2025 NASCAR Cup Series

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series will be the 77th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 54th season for the modern-era Cup Series. The season will start with the Busch Clash on February 2 at Bowman Gray Stadium, followed by the Bluegreen Vacations Duel on February 13, and the 67th running of the Daytona 500 (the first points race of the season) on February 16, both at Daytona International Speedway. The season will end with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 2.

The 2025 season will be the first year under NASCAR's new TV deal that will take place until 2031. FOX will broadcast 12 races,^[a] while NBC will broadcast 14 races. Amazon and TNT will broadcast five races each.^[1] In addition, the season will mark the debut of NASCAR's in-season tournament.^[2]

This will be the first season without Tony Stewart's ownership of Stewart–Haas Racing,^[3] Gene Haas, the other co-owner of SHR, announced he would retain the team and rebrand it as Haas Factory Team for 2025.^[4] This will also be the first season without 2017 champion Martin Truex Jr. as a full-time driver, as he announced his retirement from full-time racing on June 14, 2024.^[5]

Teams and drivers

Chartered teams

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	References
Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	5	Kyle Larson	TBA	[6]
		9	Chase Elliott	TBA	[7]
		24	William Byron	TBA	[8]
		48	Alex Bowman	TBA	[9]
	JTG Daugherty Racing	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	TBA	[10]
	Kaulig Racing	10	Ty Dillon	TBA	[11]
		16	A. J. Allmendinger	TBA	[12][13]
	Richard Childress Racing	3	Austin Dillon	TBA	[14]
		8	Kyle Busch	TBA	[15][16]
	Spire Motorsports	7	Justin Haley	Rodney Childers	[17][18]
		71	Michael McDowell	Travis Peterson	[19][20]
		77	Carson Hocevar	TBA	[21]
	Trackhouse Racing	1	Ross Chastain	TBA	[22]
		88	Shane van Gisbergen (R)	Stephen Doran	[23][24][25]
		99	Daniel Suárez	TBA	[26][27]
Ford	Haas Factory Team	41	Cole Custer	Aaron Kramer	[4][28][29]
	RFK Racing	6	Brad Keselowski	TBA	[30]
		17	Chris Buescher	TBA	[14]
	Rick Ware Racing	15	TBA	TBA
		51	TBA	TBA	[18]
	Team Penske	2	Austin Cindric	TBA	[14]
		12	Ryan Blaney	TBA	[31]
		22	Joey Logano	TBA	[32][14]
	Wood Brothers Racing	21	Josh Berry	TBA	[33]
Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	11	Denny Hamlin	TBA	[34]
		19	Chase Briscoe	James Small	[5][35][36][37]
		20	Christopher Bell	TBA	[38][39]
		54	Ty Gibbs	TBA	[14]
	Legacy Motor Club	42	John Hunter Nemechek	TBA	[14]
		43	Erik Jones	TBA	[40]

Non-chartered teams

Complete schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	References
Ford	Front Row Motorsports	34	TBA	TBA	[19]
		38	Todd Gilliland	TBA	[41]
		TBA	Noah Gragson	TBA	[42][43]
Toyota	23XI Racing	23	Bubba Wallace	TBA	[44]
		45	Tyler Reddick	TBA	[14]

On October 2, 2024, it was announced that 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR over the charter agreement.^[45]

Limited schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	Races	References
Toyota	TBA	TBA	Martin Truex Jr.	Cole Pearn	1	[46][47]

Driver changes

Moving teams

• Stewart–Haas Racing shut down after the 2024 season. SHR drivers Noah Gragson, Josh Berry, and Chase Briscoe moved to Front Row Motorsports, Wood Brothers Racing, and Joe Gibbs Racing, respectively.^{[43][33][36][37]}
• Michael McDowell will be moving from Front Row Motorsports to drive the No. 71 for Spire Motorsports on a multi-year deal, replacing Zane Smith.^[19]
• Justin Haley moved from Rick Ware Racing to Spire Motorsports during part of the 2024 season, replacing Corey LaJoie.^[18]

Moving between series

• A. J. Allmendinger will move back to full-time Cup Series competition after running part-time in 2024.^[48]
• Harrison Burton, who was released by Wood Brothers Racing, will move back to the Xfinity Series for AM Racing in 2025.^[49]
• Cole Custer will move back to the Cup Series after running full-time in the Xfinity Series for two years.^[28]

Retirement

• Martin Truex Jr. retired from full-time competition at the conclusion of the 2024 season, but he will run the 2025 Daytona 500.^[5][46]

Other potential and rumored changes

Teams

• Under the proposed terms of the charter agreement between NASCAR and the race teams, a provision would limit the number of charters to three per team. The exception would be Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing, as each has four charters and would be grandfathered in the proposed deal.^[50] In addition, the France family would be allowed to buy charters starting in 2025.^[51]
• Following the closure of Stewart–Haas Racing, 23XI Racing, Legacy Motor Club, Richard Childress Racing, and RFK Racing have shown interest in purchasing the former team's charters.^[52][14][50]
• Andretti Global has shown interest in expanding its operations into the Cup Series.^[53]

Drivers

• As a result of Stewart–Haas Racing's closure, the career of Ryan Preece has yet to be determined.^[52][14]
• IndyCar driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden has shown interest in driving in the Cup Series.^[54]

Sponsorship

• NASCAR is looking for a fourth premier partner for the Cup Series alongside Busch Beer, Coca-Cola, and Xfinity, following GEICO's departure from the partnership after the 2024 season.^[55][56]

Schedule

The 2025 schedule was released on August 29, 2024 and consists of 30 oval races, 5 road course races, one street track race, and 4 non-championship races to be held on ovals.^[57]

Notes: Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2025. For the races where a 2025 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2024 are listed.

No	Race name	Track	Location	Date	Time (ET)	Stage Laps[57]	TV[57]	Radio[57]
Regular Season
	Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium	O  Bowman Gray Stadium	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	February 2			Fox or FS1
	Bluegreen Vacations Duel	O  Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	February 13
1	Daytona 500			February 16
2	Ambetter Health 400	O  Atlanta Motor Speedway	Hampton, Georgia	February 23
3	EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix	R  Circuit of the Americas	Austin, Texas	March 2
4	Shriners Children's 500	O  Phoenix Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	March 9
5	Pennzoil 400	O  Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas, Nevada	March 16
6	Straight Talk Wireless 400	O  Homestead–Miami Speedway	Homestead, Florida	March 23
7	Cook Out 400	O  Martinsville Speedway	Ridgeway, Virginia	March 30
8	Goodyear 400	O  Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina	April 6
9	Food City 500	O  Bristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, Tennessee	April 13
10	GEICO 500	O  Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama	April 27
11	Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400	O  Texas Motor Speedway	Fort Worth, Texas	May 4
12	AdventHealth 400	O  Kansas Speedway	Kansas City, Kansas	May 11
	NASCAR All Star Open	O  North Wilkesboro Speedway	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	May 18
	NASCAR All-Star Race
13	Coca-Cola 600	O  Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina	May 25	6pm		Prime
14	Ally 400	O  Nashville Superspeedway	Lebanon, Tennessee	June 1
15	FireKeepers Casino 400	O  Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	June 8
16	NASCAR Cup Series at Mexico City	R  Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	Mexico City, Mexico	June 15
17	The Great American Getaway 400	O  Pocono Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania	June 22
NASCAR in-season tournament
18	Quaker State 400	O  Atlanta Motor Speedway	Hampton, Georgia	June 28			TNT
19	Grant Park 165	S  Chicago Street Course	Chicago, Illinois	July 6
20	Toyota/Save Mart 350	R  Sonoma Raceway	Sonoma, California	July 13
21	Würth 400	O  Dover Motor Speedway	Dover, Delaware	July 20
22	Brickyard 400	O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	July 27
Regular Season
23	Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol	O  Iowa Speedway	Newton, Iowa	August 3			NBC or USA
24	Go Bowling at The Glen	R  Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	August 10
25	Cook Out 400	O  Richmond Raceway	Richmond, Virginia	August 16
26	Coke Zero Sugar 400	O  Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	August 23	7pm
NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
Round of 16
27	Cook Out Southern 500	O  Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina	August 31			NBC or USA
28	Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter	O  World Wide Technology Raceway	Madison, Illinois	September 7
29	Bass Pro Shops Night Race	O  Bristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, Tennessee	September 13	7:30pm
Round of 12
30	USA Today 301	O  New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Loudon, New Hampshire	September 21			NBC or USA
31	Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN BET	O  Kansas Speedway	Kansas City, Kansas	September 28
32	Bank of America Roval 400	R  Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval)	Concord, North Carolina	October 5
Round of 8
33	South Point 400	O  Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas, Nevada	October 12			NBC or USA
34	YellaWood 500	O  Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama	October 19
35	Xfinity 500	O  Martinsville Speedway	Ridgeway, Virginia	October 26
Championship 4
36	NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race	O  Phoenix Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	November 2			NBC or USA

Notes

Bolded races indicate an event generally known as a Crown Jewel race.

 O  Oval track
 R  Road course
 S  Street course

Confirmed schedule changes

• The Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway will be the opening race for the new NASCAR in-season tournament.^[58]
• The Busch Clash will move to Bowman Gray Stadium in 2025, replacing the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It will be the first NASCAR Cup Series race held at the track since 1971.^[59]
• Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez will host a points paying race, becoming the first points paying Cup race outside the US since 1958.^[60] Richmond Raceway will lose a date to accommodate this change.^[61]
• The races at Gateway Motorsports Park, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, will be added to the playoff schedule. As part of this schedule change, Watkins Glen International, Homestead–Miami Speedway, and the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, will move to the regular season.^[57]
• Easter Sunday will be a bye week for the first time since 2021, it has been placed between the Food City 500 and the GEICO 500.^[57]

See also

• 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series
• 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
• 2025 ARCA Menards Series

Notes

1. Including the Clash, Daytona Duels, and All-Star Race

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