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Short track returns highlight Xfinity, Truck Series schedules for 2020
The NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck and Xfinity Series schedules for 2020 were released Wednesday, and both feature a return to facilities that have been missing from their respective calendars for more than a decade.
For the first time since 2005, the Truck Series will compete at Richmond Raceway when it returns to the short track on Saturday, April 18.
In the Xfinity Series, they will return to Martinsville Speedway for the first since 2006 (and only the second time in the last 25 years). Martinsville will play host to the final elimination race in the playoffs for all three national series before a champion is decided a week later at ISM Raceway.
“The NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck series were both built on short track racing, and it is important that short tracks remain a prominent part of the series schedules,” said Ben Kennedy, the managing director of racing operations and international development. “We returned to our roots in many ways with today’s announcement. Martinsville and Richmond were part of the original Xfinity and Gander Trucks schedules, and we’re excited for their return as part of a strong overall slate.”
Other tweaks in the Xfinity Series schedule include moving the Mid-Ohio road course race earlier into the year. It will be the first road course race of the season on May 30. The Charlotte Roval will be an elimination race in the Xfinity Series playoffs held on Oct. 10.
In the Truck Series, the playoffs will begin in late August at Gateway Motorsports Park. On Sept. 17, the playoff field will be cut with an elimination race at Bristol.
Both the Truck and Xfinity Series will be a part of the double-header Cup Series weekend at Pocono Raceway in June. The Trucks will compete on Saturday, June 27 with Xfinity Series action on Sunday, June 28.
Lastly, both series will be featured during the two-week break for the NASCAR Cup Series as the Truck Series will run on the Eldora dirt Thursday, July 30 while the Xfinity Series will run the Iowa short track on Aug. 1.
Broadcast times and networks for all three series will be announced at a later date.
2020 NASCAR Gander Truck Series:
Friday, Feb. 14: Daytona International Speedway
Friday, Feb. 21: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Saturday, March 14: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Friday, March 20: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Friday, March 27: Texas Motor Speedway
Saturday, April 18: Richmond Raceway
Friday, May 1: Dover International Speedway
Friday, May 15: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Saturday, May 30: Kansas Speedway
Friday, June 5: Texas Motor Speedway
Friday, June 12: Iowa Speedway
Friday, June 19: Chicagoland Speedway
Saturday, June 27: Pocono Raceway
Thursday, July 9: Kentucky Speedway
Thursday, July 30: Eldora Speedway
Saturday, Aug. 8: Michigan International Speedway
Friday, Aug. 21: Gateway Motorsports Park
Sunday, Sept. 6: Canadian Tire Motorsports Park
Thursday, Sept. 17: Bristol Motor Speedway
Friday, Sept. 25: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Saturday, Oct. 3: Talladega Superspeedway
Friday, Oct. 30: Martinsville Speedway
Friday, Nov. 6: ISM Raceway
Saturday, Feb. 15: Daytona International Speedway
Saturday, Feb. 22: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Saturday, Feb. 29: Auto Club Speedway
Saturday, March 7: ISM Raceway
Saturday, March 14: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Saturday, March 21: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Saturday, March 28: Texas Motor Speedway
Saturday, April 4: Bristol Motor Speedway
Saturday, April 25: Talladega Superspeedway
Saturday, May 2: Dover International Speedway
Saturday, May 23: Charlotte Motor Speedway
Saturday, May 30: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Saturday, June 6: Michigan International Speedway
Saturday, June 13: Iowa Speedway
Saturday, June 20: Chicagoland Speedway
Sunday, June 28: Pocono Raceway
Saturday, July 4: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Friday, July 10: Kentucky Speedway
Saturday, July 18: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Saturday, Aug. 1: Iowa Speedway
Saturday, Aug. 8: Road America
Saturday, Aug. 15: Watkins Glen International
Saturday, Aug. 22: Dover International Speedway
Friday, Aug. 28: Daytona International Speedway
Saturday, Sept. 5: Darlington Raceway
Friday, Sept. 11: Richmond Raceway
Friday, Sept. 18: Bristol Motor Speedway
Saturday, Sept. 26: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Saturday, Oct. 10: Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval
Saturday, Oct. 17: Kansas Speedway
Saturday, Oct. 24: Texas Motor Speedway
Saturday, Oct. 31: Martinsville Speedway
Saturday, Nov. 7: ISM Raceway
Kelly Crandall
Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.
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