NASCAR releases stage lengths for 2018 season

NASCAR unveiled the 2018 stage lengths for the top three national tours on Wednesday.

While the Monster Energy Cup Series stages will remain the same following a widely acclaimed rollout of the new format, the sanctioning body made several tweaks to race and stage distances in both the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series.

At ISM Raceway and Dover International Speedway, stages in the Xfinity Series will change from Lap 60 and Lap 120 in 2017 to Lap 45 and Lap 90 this season. The final stage for both race tracks will be schedule to end on Lap 200.

For the Camping World Truck Series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the stage lengths will increase from last years Lap 35 in Stage 1 to Lap 40, and from Lap 70 in Stage 2 to Lap 80. Both races will conclude on Lap 134—12 laps or 18 miles shorter than last year’s fall Vegas race.

“Our primary goal every season is providing the best race for our fans, and to that end, we will remain consistent in terms of stage lengths for the majority of our national series events,” said Scott Miller, NASCAR senior vice president of competition. “Last year’s debut of the race format was a strong one, and we look forward to building on that foundation in 2018, starting with Speedweeks at Daytona.”

NASCAR has yet to determine the distance or stage lengths for the Charlotte Motor Speedway Playoff race on the road course.

2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Track	Stage 1	Stage 2	Final Stage
	(ends on lap)	(ends on lap)	(ends on lap)
Daytona International Speedway	60	120	200
Atlanta Motor Speedway	85	170	325
Las Vegas Motor Speedway	80	160	267
ISM Raceway	75	150	312
Auto Club Speedway	60	120	200
Martinsville Speedway	130	260	500
Texas Motor Speedway	85	170	334
Bristol Motor Speedway	125	250	500
Richmond Raceway	100	200	400
Talladega Superspeedway	55	110	188
Dover International Speedway	120	240	400
Kansas Speedway	80	160	267
Charlotte Motor Speedway	Stage 1 - 100, Stage 2 - 200, Stage 3 - 300, Final Stage - 400
Pocono Raceway	50	100	160
Michigan International Speedway	60	120	200
Sonoma Raceway	25	50	110
Chicagoland Speedway	80	160	267
Daytona International Speedway 2	40	80	160
Kentucky Speedway	80	160	267
New Hampshire Motor Speedway	75	150	301
Pocono Raceway	50	100	160
Watkins Glen International	20	40	90
Michigan International Speedway 2	60	120	200
Bristol Motor Speedway 2	125	250	500
Darlington Raceway	100	200	367
Indianapolis Motor Speedway	50	100	160
Las Vegas Motor Speedway 2	80	160	267
Richmond Raceway 2	100	200	400
Charlotte Motor Speedway 2	TBD	TBD	TBD
Dover International Speedway 2	120	240	400
Talladega Superspeedway 2	55	110	188
Kansas Speedway 2	80	160	267
Martinsville Speedway 2	130	260	500
Texas Motor Speedway 2	85	170	334
ISM Raceway 2	75	150	312
Homestead-Miami Speedway	80	160	267

2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Track	Stage 1	Stage 2	Final Stage
Track	(ends on lap)	(ends on lap)	(ends on lap)
Daytona International Speedway	30	60	120
Atlanta Motor Speedway	40	80	163
Las Vegas Motor Speedway	45	90	200
ISM Raceway	45	90	200
Auto Club Speedway	35	70	150
Texas Motor Speedway	45	90	200
Bristol Motor Speedway	85	170	300
Richmond Raceway	75	150	250
Talladega Superspeedway	25	50	113
Dover International Speedway	45	90	200
Charlotte Motor Speedway	45	90	200
Pocono Raceway	25	50	100
Michigan International Speedway	30	60	125
Iowa Speedway	60	120	250
Chicagoland Speedway	45	90	200
Daytona International Speedway	30	60	100
Kentucky Speedway	45	90	200
New Hampshire Motor Speedway	45	90	200
Iowa Speedway	60	120	250
Watkins Glen International	20	40	82
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	20	40	75
Bristol Motor Speedway	85	170	300
Road America	10	20	45
Darlington Raceway	45	90	147
Indianapolis Motor Speedway	30	60	100
Las Vegas Motor Speedway 2	45	90	200
Richmond International Raceway	75	150	250
Charlotte Motor Speedway	TBD	TBD	TBD
Dover International Speedway	45	90	200
Kansas Speedway	45	90	200
Texas Motor Speedway	45	90	200
ISM Raceway 2	45	90	200
Homestead-Miami Speedway	45	90	200

2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Track	Stage 1	Stage 2	Final Stage
Track	(ends on lap)	(ends on lap)	(ends on lap)
Daytona International Speedway	20	40	100
Atlanta Motor Speedway	40	80	130
Las Vegas Motor Speedway	40	80	134
Martinsville Speedway	70	140	250
Dover International Speedway	45	90	200
Kansas Speedway	40	80	167
Charlotte Motor Speedway	40	80	134
Texas Motor Speedway	40	80	167
Iowa Speedway	60	120	200
Gateway Motorsports Park	35	70	160
Chicagoland Speedway	35	70	150
Kentucky Speedway	35	70	150
Eldora Speedway	40	90	150
Pocono Raceway	15	30	60
Michigan International Speedway	30	60	100
Bristol Motor Speedway	55	110	200
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	20	40	64
Las Vegas Motor Speedway 2	40	80	134
Talladega Superspeedway	20	40	94
Martinsville Speedway 2	50	100	200
Texas Motor Speedway 2	35	70	147
ISM Raceway	40	80	150
Homestead-Miami Speedway	40	80	134