2006 NASCAR Cup Series tentative schedule

<pre> 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES SCHEDULE

Date            Site                                    Special Events
Feb. 11         Daytona International Speedway          Budweiser Shootout*
Feb. 19         Daytona International Speedway
Feb. 26         California Speedway
March 12        Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 19        Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 26        Bristol Motor Speedway
April 2         Martinsville Speedway
April 9         Texas Motor Speedway
April 22        Phoenix International Raceway
April 30        Talladega Superspeedway
May 6           Richmond International Raceway
May 13          Darlington Raceway
May 20          Lowe's Motor Speedway                   NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge*
May 28          Lowe's Motor Speedway
June 4          Dover International Speedway
June 11         Pocono Raceway
June 18         Michigan International Speedway
June 25         Infineon Raceway
July 1          Daytona International Speedway
July 9          Chicagoland Speedway
July 16         New Hampshire International Speedway
July 23         Pocono Raceway
Aug. 6          Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Aug. 13         Watkins Glen
Aug. 20         Michigan International Speedway
Aug. 26         Bristol Motor Speedway
Sept. 3         California Speedway
Sept. 9         Richmond International Raceway
Sept. 17        New Hampshire International Speedway
Sept. 24        Dover International Speedway
Oct. 1          Kansas Speedway
Oct. 8          Talladega Superspeedway
Oct. 14         Lowe's Motor Speedway
Oct. 22         Martinsville Speedway
Oct. 29         Atlanta Motor Speedway
Nov. 5          Texas Motor Speedway
Nov. 12         Phoenix International Raceway
Nov. 19         Homestead-Miami Speedway

*Non-championship points events

Tentative-Subject to Change

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