The 2024 season just ended, but NASCAR has already provided some crucial information to the fans. The sanctioning body has revealed the times and channels for the 2025 Cup Series schedule.
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The big takeaway is that there will be multiple night races next season. The first will be the inaugural Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. This exhibition race will be on Sunday, Feb. 2, at 8 p.m. ET. Fox will provide coverage. The All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway will also have a start time of 8 p.m. ET (FS1).
The other night races include the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (6 p.m. ET on Prime Video), Nashville Superspeedway (7 p.m. ET on Prime), summer Atlanta (7 p.m. ET on TNT), Richmond (7:30 p.m. ET on USA), summer Daytona (7:30 p.m. ET on NBC), the Southern 500 (6 p.m. ET on USA), and fall Bristol (7:30 p.m. ET on USA).
The playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will take place at 5:30 p.m. ET (USA).
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— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 13, 2024
One interesting detail from Wednesday's announcement is the breakdown of channels. For example, NBC Sports has coverage for 14 races as part of the new broadcast deal. Only four of these races will be on NBC. The rest will be on the USA network.
The first NBC race will be summer Daytona, which returns to its place hosting the regular-season finale. The other three races on NBC will be Talladega — now in the Round of 8 — the Martinsville elimination race, and the championship at Phoenix.
Fox Sports also has 14 races during the opening portion of the season. Five of these races will be on Fox. This list includes the Clash, the Daytona 500, spring Atlanta, Circuit of the Americas, and spring Talladega. The rest of the races will be on FS1.
The 2025 Cup Series season features four broadcast partners. Prime Video will take over for the early summer while airing five races — Charlotte, Nashville, Michigan, Mexico City, and Pocono.
TNT will follow to close out June and cover July. This five-race schedule includes summer Atlanta, Chicago, Sonoma, Dover, and Indianapolis.
