NASCAR unveils 2024 national series schedules
NASCAR unveiled the long-anticipated national series schedules for 2024.
In the NASCAR Cup Series, the playoffs will have two road courses and two drafting tracks for the first time ever.
Atlanta Motor Speedway and Watkins Glen International will open the playoffs September 8 and 15. The Bristol night race will close the Round of 16.
Then, after a stop at Kansas Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway and the Charlotte Roval will close the Round of 12 on October 6 and 13, respectively.
That means the regular season will end with the Southern 500, September 1 at Darlington Raceway. Meanwhile, NASCAR Championship Weekend will take place November 8-10, instead of the previously announced Nov. 1-3 weekend.
Atlanta previously hosted a playoff race from 2004-08, while Watkins Glen has never hosted a playoff race.
The spring Atlanta race will also move, replacing Auto Club Speedway as race two of the season.
The NASCAR Cup Series will go to Richmond Raceway for an Easter night race March 31. Meanwhile, the spring Bristol race, with the shift back to concrete, will occur March 17.
Richmond will also retain its second Cup Series race, set to run August 11. The race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway will slide to June 23.
As previously announced the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Oval and Iowa Speedway will join the NASCAR Cup Series schedule.
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In the Xfinity Series, Road America will not return to the schedule for the first time since 2009. The second Talladega race will also return.
In Trucks, Bristol and Martinsville will each get a second date.
Meanwhile, Mid-Ohio will not return to the schedule, marking the first time NASCAR will not go there since 2012.
2024 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule
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 CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE
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