HOMESTEAD, FL - NOVEMBER 18: William Byron, driver of the #9 Liberty University Chevrolet, and Rick Hendrick celebrate with the trophy in Victory Lane after placing third and winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Championship during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18, 2017 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

NASCAR announces 2018 Xfinity schedule with some changes from last year


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NASCAR has released its 2018 Xfinity schedule and it has a few interesting changes in store.

The race at Richmond in April will be switched to a night race, and there will be later starting times at Texas Motor Speedway and Talladega. There will be earlier start times at Iowa and Las Vegas.

Thee season opens Feb. 17 at Daytona.

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Here's the schedule, as published by NASCAR.com:

Date Location Network Start time
Sat, Feb 17, 2018 Daytona FS1 2:30 PM
Sat, Feb 24, 2018 Atlanta FS1 2:00 PM
Sat, Mar 03, 2018 Las Vegas FS1 4:00 PM
Sat, Mar 10, 2018 Phoenix FOX 4:00 PM
Sat, Mar 17, 2018 California FS1 5:00 PM
Sun, Apr 01, 2018 OFF WEEK ? EASTER
Sat, Apr 07, 2018 Texas FOX 3:00 PM
Sat, Apr 14, 2018 Bristol FS1 1:00 PM
Fri, Apr 20, 2018 Richmond FS1 7:00 PM
Sat, Apr 28, 2018 Talladega FOX 3:00 PM
Sat, May 05, 2018 Dover FS1 1:30 PM
Sat, May 26, 2018 Charlotte FS1 1:00 PM
Sat, Jun 02, 2018 Pocono FS1 1:00 PM
Sat, Jun 09, 2018 Michigan FOX 1:30 PM
Sun, Jun 17, 2018 Iowa FS1 5:00 PM
Sat, Jun 30, 2018 Chicagoland NBCSN 3:30 PM
Fri, Jul 06, 2018 Daytona NBCSN 7:30 PM
Fri, Jul 13, 2018 Kentucky NBCSN 8:00 PM
Sat, Jul 21, 2018 New Hampshire NBCSN 4:00 PM
Sat, Jul 28, 2018 Iowa NBCSN 3:30 PM
Sat, Aug 04, 2018 Watkins Glen NBC 3:30 PM
Sat, Aug 11, 2018 Mid?Ohio NBCSN 3:00 PM
Fri, Aug 17, 2018 Bristol NBCSN 7:30 PM
Sat, Aug 25, 2018 Road America NBCSN 3:00 PM
Sat, Sep 01, 2018 Darlington NBC 3:30 PM
Sat, Sep 08, 2018 Indianapolis NBCSN 4:00 PM
Sat, Sep 15, 2018 Las Vegas NBCSN 5:00 PM
Fri, Sep 21, 2018 Richmond NBCSN 7:30 PM
Sat, Sep 29, 2018 Charlotte NBCSN 3:00 PM
Sat, Oct 06, 2018 Dover NBCSN 3:00 PM
Sat, Oct 20, 2018 Kansas NBCSN 2:30 PM
Sat, Nov 03, 2018 Texas NBC 3:30 PM
Sat, Nov 10, 2018 Phoenix NBC 3:30 PM
Sat, Nov 17, 2018 Homestead-Miami NBCSN 3:30 PM