Elliott's Career Sprint Cup Series Totals
| Starts | Championships | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg. Start | Avg. Finish |
| 429 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 69 | 21.8 | 22.7 |
Years in Cup: 1998-2010
Sprint Cup Schedule
The NASCAR Sprint Cup series will have 36 points races and five non points races:
Budweiser Shootout, both Gatorade Duels, Sprint Showdown, and the Sprint All-Star Race.
There will be two off weeks this season and a total of 11 night races.
| Date | Time (ET) | Radio | TV | Race | Track | 2011 Winner |
2012 Winner |
| Feb. 18 | Sat 8:00PM |  |
 |
Budweiser Shootout* | Daytona | Kurt Busch | Kyle Busch |
| Feb. 23 | Thu 1:00PM | |
 |
Gatorade Duel 1 150* | Daytona | Kurt Busch | Tony Stewart |
| Feb. 23 | Thu 1:00PM | |
|
Gatorade Duel 2 150* | Daytona | Jeff Burton | Matt Kenseth |
| Feb. 26 | Sun 12:00PM | |
|
Daytona 500 | Daytona | Trevor Bayne | Matt Kenseth |
| Mar. 4 | Sun 2:30PM | |
|
Subway Fresh Fit 500 | Phoenix | Jeff Gordon | Denny Hamlin |
| Mar. 11 | Sun 2:30PM |  |
|
Kobalt Tools 400 | Las Vegas | Carl Edwards | Tony Stewart |
| Mar. 18 | Sun 12:30PM | |
|
Food City 500 | Bristol | Kyle Busch | Brad Keselowski |
| Mar. 25 | Sun 2:30PM | |
|
Auto Club 400 | Fontana | Kevin Harvick | Tony Stewart |
| Apr. 1 | Sun 12:30PM | |
|
Goody's Fast Relief 500 | Martinsville | Kevin Harvick | Ryan Newman |
| Apr. 14 | Sat 7:00PM | |
|
Samsung Mobile 500 | Texas | Matt Kenseth | Greg Biffle |
| Apr. 22 | Sun 12:30PM | |
|
STP 400 | Kansas | Brad Keselowski | Denny Hamlin |
| Apr. 28 | Sat 7:00PM | |
|
Richmond 400 | Richmond | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch |
| May 6 | Sun 12:00PM | |
|
Aaron's 499 | Talladega | Jimmie Johnson | Brad Keselowski |
| May 12 | Sat 6:30PM | |
|
Showtime Southern 300 | Darlington | Regan Smith | Jimmie Johnson |
| May 19 | Sat 7:00PM | |
|
Sprint Showdown* | Charlotte | David Ragan | Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
| May 19 | Sat 7:00PM | |
|
Sprint All-Star Race* | Charlotte | Carl Edwards | Jimmie Johnson |
| May 27 | Sun 5:30PM | |
|
Cola-Cola 600 | Charlotte | Kevin Harvick | Kasey Kahne |
| June 3 | Sun 12:30PM | |
|
FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks | Dover | Matt Kenseth | Jimmie Johnson |
| June 10 | Sun 12:00PM | |
 |
Pocono 400 | Pocono | Jeff Gordon | Joey Logano |
| June 17 | Sun 12:00PM | |
|
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 | Michigan | Denny Hamlin | D. Earnhardt Jr. |
| June 24 | Sun 2:00PM | |
|
Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Infineon | Kurt Busch | Clint Bowyer |
| June 30 | Sat 6:30PM | |
|
Quaker State 400 | Kentucky | Kyle Busch | Brad Keselowski |
| July 7 | Sat 6:30PM | |
|
Coke Zero 400 | Daytona | David Ragan | Tony Stewart |
| July 15 | Sun 12:00PM | |
|
Lenox Industrial Tools 301 | New Hampshire | Tony Stewart | Kasey Kahne |
| July 29 | Sun 12:00PM |  |
 |
Crown Royal "Your Hero's Name Here" 400 | Indianapolis | Kyle Busch | Jimmie Johnson |
| Aug. 5 | Sun 12:00PM | |
|
Pennsylvania 400 | Pocono | Paul Menard | Jeff Gordon |
| Aug. 12 | Sun 12:00PM | |
|
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen | Watkins Glen | Marcos Ambrose | Marcos Ambrose |
| Aug. 19 | Sun 12:00PM | |
|
Pure Michigan 400 | Michigan | Kyle Busch | Greg Biffle |
| Aug. 25 | Sat 7:00PM | |
 |
IRWIN Tools Night Race | Bristol | Brad Keselowski | Denny Hamlin |
| Sept. 2 | Sun 6:30PM | |
|
AdvoCare 500 | Atlanta | Jeff Gordon | Denny Hamlin |
| Sept. 8 | Sat 7:00PM | |
|
Wonderful Pistachios 400 | Richmond | Kevin Harvick | Clint Bowyer |
| Sept. 16 | Sun 1:00PM | |
|
Geico 400 | Chicago | Tony Stewart | Brad Keselowski |
| Sept. 23 | Sun 1:00PM | |
|
Sylvania 300 | New Hampshire | Tony Stewart | Denny Hamlin |
| Sept. 30 | Sun 1:00PM | |
|
AAA 400 | Dover | Kurt Busch | Brad Keselowski |
| Oct. 7 | Sun 1:00PM | |
|
AMP Energy 500 | Talladega | Clint Bowyer | Matt Kenseth |
| Oct. 13 | Sat 7:00PM | |
|
Bank of American 500 | Charlotte | Matt Kenseth | Clint Bowyer |
| Oct. 21 | Sun 1:00PM | |
|
Hollywood Casino 400 | Kansas | Jimmie Johnson | Matt Kenseth |
| Oct. 28 | Sun 1:00PM | |
|
Tums Fast Relief 500 | Martinsville | Tony Stewart | Jimmie Johnson |
| Nov. 4 | Sun 2:00PM | |
|
AAA Texas 500 | Texas | Tony Stewart | Jimmie Johnson |
| Nov. 11 | Sun 2:00PM | |
|
Kobalt Tools 500 | Phoenix | Kasey Kahne | Kevin Harvick |
| Nov. 18 | Sun 2:00PM | |
|
Ford 400 | Homestead | Tony Stewart |