2026 NASCAR Schedule

HoneyBadger said:
It's officially official.

Tripleheader weekend, June 19-21. Falls under the Amazon Prime TV window too.

@Revman go get your tickets.

San Diego to Host NASCAR’s Latest Cup Series Innovation with a Street Race at Naval Base Coronado on June 21, 2026
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Gonna have to be some scheduling adjustments in 2026 as that was the Pocono date in 2025.

And with the Chicago Street Race out of the picture, what track gets the July 4th weekend date ?

Daytona ?
 
FLRacingFan said:
Seems like a huge fail to strip the area of its date at a traditional race track, run a unique venue downtown for three years in an effort to attract new fans, and then withdraw from the area entirely. But it’s also what they did with LA.
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Is the schedule out yet?
 
StandOnIt said:
Is the schedule out yet?
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What's confirmed so far. Six dates.

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All Confirmed Dates on the 2024 NASCAR Cup Schedule (Updated with Complete Series Calendar) - The Daily Downforce

The 2024 NASCAR schedule is slowly trickling out day by day. It may be a bit tough to keep up with everything, so here is a list of every date confirmed on the 2024 NASCAR schedule. This schedule has now been confirmed by NASCAR. Also Read: 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule (*Non-Points Race/All...
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Charlie Spencer said:
What's confirmed so far. Six dates.

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All Confirmed Dates on the 2024 NASCAR Cup Schedule (Updated with Complete Series Calendar) - The Daily Downforce

The 2024 NASCAR schedule is slowly trickling out day by day. It may be a bit tough to keep up with everything, so here is a list of every date confirmed on the 2024 NASCAR schedule. This schedule has now been confirmed by NASCAR. Also Read: 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule (*Non-Points Race/All...
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For last year?
 
Charlie Spencer said:
What's confirmed so far. Six dates.

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All Confirmed Dates on the 2024 NASCAR Cup Schedule (Updated with Complete Series Calendar) - The Daily Downforce

The 2024 NASCAR schedule is slowly trickling out day by day. It may be a bit tough to keep up with everything, so here is a list of every date confirmed on the 2024 NASCAR schedule. This schedule has now been confirmed by NASCAR. Also Read: 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule (*Non-Points Race/All...
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Looks like last years schedule.
 
Okay, this should be better.

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What We Know So Far About the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

San Diego is official, and NASCAR's full 2026 announcement might be weeks away. Here's what we know so far.
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The following tracks and dates have a confirmed date on the 2026 calendar.
  • Feb. 1 — Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Feb. 15 — The 68th Daytona 500
  • May 24 — Coca-Cola 600
  • June 21 — San Diego/Naval Base Coronado
  • Nov. 8 — Season Finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway
The 2026 Southern 500 hasn’t been officially announced, but assuming it keeps its Labor Day Weekend date, it would be held on Sept. 6.
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Charlie Spencer said:
Okay, this should be better.

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What We Know So Far About the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

San Diego is official, and NASCAR's full 2026 announcement might be weeks away. Here's what we know so far.
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Mexico City will fall on either side of Easter after the travel difficulties last month. That was originally the time period IndyCar was looking at for CDMX, then a joint weekend was briefly proposed by the promoter. The Indy race will probably fall at the end of July now.
 
FLRacingFan said:
Huge.

A little bit of a bummer not to have an international event next year but trading Mexico City and Chicago for Chicagoland and San Diego is a perfectly fine deal. Net one more race on the type of track the Next Gen usually races best at.
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I’m amped to see these guys rip that high line around Chicagoland
 
Daytripper said:
I'd like 1 more oval, I think road courses should be 4 a year, no more.
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I agree. The drivers and teams have Next Gen figured out, SNT data is huge, and these cars were designed to race on the road courses. Turns out when that happens you get IMSA-esque racing. Which is fine.... but it's not NASCAR. It used to be so fun watching these guys drive heavy race cars with relatively small brakes barrel into the turns on the border of control. I really noticed it this last stretch of road course races- these drivers and cars are so good there are almost no more mistakes or even lock-ups anymore. I don't dislike what rc racing has become, but it is not as fun as 10+ years ago. 2 races a year is too few, 6 is too many, 4 sounds perfect.
 
Blah, nostalgia for 2 good finishes in 20 bad races. This car is getting worse on 1.5 milers, not excited at all.
 
kkfan91 said:
Blah, nostalgia for 2 good finishes in 20 bad races. This car is getting worse on 1.5 milers, not excited at all.
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We've always had good interactions but you and I are so different on the spectrum most topics. I wish you could come over to my side lol. I thought of you when I posted initially I figured you wouldn't like this. I'm optimistic about this race in that I think we're gonna get a show when these fellas run the high line around the track. I'm gonna get this car is going to put on a great show here.
 
DIDIT said:
I agree. Road courses with stage breaks just doesn't work for me.
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Hell, ovals with stage breaks don't work for me either.

I'm pushing for a new rule that closes pit road during all cautions, and cars can only pit under green. If we have to go yellow for 2.5 minutes of commercials, have the cars start choosing lanes at the 2-minutes mark and then drop the green next time by.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Hell, ovals with stage breaks don't work for me either.

I'm pushing for a new rule that closes pit road during all cautions, and cars can only pit under green. If we have to go yellow for 2.5 minutes of commercials, have the cars start choosing lanes at the 2-minutes mark and then drop the green next time by.
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At the very least, it would be interesting if they closed pit road during stage breaks. There’s no reason to eat up laps in the next stage with caution laps.

Or better yet, no caution at all. Award points at the end of the stage and keep racing.

Either option introduces new and potentially interesting strategy decisions.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Hell, ovals with stage breaks don't work for me either.

I'm pushing for a new rule that closes pit road during all cautions, and cars can only pit under green. If we have to go yellow for 2.5 minutes of commercials, have the cars start choosing lanes at the 2-minutes mark and then drop the green next time by.
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This especially bugs me at the superspeedways where teams can pit before the stage break and not lose a lap.
 
Naitch said:
Or better yet, no caution at all. Award points at the end of the stage and keep racing.
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I agree but we're repeatedly told the pause is to fit in the ads. Fine, stuff them in and restart ASAP. That takes care of the problems with strategies on road courses, super speedways / longer tracks, etc. It might even shorten the event window without reducing the number of laps.
 
MRM said:
They tried that. And when Watkins Glen went 70+ laps with no cautions and the drivers complained about how hot and tiring it was, the stages came back.
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I'm not normally that guy, but Yarborough and Pearson and the Allisons and Petty and Foyt and too many others to name raced without scheduled breaks. Hell, much of the current field raced in the days before planned cautions.
 
MRM said:
They tried that. And when Watkins Glen went 70+ laps with no cautions and the drivers complained about how hot and tiring it was, the stages came back.
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Was that the problem? Or did the networks complain because they could no longer charge extra money for that first commercial at the stage end?
 
MRM said:
They tried that. And when Watkins Glen went 70+ laps with no cautions and the drivers complained about how hot and tiring it was, the stages came back.
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I think the ratings went in the dumpster also. I thought it was at Sonoma?
 
I like stage points, but I hate the cautions for them.
Just show the necessary commercials during green laps, with an update or replay for any missed events when the coverage resumes.
I wouldn't complain about that, and the race wouldn't be disrupted.

Stop it with letting everybody catch up before pitting under caution as well. Open pit road first for the leader, but make it an ASAP thing. If the caution displays while he is in turn one, it definitely should be open by the time he gets to the entrance.

A small debris caution shouldn't take much more than two or three laps before getting back to green.

If a car causes a caution it should lose at least a lap simply for disrupting the race. Any car causing more than one solo caution should be parked for the day.

Nothing I despise more than watching a driver that caused a caution, waiting for the caution before moving and then getting it together once the caution flies. They should make an example of that driver with some hellacious penalties.

A sliding car shouldn't be an instant caution. At least give him time to save it and keep going.

Bring back the half nekkid trophy queens.
 
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