/25 Charlotte Motor Speedway
6/1 Dover International Speedway
6/8 Pocono Raceway
6/15 Michigan International Speedway
6/22 Sonoma Raceway
6/28 Kentucky Speedway
7/5 Daytona International Speedway
7/13 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
7/27 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
8/3 Pocono Raceway
8/10 Watkins Glen International
8/17 Michigan International Speedway
8/23 Bristol Motor Speedway
8/31 Atlanta Motor Speedway
9/6 Richmond International Raceway
9/14 Chicagoland Speedway
9/21 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
9/28 Dover International Speedway
10/5 Kansas Speedway
10/11 Charlotte Motor Speedway
10/19 Talladega Superspeedway
10/26 Martinsville Speedway
11/2 Texas Motor Speedway
11/9 Phoenix International Raceway
11/16 Homestead-Miami Speedway
 
NASCAR Announces 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule
Innovative Air Titan Track Drying Technology At Every Sprint Cup Race Next Season

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 15, 2013)– NASCAR announced today the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule for the 2014 season, the 66th year of racing for the sport’s premier series.

In addition to the schedule unveiling, NASCAR announced that its revolutionary Air Titan track drying system will be available at every NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekend throughout the 2014 season.

For the 13th consecutive year, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule will consist of 36 points races as well as two additional weekends featuring non-points events. The Sprint Unlimited (Feb. 15) and two Daytona 500 qualifying races (both on Feb. 20) will take place before the season officially gets underway. The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway will take place on May 17, broadcast on FOX Sports 1.

“This season has delivered plenty of drama and excitement, and we’re anticipating even more for our fans in 2014 now that the Gen-6 car has competed at every track,” said Steve O’Donnell, senior vice president of racing operations. “Having the Air Titan at each NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend allows us to meet a very important goal set by our Chairman and CEO, Brian France: to drastically decrease track-drying time to the best of our ability and ensure our fans in the stands and those watching on TV get to see each race on its scheduled day.”

The season will open with the 56th running of the Daytona 500 live on FOX on Feb. 23 before moving west to Phoenix International Raceway (March 2) and Las Vegas Motor Speedway (March 9). Four tracks will undergo spring date changes:Texas Motor Speedway will hold its event one week earlier and move from Saturday to Sunday (April 6). Darlington Raceway will feature its race on April 12. Kansas Speedway will hold its first NASCAR Sprint Cup Saturday night race, with its event shifting to May 10, while Martinsville Speedway will host the series on March 30, a week earlier than in 2013.

For the fourth consecutive season, the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will start at Chicagoland Speedway (Sept. 14) and conclude live on ESPN on Nov. 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Developed in-house at NASCAR’s R&D Center, the Air Titan progressed quickly following France’s directive to improve the racing product and fan experience in every form. Following testing in the summer and fall of 2012, Phase 1 of the technology was on-site at Daytona International Speedway in February. The 2012 Daytona 500 was the first to be postponed to the following day because of inclement weather.

Its race event debut was in April at Martinsville where it successfully decreased drying time in order to hold NASCAR Sprint Cup practice rather than have it cancelled. Air Titan’s biggest save to date was at Talladega Superspeedway’s rainy spring races where it shaved nearly an hour off drying time for both the NASCAR Nationwide and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, allowing those events to be completed on their scheduled days. It also was in use Oct. 3 at Kansas for track conditioning purposes while also trimming nearly 45 minutes from drying time prior to the Goodyear zone tread tire test.

2014 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES SCHEDULE

Date
Site
Network



2/15
Daytona International Speedway (Sprint Unlimited)
FOX Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM
2/16
Daytona International Speedway (Daytona 500 Qualifying)
FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
2/20
Daytona International Speedway (Duels)
FOX Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM
2/23
Daytona 500
FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
3/2
Phoenix International Raceway
FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
3/9
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
FOX, PRN, SiriusXM
3/16
Bristol Motor Speedway
FOX, PRN, SiriusXM
3/23
Auto Club Speedway
FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
3/30
Martinsville Speedway
FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
4/6
Texas Motor Speedway
FOX, PRN, SiriusXM
4/12
Darlington Raceway
FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
4/26
Richmond International Raceway
FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
5/4
Talladega Superspeedway
FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
5/10
Kansas Speedway
FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
5/17
Charlotte Motor Speedway (NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race)
FOX Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM
5/25
Charlotte Motor Speedway
FOX, PRN, SiriusXM
6/1
Dover International Speedway
FOX, MRN, SiriusXM
6/8
Pocono Raceway
TNT, MRN, SiriusXM
6/15
Michigan International Speedway
TNT, MRN, SiriusXM
6/22
Sonoma Raceway
TNT, PRN, SiriusXM
6/28
Kentucky Speedway
TNT, PRN, SiriusXM
7/5
Daytona International Speedway
TNT, MRN, SiriusXM
7/13
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
TNT, PRN, SiriusXM
7/27
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
ESPN, IMS, SiriusXM
8/3
Pocono Raceway
ESPN, MRN, SiriusXM
8/10
Watkins Glen International
ESPN, MRN, SiriusXM
8/17
Michigan International Speedway
ESPN, MRN, SiriusXM
8/23
Bristol Motor Speedway
ABC, PRN, SiriusXM
8/31
Atlanta Motor Speedway
ESPN, PRN, SiriusXM
9/6
Richmond International Raceway
ABC, MRN, SiriusXM
9/14
Chicagoland Speedway
ESPN, MRN, SiriusXM
9/21
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
ESPN, PRN, SiriusXM
9/28
Dover International Speedway
ESPN, MRN, SiriusXM
10/5
Kansas Speedway
ESPN, MRN, SiriusXM
10/11
Charlotte Motor Speedway
ABC, PRN, SiriusXM
10/19
Talladega Superspeedway
ESPN, MRN, SiriusXM
10/26
Martinsville Speedway
ESPN, MRN, SiriusXM
11/2
Texas Motor Speedway
ESPN, PRN, SiriusXM
11/9
Phoenix International Raceway
ESPN, MRN, SiriusXM
11/16
Homestead-Miami Speedway
ESPN, MRN, SiriusXM
 
So, when and where will the next "new" track be?
I think Nascar will eventually race at that shiny new F1 road course just built in Austin.
And there's that Canadian Motor Speedway project that keeps plugging along. Looks like it'll actually get built.
And we know Nascar hasn't given up the dream of racing on a track in the Pacific Northwest.

I'd bet Nascar is racing at the Austin "Circuit of the Americas" track within a decade.
 
StoneTown said:
So, when and where will the next "new" track be?
I think Nascar will eventually race at that shiny new F1 road course just built in Austin.
And there's that Canadian Motor Speedway project that keeps plugging along. Looks like it'll actually get built.
And we know Nascar hasn't given up the dream of racing on a track in the Pacific Northwest.

I'd bet Nascar is racing at the Austin "Circuit of the Americas" track within a decade.
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NASCAR will never race at COTA as long as Eddie Gossage and Bruton Smith are still kicking.

It'll be Road America. Follow the context clues and public comments from NASCAR and George Bruggenthies.
 
Not crazy about Darlington getting kicked in the nuts again, but other than that I don't have a huge problem with the schedule.
 
Either Dover goes (mediocre attendance and all) or they go to a 37th race and get rid of the summer bye weekend. Although, there was some article on ESPN or someplace that said that adding an additional race would have considerable effect on teams. Not just the fatigue factor of the drivers and teams, but also additional travel costs.
 
KevinWI said:
Either Dover goes (mediocre attendance and all) or they go to a 37th race and get rid of the summer bye weekend. Although, there was some article on ESPN or someplace that said that adding an additional race would have considerable effect on teams. Not just the fatigue factor of the drivers and teams, but also additional travel costs.
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I can see Dover losing a date and another road course added or Iowa getting a date. I doubt they will add a 37th race, kind pushing it with 36 right now I think. If they are going to keep the Chase(uggh), they should restructure it with a road race, and another short track, and end it Vegas.
 
It looks like Texas will be in the daytime, and Kansas will have it's first night race.
 
As much as I'm disappointed in no real changes to the schedule, it's being reported the 2015 schedule could see the shake-ups with a new TV deal kicking in.
 
ChexOrWrex said:
No chase road course.

NASCAR - "Not listening to our fans since 2004"
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I think they are probably listening to the fans a lot more then you may think. But, maybe the pro- road course fans are not the majority.
 
Why oh why does NASCAR go to Phoenix,Las Vegas then come back to the east coast for Bristol then go back to the west coast for Auto Club?
 
ClintBowser15 said:
Why oh why does NASCAR go to Phoenix,Las Vegas then come back to the east coast for Bristol then go back to the west coast for Auto Club?
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I'd guess to keep the transporter drivers from making 3 coast to coast and back trips in a row. It's not like they stay out west once the Phoenix race is over waiting for the Vegas race weekend to begin. They go back east to their shops after each race.
I'd think 3 straight west coast races would be a killer on the people that have to get the stuff to the tracks.
 
gordonite said:
I'd guess to keep the transporter drivers from making 3 coast to coast and back trips in a row. It's not like they stay out west once the Phoenix race is over waiting for the Vegas race weekend to begin. They go back east to their shops after each race.
I'd think 3 straight west coast races would be a killer on the people that have to get the stuff to the tracks.
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They don't go back to the shop between Phoenix and Vegas, they have another hauler bring a car out and they transfer it at their hotel in Phoenix. But, most of the rest of the races they do go back to their shops in between races. I really admire the driver haulers for all the miles that they log each year.
 
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Nitro Dude said:
They don't go back to the shop between Phoenix and Vegas, they have another hauler bring a car out and they transfer it at their hotel in Phoenix.
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I did not know that.
But I still think travel is a likely factor in not lumping too many west coast races together.
 
gordonite said:
I did not know that.
But I still think travel is a likely factor in not lumping too many west coast races together.
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I know one of the drivers that drove Danicas hauler at JR Motorsports, and last year when i was on the way to Charlotte for a drag race i stopped by their shop and we were sitting in Danicas lounge in her trailer inside the shop comparing our schedules and routes. But, they run two drivers on each truck. I'm glad that we don't have such a rigorous schedule because the crewmember that rides with me doesn't have a CDL, so by law i can only drive 11 hours and then i have to take 10 consecutive hours off duty. It takes about 4 days to drive coast to coast legally if you are driving single.
 
Wish there was bigger changes to the schedule but at least they didnt ruin anything. Hopefully we get RA and/or RC in chase next year as others have said.
 
from jayski.....

NASCAR will look at 2015 schedule changes: NASCAR Senior Vice President of Racing Operations Steve O'Donnell held a news conference Tuesday after NASCAR released the 2014 Sprint Cup schedule:
Q. As far as the schedule goes, there was rumors and talk about some major changes, major overhauls. Does 2015 provide more of an opportunity for that with the new TV partners?
O'DONNELL: I think we're certainly going to take a look at it. I think the timing with the new TV partners makes sense. One thing to keep in mind, though, is with each of the tracks, if we constantly are shifting dates, it becomes more and more of a challenge for each track. Our fans like some of the familiarity. We want to balance that. I think we'll do that for 2015, but it's certainly something to look at as we head into that year for sure.
Q.B> As far as the difficulty of changing the schedule, what is holding you back from making sweeping changes on sort of a regular basis? You often hear fans talk about whether they want road courses in the Chase, Chase races shaken up, things like that. Are you aware of that kind of talk? Where are your thoughts on what the possibilities of stuff like that is on an annual basis?
O'DONNELL: I think we do look at that every year. We're certainly aware of it. We're also very aware of fans at tracks who are happy with the dates they have and have made plans years in advance from a camping standpoint to attend certain dates. You've got to factor in weather. I know fans have talked about a road course in the Chase. We'd never rule that out. Under our current schedule, that's very challenging for us to do. If you asked both of those road courses, I think they have a pretty successful thing going on right now. We're very happy with where those dates fall as well. It's certainly something we look at, but it's not as easy as just flipping the switch and moving one. There's a lot of things that come into play with weather, TV calendars, travel. So it's something that we're taking a bigger look at every year. I think that we're more open than we've ever been to looking at those things. As you look ahead to 2015, there will be some more opportunities on the horizon. When we talk about Nationwide and Truck, we did take some I wouldn't call them risks, but we went to some new venues in terms of Eldora, back in Canada. Those are going to be important to us across all national series as we go forward.
Q. Here in the Philadelphia area I hear a lot of talk about, Why can't NASCAR end its season sooner instead of the weekend before Thanksgiving, maybe like right now? I don't have to tell you you're competing with Major League Baseball playoffs, college football, et cetera. Is that at all possible? You'd have to reduce the number of races. Track promoters don't want to do that. I'd be interested in your response.
O'DONNELL: I don't think we're interested in reducing the number of races we have. We're happy with that number right now. I think there's always things we could look at in terms of when we race. There's been talks of could you ever race a Monday night or midweek. That's something that we've had dialogue about. But in terms of the schedule, that's one of the things that I think is also a benefit of NASCAR. We've got a number of sponsors that are involved in our sport. We've got millions of fans that want to have that chance to see us. By having 36 events, it gives them an opportunity in certain markets they might not have in other sports that we're proud of. We certainly know there's a competitive landscape out there in sports. But that's been out there a long time. Our job is to make NASCAR as big as possible, put more eyeballs on the sport during that time.
 
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