NASCAR announces 2010 schedules

NASCAR's new Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Truck tour schedules for 2010 have been released, and the question now may be which events will Danica Patrick consider running.
And there are a few changes.
Among the highlights:
— The Cup tour will be basically the same as 2009; the Nationwide tour will return to Montreal in late August; and the Truck tour will drop California and add Pocono.
— Daytona pole runs will be Saturday Feb. 6, the same day as the Shootout.
— Dover's spring race will move to May 16, rather than after the Charlotte 600.
— Phoenix and Texas will swap spring dates, moving the Texas race from the first weekend in April to later in the month.
— The Cup tour will have four off weekends, including Easter April 4.

The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup tour

Feb. 6 Daytona (Bud Shootout/Pole)
Feb. 14 Daytona 500
Feb. 21 California/Auto Club Speedway
Feb. 28 Las Vegas
March 7 Atlanta
March 21 Bristol
March 28 Martinsville
April 10 Phoenix
April 18 Texas
April 25 Talladega
May 1 Richmond
May 8 Darlington
May 16 Dover
May 22 Charlotte/Lowe's All-Star
May 30 Charlotte/Lowe's
June 6 Pocono
June 13 Michigan
June 20 Infineon/Sonoma
June 27 New Hampshire
July 3 Daytona
July 10 Chicagoland
July 25 Indianapolis
Aug. 1 Pocono
Aug. 8 Watkins Glen
Aug. 15 Michigan
Aug. 21 Bristol
Sept. 5 Atlanta
Sept. 11 Richmond
Sept. 19 New Hampshire
Sept. 26 Dover
Oct. 3 Kansas
Oct. 10 California/Auto Club Speedway
Oct. 16 Charlotte/Lowe's
Oct. 24 Martinsville
Oct. 31 Talladega
Nov. 7 Texas
Nov. 14 Phoenix
Nov. 21 Homestead-Miami

The 2010 NASCAR Nationwide tour

Feb. 13 Daytona
Feb. 20 California/Auto Club Speedway
Feb. 27 Las Vegas
March 20 Bristol
April 3 Nashville
April 9 Phoenix
April 17 Texas
April 24 Talladega
April 30 Richmond
May 7 Darlington
May 15 Dover
May 29 Charlotte/Lowe's
June 5 Nashville
June 12 Kentucky
June 19 Milwaukee
June 26 New Hampshire
July 2 Daytona
July 9 Chicagoland
July 17 Gateway (St. Louis)
July 24 O’Reilly Raceway Park
July 31 Iowa
Aug. 7 Watkins Glen
Aug. 14 Michigan
Aug. 20 Bristol
Aug. 29 Montreal Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Sept. 4 Atlanta
Sept. 10 Richmond
Sept. 25 Dover
Oct. 2 Kansas
Oct. 9 California/Auto Club Speedway
Oct. 15 Charlotte/Lowe's
Oct. 23 Memphis
Nov. 6 Texas
Nov. 13 Phoenix
Nov. 20 Homestead-Miami

The 2010 NASCAR Truck tour

Feb. 12 Daytona
March 6 Atlanta
March 27 Martinsville
May 2 Kansas
May 14 Dover
May 21 Charlotte/Lowe's
June 4 Texas
June 12 Michigan
June 18 Milwaukee
June 26 Memphis
July 11 Iowa
July 16 Gateway
July 23 O’Reilly Raceway Park
July 31 Pocono
Aug. 7 Nashville
Aug. 18 Bristol
Aug. 27 Chicagoland
Sept. 3 Kentucky
Sept. 18 New Hampshire
Sept. 25 Las Vegas
Oct. 23 Martinsville
Oct. 30 Talladega
Nov. 5 Texas
Nov. 12 Phoenix
Nov. 19 Homestead-Miami

Note: All dates subject to change.