Next year’s postseason run will look different for NASCAR Cup Series drivers.
The full 2025 schedule was released Thursday and revealed a shakeup of the 10 races that will make up the playoffs. One move is putting World Wide Technology Raceway into the postseason for the first time and New Hampshire Speedway returning to a fall slot on the calendar for the first time in eight years. Talladega Superspeedway shifts from hosting a race in the second round to the third round.
The venues that moved from the postseason to the regular season are Homestead-Miami Speedway, Watkins Glen and Atlanta Motor Speedway. Daytona International Speedway will once again be the site of the regular season finale and Darlington Raceway goes back to the postseason kickoff race.
Additionally, the schedule sees date changes for multiple tracks during the spring stretch.
Circuit of The Americas moves earlier in the season while Phoenix Raceway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway flipflop on the schedule. Martinsville Speedway, Darlington Raceway and Bristol Motor Speedway also have dates early in the year.
As expected, Cup Series teams will have one off weekend in 2025, for Easter.
Bowman Gray Stadium and Mexico City were previously announced as new additions to the schedule.
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“It’s no secret we’ve been bullish about growing NASCAR beyond our borders, and the 2025 schedule is an important and thrilling first milestone in that journey,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR Executive Vice President, Chief Venue and Racing Innovation Officer. “In addition to racing in Mexico, we’ve been able to bring back more historic and fan-favorite venues for the first time in decades across our national series. Not only will this combination of venues maintain the high levels of excitement and anticipation for NASCAR racing, but it also delivers one of the most diverse and challenging schedules anywhere in motorsports.”
The full 2025 schedule is as follows:
Feb. 2: The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium (Fox Sports)
Feb. 16: Daytona 500 (Fox Sports)
Feb. 23: Atlanta (Fox Sports)
March 2: Circuit of The Americas (Fox Sports)
March 9: Phoenix (Fox Sports)
March 16: Las Vegas (Fox Sports)
March 23: Homestead (Fox Sports)
March 30: Martinsville (Fox Sports)
April 6: Darlington (Fox Sports)
April 13: Bristol (Fox Sports)
April 27: Talladega (Fox Sports)
May 4: Texas (Fox Sports)
May 11: Kansas (Fox Sports)
May 18: All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro (Fox Sports)
May 25: Coca-Cola 600 (Prime)
June 1: Nashville (Prime)
June 8: Michigan (Prime)
June 15: Mexico City (Prime)
June 22: Pocono (Prime)
June 28: Atlanta (TNT)
July 6: Chicago (TNT)
July 13: Sonoma (TNT)
July 20: Dover (TNT)
July 27: Indianapolis (TNT)
Aug. 3: Iowa (NBC Sports)
Aug. 10: Watkins Glen (NBC Sports)
Aug. 16: Richmond (NBC Sports)
Aug. 23: Daytona (NBC Sports)
Round of 16
Aug. 31: Darlington (NBC Sports)
Sept. 7: WWTR (NBC Sports)
Sept. 13: Bristol (NBC Sports)
Round of 12
Sept. 21: New Hampshire (NBC Sports)
Sept. 28: Kansas (NBC Sports)
Oct. 5: Charlotte Roval (NBC Sports)
Round of 8
Oct. 12: Las Vegas (NBC Sports)
Oct. 19: Talladega (NBC Sports)
Oct. 26: Martinsville (NBC Sports)
Championship:
Nov. 2: Phoenix (NBC Sports)