| Season Guide | ||
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| Description | Guide | Last Modified |
| Dan Beaver's take on sleepers/busts, driver rankings & more | Season Guide | Fri Jan 11 12:11pm PST |
| Yahoo! Sports analysts Jerry Bonkowski and Bob Margolis review the top drivers | Driver Capsules | Tues Dec 18 8:43pm EST |
| First Half | ||||||
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| Race | Date | Time (PT) | Qualify | Deadline * | Weekly Race Notes ** | |
| Daytona 500 | Sun, Feb 17 | 12:40 pm | Sun, Feb 10 | Feb 17 12:35pm PST | Preview Qualifying | |
| Auto Club 500 | Sun, Feb 24 | 1:15 pm | Fri, Feb 22 | Feb 22 2:00am PST | Preview Qualifying | |
| UAW-Dodge 400 | Sun, Mar 2 | 1:45 pm | Fri, Feb 29 | Feb 29 2:00am PST | Preview Qualifying | |
| Kobalt Tools 500 | Sun, Mar 9 | 11:25 am | Fri, Mar 7 | Mar 7 2:00am PST | Preview Qualifying | |
| Food City 500 | Sun, Mar 16 | 11:20 am | Fri, Mar 14 | Mar 14 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Goody's Cool Orange 500 | Sun, Mar 30 | 11:15 am | Fri, Mar 28 | Mar 28 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Samsung 500 | Sun, Apr 6 | 11:15 am | Fri, Apr 4 | Apr 4 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Subway Fresh Fit 500 | Sat, Apr 12 | 5:45 pm | Thu, Apr 10 | Apr 10 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Aaron's 499 | Sun, Apr 27 | 11:20 am | Sat, Apr 26 | Apr 26 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Crown Royal Presents the Dan Lowry 400 | Sat, May 3 | 4:45 pm | Fri, May 2 | May 2 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Dodge Challenger 500 | Sat, May 10 | 4:30 pm | Fri, May 9 | May 9 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Coca-Cola 600 | Sun, May 25 | 2:45 pm | Thu, May 22 | May 22 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Best Buy 400 | Sun, Jun 1 | 11:15 am | Fri, May 30 | May 30 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Pocono 500 | Sun, Jun 8 | 11:15 am | Fri, Jun 6 | Jun 6 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| LifeLock 400 | Sun, Jun 15 | 11:15 am | Fri, Jun 13 | Jun 13 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Sun, Jun 22 | 2:20 pm | Fri, Jun 20 | Jun 20 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | Sun, Jun 29 | 11:15 am | Fri, Jun 27 | Jun 27 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola | Sat, Jul 5 | 5:15 pm | Fri, Jul 4 | Jul 4 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Second Half | ||||||
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| LifeLock.com 400 | Sat, Jul 12 | 5:15 pm | Fri, Jul 11 | Jul 11 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Allstate 400 at the Brickyard | Sun, Jul 27 | 11:20 am | Sat, Jul 26 | Jul 26 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Pennsylvania 500 | Sun, Aug 3 | 11:20 am | Fri, Aug 1 | Aug 1 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Centurion Boats at The Glen | Sun, Aug 10 | 11:20 am | Fri, Aug 8 | Aug 8 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| 3M Performance 400 | Sun, Aug 17 | 11:20 am | Fri, Aug 15 | Aug 15 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Sharpie 500 | Sat, Aug 23 | 5:15 pm | Fri, Aug 22 | Aug 22 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Pepsi 500 | Sun, Aug 31 | 5:15 pm | Fri, Aug 29 | Aug 29 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | Sat, Sep 6 | 4:45 pm | Fri, Sep 5 | Sep 5 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Sylvania 300 | Sun, Sep 14 | 11:15 am | Fri, Sep 12 | Sep 12 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Dover 400 | Sun, Sep 21 | 11:15 am | Fri, Sep 19 | Sep 19 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Kansas 400 | Sun, Sep 28 | 11:15 am | Fri, Sep 26 | Sep 26 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| AMP Energy 500 | Sun, Oct 5 | 11:20 am | Sat, Oct 4 | Oct 4 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Bank of America 500 | Sat, Oct 11 | 4:40 pm | Thu, Oct 9 | Oct 9 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| TUMS QuikPak 500 | Sun, Oct 19 | 10:45 am | Fri, Oct 17 | Oct 17 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Pep Boys Auto 500 | Sun, Oct 26 | 11:15 am | Fri, Oct 24 | Oct 24 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Dickies 500 | Sun, Nov 2 | 12:45 pm | Fri, Oct 31 | Oct 31 2:00am PDT | Preview Qualifying | |
| Checker Auto Parts 500 | Sun, Nov 9 | 1:00 pm | Fri, Nov 7 | Nov 7 2:00am PST | Preview Qualifying | |
| Ford 400 | Sun, Nov 16 | 1:00 pm | Fri, Nov 14 | Nov 14 2:00am PST | Preview Qualifying | |