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Bowman Gray Stadium | Winston-Salem, North Carolina
200 Laps/50.6 Miles | WINNER: No. 60 Ryan PreeceThe Clash is an annual non-championship pre-season NASCAR Cup Series exhibition event held in February before the season-opening Daytona 500. The event is one of two non-points races on the Cup Series schedule, the other being the NASCAR All-Star Race.
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Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida
60 Laps/150 Miles | WINNER: No. 22 Joey LoganoThe Duel is a NASCAR Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. It consists of two 150-mile (240 km) races, which both serve as a qualifying race for the Daytona 500. The finishing order in the two 150-mile (240 km) races, held on the Thursday before the Daytona 500, determines the starting lineup for the Daytona 500 held on race day.
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Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida
60 Laps/150 Miles | WINNER: No. 9 Chase ElliottThe Duel is a NASCAR Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. It consists of two 150-mile (240 km) races, which both serve as a qualifying race for the Daytona 500. The finishing order in the two 150-mile (240 km) races, held on the Thursday before the Daytona 500, determines the starting lineup for the Daytona 500 held on race day.
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Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida
200 Laps/500 Miles | WINNER: No. 45 Tyler ReddickThe Daytona 500 is the iconic 500-mile NASCAR Cup Series season-opener held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. Considered the most prestigious and important race in NASCAR, the Daytona has opened the NASCAR season every February since 1982. It is one of two Cup Series races held yearly at Daytona, with the second – a 400-mile event – as the last race of the 2026 regular season. Richard Petty owns a series-best seven Daytona 500 wins, followed by Cale Yarborough with four. Denny Hamlin is the only active driver with multiple victories (3) in the "Great American Race."
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EchoPark Speedway | Hampton, Georgia
260 Laps/400.4 Miles | Catch the Race On: FOX | 2025 Winner: No. 20 Christopher BellThe 1.5-mile tri-oval racetrack has a racing surface with 24 degrees of banking in the turns and 5 degrees on the straightaway. The EchoPark Speedway opened in 1960, with Fireball Roberts winning its inaugural Cup Series race.
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Circuit of the Americas | Austin, Texas
95 Laps/228 Miles | Catch the Race On: FOX | 2025 Winner: No. 20 Christopher BellCircuit of the Americas opened in 2012 and features 20 turns and over 130 feet of elevation changes throughout the course, with each corner designed to resemble sections of famous tracks around the world. As in 2025, the NASCAR Cup Series will use the venue’s shorter “National Course” track layout, which consists of 17 turns with a total track length of 2.4 miles.
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Phoenix Raceway | Avondale, Arizona
312 Laps/312 Miles | Catch the Race On: FS1 | 2025 Winner: No. 20 Christopher BellThe 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval located in Avondale, Arizona, has an asphalt racing surface with 8 degrees of banking in turns one and two, 11 degrees in turns three and four and 3 degrees on the backstretch. The Phoenix Raceway first opened in 1964, and Alan Kulwicki won its inaugural Cup Series race in 1988.
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada
267 Laps/400.5 Miles | Catch the Race On: FS1 | 2025 Winner: No. 21 Josh BerryThe Las Vegas Motor Speedway held a single race each year from 1998–2017 and two each since the 2018 season. The 1.5-mile tri-oval located in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, has an asphalt racing surface with 20 degrees of banking in each turn and 9 degrees on the front and backstretch. While the track first opened in 1996, the Cup Series held its inaugural race at the track in 1998 with NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Mark Martin leading 82 of 267 laps and taking home the first-ever checkered flag in Sin City.
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Darlington Raceway | Darlington, South Carolina
293 Laps/400.24 Miles | Catch the Race On: FS1 | 2025 Winner: No. 11 Denny HamlinThe 1.33-mile oval located in Darlington, South Carolina, has an asphalt racing surface with 25 degrees of banking in turns 1 and 2, and 23 degrees of banking in turns 3 and 4. With 3 degrees on the frontstretch and 2 degrees on the backstretch, this track has unique characteristics that require drivers to race against the wall. As a result, drivers will earn their “Darlington Stripes” from grazing the wall through the infamous turns. The track first opened in 1950 with Johnny Mantz winning its inaugural Cup Series race.
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Martinsville Speedway | Ridgeway, Virginia
400 Laps/210.4 Miles | Catch the Race On: FS1 | 2025 Winner: No. 11 Denny HamlinThe .526-mile oval in Martinsville, Virginia, has a unique racing surface with asphalt on the straightaways and concrete in the turns. With only 12 degrees of banking in the turns and 0 degrees of banking on the straightaways, drivers face a unique challenge at this track. NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Richard Petty is known as one of the most successful drivers at the Martinsville Speedway, with 67 starts and 15 wins. The track first opened in 1947, and Red Byron won its inaugural Cup Series race in 1949.
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Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tennessee
500 Laps/266.5 Miles | Catch the Race On: FS1 | 2025 Winner: No. 5 Kyle LarsonThe Food City 500 is a 500-lap, 266.5-mile NASCAR Cup Series points race held at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. From 1961 to 1992 the race was run on the original asphalt surface, then on concrete from 1993 to 2020 after Bristol changed surfaces. The race was moved to a dirt layout in 2021 under the name Food City Dirt Race. The Food City 500 moved back to the concrete oval in 2024.
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Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas
267 Laps/400.5 Miles | Catch the Race On: FOX | 2025 Winner: No. 5 Kyle LarsonThe 1.5-mile track, located in Kansas City, Kansas, began hosting NASCAR races in 2001. Kansas Speedway is an asphalt oval with 17-20 degrees of progressive banking in the turns, 9-11 degrees of progressive banking on the frontstretch and 5 degrees of banking on the backstretch. In the 2024 race, the closest finish in NASCAR history occurred, with Kyle Larson beating Chris Buescher by just .001 seconds.
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Talladega Superspeedway | Talladega, Alabama
188 Laps/500.08 Miles | Catch the Race On: FOX | 2025 Winner: No. 2 Austin CindricThe 2.66-mile oval located in Lincoln, Alabama, is known as the largest oval on the NASCAR schedule. With 33 degrees of banking in the turns, 16.5 degrees of banking on the tri-oval and 3 degrees on the backstretch, drivers have to work together in the draft to succeed. Hall of Fame driver, Dale Earnhardt, is known as one of the most successful drivers at this track with 10 wins, 23 top 5’s and 27 top 10 finishes. The Talladega Superspeedway opened in 1969 with Richard Brickhouse winning its inaugural Cup Series race.
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Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas
267 Laps/400.5 Miles | Catch the Race On: FS1 | 2025 Winner: No. 22 Joey LoganoThe 1.5-mile track located in Fort Worth, Texas, began hosting NASCAR races in 1997. Texas Motor Speedway is an asphalt oval with 20 degrees of banking in Turns 1 and 2, 24 degrees in Turns 3 and 4, and 5 degrees in the straightaways.
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Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York
100 Laps/245 Miles | Catch the Race On: FS1 | 2025 Winner: No. 88 Shane Van GisbergenThe Go Bowling at The Glen will see the NASCAR Cup Series take on the road course of Watkins Glen International. This course in upstate New York features 7 turns with 141 feet of total elevation change. The Cup Series made its first visit to Watkins Glen International in 1957.
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Dover Motor Speedway | Dover, Delaware
TBA Laps/TBA Miles | Catch the Race On: FS1 | 2025 Winner: No. 20 Christopher BellWith 24 degrees of banking in the turns and 9 degrees on the front stretch, this concrete mile is known as the Monster Mile. Jimmie Johnson holds the most Cup victories at Dover Motor Speedway with 11 total.
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Charlotte Motor Speedway | Concord, North Carolina
400 Laps/600 Miles | Catch the Race On: Amazon Prime Video | 2025 Winner: No. 1 Ross ChastainThe 1.5-mile oval located in Concord, North Carolina, has an asphalt racing surface with 24 degrees of banking in the turns and 5 degrees of banking on the straightaways. The Charlotte Motor Speedway opened in 1960 with Joe Lee Johnson winning its inaugural Cup Series race.
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Nashville Superspeedway | Lebanon, Tennessee
300 Laps/399 Miles | Catch the Race On: Amazon Prime Video | 2025 Winner: No. 12 Ryan BlaneyThe Nashville Superspeedway began hosting the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races in 2001. The track last hosted events in 2011, and saw racing return to the facility in 2021 when all three NASCAR series returned. To celebrate the culture of the music city, the winner of the race receives a custom guitar as a trophy.
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Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Michigan
200 Laps/400 Miles | Catch the Race On: Amazon Prime Video | 2025 Winner: No. 11 Denny HamlinThe 2-mile oval located in Brooklyn, Michigan, is the closest track to Detroit, known as the “Motor City.” This generates extra pressure for teams to perform well for their respective manufacturer. Michigan International Speedway opened in 1969 with Cale Yarborough winning its inaugural Cup Series race.
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Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania
160 Laps/400 Miles | Catch the Race On: Amazon Prime Video | 2025 Winner: No. 19 Chase BriscoePocono Raceway, also known as the Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, PA. The 2.5-mile track began hosting NASCAR races in 1974 with a 500-mile race. Pocono Raceway is an asphalt triangle oval with each corner modeled after a few other famous ovals. Turn one (14 degree banking) is inspired by Trenton Speedway (Closed 1980). Turn two (9 degree banking) is inspired by Indianapolis Motor Speedway and turn three (6 degree banking) is inspired by the Milwaukee Mile.
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Naval Base Coronado | San Diego, California
75 Laps/255 Miles | Catch the Race On: Amazon Prime VideoThe Anduril 250 will honor the 250th anniversary of the United States Navy and will be the first NASCAR event on an active military base. The race will be held on a 3.4-mile street circuit on Naval Base Coronado, specifically Naval Air Station North Island.
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Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, California
110 Laps/218.9 Miles | Catch the Race On: TNT | 2025 Winner: No. 88 Shane Van GisbergenThe Cup Series made its first visit to the Sonoma Raceway back in 1989. In 2022, Daniel Suarez captured his first career win at Sonoma and became the first Mexican-born driver to win a Cup Series race. The 1.99-mile road course features 11 turns and a straight-line section known as "the Chute", which connects turn 4A to turn 7A.
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Chicagoland Speedway | Joliet, Illinois
267 Laps/400 Miles | Catch the Race On: TNTThe NASCAR Cup Series will return to the Chicagoland Speedway in 2026 for the first time since 2019. The 1.5-mile, tri-oval intermediate speedway, located in Joliet, Illinois, features 18 degrees of banking on the turns, 11 degrees of banking on the frontstretch, and 5 degrees of banking on the backstretch.
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EchoPark Speedway | Hampton, Georgia
260 Laps/400.4 Miles | Catch the Race On: TNT | 2025 Winner: No. 9 Chase ElliottThe 1.5-mile tri-oval racetrack at EchoPark Speedway has a racing surface with 24 degrees of banking in the turns and 5 degrees on the straightaway. The track opened in 1960 with Fireball Roberts winning its inaugural Cup Series race.
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North Wilkesboro Speedway | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
450 Laps/281.25 Miles | Catch the Race On: TNTPrior to 2023, the North Wilkesboro Speedway last hosted the NASCAR Cup Series in 1996 and was shut down following the September race of that year. In 2021 and 2022, revitalization efforts were led to bring racing back to the speedway, and the track hosted the CARS Tour in August of 2022.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Indianapolis, Indiana
160 Laps/400 Miles | Catch the Race On: TNT | 2025 Winner: No. 23 Bubba WallaceThe Brickyard 400 returned to the famed 2.5-mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2024. The rectangular oval track has two 5⁄8-mile straightaways, four geometrically identical 1⁄4-mile turns, connected by two 1⁄8-mile short straightaways between turns 1 and 2, and between turns 3 and 4.
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Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa
350 Laps/306.25 Miles | Catch the Race On: USA | 2025 Winner: No. 24 William ByronThe 2024 season was the first time the NASCAR Cup Series hosted an event in Newton, Iowa. Prior to 2024, the track hosted annual NASCAR Xfinity Series events from 2011 to 2019 and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races from 2009 to 2019. Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) oval short track featuring 10 degrees of banking in the frontstretch, four degrees in the backstretch, and a progressive banking system utilized from 12 to 14 degrees in the turns.
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Richmond Raceway | Richmond, Virginia
400 Laps/300 Miles | Catch the Race On: USA | 2025 Winner: No. 3 Austin DillonThe .75-mile oval located in Henrico County, Virginia, has an asphalt racing surface with 14 degrees of banking in turns 1–4. With 8 degrees on the frontstretch and 2 degrees on the backstretch, the Richmond Raceway is similar to an intermediate track but races like a short track.
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New Hampshire Motor Speedway | Loudon, New Hampshire
301 Laps/318.46 Miles | Catch the Race On: USA | 2025 Winner: No. 12 Ryan BlaneyThe 1.058-mile track located in Loudon, New Hampshire, began hosting NASCAR races in 1993. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is an asphalt and granite oval with 2/7 degrees of variable banking in the turns and 1 degree of banking on the frontstretch and backstretch.
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Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida
160 Laps/400 Miles | Catch the Race On: NBC | 2025 Winner: No. 12 Ryan BlaneyWith 31 degrees of banking in the turns and 18 degrees in the tri-oval, the Dayton International Speedway located in Daytona Beach, Florida, always brings excitement. Richard Petty holds the most Cup victories at Daytona, with seven total.
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Darlington Raceway | Darlington, South Carolina
367 Laps/501.32 Miles | Catch the Race On: USA | 2025 Winner: No. 19 Chase BriscoeThe 2026 Cook Out Southern 500 will be the first race of ten in The Chase format. One of the most historic races on the schedule, the first Southern 500 was first run in 1950. The 1.33-mile oval at Darlington Raceway, located in Darlington, South Carolina, has an asphalt racing surface with 25 degrees of banking in turns 1 and 2 and 23 degrees of banking in turns 3 and 4.
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World Wide Technology Raceway | Madison, Illinois
240 Laps/300 Miles | Catch the Race On: USA | 2025 Winner: No. 11 Denny HamlinThe 2026 Enjoy Illinois 300 will be the second race of ten in The Chase format. The 1.25-mile track at World Wide Technology Raceway, located just outside of St. Louis, has been hosting NASCAR-sanctioned events since 1997. The unique shape of the track should pose a challenge for the new Next Gen car, featuring 11 degrees of banking in turns 1 and 2, and 9 degrees in 3 and 4.
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Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tennessee
500 Laps/266.5 Miles | Catch the Race On: USA | 2025 Winner: No. 20 Christopher BellThe 2026 Bass Pro Shops Night Race will be the third race of ten in The Chase format. The .5-mile oval located in Bristol, Tennessee, has a concrete racing surface with 26–30 degrees of banking in the turns and 6–10 degrees of banking on the straightaways. A fan favorite that first opened in 1960, Bristol is known for close racing, including the famous “bump and run” move used to make passes. Jack Smith won the inaugural Cup Series race at Bristol in 1961.
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Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas
267 Laps/400.5 Miles | Catch the Race On: USA | 2025 Winner: No. 9 Chase ElliottThe 2026 Hollywood Casino 400 will be the fourth race of ten in The Chase format. Kansas Speedway is an asphalt oval with 17–20 degrees of progressive banking in the turns, 9–11 degrees of progressive banking on the frontstretch and 5 degrees of banking on the backstretch. The 1.5-mile track located in Kansas City, Kansas, began hosting NASCAR races in 2001.
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada
267 Laps/400.5 Miles | Catch the Race On: USA | 2025 Winner: No. 11 Denny HamlinThe 2026 South Point 400 will be the fifth race of ten in The Chase format. The 1.5-mile tri-oval at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, has an asphalt racing surface with 20 degrees of banking in each turn and 9 degrees on the front and backstretch. While the track first opened in 1996, the Cup Series held its inaugural race at the track in 1998 with NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Mark Martin leading 82 of 267 laps and taking home the first-ever checkered flag in Sin City.
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Charlotte Motor Speedway | Concord, North Carolina
267 Laps/400.5 Miles | Catch the Race On: USA | 2025 Winner: No. 88 Shane Van GisbergenThe Bank of America 400 will return to Charlotte Motor Speedway's 1.5-mile oval course in 2026, and will be the sixth race of ten in The Chase format. Charlotte Motor Speedway hosted a 500-mile NASCAR Cup Series event on the oval course in October of each year from 1960 to 2017 before moving to the ROVAL, a 17-turn course that combines the high banks of the traditional oval with an infield road course. However, as NASCAR's national series returns to The Chase to crown 2026 champions, Charlotte Motor Speedway will also return to the oval for the Bank of America 400.
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Phoenix Raceway | Avondale, Arizona
312 Laps/312 Miles | Catch the Race On: USAThe 2026 Freeway Insurance 500 will be the seventh race of ten in The Chase format. The 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval at Phoenix Raceway, located in Avondale, Arizona, has an asphalt racing surface with 8 degrees of banking in turns one and two, 11 degrees in turns three and four and 3 degrees on the backstretch. The Phoenix Raceway first opened in 1964, and Alan Kulwicki won its inaugural Cup Series race in 1988.
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Talladega Superspeedway | Lincoln, Alabama
188 Laps/500.08 Miles | Catch the Race On: NBC | 2025 Winner: No. 19 Chase BriscoeThe 2026 YellaWood 500 will be the eighth race of ten in The Chase format. The 2.66-mile oval located in Lincoln, Alabama, is known as the largest oval on the NASCAR schedule. With 33 degrees of banking in the turns, 16.5 degrees of banking on the tri-oval and 3 degrees on the backstretch, drivers have to work together in the draft to succeed. The track opened in 1969 with Richard Brickhouse winning its inaugural Cup Series race.
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Martinsville Speedway | Ridgeway, Virginia
500 Laps/263 Miles | Catch the Race On: NBC | 2025 Winner: No. 24 William ByronThe Xfinity 500 is the oldest NASCAR race on the schedule and will be the ninth race of ten in The Chase format. The Martinsville Speedway, located in Martinsville, Virginia, is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series at just .526-miles. The track is paved with both asphalt and concrete and features 12 degrees of banking in each of its four turns and no banking on the straights. The
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Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida
267 Laps/400.5 Miles | Catch the Race On: NBC | 2025 Winner: No. 12 Ryan BlaneyThe NASCAR Cup Series Championship will return to the Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2026. This year, NASCAR has reintroduced a 10-race Chase format, removing the one-race winner-take-all, focusing instead on consistent performance over the final 10 races.
The 1.5-mile, banked oval located in Homestead, Florida, has an asphalt racing surface with 18–20 degree variable banking, 3 degrees on the front and back stretch. Homestead-Miami Speedway first opened in 1993, and Tony Stewart won its inaugural Cup Series race in 1999.