NASCAR schedule 2026: Dates, times, TV channels, live streams, winners for every Cup Series race originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. From the Clash at Bowman Gray through a relocated Championship Weekend, the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season promises start-to-finish excitement.

Rebranding its playoffs as “The Chase,” the moniker used for a similar method of selecting Cup Series champions from 2004-13, NASCAR will return to determining the title on cumulative points over the final 10 races of the season — a move that eliminates the one-race championship in place from 2014-25.

Check out the NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 2026, featuring the start times, TV networks, and more Updated weekly!

The NASCAR Cup Series returns in early February to begin its 2026 season. See the full broadcast schedule for every race this year.

NASCAR reached a settlement Thursday of the bruising antitrust lawsuit filed against the stock car series by two of its race teams, including one co-owned by NBA great Michael Jordan. “Today's a good day,” Jordan said as he waited in the gallery for ...