NASCAR national series schedules and start times for 2025
NASCAR on Thursday released the schedules for the 2025 Cup, Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series seasons.
The L.A. Memorial Coliseum and Richmond Raceway will each lose a NASCAR Cup Series date. The Clash is moving to Bowman Gray Stadium and the second Richmond date is going to Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Mexico City).
Out of the playoffs are Atlanta, Watkins Glen and Homestead-Miami. In are World Wide Technology Raceway, New Hampshire and Darlington.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series will each return to Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina. Lime Rock Park and and the Charlotte Roval will also be on the NCTS schedule for the first time.
Here are the NASCAR national series schedules for 2025:
2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule
WWT Raceway has never been in the playoffs. New Hampshire was in from 2004-17.
Talladega is also in the Round of 8, meaning a driver could win there to get into the Championship 4.
2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule
Rockingham (N.C.), Mexico City and WWT Raceway were on the schedule from 1982-2004, 2005-08 and 1997-2010, respectively. They are back for 2025.
Richmond and New Hampshire are off the schedule while Darlington is down to one date.
All the races will air on The CW.
| Date | Race / Track | Time (all Eastern) |
| Saturday, February 15 | Daytona | 5 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 22 | Atlanta | 5 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 1 | COTA | 2:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 8 | Phoenix | 5 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 15 | Las Vegas | 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 22 | Homestead-Miami | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, March 29 | Martinsville | 5 p.m. |
| Saturday, April 5 | Darlington | 3:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, April 12 | Bristol | 5 p.m. |
| Saturday, April 19 | Rockingham | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, April 26 | Talladega | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 3 | Texas | 2 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 24 | Charlotte | 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 31 | Nashville Superspeedway | 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 14 | Mexico City | 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 21 | Pocono | 3:30 p.m. |
| Friday, June 27 | Atlanta | 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, July 5 | Chicago Street Race | 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, July 12 | Sonoma | 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, July 19 | Dover | 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, July 26 | Indianapolis | 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, August 2 | Iowa | 4:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, August 9 | Watkins Glen | 3 p.m. |
| Friday, August 22 | Daytona | 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, August 30 | Portland | 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, September 6 | World Wide Technology Raceway | 7:30 p.m. |
| Friday, September 12 | Bristol | 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, September 27 | Kansas | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, October 4 | Charlotte Roval | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, October 11 | Las Vegas | 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, October 18 | Talladega | 4 p.m. |
| Saturday, October 25 | Martinsville | 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, November 1 | Phoenix (Championship) | 7:30 p.m. |
2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule
Fan favorite Lime Rock Park is on for the first time ever, as is Charlotte Roval. It marks how 2025 has one of the most interesting NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedules in recent memory.
Rockingham, New Hampshire, Michigan and Watkins Glen are also back after previous stints on the schedule:
- Rockingham: 2012-13
- New Hampshire: 1996-2011, 2014-17
- Michigan: 1999-2000, 2002-20
- Watkins Glen: 1996-2000, 2021
Meanwhile, WWT Raceway and Circuit of the Americas are off of the schedule. Kansas is also down to one date.
| Date | Race / Track | Time (all times Eastern) |
| Friday, February 14 | Daytona | 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, February 22 | Atlanta | 2 p.m. |
| Friday, March 14 | Las Vegas | 9 p.m. |
| Friday, March 21 | Homestead-Miami | 8 p.m. |
| Friday, March 28 | Martinsville | 7:30 p.m. |
| Friday, April 11 | Bristol | 7:30 p.m. |
| Friday, April 18 | Rockingham | 5 p.m. |
| Friday, May 2 | Texas | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 10 | Kansas | 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 17 | North Wilkesboro | 1:30 p.m. |
| Friday, May 23 | Charlotte | 8:30 p.m. |
| Friday, May 30 | Nashville Superspeedway | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 7 | Michigan | 12 p.m. |
| Friday, June 20 | Pocono | 5 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 28 | Lime Rock Park | 1 p.m. |
| Friday, July 25 | Lucas Oil IRP | 8 p.m. |
| Friday, August 8 | Watkins Glen | 5 p.m. |
| Friday, August 15 | Richmond | 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, August 30 | Darlington | 12 p.m. |
| Thursday, September 11 | Bristol | 8 p.m. |
| Saturday, September 20 | New Hampshire | 12 p.m. |
| Friday, October 3 | Charlotte Roval | 3:30 p.m. |
| Friday, October 17 | Talladega | 3:30 p.m. |
| Friday, October 24 | Martinsville | 6 p.m. |
| Friday, October 31 | Phoenix (Championship) | 7:30 p.m. |
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