NASCAR Announces 2025 Schedule
Bowman Gray (Clash), Mexico City Highlight Additions to 2025 Slate
CONCORD, N.C. (Aug. 29, 2024) – NASCAR announced Thursday the schedule for the 2025 season, highlighted by a shakeup in the 10-race NASCAR Playoffs, and a pair of new venues to total the 38-race schedule.
Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston Salem, N.C.) and the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit (Mexico City, Mexico) highlight new additions as the famed North Carolina short track will host the annual season-opening Clash race. Mexico City will host a regular season race in mid-June marking the first International Cup points race in 67 years.
The NASCAR Playoffs will see Darlington Raceway (Aug. 31) return to its prior slot as the kickoff race for the 10-race playoffs, as Daytona International Speedway (Aug. 23) also returns to its prior slot as the regular-season finale.
World Wide Technology Raceway (Sept. 7) and New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Sept. 21) are moved into the playoffs schedule, as Homestead (March 23), Watkins Glen (Aug. 10) and Atlanta (June 28) shift back to regular season dates. Talladega’s (Oct. 19) annual fall race will take place much later than in years’ past as the second race in the Round of 8.
Easter Weekend stands as the lone off week on the Cup schedule, the first time since 2021 the series will not compete on Easter Sunday.
Other notable changes include a shift in Dover Motor Speedway’s race weekend from May to July 20, and a shift in the race at Iowa Speedway from June to Aug. 3. Richmond Raceway (Aug. 16) will host just one race weekend compared to two in prior seasons.
2025 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule
| DAY | DATE | TRACK |
| Sunday | Feb. 2 | The Clash (Bowman Gray) |
| Sunday | Feb. 16 | Daytona International Speedway |
| Sunday | Feb. 23 | Atlanta Motor Speedway |
| Sunday | March 2 | Circuit of the Americas (COTA) |
| Sunday | March 9 | Phoenix Raceway |
| Sunday | March 16 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| Sunday | March 23 | Homestead-Miami Speedway |
| Sunday | March 30 | Martinsville Speedway |
| Sunday | April 6 | Darlington Raceway |
| Sunday | April 13 | Bristol Motor Speedway |
| Sunday | April 27 | Talladega Superspeedway |
| Sunday | May 4 | Texas Motor Speedway |
| Sunday | May 11 | Kansas Speedway |
| Sunday | May 18 | North Wilkesboro Speedway (All-Star Race) |
| Sunday | May 25 | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
| Sunday | June 1 | Nashville Superspeedway |
| Sunday | June 8 | Michigan International Speedway |
| Sunday | June 15 | Mexico City |
| Sunday | June 22 | Pocono Raceway |
| Saturday | June 28 | Atlanta Motor Speedway |
| Sunday | July 6 | Chicago Street Race |
| Sunday | July 13 | Sonoma Raceway |
| Sunday | July 20 | Dover Motor Speedway |
| Sunday | July 27 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| Sunday | Aug. 3 | Iowa Speedway |
| Sunday | Aug. 10 | Watkins Glen International |
| Saturday | Aug. 16 | Richmond Raceway |
| Saturday | Aug. 23 | Daytona International Speedway |
| Sunday | Aug. 31 | Darlington Raceway |
| Sunday | Sept. 7 | World Wide Technology Raceway (St. Louis) |
| Saturday | Sept. 13 | Bristol Motor Speedway |
| Sunday | Sept. 21 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
| Sunday | Sept. 28 | Kansas Speedway |
| Sunday | Oct. 5 | Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL |
| Sunday | Oct. 12 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| Sunday | Oct. 19 | Talladega Superspeedway |
| Sunday | Oct. 26 | Martinsville Speedway |
| Sunday | Nov. 2 | Phoenix Raceway |
About RFK Racing
RFK Racing, in its 37th season in 2024, features an ownership lineup pairing one of the sport’s most iconic names, Jack Roush, along with NASCAR Champion, Brad Keselowski, and Fenway Sports Group owner John Henry. Roush initially founded the team in 1988 and it has since become one of the most successful racing operations in the world, propelling him to be the first NASCAR owner to amass three hundred wins and capturing eight championships, including back-to-back NASCAR Cup titles in 2003 and 2004. Keselowski, a former owner in the NASCAR Truck Series, is the 2012 NASCAR Cup Series Champion. In 2007, Roush partnered with Henry, who also owns Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, English Premier League’s Liverpool F.C., and the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, to form Roush Fenway Racing. Off the track, RFK is a leader and proven winner in NASCAR marketing solutions, having produced multiple award-winning social media, digital content and experiential marketing campaigns. Visit rfkracing.com, and follow the team on all social platforms @rfkracing.
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