From humble beginnings within the Carolinas and throughout the Southeast, NASCAR has grown into not solely the preferred type of auto racing in the USA, but in addition one that may appeal to the intrigue and a spotlight of the remainder of the world. And the locations that NASCAR seeks to go, but in addition the place the place it got here from, is mirrored in the place its premier division shall be racing in 2025.
The 2025 NASCAR Cup Sequence season options not solely acquainted stops from the superspeedways of Daytona and Talladega to the game’s most iconic tracks like Darlington, Charlotte and Martinsville, but in addition two new additions to the schedule each close to and much away. The yr started with Chase Elliott successful The Conflict on the legendary Bowman Grey Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C., whereas Shane van Gisbergen would win at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico Metropolis, scoring the win within the first worldwide Cup Sequence race in NASCAR’s fashionable period and the primary general since 1958.
With the midway mark of the season now at hand, 5 of the final six races have seen new winners put themselves on the playoff grid, which now has 12 of 16 spots stuffed. Ross Chastain, Ryan Blaney, and Shane van Gisbergen all punched their tickets to the playoffs at Charlotte, Nashville, and Mexico Metropolis earlier than a pair of Chases — Chase Briscoe and Chase Elliott — earned their first wins of the season at Pocono and Atlanta respectively.
NASCAR at Atlanta results: Chase Elliott gets his first win of 2025 with a last lap pass on Brad Keselowski
Steven Taranto
Among the many different main modifications to the remaining schedule this yr embody:
- Nashville Superspeedway’s race date strikes from late June to the start of June, instantly following the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. Michigan and Pocono return to June dates as effectively.
- Sonoma and Dover’s race dates have each been moved to July. Iowa Speedway’s race date has been moved from June to August.
- Mexico Metropolis’s date has come on the expense of Richmond Raceway, which is able to now have only one race weekend in August.
- Atlanta, Watkins Glen and Homestead-Miami have been moved out of the playoffs, with Gateway and New Hampshire moved into the playoffs as a substitute. The Southern 500 at Darlington has additionally returned to being the playoff-opening race, and the Coke Zero Sugar 400 is as soon as once more the regular-season finale after a scheduling quirk as a result of the Olympic break pushed the season ahead every week.
- Talladega Superspeedway’s playoff race has been moved into the Spherical of 8, with that race now set to doubtlessly decide a spot within the Championship 4.
- Within the Xfinity and Truck Sequence, the legendary Rockingham Speedway has returned to the schedule in each collection for the primary time since 2004 and 2013, respectively. The Truck Sequence additionally positive factors an totally new racetrack with NASCAR’s first-ever journey to Lime Rock Park in Connecticut.
2025 NASCAR Cup Sequence schedule
(* — Denotes non-points race)
Feb. 2 — Cook Out Clash — Bowman Grey Stadium* (Winner: Chase Elliott)
Feb. 16 — Daytona 500 — Daytona Worldwide Speedway (Winner: William Byron)
Feb. 23 — Ambetter Health 400 — EchoPark Speedway (Winner: Christopher Bell)
March 2 — Echopark Texas Grand Prix — Circuit of the Americas (Winner: Christopher Bell)
March 9 — Shriners Children’s 500 — Phoenix Raceway (Winner: Christopher Bell)
March 16 — Pennzoil 400 — Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Winner: Josh Berry)
March 23 — Straight Talk Wireless 400 — Homestead-Miami Speedway (Winner: Kyle Larson)
March 30 — Cook Out 400 — Martinsville Speedway (Winner: Denny Hamlin)
April 6 — Goodyear 400 — Darlington Raceway (Winner: Denny Hamlin)
April 13 — Food City 500 — Bristol Motor Speedway (Winner: Kyle Larson)
April 27 — Jack Link’s 500 — Talladega Superspeedway (Winner: Austin Cindric)
Could 4 — Wurth 400 –Texas Motor Speedway (Winner: Joey Logano)
Could 11 — AdventHealth 400 — Kansas Speedway (Winner: Kyle Larson)
Could 18 — All-Star Race — North Wilkesboro Speedway* (Winner: Christopher Bell)
Could 25 — Coca-Cola 600 — Charlotte Motor Speedway (Winner: Ross Chastain)
June 1 — Cracker Barrel 400 — Nashville Superspeedway (Winner: Ryan Blaney)
June 8 — FireKeepers Casino 400 — Michigan Worldwide Speedway (Winner: Denny Hamlin)
June 15 — Viva Mexico 250 — Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Winner: Shane van Gisbergen)
June 22 — The Great American Getaway 400 — Pocono Raceway (Winner: Chase Briscoe)
June 28 — Quaker State 400 — EchoPark Speedway (Winner: Chase Elliott)
July 6 — Grant Park 165 — Chicago Road Course
July 13 — Toyota/Save Mart 350 — Sonoma Raceway
July 20 — Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 — Dover Motor Speedway
July 27 — Brickyard 400 — Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Aug. 3 — Iowa Corn 350 — Iowa Speedway
Aug. 10 — Go Bowling on the Glen — Watkins Glen Worldwide
Aug. 16 — Prepare dinner Out 400 — Richmond Raceway
Aug. 23 — Coke Zero Sugar 400 — Daytona Worldwide Speedway
NASCAR playoffs
Spherical of 16
Aug. 31 — Prepare dinner Out Southern 500 — Darlington Raceway
Sept. 7 — Get pleasure from Illinois 300 — World Huge Expertise Raceway at Gateway (St. Louis, Missouri)
Sept. 13 — Bass Professional Outlets Night time Race — Bristol Motor Speedway
Spherical of 12
Sept. 21 — USA At this time 301 — New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Sept. 28 — Hollywood On line casino 400 — Kansas Speedway
Oct. 6 — Financial institution of America ROVAL 400 — Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval
Spherical of 8
Oct. 12 — South Level 400 — Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Oct. 19 — YellaWood 500 — Talladega Superspeedway
Oct. 26 — Xfinity 500 — Martinsville Speedway
Championship
Nov. 2 — NASCAR Cup Sequence Championship — Phoenix Raceway