The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season is here and the festivities will begin with the 68th Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 15. From there, NASCAR will head to Atlanta and Austin as it moves through a 36-race schedule that culminates with the crowning of a champion on Nov. 8 at Homestead-Miami.
Last year, Kyle Larson won his second NASCAR Cup Series championship, barely edging out Denny Hamlin with with a third-place finish at Phoenix in the championship race. Will Larson be able to defend his title? Will Hamlin finally break through? Or will another challenger come out on top?
Here's a look at the full NASCAR schedule for 2026, including dates, times, tracks, locations and how to watch each race.
2026 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule
Date & Time (all times Eastern) | Race | Track | Network | Winner |
Wednesday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. | Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray | Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) | N/A | Ryan Preece |
Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. | America 250 Florida Duel at Daytona | Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Florida) | FS1 | Joey Logano |
Thursday, Feb. 12 at 8:45 p.m. | America 250 Florida Duel 2 at Daytona | Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Florida) | FS1 | Chase Elliott |
Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2:30 p.m. | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Florida) | Fox | Tyler Reddick |
Sunday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. | Autotrader 400 | Echopark Speedway (Hampton, Georgia) | Fox | Tyler Reddick |
Sunday, March 1 at 3:30 p.m. | DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne | Circuit of the Americas (Austin, Texas) | Fox | Tyler Reddick |
Sunday, March 8 at 3:30 p.m. | Straight Talk Wireless 500 | Phoenix Raceway (Avondale, Arizona) | FS1 | Ryan Blaney |
Sunday, March 15 at 4 p.m. | Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube | Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Las Vegas, Nevada) | FS1 | Denny Hamlin |
Sunday, March 22 at 3 p.m. | Goodyear 400 | Darlington Raceway (Darlington, South Carolina) | FS1 | Tyler Reddick |
Sunday, March 29 at 3:30 p.m. | Cook Out 400 | Martinsville Speedway (Ridgeway, Virginia) | FS1 | Chase Elliott |
Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m. | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tennessee) | FS1 | Ty Gibbs |
Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m. | AdventHealth 400 | Kansas Speedway (Kansas City, Kansas) | Fox | Tyler Reddick |
Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m. | Jack Link's 500 | Talladega Speedway (Talladega, Alabama) | Fox | Carson Hocevar |
Sunday, May 3 at 3:30 p.m. | Wurth 400 presented by Liqui Moly | Texas Motor Speedway (Fort Worth, Texas) | FS1 | Chase Elliott |
Sunday, May 10 at 3 p.m. | Go Bowling at The Glen | Watkins Glen International (Watkins Glen, New York) | FS1 | Shane Van Gisbergen |
Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m. | NASCAR All-Star Race | Dover Motor Speedway (Dover, Delaware) | FS1 | Denny Hamlin |
Sunday, May 24 at 6 p.m. | Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord, North Carolina) | Prime | Daniel Suarez |
Sunday, May 31 at 7 p.m. | Cracker Barrel 400 | Nashville Superspeedway (Lebanon, Tennessee) | Prime | Denny Hamlin |
Sunday, June 7 at 3 p.m. | FireKeepers Casino 400 | Michigan International Speedway | Prime | Denny Hamlin |
Sunday, June 14 at 3 p.m. | Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA | Pocono Raceway (Long Pond, Pennsylvania) | Prime | Denny Hamlin |
Sunday, June 21 at 4 p.m. | Anduril 250 | Naval Base Coronado (San Diego, California) | Prime | Corey Heim |
Sunday, June 28 at 3:30 p.m. | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Sonoma Raceway (Sonoma, California | TNT | Shane Van Gisbergen |
Sunday, July 5 at 6 p.m. | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Chicagoland | Chicagoland Speedway (Joliet, Illiniois) | TNT | Chase Briscoe |
| Sunday, July 12 at 7 p.m. | Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart | Echopark Speedway (Hampton, Georgia) | TNT | Ryan Blaney |
| Sunday, July 19 at 7 p.m. | Window World 450 | North Wilkesboro Speedway (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina) | TNT | Joey Logano |
| Sunday, July 26 | Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Speedway, Indiana) | TNT | Corey Heim |
| Sunday, Aug. 9 at 3:30 p.m. | Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol | Iowa Speedway (Newton, Iowa) | USA | |
| Saturday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. | Cook Out 400 | Richmond Raceway (Richmond, Virginia) | USA | |
| Sunday, Aug. 23 at 3 p.m. | NASCAR Cup Series Race at New Hampshire | New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Loudon, New Hampshire) | USA | |
| Saturday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Florida) | NBC | |
| Sunday, Sept. 6 at 5 p.m. | Cook Out Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway (Darlington, South Carolina) | USA | |
| Sunday, Sept. 13 at 3 p.m. | Enjoy Illinois 300 | World Wide Technology Raceway (Madison, Illinois) | USA | |
| Saturday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. | Bass Pro Shops Night Race | Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tennessee) | USA | |
| Sunday, Sept. 27 at 3 p.m. | Hollywood Casino 400 | Kansas Speedway (Kansas City, Kansas) | USA | |
| Sunday, Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. | South Point 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Las Vegas, Nevada) | USA | |
| Sunday, Oct. 11 at 3 p.m. | Bank of America 400 | Charlotte Motor Speedway (Concord, North Carolina) | USA | |
| Sunday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. | Freeway Insurance 500 | Phoenix Raceway (Avondale, Arizona) | USA | |
| Sunday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. | Yellawood 500 | Talladega Superspeedway (Talladega, Arizona) | NBC | |
| Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. | Xfinity 500 | Martinsville Speedway (Ridgeway, Virginia) | NBC | |
| Sunday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. | NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race | Homestead-Miami Speedway (Homestead, Florida) | NBC |
