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2016 Sprint Cup schedule fills out with Charlotte, Kentucky dates

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The 2016 dates for the Sprint Cup Series spring events at Charlotte Motor Speedway and its only Kentucky Speedway race have been announced through each track’s website.

Charlotte’s website lists the Sprint All-Star race for May 21 and the Coca-Cola 600 on its traditional Memorial Day weekend date of May 29. The track doesn’t have a date listed for its fall race, which is part of the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Kentucky hosts the Quaker State 400 pres. by Advance Auto Parts on July 9, which lines up with its 2015 date on July 11.

These dates come after Texas Motor Speedway revealed its dates for next season. NASCAR is looking to formally announce its 2016 schedule in the next couple of weeks.

Here are 2016 race dates announced by tracks so far:

Feb. 21 — Daytona 500

March 6 — Las Vegas

March 13 – Phoenix

March 20 — Auto Club Speedway

March 27 – Easter (off weekend)

April 9 – Texas

May 21 — Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte

May 29 — Charlotte

June 5 – Pocono

June 12 – Michigan

July 2 — Daytona

July 9 — Kentucky

July 31 – Pocono

Aug. 28 – Michigan

Sept. 18 – Chicagoland (first race in Chase)

Nov. 6 – Texas

Bristol Motor Speedway states on its site that its spring date will be in April 2016. Its night race again will be in August.

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