The 2012 Nationwide Series schedule will only have 33 races, down one from the 34 race schedule in 2011.
Daytona will host the season opener once again, kicking off the season on February 25th with Homestead hosting the finale on November 17th.
NASCAR ended months of speculation when they released the schedule Wednesday, confirming that Montreal will host a race in 2012.
Nashville Superspeedway, which hosted two races in 2011, has no races in 2012. Kentucky took one of their dates and will host two races.
Lucas Oil Raceway’s race has been moved to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as anticipated.
Here is the 2012 Nationwide Series schedule:
| DATE | SITE |
|---|---|
| Feb. 25 | Daytona International Speedway |
| March 3 | Phoenix International Raceway |
| March 10 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| March 17 | Bristol Motor Speedway |
| March 24 | Auto Club Speedway |
| April 13 | Texas Motor Speedway |
| April 27 | Richmond International Raceway |
| May 5 | Talladega Superspeedway |
| May 11 | Darlington Raceway |
| May 20 | Iowa Speedway |
| May 26 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| June 2 | Dover International Speedway |
| June 16 | Michigan International Speedway |
| June 23 | Road America |
| June 29 | Kentucky Speedway |
| July 6 | Daytona International Speedway |
| July 14 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
| July 22 | Chicagoland Speedway |
| July 28 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| Aug. 4 | Iowa Speedway |
| Aug. 11 | Watkins Glen International |
| Aug. 18 | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve |
| Aug. 24 | Bristol Motor Speedway |
| Sept. 1 | Atlanta Motor Speedway |
| Sept. 7 | Richmond International Raceway |
| Sept. 15 | Chicagoland Speedway |
| Sept. 22 | Kentucky Speedway |
| Sept. 29 | Dover International Speedway |
| Oct. 12 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Oct. 20 | Kansas Speedway |
| Nov. 3 | Texas Motor Speedway |
| Nov. 10 | Phoenix International Raceway |
| Nov. 17 | Homestead-Miami Speedway |
So which race weekend will you be locking up tickets for?
