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 the slate 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, the first International Cup points race in 67 years.

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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) 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

DAYDATETRACK
SundayFeb. 2The Clash (Bowman Gray)
SundayFeb. 16Daytona International Speedway
SundayFeb. 23Atlanta Motor Speedway
SundayMarch 2Circuit of the Americas (COTA)
SundayMarch 9Phoenix Raceway
SundayMarch 16Las Vegas Motor Speedway
SundayMarch 23Homestead-Miami Speedway
SundayMarch 30Martinsville Speedway
SundayApril 6Darlington Raceway
SundayApril 13Bristol Motor Speedway
SundayApril 27Talladega Superspeedway
SundayMay 4Texas Motor Speedway
SundayMay 11Kansas Speedway
SundayMay 18North Wilkesboro Speedway (All-Star Race)
SundayMay 25Charlotte Motor Speedway
SundayJune 1Nashville Superspeedway
SundayJune 8Michigan International Speedway
SundayJune 15Mexico City
SundayJune 22Pocono Raceway
SaturdayJune 28Atlanta Motor Speedway
SundayJuly 6Chicago Street Race
SundayJuly 13Sonoma Raceway
SundayJuly 20Dover Motor Speedway
SundayJuly 27Indianapolis Motor Speedway
SundayAug. 3Iowa Speedway
SundayAug. 10Watkins Glen International
SaturdayAug. 16Richmond Raceway
SaturdayAug. 23Daytona International Speedway
SundayAug. 31Darlington Raceway
SundaySept. 7World Wide Technology Raceway (St. Louis)
SaturdaySept. 13Bristol Motor Speedway
SundaySept. 21New Hampshire Motor Speedway
SundaySept. 28Kansas Speedway
SundayOct. 5Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL
SundayOct. 12Las Vegas Motor Speedway
SundayOct. 19Talladega Superspeedway
SundayOct. 26Martinsville Speedway
SundayNov. 2Phoenix 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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