NASCAR releases 2014 Sprint Cup Series schedule

   NASCAR on Tuesday released its 2014 Sprint Cup Series schedule and as expected it has very few changes from this year.

   The one significant change had already been announced - Kansas Speedway will swap its early April race date with the Mother's Day weekend date Darlington, S.C., has held for nearly a decade.

   The remainder of the schedule is nearly identical to the 2013 schedule.

2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Schedule

2/15       Daytona, Sprint Unlimited

2/16       Daytona, Daytona 500 qualifying

2/20       Daytona Duels

2/23       Daytona 500

3/2         Phoenix International Raceway

3/9         Las Vegas Motor Speedway

3/16       Bristol Motor Speedway

3/23       Auto Club Speedway

3/30       Martinsville Speedway

4/6         Texas Motor Speedway

4/12       Darlington Raceway

4/26       Richmond International Raceway

5/4         Talladega Superspeedway

5/10       Kansas Speedway

5/17       Charlotte, Sprint All-Star Race

5/25       Charlotte Motor Speedway

6/1         Dover International Speedway

6/8         Pocono Raceway

6/15       Michigan International Speedway

6/22       Sonoma Raceway

6/28       Kentucky Speedway

7/5         Daytona International Speedway

7/13       New Hampshire Motor Speedway

7/27       Indianapolis Motor Speedway

8/3         Pocono Raceway

8/10       Watkins Glen International

8/17       Michigan International Speedway

8/23       Bristol Motor Speedway

8/31       Atlanta Motor Speedway

9/6         Richmond International Raceway

9/14       Chicagoland Speedway

9/21       New Hampshire Motor Speedway

9/28       Dover International Speedway

10/5       Kansas Speedway

10/11     Charlotte Motor Speedway

10/19     Talladega Superspeedway

10/26     Martinsville Speedway

11/2       Texas Motor Speedway

11/9       Phoenix International Raceway

11/16     Homestead-Miami Speedway