The year will begin with the pre-season exhibition race at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum for the third consecutive year, which will be 4 February at 8 p.m. EST. on FOX. The NASCAR Mexico Series will join the event, competing just before the Cup Series race.
You’ll immediately notice some changes to the schedule once you look beyond the Daytona 500. There will be two drafting tracks back-to-back to open the 2024 championship with Atlanta Motor Speedway slated as the second race of the year. Auto Club Speedway has officially been removed, as expected.
As previously announced, Bristol Dirt is gone and the spring race has returned to the concrete. However, it will no longer take place on Easter Sunday — that date will now go to Richmond Raceway. The race will be at 7 p.m. EST. on FOX.
Texas Motor Speedway has been removed from the playoffs. It previously opened the Round of 12 but in 2024, it will be the ninth race of the season on 14 April.
North Wilkesboro Speedway will get a repave before it hosts the All-Star Race for a second consecutive year on 19 May at 8 p.m. EST on Fox Sports 1.
Iowa Speedway is the only new track joining the schedule. As announced earlier this week, the first Cup Series race in the state of Iowa since 1953 will take place on 16 June.
The Chicago Street Course will be back for the second consecutive year, taking place on 7 July at 4:30 p.m. EST. on NBC.
NASCAR’s highly anticipated return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval marks the final race before the summer break. Following the Brickyard 400 on 21 July at 2:30 p.m. EST on NBC, NASCAR will take two weeks off due to the Olympics and return with another primetime Richmond race on 11 August.
The next batch of races is where some of the biggest changes occur. Daytona International Speedway will not be hosting the regular season finale. The Southern 500 at Darlington, which had previously been the first race in the playoffs, will now serve as the regular season finale. The Labor Day Weekend race will have its usual time slot of 6 p.m. EST with USA Network broadcasting the event. Daytona hasn’t moved far, now the week before Darlington.
The opening round of the playoffs will have a very different look with the addition of Atlanta now the very first race. There will be two drafting tracks in the playoffs as it joins Talladega. Watkins Glen International will make it two road courses as well, joining the Charlotte Roval in the playoffs for the first time and immediately following Atlanta in the Round of 16.
Kansas Speedway will take Texas’ place as the opening race of the Round of 12, with the six races that conclude the season remaining unchanged.
Phoenix Raceway will again host the Championship 4 finale, which it has done since 2020. The finale will take place on Sunday, 10 November at 3 p.m. EST. on NBC.
“NASCAR is committed to delivering an annual schedule that continues to be bold and dynamic across all three national series while maintaining the famed destinations that our fans love,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR Senior Vice President of Racing Development and Strategy. “The 2024 NASCAR National Series schedules strike a great balance between visiting many of our traditional tracks that continue to put on a great show, and newer locations like our first Cup race in Iowa and our highly anticipated return to the streets of Chicago that create ‘bucket list’ moments and attract new fans to America’s leading motorsport.”
Complete 2024 NASCAR Cup Schedule
Race #
Track
Date
— [Pre-Season Exhibition Race]
L.A. Memorial Coliseum
4 February
— [Qualifying Duels at Daytona]
Daytona International Speedway
15 February
1 [Daytona 500]
Daytona International Speedway
18 February
2
Atlanta Motor Speedway
25 February
3
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
3 March
4
Phoenix Raceway
10 March
5
Bristol Motor Speedway
17 March
6
Circuit of the Americas
24 March
7
Richmond Raceway
31 March
8
Martinsville Speedway
7 April
9
Texas Motor Speedway
14 April
10
Talladega Superspeedway
21 April
11
Dover Motor Speedway
28 April
12
Kansas Speedway
5 May
13
Darlington Raceway
12 May
— [All-Star Race]
North Wilkesboro Speedway
19 May
14 [Coca Cola 600]
Charlotte Motor Speedway
26 May
15
WWT Raceway [Gateway]
2 June
16
Sonoma Raceway
9 June
17
Iowa Speedway
16 June
18
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
23 June
19
Nashville Superspeedway
30 June
20
Chicago Street Race
7 July
21
Pocono Raceway
14 July
22 [Brickyard 400]
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
21 July
-Olympic Break-
-Olympic Break-
-Olympic Break-
-Olympic Break-
-Olympic Break-
-Olympic Break-
23
Richmond Raceway
11 August
24
Michigan International Speedway
18 August
25
Daytona International Speedway
24 August
26 [Southern 500 & Regular Season Finale]
Darlington Raceway
1 September
27 [Round of 16]
Atlanta Motor Speedway
8 September
28 [Round of 16]
Watkins Glen International
15 September
29 [Round of 16 Elimination Race]
Bristol Motor Speedway
21 September
30 [Round of 12]
Kansas Speedway
29 September
31 [Round of 12]
Talladega Superspeedway
6 October
32 [Round of 12 Elimination Race]
Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval
13 October
33 [Round of 8]
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
20 October
34 [Round of 8]
Homestead-Miami Speedway
27 October
35 [Round of 8 Elimination Race]
Martinsville Speedway
3 November
36 [Championship 4 title-decider]
Phoenix Raceway
10 November
2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule
Date
Race / Track
Network
Start Time (ET)
Radio
Saturday, February 17
Daytona International Speedway
FS1
5:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, February 24
Atlanta Motor Speedway
FS1
5:00 p.m.
PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, March 2
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
FS1
5:00 p.m.
PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, March 9
Phoenix Raceway
FS1
4:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, March 23
COTA
FS1
5:00 p.m.
PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, March 30
Richmond Raceway
FS1
1:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, April 6
Martinsville Speedway
FS1
7:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, April 13
Texas Motor Speedway
FS1
1:30 p.m.
PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, April 20
Talladega Superspeedway
FOX
4:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, April 27
Dover Motor Speedway
FS1
1:30 p.m.
PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, May 11
Darlington Raceway
FS1
1:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, May 25
Charlotte Motor Speedway
FOX
1:00 p.m.
PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, June 1
Portland International Raceway
FS1
4:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, June 8
Sonoma Raceway
FS1
8:00 p.m.
PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, June 15
Iowa Speedway
USA
3:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, June 22
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
USA
3:30 p.m.
PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, June 29
Nashville Superspeedway
USA
5:00 p.m.
PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, July 6
Chicago Street Race
NBC
2:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, July 13
Pocono Raceway
USA
3:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, July 20
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
USA
3:30 p.m.
IMS/SiriusXM
Saturday, August 17
Michigan International Speedway
USA
3:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, August 23
Daytona International Speedway
USA
7:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, August 31
Darlington Raceway
USA
3:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, September 7
Atlanta Motor Speedway
USA
3:00 p.m.
PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, September 14
Watkins Glen International
USA
3:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, September 20
Bristol Motor Speedway
USA
7:30 p.m.
PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, September 28
Kansas Speedway
USA
3:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, October 5
Talladega Superspeedway
NBC
3:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, October 12
Charlotte Roval
USA
3:30 p.m.
PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, October 19
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NBC
3:00 p.m.
PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, October 26
Homestead-Miami Speedway
NBC
3:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, November 2
Martinsville Speedway
USA
3:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, November 9
Phoenix Raceway
USA
6:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
2024 NASCAR Truck Series Schedule
Date
Race / Track
Network
Start Time (ET)
Radio
Friday, February 16
Daytona International Speedway
FS1
7:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, February 24
Atlanta Motor Speedway
FS1
2:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, March 1
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
FS1
9:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, March 16
Bristol Motor Speedway
FS1
8:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, March 23
COTA
FS1
1:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, April 5
Martinsville Speedway
FS1
7:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, April 12
Texas Motor Speedway
FS1
8:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, May 4
Kansas Speedway
FS1
8:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, May 10
Darlington Raceway
FS1
7:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, May 18
North Wilkesboro Speedway
FS1
1:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, May 24
Charlotte Motor Speedway
FS1
8:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, June 1
World Wide Technology Raceway
FOX
1:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, June 28
Nashville Superspeedway
FS1
TBD
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, July 12
Pocono Raceway
FS1
5:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, July 19
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park
FS1
8:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, August 10
Richmond Raceway
FS1
7:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, August 25
Milwaukee Mile Speedway
FS1
4:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Thursday, September 19
Bristol Motor Speedway
FS1
8:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, September 27
Kansas Speedway
FS1
8:30 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, October 4
Talladega Superspeedway
FS1
5:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, October 26
Homestead-Miami Speedway
FS1
Noon
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, November 1
Martinsville Speedway
FS1
6:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, November 8
Phoenix Raceway
FS1
8:00 p.m.
MRN/SiriusXM
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