NASCAR Cup Schedule season 2026

Event	Date
Daytona Duel 1	12 Feb   19:00
Daytona Duel 1 RACE	12 Feb   19:00
Daytona Duel 2	12 Feb   20:45
Daytona Duel 2 RACE	12 Feb   20:45
Daytona 500	15 Feb   13:30
Daytona 500 PRACTICE 1	11 Feb   10:00
Daytona 500 QUALIFYING	11 Feb   20:15
Daytona 500 PRACTICE 2	13 Feb   17:35
Daytona 500 PRACTICE 3	14 Feb   15:00
Daytona 500 RACE	15 Feb   13:30
Atlanta	22 Feb   15:00
Atlanta QUALIFYING	21 Feb   11:00
Atlanta RACE	22 Feb   15:00
Circuit of the Americas	01 Mar   14:30
Circuit of the Americas PRACTICE	28 Feb   09:00
Circuit of the Americas QUALIFYING	28 Feb   10:10
Circuit of the Americas RACE	01 Mar   14:30
Phoenix	08 Mar   12:30
Phoenix PRACTICE	07 Mar   10:00
Phoenix QUALIFYING	07 Mar   11:10
Phoenix RACE	08 Mar   12:30
Las Vegas	15 Mar   13:00
Las Vegas PRACTICE	14 Mar   11:30
Las Vegas QUALIFYING	14 Mar   12:40
Las Vegas RACE	15 Mar   13:00
Darlington	22 Mar   15:00
Darlington PRACTICE	21 Mar   14:30
Darlington QUALIFYING	21 Mar   15:40
Darlington RACE	22 Mar   15:00
Martinsville	29 Mar   15:30
Martinsville PRACTICE	28 Mar   12:30
Martinsville QUALIFYING	28 Mar   13:40
Martinsville RACE	29 Mar   15:30
Bristol	12 Apr   15:00
Bristol PRACTICE	11 Apr   16:30
Bristol QUALIFYING	11 Apr   17:40
Bristol RACE	12 Apr   15:00
Kansas	19 Apr   13:00
Kansas PRACTICE	18 Apr   15:00
Kansas QUALIFYING	18 Apr   16:10
Kansas RACE	19 Apr   13:00
Talladega	* 26 Apr * 26 Apr
Texas	* 03 May * 03 May
Watkins Glen	* 10 May * 10 May
Charlotte	* 24 May * 24 May
Nashville	* 31 May * 31 May
Michigan	* 07 Jun * 07 Jun
Pocono	* 14 Jun * 14 Jun
San Diego	* 21 Jun * 21 Jun
Sonoma	* 28 Jun * 28 Jun
Chicago	* 05 Jul * 05 Jul
Atlanta II	* 12 Jul * 12 Jul
North Wilkesboro	* 19 Jul * 19 Jul
Indianapolis	* 26 Jul * 26 Jul
Iowa	* 09 Aug * 09 Aug
Richmond	* 15 Aug * 15 Aug
New Hampshire	* 23 Aug * 23 Aug
Daytona II	* 29 Aug * 29 Aug
Darlington II	* 06 Sep * 06 Sep
Gateway	* 13 Sep * 13 Sep
Bristol II	* 19 Sep * 19 Sep
Kansas II	* 27 Sep * 27 Sep
Las Vegas II	* 04 Oct * 04 Oct
Charlotte II	* 11 Oct * 11 Oct
Phoenix II	* 18 Oct * 18 Oct
Talladega II	* 25 Oct * 25 Oct
Martinsville II	* 01 Nov * 01 Nov
Homestead-Miami	* 08 Nov * 08 Nov
* Event time to be confirmed. Depending on your time zone it could also affect the date to move it one day before or after the listed.