The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season has 36 points races plus 3 exhibition events, ending with the 10-race Chase. Races air on FOX, FS1, Prime Video, TNT Sports, USA Network, NBC. Below is every date, track and TV network, with the winner of every race run so far and tickets for the races still to come.
Key dates
- Season opener: Sun. Feb. 15, Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway
- Regular-season finale: Sat. Aug. 29, Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway
- The Chase: 10 races, starting Sun. Sept. 6 at Darlington Raceway
- Season finale: Sun. Nov. 8 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Full 2026 schedule and winners
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| # | Date | Race | Track | Location | TV | Tickets / Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Wed. Feb. 4 | Cook Out Clash (exhibition) | Bowman Gray Stadium | Winston-Salem, N.C. | FOX | Ryan Preece |
| – | Thu. Feb. 12 | America 250 Florida Duels at Daytona (exhibition) | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Fla. | FS1 | Joey Logano / Chase Elliott |
| 1 | Sun. Feb. 15 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Fla. | FOX | Tyler Reddick |
| 2 | Sun. Feb. 22 | Autotrader 400 | EchoPark Speedway | Hampton, Ga. (Atlanta) | FOX | Tyler Reddick |
| 3 | Sun. March 1 | DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix | Circuit of The Americas | Austin, Texas | FOX | Tyler Reddick |
| 4 | Sun. March 8 | Straight Talk Wireless 500 | Phoenix Raceway | Avondale, Ariz. | FS1 | Ryan Blaney |
| 5 | Sun. March 15 | Pennzoil 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nev. | FS1 | Denny Hamlin |
| 6 | Sun. March 22 | Goodyear 400 | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, S.C. | FS1 | Tyler Reddick |
| 7 | Sun. March 29 | Cook Out 400 | Martinsville Speedway | Ridgeway, Va. | FS1 | Chase Elliott |
| 8 | Sun. April 12 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tenn. | FS1 | Ty Gibbs |
| 9 | Sun. April 19 | AdventHealth 400 | Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kan. | FOX | Tyler Reddick |
| 10 | Sun. April 26 | Jack Link's 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Lincoln, Ala. | FOX | Carson Hocevar |
| 11 | Sun. May 3 | Würth 400 | Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas | FS1 | Chase Elliott |
| 12 | Sun. May 10 | Go Bowling at The Glen | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, N.Y. | FS1 | Shane van Gisbergen |
| – | Sun. May 17 | NASCAR All-Star Race (exhibition) | Dover Motor Speedway | Dover, Del. | FS1 | Denny Hamlin |
| 13 | Sun. May 24 | Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Concord, N.C. | Prime Video | Daniel Suárez |
| 14 | Sun. May 31 | Cracker Barrel 400 | Nashville Superspeedway | Lebanon, Tenn. | Prime Video | Denny Hamlin |
| 15 | Sun. June 7 | FireKeepers Casino 400 | Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Mich. | Prime Video | Denny Hamlin |
| 16 | Sun. June 14 | The Great American Getaway 400 | Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, Pa. | Prime Video | Denny Hamlin |
| 17 | Sun. June 21 | Anduril 250 | Naval Base Coronado | San Diego, Calif. | Prime Video | Corey Heim |
| 18 | Sun. June 28 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, Calif. | TNT Sports | Shane van Gisbergen |
| 19 | Sun. July 5 | eero 400 | Chicagoland Speedway | Joliet, Ill. | TNT Sports | Chase Briscoe |
| 20 | Sun. July 12 | Quaker State 400 | EchoPark Speedway | Hampton, Ga. (Atlanta) | TNT Sports | Ryan Blaney |
| 21 | Sun. July 19 | Window World 450 | North Wilkesboro Speedway | North Wilkesboro, N.C. | TNT Sports | Joey Logano |
| 22 | Sun. July 26 | Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Ind. | TNT Sports | Corey Heim |
| 23 | Sun. Aug. 9 | Iowa Corn 350 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | USA Network | Ty Gibbs |
| 24 | Sat. Aug. 15 | Cook Out 400 | Richmond Raceway | Richmond, Va. | USA Network | Joey Logano |
| 25 | Sun. Aug. 23 | Dollar Tree 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | Loudon, N.H. | USA Network | Ryan Blaney |
| 26 | Sat. Aug. 29 | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Fla. | NBC | Ryan Preece |
| 27 | Sun. Sept. 6 | Cook Out Southern 500 (Chase) | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, S.C. | USA Network | Christopher Bell |
| 28 | Sun. Sept. 13 | Enjoy Illinois 300 (Chase) | World Wide Technology Raceway | Madison, Ill. | USA Network | Kyle Larson |
| 29 | Sat. Sept. 19 | Bass Pro Shops Night Race (Chase) | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tenn. | USA Network | Joey Logano |
| 30 | Sun. Sept. 27 | Hollywood Casino 400 (Chase) | Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kan. | USA Network | Kyle Larson |
| 31 | Sun. Oct. 4 | South Point 400 (Chase) | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nev. | USA Network | Chase Briscoe |
| 32 | Sun. Oct. 11 | Bank of America 400 (Chase) | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Concord, N.C. | USA Network | Chase Briscoe |
| 33 | Sun. Oct. 18 | Freeway Insurance 500 (Chase) | Phoenix Raceway | Avondale, Ariz. | USA Network | Tyler Reddick |
| 34 | Sun. Oct. 25 | YellaWood 500 (Chase) | Talladega Superspeedway | Lincoln, Ala. | NBC | Results |
| 35 | Sun. Nov. 1 | Xfinity 500 (Chase) | Martinsville Speedway | Ridgeway, Va. | NBC | Buy tickets |
| 36 | Sun. Nov. 8 | Straight Talk Wireless 400 (Chase) | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, Fla. | NBC | Buy tickets |
More schedules: 2026 O'Reilly Series schedule and 2026 Truck Series schedule. See all NASCAR schedules, or the 2027 Cup Series schedule.