2025 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule Released; Mexico City on Docket

The NASCAR Cup Series unveiled its 2025 schedule Thursday, with a 38-race slate that features two historic exhibition tracks, 36 points events and the series’ first trip to Mexico City for a points event in the modern era.

The Cup Series year begins with The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston Salem, North Carolina — which hosted 29 Cup Series races from 1958-1971 — for a non-points exhibition on February 2, the Cup Series’ first competitive visit to the 0.25-mile track in 54 years.

Two weeks later, the regular season gets underway with the 67th annual Daytona 500 on February 16. Early-season changes include a March 2 visit to Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, and a spring race on March 23 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The most significant addition to the NASCAR schedule is a trip to Mexico City on June 15 for a points race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, marking the first points event outside the United States since July 1958. The Xfinity Series, which raced in Mexico City from 2005 through 2008, will join the Cup Series and compete south of the U.S. border on June 14.

“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.”

South Carolina’s Darlington Raceway will host on April 6, with Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee following on April 13. The NASCAR All Star Weekend takes place May 16–18 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina.

Memorial Day Weekend starts Amazon Prime Video’s coverage for a five-race stretch beginning with the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway before a June 1 trip to Nashville Superspeedway. Michigan International Speedway, Mexico City and Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, all have June events as well.

NASCAR’s inaugural five race in-season tournament will begin on June 28 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, then shift to the Chicago Street Course on July 6 before heading to Sonoma Raceway in California (July 13), Dover (Delaware) Motor Speedway on July 20 and Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27 to conclude the tournament with the Brickyard 400.

The month of August will include the final three races of the regular season — August 3 at Iowa Speedway; Watkins Glen, New York, on August 10; Richmond (Virginia) Raceway on August 16, and the regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway on August 23.

The 2025 postseason begins August 31 at Darlington with the Southern 500 on Labor Day Weekend to lead off the Round of 16. World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, is in the NASCAR Playoffs for the first time and will host the second race of the opening round on September 7 before the first elimination race on September 13 at Bristol.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway returns to the postseason for the first time since 2017 as it hosts the Round of 12 opener. Kansas Speedway and the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval will then close the round.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host the opening race of the Round of 8 before the Cup Series shifts to Talladega Superspeedway ahead of the season’s penultimate race at Virginia’s Martinsville Speedway, which will set the Championship 4.

The season then concludes on November 2 at Phoenix Raceway with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race. 

2025 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

February 2: Clash at Bowman Gray
February 16: Daytona 500
February 23: Atlanta
March 2: Circuit of The Americas
March 9: Phoenix
March 16: Las Vegas
March 23: Homestead-Miami
March 30: Martinsville
April 6: Darlington
April 13: Bristol
April 27: Talladega
May 4: Texas
May 11: Kansas
May 18: North Wilkesboro (All Star Race)
May 25: Charlotte
June 1: Nashville
June 8: Michigan
June 15: Mexico City
June 22: Pocono
June 28: Atlanta *
July 6:  Chicago *
July 13: Sonoma *
July 20: Dover *
July 27: Indianapolis *
August 3: Iowa
August 10: Watkins Glen
August 16: Richmond
August 23: Daytona
August 31: Darlington #
September 7: World Wide Technology Raceway #
September 13: Bristol #
September 21: New Hampshire #
September 28: Kansas #
October 5: Charlotte Roval #
October 12: Las Vegas #
October 19: Talladega #
October 26: Martinsville #
November 2: Phoenix Championship #

* = In-season tournament
# = Playoffs