Richmond, Va. — NASCAR announced plans for the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, Friday morning at Richmond International Raceway.

Tentative dates and sites of the '05 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.

Feb. 12 Budweiser Shootout – Daytona International Speedway
Feb. 20 Daytona International Speedway
Feb. 27 California Speedway
March 13 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 20 Atlanta Motor Speedway
April 3 Bristol Motor Speedway
April 10 Martinsville Speedway
April 17 Texas Motor Speedway
April 23 Phoenix International Raceway
May 1 Talladega Superspeedway
May 7 Darlington Raceway
May 14 Richmond International Raceway
May 21 All-Star Challenge – Lowe’s Motor Speedway
May 29 Lowe’s Motor Speedway
June 5 Dover International Speedway
June 12 Pocono Raceway
June 19 Michigan International Speedway
June 26 Infineon Raceway
July 2 Daytona International Speedway
July 10 Chicagoland Speedway
July 17 New Hampshire International Speedway
July 24 Pocono Raceway
August 7 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
August 14 Watkins Glen International
August 21 Michigan International Speedway
August 27 Bristol Motor Speedway
September 4 California Speedway
September 10 Richmond International Raceway
September 18 New Hampshire International Speedway
September 25 Dover International Speedway
October 2 Talladega Superspeedway
October 9 Kansas Speedway
October 15 Lowe’s Motor Speedway
October 23 Martinsville Speedway
October 30 Atlanta Motor Speedway
November 6 Texas Motor Speedway
November 13 Phoenix International Raceway
November 20 Homestead-Miami Speedway