NASCAR schedule 2026: Dates, times, TV channels, live streams, winners for every Cup Series race

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From the Clash at Bowman Gray through a relocated Championship Weekend, the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season promises start-to-finish excitement.

The schedule features several new wrinkles, including a street race in San Diego, the All-Star Race moving to Dover, and former All-Star host North Wilkesboro staging its first points race since 1996.

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One of the biggest changes comes at the very end, as Championship Weekend returns to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the first time since 2019 after the series capped its last six seasons in Phoenix.

The Cup Series will have four television broadcast partners again in 2026, with races split among Fox Sports, Prime Video, TNT and NBC Sports. Where will fans watch all the action?

Here is everything you need to know about the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, including how to watch every race.

NASCAR Cup Series schedule 2026

(All times Eastern)

Date

Race

Track

Time

TV/Winner

Feb. 1	Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray	Bowman Gray Stadium	TBD	Fox, Fubo
Feb. 12	Duel 1 at Daytona	Daytona International Speedway	TBD	Fox, Fubo
Feb. 12	Duel 2 at Daytona	Daytona International Speedway	TBD	Fox, Fubo
Feb. 15	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	TBD	Fox, Fubo
Feb. 22	Autotrader 400	Atlanta Motor Speedway	TBD	Fox/FS1, Fubo
March 1	Cup Series race at COTA	Circuit of the Americas	TBD	Fox/FS1, Fubo
March 8	Cup Series race at Phoenix	Phoenix Raceway	TBD	Fox/FS1, Fubo
March 15	Pennzoil 400	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	TBD	Fox/FS1, Fubo
March 22	Goodyear 400	Darlington Raceway	TBD	Fox/FS1, Fubo
March 29	Cook Out 400	Martinsville Speedway	TBD	Fox/FS1, Fubo
April 12	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	TBD	Fox/FS1, Fubo
April 19	AdventHealth 400	Kansas Speedway	TBD	Fox/FS1, Fubo
April 26	Jack Link's 500	Talladega Superspeedway	TBD	Fox/FS1, Fubo
May 3	Wurth 400	Texas Motor Speedway	TBD	Fox/FS1, Fubo
May 10	Go Bowling at the Glen	Watkins Glen International	TBD	Fox/FS1, Fubo
May 17	All-Star Race	Dover Motor Speedway	TBD	Fox/FS1, Fubo
May 24	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	TBD	Prime
May 31	Cracker Barrel 400	Nashville Superspeedway	TBD	Prime
June 7	FireKeepers Casino 400	Michigan International Speedway	TBD	Prime
June 14	Cup Series race at Pocono	Pocono Raceway	TBD	Prime
June 21	Anduril 250	San Diego Street Course	TBD	Prime
June 28	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Sonoma Raceway	TBD	TNT, DirecTV
July 5	Cup Series race at Chicagoland	Chicagoland Speedway	TBD	TNT, DirecTV
July 12	Quaker State 400	Atlanta Motor Speedway	TBD	TNT, DirecTV
July 19	Window World 400	North Wilkesboro Speedway	TBD	TNT, DirecTV
July 26	Brickyard 400	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	TBD	TNT, DirecTV
Aug. 9	Iowa Corn 350	Iowa Speedway	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo
Aug. 15	Cook Out 400	Richmond Raceway	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo
Aug. 23	Cup Series race at New Hampshire	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo
Aug. 29	Coke Zero Sugar 400	Daytona International Speedway	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo

NASCAR Cup Series playoff race schedule 2026

(All times Eastern)

Date

Race

Track

Time

TV/Winner

Sept. 6	Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo
Sept. 13	Cup Series race at WWTR	World Wide Technology Raceway	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo
Sept. 19	Bass Pro Shops Night Race	Bristol Motor Speedway	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo
Sept. 27	Hollywood Casino 400	Kansas Speedway	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo
Oct. 4	South Point 400	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo
Oct. 11	Bank of America ROVAL 400	Charlotte Road Course	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo
Oct. 18	Cup Series Playoff race at Phoenix	Phoenix Raceway	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo
Oct. 25	Yellawood 500	Talladega Superspeedway	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo
Nov. 1	Xfinity 500	Martinsville Speedway	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo
Nov. 8	Cup Series Championship Race	Homestead-Miami Speedway	TBD	NBC/USA, Fubo

Where to watch NASCAR in 2026: TV channels, live streams

TV channels: Fox, FS1, TNT, NBC, USA Network

NASCAR Cup Series races will air across multiple networks in 2026, including Fox, NBC and TNT. You can also stream races on services like Prime Video, Fubo and DirecTV.

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