The NASCAR Cup Series 2025 schedule is set.
Start times for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule were announced Wednesday.
FOX Sports will have the first 14 races of the season, including The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium and the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Prime Video will have five races starting with the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, then TNT will have the next five starting with Atlanta.
NBC Sports will carry the final 14 races and the Playoffs. The first seven races of the playoffs will be shown on USA and the final three will be on NBC. In years past, NBC has shown the final six or seven races leading up to the championship.
Here are the start times for the season and the TV designations.
NASCAR Cup Series Schedule, start times, TV channel for 2025
NASCAR Clash at Bowman Gray: 7 p.m. CT on Sunday, Feb. 2 at Bowman Gray Stadium (FOX)
Daytona 500: 1:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, Feb. 16 at Daytona International Speedway (FOX)
Ambetter Health 400: 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, Feb. 23 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (FOX)
EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix: 2:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 2 at Circuit of the Americas (FOX)
Shriners Children’s 500: 2:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 9 at Phoenix Raceway (FS1)
Pennzoil 400: 2:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 16 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (FS1)
Straight Talk Wireless 400: 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 23 at Homestead-Miami Speedway (FS1)
NASCAR Martinsville race: 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 30 at Martinsville Speedway (FS1)
Goodyear 400: 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 6 at Darlington Raceway (FS1)
Food City 500: 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 13 at Bristol Motor Speedway (FS1)
Jack Link’s 500: 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, April 27 at Talladega Superspeedway (FOX)
Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400: 2:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, May 4 at Texas Motor Speedway (FS1)
AdventHealth 400: 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, May 11 at Kansas Speedway (FS1)
NASCAR All-Star Open: Sunday, May 18 at North Wilkesboro Speedway (FS1)
NASCAR All-Star Race: 7 p.m. CT on Sunday, May 18 at North Wilkesboro Speedway (FS1)
Coca-Cola 600: 5 p.m. CT on Sunday, May 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Prime Video)
NASCAR Nashville race: 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, June 1 at Nashville Superspeedway (Prime Video)
NASCAR Michigan race: 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, June 8 at Michigan International Speedway (Prime Video)
NASCAR Mexico City race: 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, June 15 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Prime Video)
NASCAR Pocono race: 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, June 22 at Pocono Raceway (Prime Video)
Quaker State 400: 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, June 28 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (TNT)
Grant Park 165: 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 6 in Downtown Chicago (TNT)
Toyota/Save Mart 350: 2:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 13 at Sonoma Raceway (TNT)
NASCAR Dover race: 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 20 at Dover Motor Speedway (TNT)
Brickyard 400: 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 27 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (TNT)
NASCAR Iowa race: 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, Aug. 3 at Iowa Speedway (USA)
NASCAR Watkins Glen race: 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, Aug. 10 at Watkins Glen International (USA)
NASCAR Richmond race: 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Aug. 16 at Richmond Raceway (USA)
Coke Zero Sugar 400: 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Aug. 23 at Daytona International Speedway (NBC)
NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs schedule
Southern 500 (Round of 16): 5 p.m. CT on Sunday, Aug. 31 at Darlington Raceway (USA)
NASCAR Gateway race (Round of 16): 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, Sept. 7 at World Wide Technology Raceway (USA)
Bass Pro Shops Night Race (Round of 16): 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Sept. 13 at Bristol Motor Speedway (USA)
NASCAR New Hampshire race (Round of 12): 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, Sept. 21 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (USA)
NASCAR Kansas race (Round of 12): 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, Sept. 28 at Kansas Speedway (USA)
Bank of America ROVAL 400 (Round of 12): 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, Oct. 5 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (USA)
South Point 400 (Round of 8): 4:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, Oct. 12 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (USA)
NASCAR Talladega race (Round of 8): 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, Oct. 19 at Talladega Superspeedway (NBC)
NASCAR Martinsville race (Round of 8): 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, Oct. 26 at Martinsville Speedway (NBC)
NASCAR Cup Series Championship (Championship 4): 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, Nov. 2 at Phoenix Raceway (NBC)
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