For the third consecutive season, the NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule will consist of 33 races on intermediate venues, road courses and short tracks. Three road course races will again be showcased, including
Road America (June 21),
Watkins Glen International (Aug. 9) and
Mid-Ohio (Aug. 16), which is located less than 60 miles from Nationwide Insurance’s Columbus, Ohio headquarters. ESPN networks will continue to provide live broadcasts of the entire schedule in 2014.
Changes to next season’s schedule include three date shifts from the 2013 edition:
Darlington Raceway will hold its race a month earlier (April 11), while the first
Iowa Speedway event is now slated for May 18 (it had previously been held in June).
Texas Motor Speedway’s date moved one week earlier in the calendar to April 4; the Texas and Darlington date changes coincide with the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule released earlier this week.
Chicagoland Speedway’s standalone event on July 19 will return to a night race for the first time since hometown driver Justin Allgaier won there in 2011.
Daytona International Speedway hosts the season opener on Feb. 22 while the series finale at
Homestead-Miami Speedway is set for Nov. 15. Six “standalone” dates are also included on the 2014 schedule. These races have been a major part of the series’ identity throughout its history, putting the spotlight squarely on series regulars vying for the championship. Iowa Speedway will host two standalones (May 18 and Aug. 2), along with Chicagoland,
Kentucky Speedway (Sept. 20), Road America and Mid-Ohio.
