2026 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule
Here are some of the notable changes/additions/dates for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule:
- The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series campaign begins with the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 1st.
- Phoenix Raceway (March 8) and Las Vegas Motor Speedway (March 15) have their West Coast Swing dates swapped.
- Darlington Raceway (March 22) has its Spring date pushed forward a couple of weeks (typically in April).
- Kansas Speedway (April 19) has its Spring date pushed forward a couple of weeks (typically in May).
- Watkins Glen International (May 10) is catapulted forward in the schedule, moving from its traditional mid-August date.
- The NASCAR All-Star Race will retain its usual date (as the last race broadcast by FOX Sports), but the venue will change this season, moving to Dover Motor Speedway.
- The NASCAR Cup Series will race on an active military base for the first-time ever, competing on a purpose-built street course at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego on June 21.
- Sonoma Raceway (June 28) has its NASCAR Cup Series date pushed back a couple of weeks.
- North Wilkesboro Speedway will host its first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series event since 1996 on July 19.
- New Hampshire Motor Speedway will no longer have a post-season date, moving to the 25th race of the season (August 23).
- Darlington Raceway will begin “The Chase” with the Southern 500 (September 6).
- Charlotte Motor Speedway will host a pair of oval races in 2026, with the ROVAL not returning to NASCAR competition.
- Phoenix Raceway, after hosting the Championship Race since 2020, will be moved forward three weeks (October 18).
- Homestead-Miami Speedway will host NASCAR Championship Weekend once again for the first time since 2019.
| Race # | Date | Race | Time / Network | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Wednesday, February 4 | Cook Out Clash Bowman Gray Stadium | 6:00 PM ET FOX | #60 Ryan Preece |
| — | Thursday, February 12 | America 250 Florida Duel #1 Daytona International Speedway | 7:00 PM ET FS1 | #22 Joey Logano |
| — | Thursday, February 12 | America 250 Florida Duel #2 Daytona International Speedway | 8:45 PM ET FS1 | #9 Chase Elliott |
| 1 | Sunday, February 15 | DAYTONA 500 Daytona International Speedway | 1:30 PM ET FOX | #45 Tyler Reddick |
| 2 | Sunday, February 22 | AutoTrader 400 EchoPark Speedway | 3:00 PM ET FOX | #45 Tyler Reddick |
| 3 | Sunday, March 1 | DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Circuit of The Americas (COTA) | 3:30 PM ET FOX | #45 Tyler Reddick |
| 4 | Sunday, March 8 | Straight Talk Wireless 500 Phoenix Raceway | 3:30 PM ET FS1 | #12 Ryan Blaney |
| 5 | Sunday, March 15 | Pennzoil 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 4:00 PM ET FS1 | #11 Denny Hamlin |
| 6 | Sunday, March 22 | Goodyear 400 Darlington Raceway | 3:00 PM ET FS1 | #45 Tyler Reddick |
| 7 | Sunday, March 29 | Cook Out 400 Martinsville Speedway | 3:30 PM ET FS1 | #9 Chase Elliott |
| 8 | Sunday, April 12 | Food City 500 Bristol Motor Speedway | 3:00 PM ET FS1 | #54 Ty Gibbs |
| 9 | Sunday, April 19 | AdventHealth 400 Kansas Speedway | 2:00 PM ET FOX | #45 Tyler Reddick |
| 10 | Sunday, April 26 | Jack Link’s 500 Talladega Superspeedway | 3:00 PM ET FOX | #77 Carson Hocevar |
| 11 | Sunday, May 3 | Wurth 400 Texas Motor Speedway | 3:30 PM ET FS1 | #9 Chase Elliott |
| 12 | Sunday, May 10 | Go Bowling at the Glen Watkins Glen International | 3:00 PM ET FS1 | #88 Shane Van Gisbergen |
| — | Sunday, May 17 | All-Star Open Dover Motor Speedway | 1:00 PM ET FS1 | |
| — | Sunday, May 17 | All-Star Race Dover Motor Speedway | 3:00 PM ET FS1 | |
| 13 | Sunday, May 24 | Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway | 6:00 PM ET Prime Video | |
| 14 | Sunday, May 31 | Cracker Barrel 400 Nashville Superspeedway | 7:00 PM ET Prime Video | |
| 15 | Sunday, June 7 | FireKeepers Casino 400 Michigan International Speedway | 3:00 PM ET Prime Video | |
| 16 | Sunday, June 14 | Great American Getaway 400 Pocono Raceway | 3:00 PM ET Prime Video | |
| 17 | Sunday, June 21 | Anduril 250 Naval Base Coronado | 4:00 PM ET Prime Video | |
| 18 | Sunday, June 28 | Toyota / Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway | 3:30 PM ET TNT Sports | |
| 19 | Sunday, July 5 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Chicagoland Chicagoland Speedway | 6:00 PM ET TNT Sports | |
| 20 | Sunday, July 12 | Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart EchoPark Speedway | 7:00 PM ET TNT Sports | |
| 21 | Sunday, July 19 | Window World 450 North Wilkesboro Speedway | 7:00 PM ET TNT Sports | |
| 22 | Sunday, July 26 | Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 2:00 PM ET TNT Sports | |
| 23 | Sunday, August 9 | Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol Iowa Speedway | 3:30 PM ET USA Network | |
| 24 | Saturday, August 15 | Cook Out 400 Richmond Raceway | 7:00 PM ET USA Network | |
| 25 | Sunday, August 23 | Dollar Tree 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway | 3:00 PM ET USA Network | |
| 26 | Saturday, August 29 | Coke Zero Sugar 400 Daytona International Speedway | 7:30 PM ET NBC | |
| — | — | “The Chase” Begins | — | — |
| 27 | Sunday, September 6 | Cook Out Southern 500 Darlington Raceway | 5:00 PM ET USA Network | |
| 28 | Sunday, September 13 | Enjoy Illinois 300 WWT Raceway | 3:00 PM ET USA Network | |
| 29 | Saturday, September 19 | Bass Pro Shops Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway | 7:30 PM ET USA Network | |
| 30 | Sunday, September 27 | Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas Speedway | 3:00 PM ET USA Network | |
| 31 | Sunday, October 4 | South Point 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 5:30 PM ET USA Network | |
| 32 | Sunday, October 11 | Bank of America 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway | 3:00 PM ET USA Network | |
| 33 | Sunday, October 18 | Freeway Insurance 500 Phoenix Raceway | 3:00 PM ET USA Network | |
| 34 | Sunday, October 25 | YellaWood 500 Talladega Superspeedway | 2:00 PM ET NBC | |
| 35 | Sunday, November 1 | XFINITY 500 Martinsville Speedway | 2:00 PM ET NBC | |
| 36 | Sunday, November 8 | NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Homestead-Miami Speedway | 3:00 PM ET NBC |
