Subsequent 12 months’s postseason run will look totally different for NASCAR Cup Collection drivers.
The complete 2025 schedule was launched Thursday and revealed a shakeup of the ten races that may make up the playoffs. One transfer is placing World Large Expertise Raceway into the postseason for the primary time and New Hampshire Speedway returning to a fall slot on the calendar for the primary time in eight years. Talladega Superspeedway shifts from internet hosting a race within the second spherical to the third spherical.
The venues that moved from the postseason to the common season are Homestead-Miami Speedway, Watkins Glen and Atlanta Motor Speedway. Daytona Worldwide Speedway will as soon as once more be the location of the common season finale and Darlington Raceway goes again to the postseason kickoff race.
Moreover, the schedule sees date adjustments for a number of tracks in the course of the spring stretch.
Circuit of The Americas strikes earlier within the season whereas Phoenix Raceway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway flipflop on the schedule. Martinsville Speedway, Darlington Raceway and Bristol Motor Speedway even have dates early within the 12 months.
As anticipated, Cup Collection groups can have one off weekend in 2025, for Easter.
Bowman Grey Stadium and Mexico Metropolis had been beforehand introduced as new additions to the schedule.
“It’s no secret we’ve been bullish about rising NASCAR past our borders, and the 2025 schedule is a crucial and thrilling first milestone in that journey,” stated Ben Kennedy, NASCAR Government Vice President, Chief Venue and Racing Innovation Officer. “Along with racing in Mexico, we’ve been capable of convey again extra historic and fan-favorite venues for the primary time in a long time throughout our nationwide sequence. Not solely will this mix of venues keep the excessive ranges of pleasure and anticipation for NASCAR racing, however it additionally delivers some of the various and difficult schedules anyplace in motorsports.”
The complete 2025 schedule is as follows:
Feb. 2: The Conflict at Bowman Grey Stadium (Fox Sports activities)
Feb. 16: Daytona 500 (Fox Sports activities)
Feb. 23: Atlanta (Fox Sports activities)
March 2: Circuit of The Americas (Fox Sports activities)
March 9: Phoenix (Fox Sports activities)
March 16: Las Vegas (Fox Sports activities)
March 23: Homestead (Fox Sports activities)
March 30: Martinsville (Fox Sports activities)
April 6: Darlington (Fox Sports activities)
April 13: Bristol (Fox Sports activities)
April 27: Talladega (Fox Sports activities)
Could 4: Texas (Fox Sports activities)
Could 11: Kansas (Fox Sports activities)
Could 18: All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro (Fox Sports activities)
Could 25: Coca-Cola 600 (Prime)
June 1: Nashville (Prime)
June 8: Michigan (Prime)
June 15: Mexico Metropolis (Prime)
June 22: Pocono (Prime)
June 28: Atlanta (TNT)
July 6: Chicago (TNT)
July 13: Sonoma (TNT)
July 20: Dover (TNT)
July 27: Indianapolis (TNT)
Aug. 3: Iowa (NBC Sports activities)
Aug. 10: Watkins Glen (NBC Sports activities)
Aug. 16: Richmond (NBC Sports activities)
Aug. 23: Daytona (NBC Sports activities)
Spherical of 16
Aug. 31: Darlington (NBC Sports activities)
Sept. 7: WWTR (NBC Sports activities)
Sept. 13: Bristol (NBC Sports activities)
Spherical of 12
Sept. 21: New Hampshire (NBC Sports activities)
Sept. 28: Kansas (NBC Sports activities)
Oct. 5: Charlotte Roval (NBC Sports activities)
Spherical of 8
Oct. 12: Las Vegas (NBC Sports activities)
Oct. 19: Talladega (NBC Sports activities)
Oct. 26: Martinsville (NBC Sports activities)
Championship:
Nov. 2: Phoenix (NBC Sports activities)
