By alley - Oct 26, 2015, 3:51 PM ET

NASCAR: Pocono joins 2016 Xfinity Series schedule

Alongside the announcement of the 2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule, NASCAR revealed the calendar for its second-tier Xfinity Series. Details are still being finalized for the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, so its schedule will be announced at a later time.

Like the Sprint Cup schedule, the Xfinity Series is largely unchanged from this year, reflecting NASCAR's emphasis on continuity for its national series events. However, the series will race at Pocono for the first time, pairing with Sprint Cup for its first weekend at the Pennsylvania tri-oval in June.

NASCAR will kick off the 2016 season against the new backdrop of a completely reimagined Daytona International Speedway under the the speedway’s $400 million redevelopment project. After Daytona, both series will be in action the following week at Atlanta. Both series then will travel to Las Vegas, Phoenix and Auto Club Speedway (Fontana).

"We learned that NASCAR Goes West worked very well in keeping momentum and interest for NASCAR in these markets," said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer. "The tracks put a lot of effort behind making it successful and we think it can continue to have a positive impact as it gains traction from being an annual effort. The efficiency of conducting three consecutive events also is helpful to the teams and industry."

Date	Track
Feb. 20	Daytona International Speedway
Feb. 27	Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 5	Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 12	Phoenix International Raceway
March 19	Auto Club Speedway (Fontana)
April 8	Texas Motor Speedway
April 16	Bristol Motor Speedway
April 23	Richmond International Raceway
April 30	Talladega Superspeedway
May 14	Dover International Speedway
May 28	Charlotte Motor Speedway
June 4	Pocono Raceway
June 11	Michigan International Speedway
June 19	Iowa Speedway
July 1	Daytona International Speedway
July 8	Kentucky Speedway
July 16	New Hampshire Motor Speedway
July 23	Indianapolis Motor Speedway
July 30	Iowa Speedway
Aug. 6	Watkins Glen International
Aug. 13	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Aug. 19	Bristol Motor Speedway
Aug. 27	Road America
Sept. 3	Darlington Raceway
Sept. 9	Richmond International Raceway
Sept. 17	Chicagoland Speedway
Sept. 24	Kentucky Speedway
Oct. 1	Dover International Speedway
Oct. 7	Charlotte Motor Speedway
Oct. 15	Kansas Speedway
Nov. 5	Texas Motor Speedway
Nov. 12	Phoenix International Raceway
Nov. 19	Homestead-Miami Speedway