2024 Cup Series Schedule
The season kicks off with a pre-season exhibition race at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum for the third straight year, scheduled for February 4 at 8 p.m. EST and broadcast on FOX. Alongside this event, the NASCAR Mexico Series will be competing, taking the track just prior to the Cup Series race.
Past the Daytona 500, noticeable alterations become apparent. The 2024 championship will start with two drafting tracks in succession, placing Atlanta Motor Speedway as the second race of the season. Auto Club Speedway, as anticipated, has been officially removed from the schedule.
Bristol Dirt has been discontinued, with the spring race reverting back to concrete. However, it will no longer occur on Easter Sunday, with Richmond Raceway taking over that date, featuring a race at 7 p.m. EST on FOX.
Texas Motor Speedway will no longer be a part of the playoffs, shifting from opening the Round of 12 to becoming the ninth race of the season, scheduled for April 14.
North Wilkesboro Speedway is set to undergo repaving before hosting the All-Star Race for the second consecutive year, scheduled for May 19 at 8 p.m. EST on Fox Sports 1.
Iowa Speedway marks a new addition to the schedule, hosting its first Cup Series race since 1953 on June 16, as announced earlier in the week.
The Chicago Street Course returns for a second year in a row, slated for July 7 at 4:30 p.m. EST and aired on NBC.
The season’s first half concludes with a much-anticipated NASCAR return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, marking the final race before a summer hiatus. The Brickyard 400 takes place on July 21 at 2:30 p.m. EST on NBC, followed by a two-week break for the Olympics, with the series resuming with a nighttime race at Richmond on August 11.
The season’s next set of races introduces major changes, most notably with Daytona International Speedway no longer hosting the regular season finale. Instead, the Southern 500 at Darlington takes on that role, retaining its Labor Day Weekend slot and airing at 6 p.m. EST on the USA Network. Daytona now precedes Darlington, shifting to the week before.
The playoff’s opening round presents a fresh look, with Atlanta as the first race and two drafting tracks included as Talladega joins the fray. The addition of Watkins Glen International introduces a second road course to the playoffs, following Atlanta in the Round of 16 and joining the Charlotte Roval.
Kansas Speedway replaces Texas Motor Speedway to initiate the Round of 12, while the season’s final six races remain consistent with previous schedules.
Phoenix Raceway will continue to be the stage for the Championship 4 finale, a tradition since 2020, with this climactic race scheduled for Sunday, November 10 at 3 p.m. EST, broadcast on NBC.
February 4: Busch Light Clash at the L.A. Coliseum (8 p.m. ET, FOX)
February 15: Duels at Daytona (7 p.m. ET, FS1)
February 18: Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX)
February 25: Atlanta Motor Speedway (3 p.m. ET, FOX)
March 3: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX)
March 10: Phoenix Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX)
March 17: Bristol Motor Speedway (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX)
March 24: Circuit of the Americas (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX)
March 31: Richmond Raceway (7 p.m. ET, FOX)
April 7: Martinsville Speedway (3 p.m. ET, FS1)
April 14: Texas Motor Speedway (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1)
April 21: Talladega Superspeedway (3 p.m. ET, FOX)
April 28: Dover Motor Speedway (2 p.m. ET, FS1)
May 5: Kansas Speedway (3 p.m. ET, FS1)
May 12: Darlington Raceway (3 p.m. ET, FS1)
May 19: North Wilkesboro Speedway (All-Star Race) (8 p.m. ET, FS1)
May 26: Charlotte Motor Speedway (6 p.m. ET, FOX)
June 2: World Wide Technology Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1)
June 9: Sonoma Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX)
June 16: Iowa Speedway (7 p.m. ET, USA)
June 23: New Hampshire Motor Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET, USA)
June 30: Nashville Superspeedway (3:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
July 7: Chicago street course (4:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
July 14: Pocono Raceway (2:30 p.m. ET, USA)
July 21: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
August 11: Richmond Raceway (6 p.m. ET, USA)
August 18: Michigan International Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET, USA)
August 24: Daytona International Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
September 1: Darlington Raceway (6 p.m. ET, USA)
September 8: Atlanta Motor Speedway (3 p.m. ET, USA)
September 15: Watkins Glen International (3 p.m. ET, USA)
September 21: Bristol Motor Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET, USA)
September 29: Kansas Speedway (3 p.m. ET, USA)
October 6: Talladega Superspeedway (2 p.m. ET, NBC)
October 13: Charlotte Roval (2 p.m. ET, NBC)
October 20: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
October 27: Homestead-Miami Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC)
November 3: Martinsville Speedway (2 p.m. ET, NBC)
November 10: Phoenix Raceway (3 p.m. ET, NBC)
