NASCAR on Tuesday unveiled the 2013 schedule for its Nationwide Series, a lineup that will include a trip to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, for the first time.

Mid-Ohio, a 2.4-mile, 15-turn road course, will mark the return of NASCAR to Ohio, the home state of the series sponsor. Mid-Ohio’s Aug. 17 race will join the lineup of road courses, including Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. (June 22) and Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Aug. 10).

The balance of the 2013 Nationwide schedule will maintain a familiar feel, with a mix of short tracks, road courses, intermediate tracks and superspeedways. The season will open Feb. 23 at Daytona Beach, Fla., and conclude Nov. 16 at Homestead, Fla.

2013 Nationwide Series schedule

Date Site             

Feb. 23: Daytona International Speedway

March 2: Phoenix International Raceway

March 9: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

March 16: Bristol Motor Speedway

March 23: Auto Club Speedway

April 12: Texas Motor Speedway

April 26: Richmond International Raceway

May 4: Talladega Superspeedway

May 10: Darlington Raceway

May 25: Charlotte Motor Speedway

June 1: Dover International Speedway

June 8: Iowa Speedway

June 15: Michigan International Speedway

June 22: Road America

June 28: Kentucky Speedway

July 5: Daytona International Speedway

July 13: New Hampshire Motor Speedway

July 21: Chicagoland Speedway

July 27: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Aug. 3: Iowa Speedway

Aug. 10: Watkins Glen International

Aug. 17: Mid-Ohio

Aug. 23: Bristol Motor Speedway

Aug. 31: Atlanta Motor Speedway

Sept. 6: Richmond International Raceway

Sept. 14: Chicagoland Speedway

Sept. 21: Kentucky Speedway

Sept. 28: Dover International Speedway

Oct. 5: Kansas Speedway

Oct. 11: Charlotte Motor Speedway

Nov. 2: Texas Motor Speedway

Nov. 9: Phoenix International Raceway

Nov. 16: Homestead-Miami Speedway