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*[[Paul Menard]] will leave [[Richard Petty Motorsports]] to drive for [[Richard Childress Racing]] in 2011.<ref name="menard">{{cite news|last=Release|first=Team|title=RCR signs Menard, returns to four-car stable|url=http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/cup/08/11/pmenard.rcr.fourth.car/index.html|accessdate=23 August 2010|newspaper=NASCAR|date=11 August 2010}}</ref> Menard has signed a three year deal to expire at the end of 2013, with options for further years. |
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Revision as of 21:37, 16 October 2010
The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season will be the sixty-third season of professional stock car racing in the United States. Beginning at Daytona International Speedway, the season will include thirty-six races and two exhibition races. The season will conclude with the 2011 Ford 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway. During the 2010 season, NASCAR announced major calendar changes, including adding a race to Kansas and Kentucky Speedway.
Pre-season
Testing
On 9 October 2010, NASCAR announced the dates for a three day test session. The testing will be located at Daytona International Speedway from the January 21-22, 2011. Each session is scheduled to begin at 9:00 p.m. EST, while the postponed date is scheduled for January 23, 2011.[1]
Signed teams and drivers
Team changes
Driver changes
Changed teams
- Paul Menard will leave Richard Petty Motorsports to drive for Richard Childress Racing in 2011.[3] Menard has signed a three year deal to expire at the end of 2013, with options for further years.
2011 calendar
On 18 August 2010 the final calendar was released containing thirty-eight races, including two exhibition races. The schedule also includes two Gatorade Duels, which are the qualifying races of the Daytona 500.[4]
Calendar changes
- The Subway Fresh Fit 600, held at Phoenix International Raceway, will be reduced to 500 km, making the name Subway Fresh Fit 500, and it will become the second race of the season.[7]
- The Kobalt Tools 500, held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, will be discontinued.[8]
- The Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway, formerly the second race of the season, will be the fifth race of the season.[7]
- Kansas Speedway will gain a race, which will be held on June 5, 2011.[9]
- Kentucky Speedway will gain its first Sprint Cup Series race on July 9, 2011.[10]
- The LifeLock.com 400 will become the first race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup; the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway will be the second, while Auto Club Speedway will lose the Pepsi Max 400.[11]
References
- ^ Official Release (9 October 2010). "Preseason Thunder dates set for Jan. 20-22". NASCAR. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ "2011 Team Chart". Jayski.com. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ Release, Team (11 August 2010). "RCR signs Menard, returns to four-car stable". NASCAR. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ Release, Official (18 August 2010). "2011 NASCAR Schedule". NASCAR. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ "2011 Schedule". Jayski.com. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ Hammond, Jeff (19 August 2010). "New NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule offers dramatic possibilities". Fox Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Phoenix receives second race on 2011 schedule". NASCAR. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Atlanta to play host to one race weekend in 2011". NASCAR. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "AP: Kansas to get second NASCAR Sprint Cup race". USA Today. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Finally, Kentucky gets its long-awaited Cup date". NASCAR. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Chicago gets first Chase race of 2011". ESPN. Retrieved 10 August 2010.