THE 2025 NASCAR Cup Series the schedule is set.
Departure times for 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule were announced on Wednesday.
FOX Sports will host 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 host five races starting with the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, then TNT will host the next five starting in Atlanta.
NBC Sports will broadcast the final 14 races and the playoffs. The first seven races of the playoffs will be broadcast on USA and the last three on NBC. In years past, NBC broadcast the final six or seven races leading up to the championship.
Here are the season start times and TV designations.
NASCAR Cup Series schedule, start times and TV channel for 2025
NASCAR showdown at Bowman Gray: 7 p.m. CT Sunday, February 2 at Bowman Gray Stadium (FOX)
Daytona 500: 1:30 p.m. CT Sunday, February 16 at Daytona International Speedway (FOX)
Ambette Health 400: 2:00 p.m. CT Sunday, February 23 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (FOX)
EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix: 2:30 p.m. CT Sunday, March 2 at Circuit of the Americas (FOX)
Shriners Hospitals for Children 500: 2:30 p.m. CT Sunday, March 9 at Phoenix Raceway (FS1)
Pennzoil 400: 2:30 p.m. CT Sunday, March 16 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (FS1)
Straight Talk Wireless 400: 2 p.m. CT Sunday, March 23 at Homestead-Miami Speedway (FS1)
NASCAR Martinsville Race: 2 p.m. CT Sunday, March 30 at Martinsville Speedway (FS1)
Goodyear 400: 2 p.m. CT Sunday, April 6 at Darlington Raceway (FS1)
Food City 500: 2:00 p.m. CT Sunday, April 13 at Bristol Motor Speedway (FS1)
Jack Link’s 500: 2:00 p.m. CT Sunday, April 27 at Talladega Superspeedway (FOX)
Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400: 2:30 p.m. CT Sunday, May 4 at Texas Motor Speedway (FS1)
AdventHealth 400: 2:00 p.m. CT 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 Sunday, May 18 at North Wilkesboro Speedway (FS1)
Coca-Cola 600: 5 p.m. CT Sunday, May 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Prime Video)
NASCAR Nashville Race: 6 p.m. CT Sunday, June 1 at Nashville Superspeedway (Prime Video)
NASCAR Michigan Race: 1 p.m. CT Sunday, June 8 at Michigan International Speedway (Prime Video)
NASCAR race in Mexico: 2:00 p.m. CT Sunday, June 15 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Prime Video)
NASCAR Pocono Race: 1 p.m. CT Sunday, June 22 at Pocono Raceway (Prime Video)
Quaker 400 Status: 6 p.m. CT Saturday, June 28 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (TNT)
Grant Park 165: 1:00 p.m. CT Sunday, July 6 in Downtown Chicago (TNT)
Toyota/Save Mart 350: 2:30 p.m. CT Sunday, July 13 at Sonoma Raceway (TNT)
NASCAR Dover Race: 1 p.m. CT Sunday, July 20 at Dover Motor Speedway (TNT)
Brickworks 400: 2 p.m. Sunday, July 27 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (TNT)
NASCAR Iowa Race: 2:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, August 3 at Iowa Speedway (USA)
Watkins Glen NASCAR Race: 1:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, August 10 at Watkins Glen International (USA)
NASCAR Richmond Race: 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday August 16 at Richmond Raceway (USA)
Coke Zero Sugar 400: 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday, August 23 at Daytona International Speedway (NBC)
NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Schedule
South 500 (round of 16): 5:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, August 31 at Darlington Raceway (USA)
NASCAR Gateway Race (round of 16): 2:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, September 7 at World Wide Technology Raceway (United States)
Bass Pro Shops Night Race (round of 16): 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, September 13 at Bristol Motor Speedway (USA)
NASCAR New Hampshire race (round of 16): 1:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, September 21 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (USA)
NASCAR Kansas race (round of 16): 2:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, September 28 at Kansas Speedway (USA)
Bank of America ROVAL 400 (round of 16): 2:00 p.m. CT on Sunday, October 5 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (USA)
Point Sud 400 (round of 16): 4:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, October 12 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (USA)
NASCAR Talladega race (round of 16): 1 p.m. CT Sunday, October 19 at Talladega Superspeedway (NBC)
NASCAR Martinsville race (round of 16): 1 p.m. CT Sunday, October 26 at Martinsville Speedway (NBC)
NASCAR Cup Series Championship (Championship 4): 2 p.m. CT Sunday, November 2 at Phoenix Raceway (NBC)
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