Texas and Phoenix swap Spring race dates

Texas Motor Speedway will have a slight shift in its 2010 NASCAR schedule as the Samsung 500 race week will be run April 15-18, moving the Sprint Cup Series race from the seventh to the eighth event of the season as a result of a date swap with Phoenix International Raceway. TMS officials agreed to the move to accommodate NASCAR and network television partner, FOX, because the Samsung 500 on its traditional April date would have been pitted directly against the final round of The Masters on television. Phoenix transitions into that slot without a conflict since it will play host to a Saturday evening race. Texas Motor Speedway PR