NASCAR Schedule 2025 | FOX Sports

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule includes significant changes to the order of races throughout the year.

The biggest changes occur at the beginning and end of the season.

The only changes to the venue were previously announced: The preseason clash will move from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and NASCAR will race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City in June. Richmond Raceway will host just one Cup weekend instead of two.

Changes at the start of the season include a stronger west coast focus: The Circuit of the Americas (Austin) is the third race of the year, followed by Phoenix and Las Vegas.

NASCAR has also moved Homestead out of the playoffs for its sixth race of the year. Darlington’s “Throwback Weekend” will be moved from Mother’s Day weekend to April, and Kansas Speedway will take over the Mother’s Day spot.

These early races are all part of the FOX/FS1 portion of the schedule, which consists of the first 12 points races and the Clash, culminating with the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

The next five races will be broadcast on Prime Video (Amazon), with the final three determining the ranking for an in-season tournament with a prize pool of $1 million, which will be held parallel to the next five points races on TNT.

NBC and USA will host the final 14 races, and many of them are mixed up as NASCAR continues to experiment with the playoff tracks.

The first round will now feature Darlington (back in the playoffs after being the regular season finale this year due to the traditional Labor Day date), Gateway and Bristol. Gateway is new to the playoffs.

Atlanta, which opens the playoffs this year, has been moved to June to open the tournament during the season, while Watkins Glen is being moved back to August as a concession to campers in the area who prefer a summer date to a date during school hours.

The quarterfinals will be held in New Hampshire, Kansas and on the Charlotte Road Course. New Hampshire replaces Talladega in this round as Talladega moves to …

… The semifinals will feature Las Vegas, Talladega and Martinsville. Talladega replaces Homestead, which competes earlier in the year but is also preparing for the 2026 championship.

The 2025 championship remains with Phoenix.

NASCAR released its national series schedules on Thursday, which did not list specific networks or start times. The Xfinity Series races will all be broadcast on CW, while FS1 has the entire Truck schedule (with the possibility of a race on FOX).

Here are the schedules for 2025:

2025 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

FOX/FS1

February 2: Winston-Salem (clash)

February 16: Daytona 500

February 23: Atlanta

March 2: Austin

March 9: Phoenix

March 16: Las Vegas

March 23: Homestead

March 30: Martinsville

6 April: Darlington

13 April: Bristol

20 April: Free (Easter)

April 27: Talladega

May 4: Texas

May 11: Kansas

May 18: North Wilkesboro (All-Star)

Prime Video (Amazon)

25 May: Charlotte

June 1: Nashville

June 8: Michigan

June 15: Mexico City

June 22: Pocono

TNT

June 28: Atlanta

July 6: Street circuit in Chicago

July 13: Sonoma

20 July: Dover

July 27: Indianapolis

NBC/USA

August 3: Iowa

10 August: Waktins Glen

16 August: Richmond

23 August: Daytona

(Play-offs)

31 August: Darlington

September 7: St. Louis

13 September: Bristol

September 21: New Hampshire

September 28: Kansas

October 5: Charlotte Road Course

October 12: Las Vegas

October 19: Talladega

October 26: Martinsville

2 November: Phoenix

2025 Xfinity Series Schedule

(all on CW)

February 15: Daytona

February 22: Atlanta

March 1: Austin

March 8: Phoenix

March 15: Las Vegas

March 22: Homestead

March 29: Martinsville

5 April: Darlington

12. Arp.: Bristol

19 April: Rockingham

April 26: Talladega

May 3: Texas

24 May: Charlotte

May 31: Nashville

June 14: Mexico City

June 21: Pocono

June 27: Atlanta

July 5: Street circuit in Chicago

July 12: Sonoma

19 July: Dover

July 26: Indianapolis

August 2: Iowa

9 August: Waktins Glen

22 August: Daytona

August 30: Portland

September 6: St. Louis

(final round)

12 September: Bristol

September 27: Kansas

October 4: Charlotte Road Course

October 11: Las Vegas

October 18: Talladega

October 25: Martinsville

1 November: Phoenix

2025 Craftsman Truck Series Schedule

(all on FS1 with possible FOX race)

February 14: Daytona

February 22: Atlanta

March 14: Las Vegas

March 21: Homestead

March 28: Martinsville

11 April: Bristol

18 April: Rockingham

May 2; Texas

May 10: Kansas

May 17: North Wilkesboro

23 May: Charlotte

May 30: Nashville

June 7: Michigan

June 20: Pocono

June 28: Lime Rock

July 25: IRP

August 8: Waktins Glen

15 August: Richmond

(Play-offs)

30 August: Darlington

11 September: Bristol

September 20: New Hampshire

October 3: Charlotte Street Circuit

October 10: Las Vegas

October 17: Talladega

October 24: Martinsville

October 31: Phoenix

Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has covered motorsports for decades, including over 30 Daytona 500s, and has worked for ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene Magazine and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @Subscribe.

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