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The 2012 Nascar schedule is set up to be as good as every year, starting with the Budweiser Shootout on February 18, 2012 at Daytona Inteational Speedway. This will be followed by the Duel 125's, and then the main event will begin, the famous Daytona 500. The season will conclude with the Ford 400 on November 18, 2012 at the fabulous Homestead Motor Speedway in Florida.
Below we have the full Nascar Sprint Cup series schedule for 2012. We will update this page throughout the year with the winners of the races. Be sure to check back each week for our previews of the race on the schedule that week. Take a look below and see what is in store for the 2012 Nascar schedule.
| 2012 Race Date | 2012 Nascar Race Schedule | Speedway | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2012 | Budweiser Shootout | Fox | |
| February 23, 2012 | Gatorade Duel 1 | Speed | |
| February 23, 2012 | Gatorade Duel 2 | Speed | |
| February 26, 2012 | Daytona 500 | Daytona Inteational Speedway | Fox |
| March 4, 2012 | Subway Fresh Fit 500 | Phoenix Inteational Raceway | Fox |
| March 11, 2012 | Kobalt Tools 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Fox |
| March 18, 2012 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Fox |
| March 25, 2012 | Auto Club 400 | Auto Club Speedway | Fox |
| April 1, 2012 | Goody's Fast Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Fox |
| April 14, 2012 | Samsung Mobile 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | Fox |
| April 22, 2012 | STP 400 | Kansas Speedway | Fox |
| April 28, 2012 | Crown Royal Presents the Your Name Here 400 | Richmond Inteational Raceway | Fox |
| May 6, 2012 | Aaron's 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | Fox |
| May 12, 2012 | Showtime Southe 500 | Darlington Raceway | Fox |
| May 19, 2012 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Speed | |
| May 19, 2012 | Sprint Showdown and All-Star Race XXVIII | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Speed |
| May 27, 2012 | Coca-Cola 600 | Dover Inteational Speedway | Fox |
| June 3, 2012 | FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks | Pocono Raceway | Fox |
| June 10, 2012 | Pocono 400 | Michigan Inteational Speedway | TNT |
| June 17, 2012 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 | Infineon Raceway | TNT |
| June 24, 2012 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Kentucky Speedway | TNT |
| June 30, 2012 | Quaker State 400 | Daytona Inteational Speedway | TNT |
| July 7, 2012 | Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | TNT |
| July 15, 2012 | Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | TNT |
| July 29, 2012 | Crown Royal 400 at the Brickyard | Pocono Raceway | ESPN |
| August 5, 2012 | Pennsylvania 400 | Watkins Glen Inteational | ESPN |
| August 12, 2012 | Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | Michigan Inteational Speedway | ESPN |
| August 19, 2012 | Pure Michigan 400 | Bristol Motor Speedway | ESPN |
| August 25, 2012 | Irwin Toos Night Race | Atlanta Motor Speedway | ABC |
| September 2, 2012 | AdvoCare 500 | Richmond Inteational Raceway | ESPN |
| September 8, 2012 | Wonderful Pistachios 400 | Chicagoland Speedway | ABC |
| September 16, 2012 | GEICO 400 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | ESPN |
| September 23, 2012 | Sylvania 300 | Dover Inteational Speedway | ESPN |
| September 30, 2012 | AAA 400 | Talladega Superspeedway | ESPN |
| October 7, 2012 | Good Sam Club 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | ESPN |
| October 13, 2012 | Bank of America 500 | Kansas Speedway | ABC |
| October 21, 2012 | Hollywood Casino 400 | Martinsville Speedway | ESPN |
| October 28, 2012 | Tums Fast Relief 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | ESPN |
| November 4, 2012 | AAA Texas 500 | Phoenix Inteational Raceway | ESPN |
| November 11, 2012 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | ESPN |
| November 18, 2012 | Ford 400 | ESPN |
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