New Michigan race date reveals schedule change

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Quote :: Michigan International Speedway announced its spring 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup date as June 13, which confirms a slight tweak in the 2010 Sprint Cup schedule.

There is one more weekend between Mother’s Day and Memorial Day and one less weekend between Memorial Day and Independence Day weekend in 2010, meaning that one track would have to shift dates if the tracks that traditionally have races on those holidays keep their holiday weekend events.

Michigan typically had the third week after Memorial Day, but its 2010 date is the second week after Memorial Day.

The most likely candidate for the change, according to sources, is Dover, which typically has run the week after Memorial Day. The Dover race would just be three weeks earlier than normal if it runs May 16, 2010, rather than a week following Memorial Day.

NASCAR is expected to announce its 2010 schedule in the next three weeks.

~Scene Daily~