| (Click on event name for results, notes, and quotes) |
| Date | Race | Facility | Race Start | TV | TV Start | Radio |
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| Feb 10 | Budweiser Shootout* | Daytona International Speedway | 8:30 | FOX | 8:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Tony Stewart | Pole: Dale Jarrett |
| Feb 15 | Gatorade Duel at Daytona | California Speedway | 2:00 | SPEED | 2:00 | MRN |
| Race 1 Winner: Tony Stewart | Race 2 Winner: Jeff Gordon |
| Feb 18 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | 3:15 | FOX | 2:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Kevin Harvick | Pole: David Gilliland |
| Feb 25 | Auto Club 500 | California Speedway | 3:30 | FOX | 3:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Matt Kenseth | Pole: Jeff Gordon |
| Mar 11 | UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 4:30 | FOX | 4:00 | PRN |
| Winner: Jimmie Johnson | Pole: Kasey Kahne |
| Mar 18 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | 2:00 | FOX | 1:30 | PRN |
| Winner: Jimmie Johnson | Pole: Ryan Newman |
| Mar 25 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | 2:00 | FOX | 1:30 | PRN |
| Winner: Kyle Busch | Pole: Jeff Gordon |
| Apr 1 | Goody’s Cool Orange 500 | Martinsville Speedway | 2:00 | FOX | 1:30 | MRN |
| Winner: Jimmie Johnson | Pole: Denny Hamlin |
| Apr 15 | Samsung 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | 2:00 | FOX | 1:30 | PRN |
| Winner: Jeff Burton | Pole: Jeff Gordon # |
| Apr 21 | Subway Fresh Fit 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | 8:30 | FOX | 8:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Jeff Gordon | Pole: Jeff Gordon |
| Apr 29 | Aaron’s 499 | Talladega Superspeedway | 2:00 | FOX | 1:30 | MRN |
| Winner: Jeff Gordon | Pole: Jeff Gordon |
| May 5 | Crown Royal Presents Jim Stewart 400 | Richmond International Raceway | 7:30 | FOX | 7:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Jimmie Johnson | Pole: Jeff Gordon |
| May 12 | Dodge Avenger 500 | Darlington Raceway | 7:00 | FOX | 6:30 | MRN |
| Winner: Jeff Gordon | Pole: Clint Bowyer |
| May 19 | NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge* | Lowe’s Motor Speedway | 7:30 | SPEED | 7:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Kevin Harvick | Pole: Matt Kenseth |
| May 27 | Coca-Cola 600 | Lowe’s Motor Speedway | 5:30 | FOX | 5:00 | PRN |
| Winner: Casey Mears | Pole: Ryan Newman |
| June 3 | Autism Speaks 400 | Dover International Speedway | 1:30 | FOX | 1:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Martin Truex Jr. | Pole: Ryan Newman |
| June 10 | Pocono 500 | Pocono Raceway | 2:00 | TNT | 1:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Jeff Gordon | Pole: Ryan Newman |
| June 17 | Citizens Bank 400 | Michigan International Speedway | 2:00 | TNT | 1:30 | MRN |
| Winner: Carl Edwards | Pole: J. J. Yeley |
| June 24 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Infineon Raceway | 5:00 | TNT | 4:00 | PRN |
| Winner: Juan Pablo Montoya | Pole: Jamie McMurray |
| July 1 | LENOX Industrial Tools 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway | 2:30 | TNT | 2:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Denny Hamlin | Pole: Dave Blaney |
| July 7 | Pepsi 400 | Daytona International Speedway | 8:00 | TNT | 7:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Jamie McMurray | Pole: Jeff Gordon # |
| July 15 | USG Sheetrock 400 | Chicagoland Speedway | 4:00 | TNT | 3:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Tony Stewart | Pole: Casey Mears |
| July 29 | Allstate 400 at the Brickyard | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 2:00 | ESPN | 1:00 | IMS |
| Winner: Tony Stewart | Pole: Reed Sorenson |
| Aug 5 | Pennsylvania 500 | Pocono Raceway | 2:00 | ESPN | 1:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Kurt Busch | Pole: Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| Aug 12 | Centurion Boats at The Glen | Watkins Glen International | 2:00 | ESPN | 1:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Tony Stewart | Pole: Jeff Gordon # |
| Aug 19 | 3M Performance 400 | Michigan International Speedway | 2:00 | ESPN | 1:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Kurt Busch | Pole: Jeff Gordon |
| Aug 25 | Sharpie 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | 8:00 | ESPN | 7:00 | PRN |
| Winner: Carl Edwards | Pole: Kasey Kahne |
| Sept 2 | Sharp Aquos 500 | California Speedway | 8:00 | ESPN | 7:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Jimmie Johnson | Pole: Kurt Busch |
| Sept 8 | Chevy Rock & Roll 400 | Richmond International Raceway | 7:30 | ABC | 7:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Jimmie Johnson | Pole: Jimmie Johnson |
| Sept 16 | Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire International Speedway | 2:00 | ABC | 1:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Clint Bowyer | Pole: Clint Bowyer |
| Sept 23 | Dodge Dealers 400 | Dover International Speedway | 1:30 | ABC | 1:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Carl Edwards | Pole: Jimmie Johnson |
| Sept 30 | LifeLock 400 | Kansas Speedway | 2:00 | ABC | 1:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Greg Biffle | Pole: Jimmie Johnson |
| Oct 7 | UAW-Ford 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | 2:00 | ABC | 1:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Jeff Gordon | Pole: Michael Waltrip |
| Oct 13 | Bank of America 500 | Lowe’s Motor Speedway | 7:30 | ABC | 7:00 | PRN |
| Winner: Jeff Gordon | Pole: Ryan Newman |
| Oct 21 | Subway 500 | Martinsville Speedway | 1:30 | ABC | 1:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Jimmie Johnson | Pole: Jeff Gordon |
| Oct 28 | Pep Boys Auto 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | 2:00 | ABC | 1:00 | PRN |
| Winner: Jimmie Johnson | Pole: Greg Biffle |
| Nov 4 | Dickies 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | 3:30 | ABC | 3:00 | PRN |
| Winner: Jimmie Johnson | Pole: Martin Truex Jr. |
| Nov 11 | Checker Auto Parts 500 | Phoenix International Raceway | 3:30 | ABC | 3:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Jimmie Johnson | Pole: Carl Edwards |
| Nov 18 | Ford 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | 3:30 | ABC | 3:00 | MRN |
| Winner: Matt Kenseth | Pole: Jimmie Johnson |
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| * - Non-championship points event | All times listed are Eastern |
| # - Field set by NASCAR Rulebook |
