NASCAR today released official start times and networks for the 2026 season for its three national series.
FOX kicks off the NASCAR Cup Series season at Bowman Gray Stadium (Sunday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m. ET). Its first FS1 events are DAYTONA 500 Qualifying (Wednesday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. ET) and the DAYTONA Duel (Thursday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m. ET) that set the field for the DAYTONA 500 on FOX (Sunday, Feb. 15, 2:30 p.m. ET). New additions to the FOX slate include Watkins Glen International (Sunday, May 10, 3 p.m. ET on FS1) and the first NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover (Sunday, May 17, 3 p.m. ET on FS1). Races on FOX include: EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta (Sunday, Feb. 22, 3 p.m. ET), Circuit of the Americas (Sunday, March 1, 3:30 p.m. ET), Kansas Speedway (Sunday, April 19, 2 p.m. ET) and Talladega Superspeedway (Sunday, April 26, 3 p.m. ET).
Prime Video opens its second NASCAR season at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Sunday, May 24, 6 p.m. ET). It returns to Nashville Superspeedway (Sunday, May 31, 7 p.m. ET), Michigan International Speedway (Sunday, June 7, 3 p.m. ET) and Pocono Raceway (Sunday, June 14, 3 p.m. ET). Prime Video concludes its portion of the schedule with the new street-course event in San Diego’s Naval Base Coronado (Sunday, June 21, 4 p.m. ET).
TNT Sports takes the reins at Sonoma Raceway (Sunday, June 28, 3:30 p.m. ET), kicking off the second In-Season Challenge before the NASCAR Cup Series returns to Chicagoland Speedway (Sunday, July 5, 6 p.m. ET) for the first time since 2019. TNT will also head back to EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta (Sunday, July 12, 7 p.m. ET), broadcast the first points-paying event at North Wilkesboro Speedway (Sunday, July 19, 7 p.m. ET) since 1996, and travel to Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Sunday, July 26, 2 p.m. ET).
The CW Network returns following a historic first season as the exclusive destination for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at DAYTONA International Speedway (Saturday, Feb. 14, 5 p.m. ET). Highlights of the 33-race slate include the return to Rockingham Speedway over Easter weekend (Saturday, April 4, 2:30 p.m. ET), San Diego (Saturday, June 20, 5 p.m. ET) and the championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Sunday, Nov. 7, 5 p.m. ET).
FOX Sports remains the home of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and will broadcast 23 races on FS1. Two additional races will air on FOX, including the inaugural Grand Prix at St. Petersburg (Saturday, Feb. 28, 12 p.m. ET) and the Charlotte ROVAL Playoff race (Friday, Oct. 9, 5 p.m. ET).
Announced previously, FOX will air all 20 ARCA Menards Series races between FOX, FS1 and FS2, beginning with the season opener at DAYTONA International Speedway (Saturday, Feb. 14 at 12 p.m. ET on FOX).
*Playoffs Races In Bold
NASCAR Cup Series
DATE
RACE
PLATFORM
START (ET)
Sun, Feb 1
Clash (Bowman Gray Stadium)
FOX
8:00 PM
Thu, Feb 12
Daytona – Duel
FS1
7:00 PM
Sun, Feb 15
DAYTONA 500
FOX
2:30 PM
Sun, Feb 22
EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)
FOX
3:00 PM
Sun, Mar 1
Circuit of the Americas (Austin)
FOX
3:30 PM
Sun, Mar 8
Phoenix Raceway
FS1
3:30 PM
Sun, Mar 15
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
FS1
4:00 PM
Sun, Mar 22
Darlington Raceway
FS1
3:00 PM
Sun, Mar 29
Martinsville Speedway
FS1
3:30 PM
Sun, Apr 12
Bristol Motor Speedway
FS1
3:00 PM
Sun, Apr 19
Kansas Speedway
FOX
2:00 PM
Sun, Apr 26
Talladega Superspeedway
FOX
3:00 PM
Sun, May 3
Texas Motor Speedway
FS1
3:30 PM
Sun, May 10
Watkins Glen International
FS1
3:00 PM
Sun, May 17
All Star (Dover Motor Speedway)
FS1
3:00 PM
Sun, May 24
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Prime
6:00 PM
Sun, May 31
Nashville Superspeedway
Prime
7:00 PM
Sun, Jun 7
Michigan International Speedway
Prime
3:00 PM
Sun, Jun 14
Pocono Raceway
Prime
3:00 PM
Sun, Jun 21
San Diego (Naval Base Coronado)
Prime
4:00 PM
Sun, Jun 28
Sonoma Raceway
TNT
3:30 PM
Sun, Jul 5
Chicagoland Speedway
TNT
6:00 PM
Sun, Jul 12
EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)
TNT
7:00 PM
Sun, Jul 19
North Wilkesboro Speedway
TNT
7:00 PM
Sun, Jul 26
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
TNT
2:00 PM
Sun, Aug 9
Iowa Speedway
USA
3:30 PM
Sat, Aug 15
Richmond Raceway
USA
7:00 PM
Sun, Aug 23
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
USA
3:00 PM
Sat, Aug 29
Daytona International Speedway
NBC
7:30 PM
Sun, Sep 6
Darlington Raceway
USA
5:00 PM
Sun, Sep 13
World Wide Technology Raceway (St. Louis)
USA
3:00 PM
Sat, Sep 19
Bristol Motor Speedway
USA
7:30 PM
Sun, Sep 27
Kansas Speedway
USA
3:00 PM
Sun, Oct 4
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
USA
5:30 PM
Sun, Oct 11
Charlotte ROVAL
USA
3:00 PM
Sun, Oct 18
Phoenix Raceway
USA
3:00 PM
Sun, Oct 25
Talladega Superspeedway
NBC
2:00 PM
Sun, Nov 1
Martinsville Speedway
NBC
2:00 PM
Sun, Nov 8
NASCAR Championship (Homestead-Miami Speedway)
NBC
3:00 PM
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series
DATE
RACE
PLATFORM
START (ET)
Sat, Feb 14
Daytona International Speedway
CW
5:00 PM
Sat, Feb 21
EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)
CW
5:00 PM
Sat, Feb 28
Circuit of the Americas (Austin)
CW
3:00 PM
Sat, Mar 7
Phoenix Raceway
CW
7:30 PM
Sat, Mar 14
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
CW
5:30 PM
Sat, Mar 21
Darlington Raceway
CW
5:30 PM
Sat, Mar 28
Martinsville Speedway
CW
3:30 PM
Sat, Apr 4
Rockingham Speedway
CW
2:30 PM
Sat, Apr 11
Bristol Motor Speedway
CW
7:30 PM
Sat, Apr 18
Kansas Speedway
CW
7:00 PM
Sat, Apr 25
Talladega Superspeedway
CW
4:00 PM
Sat, May 2
Texas Motor Speedway
CW
3:30 PM
Sat, May 9
Watkins Glen International
CW
4:00 PM
Sat, May 16
Dover Motor Speedway
CW
4:00 PM
Sat, May 23
Charlotte Motor Speedway
CW
5:00 PM
Sat, May 30
Nashville Superspeedway
CW
7:30 PM
Sat, Jun 13
Pocono Raceway
CW
4:00 PM
Sat, Jun 20
San Diego (Naval Base Coronado)
CW
5:00 PM
Sat, Jun 27
Sonoma Raceway
CW
5:30 PM
Sat, Jul 4
Chicagoland Speedway
CW
5:30 PM
Sat, Jul 11
EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)
CW
7:00 PM
Sat, Jul 25
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
CW
4:00 PM
Sat, Aug 8
Iowa Speedway
CW
5:00 PM
Fri, Aug 28
Daytona International Speedway
CW
7:30 PM
Sat, Sep 5
Darlington Raceway
CW
7:30 PM
Sat, Sep 12
World Wide Technology Raceway (St. Louis)
CW
7:30 PM
Fri, Sep 18
Bristol Motor Speedway
CW
7:30 PM
Sat, Oct 3
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
CW
7:30 PM
Sat, Oct 10
Charlotte ROVAL
CW
4:00 PM
Sat, Oct 17
Phoenix Raceway
CW
7:30 PM
Sat, Oct 24
Talladega Superspeedway
CW
3:30 PM
Sat, Oct 31
Martinsville Speedway
CW
4:00 PM
Sat, Nov 7
(NASCAR Championship) Homestead-Miami Speedway
CW
5:00 PM
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
DATE
RACE
PLATFORM
START (ET)
Fri, Feb 13
Daytona International Speedway
FS1
7:30 PM
Sat, Feb 21
EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)
FS1
1:30 PM
Sat, Feb 28
Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
FOX
12:00 PM
Fri, Mar 20
Darlington Raceway
FS1
7:30 PM
Fri, Apr 3
Rockingham Speedway
FS1
4:30 PM
Fri, Apr 10
Bristol Motor Speedway
FS1
7:30 PM
Fri, May 1
Texas Motor Speedway
FS1
8:00 PM
Fri, May 8
Watkins Glen International
FS1
4:30 PM
Fri, May 15
Dover Motor Speedway
FS1
5:00 PM
Fri, May 22
Charlotte Motor Speedway
FS1
7:30 PM
Fri, May 29
Nashville Superspeedway
FS1
8:00 PM
Sat, Jun 6
Michigan International Speedway
FS1
1:30 PM
Fri, Jun 19
San Diego (Naval Base Coronado)
FS1
7:00 PM
Sat, Jul 11
Lime Rock Park
FS1
1:00 PM
Sat, Jul 18
North Wilkesboro Speedway
FS1
12:30 PM
Fri, Jul 24
Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park
FS1
8:00 PM
Fri, Aug 14
Richmond Raceway
FS1
7:30 PM
Sat, Aug 22
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
FS1
1:30 PM
Thu, Sep 17
Bristol Motor Speedway
FS1
8:00 PM
Sat, Sep 26
Kansas Speedway
FS1
1:00 PM
Fri, Oct 9
Charlotte ROVAL
FOX
5:00 PM
Fri, Oct 16
Phoenix Raceway
FS1
7:30 PM
Fri, Oct 23
Talladega Superspeedway
FS1
4:00 PM
Fri, Oct 30
Martinsville Speedway
FS1
6:00 PM
Fri, Nov 6
(NASCAR Championship) Homestead-Miami Speedway
FS1
7:30 PM
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