2016 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES SCHEDULE
| Date | Site | |
| 2/13 | Daytona International Speedway (Sprint Unlimited) | |
| 2/14 | Daytona International Speedway (Daytona 500 Qualifying) | |
| 2/18 | Daytona International Speedway (Duel) | |
| 2/21 | Daytona 500 | |
| 2/28 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |
| 3/6 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | |
| 3/13 | Phoenix International Raceway | |
| 3/20 | Auto Club Speedway | |
| 4/3 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| 4/9 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| 4/17 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| 4/24 | Richmond International Raceway | |
| 5/1 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| 5/7 | Kansas Speedway | |
| 5/15 | Dover International Speedway | |
| 5/21 | Charlotte Motor Speedway (NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race) | |
| 5/29 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| 6/5 | Pocono Raceway | |
| 6/12 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| 6/26 | Sonoma Raceway | |
| 7/2 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| 7/9 | Kentucky Speedway | |
| 7/17 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| 7/24 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |
| 7/31 | Pocono Raceway | |
| 8/7 | Watkins Glen International | |
| 8/20 | Bristol Motor Speedway | |
| 8/28 | Michigan International Speedway | |
| 9/4 | Darlington Raceway | |
| 9/10 | Richmond International Raceway | |
| 9/18 | Chicagoland Speedway | |
| 9/25 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| 10/2 | Dover International Speedway | |
| 10/8 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | |
| 10/16 | Kansas Speedway | |
| 10/23 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| 10/30 | Martinsville Speedway | |
| 11/6 | Texas Motor Speedway | |
| 11/13 | Phoenix International Raceway | |
| 11/20 | Homestead-Miami Speedway |