The NASCAR Cup Series regular season will be more significant in 2025. NASCAR will introduce an in-season tournament similar to the NBA’s version that debuted this year. It will be a 32-driver bracket with head-to-head competitions spanning five Cup Series races on TNT Sports, with the winner earning $1 million.
The bracket’s seeds will be set over Amazon Prime’s last three races of the year. Unlike the NBA, the NASCAR in-season tournament will take place within the schedule with no added races. The tournament races are likely to occur across several types of race tracks, with Atlanta Motor Speedway mentioned as a possible opening event, according to FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass.
This is a significant move for NASCAR, which should help bring more competitiveness and excitement to the regular season. It will be fascinating to see how this plays out for NASCAR, which could be hitting a grand slam with this decision. TNT Sports and Amazon Prime are new to the NASCAR scene in 2025, and this will only help boost the excitement.
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