NASCAR Awards to move to Scottsdale for 2025
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR is moving its annual year-end awards banquet to Scottsdale, Arizona, immediately after Championship Weekend in 2025.
The NASCAR Awards ceremony and banquet will take place Nov. 4, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The ceremonies will honor the champions in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
The NASCAR Channel will livestream the festivities Nov. 4, starting at 6 p.m. ET.
Last year’s ceremonies took place in Charlotte – weeks after NASCAR Championship Weekend. This year’s ceremonies are in the same metropolitan area as Championship Weekend and just two days after the weekend wraps up.
NASCAR will host a celebration Nov. 21 in Charlotte for the NASCAR’s regional and international series champions:
- ARCA Menards Series
- ARCA Menards Series East
- ARCA Menards Series West
- NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
- NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series
- NASCAR Brasil Series
- NASCAR Canada Series
- NASCAR Mexico Series
- NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
History of the NASCAR awards banquet
From 1981 to 2008, NASCAR held a formal ceremony in New York City. Las Vegas became the host city in 2009 until 2019 when it moved to Nashville.
The awards ceremony was held in Charlotte, North Carolina, last year. The awards ceremony took place in New York until 2009 when it moved to Las Vegas. After a 10-year run in the Sin City, the ceremony moved to Nashville in 2019. The banquet remained in Nashville until 2024 when it moved to Charlotte.
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