NASCAR announced on Wednesday the 2024 schedules for the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Among the changes to the Cup Series schedule will be the first visit of the series to Iowa Speedway, the latest installment in a trend that has seen Cup Series debuts at the Chicago Street Race, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and World Wide Technology Raceway – among other venues – in recent years.
The 7/8-mile short track in Newton, Iowa hosted the Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series from 2009 to 2019, but this time the sport’s biggest stars in the NASCAR Cup Series will head to Iowa on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
“NASCAR is committed to delivering an annual schedule that continues to be bold and dynamic across all three national series while maintaining the famed destinations that our fans love,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR Senior Vice President of Racing Development and Strategy. “The 2024 NASCAR national series schedules strike a great balance between visiting many of our traditional tracks that continue to put on a great show, and newer locations like our first Cup race in Iowa and our highly anticipated return to the streets of Chicago that create ‘bucket list’ moments and attract new fans to America’s leading motorsport.”
The 2024 Cup Series season will commence with the already announced third installment of the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, Feb. 4. For the first time in Cup Series history, a NASCAR Mexico Series race will precede the main event on Sunday afternoon featuring the most talented drivers from Mexico’s premier motorsports series.
The running of the 66th annual Daytons 500 at Daytona International Speedway again marks the start of the Cup Series regular season on Sunday, Feb. 18.
Some additional highlights to the NCS schedule worth noting are both 2024 races at Richmond Raceway will now take place in prime time – the first on Easter Sunday, March 31 and on Sunday, August 11.
NASCAR also returns to the concrete high-banks at Bristol Motor Speedway for the spring race on Sunday, March 17. The NCS All-Star Race will return to historic North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday, May 9. The series will return to the streets of Chicago on Sunday, July 7.
NASCAR will also return to the traditional oval at The Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400 on Sunday, July 21 after a three-year stint running the road course.
The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs will begin one week later in 2024, with the regular season finale taking place at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, Sept. 1 and Daytona International Speedway hosting the penultimate race of the regular season on Saturday, Aug. 24.
The opening race of the NCS Playoffs will be at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 8, with the season finale coming at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, Nov. 10. Watkins Glen International (Sunday, Sept. 15, 3 p.m. ET, USA Network) will also join the NASCAR Playoffs mix on Sunday, September 15.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule is highlighted by a return to Iowa Speedway on Saturday, June 15 – the series’ first visit to the short track since 2019.
The NXS will also have an update to the Playoff schedule, visiting Talladega Superspeedway for a second time in 2024 on Saturday, Oct. 5. The series will also join the Cup Series on the streets of Chicago for the second consecutive year over the Fourth of July Weekend.
Bristol Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway will swap stops on the schedule, with Bristol becoming the regular season finale on Friday, Sept. 20 and the NXS Playoffs opener taking place at Kansas Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 28.
The Craftsman Truck Series will return to Martinsville Speedway for the penultimate race in the Round of 8 on Friday, Nov. 1, setting the stage for the finale at Phoenix Raceway on Friday, Nov. 8. Additionally, Richmond Raceway becomes the regular season finale on Saturday, Aug. 10, while the Milwaukee Mile returns to the schedule – this time as the Playoffs opener on Sunday, Aug. 25.
Some additional shuffling of the postseason includes Kansas Speedway becoming the first cut-off race in the NCTS Playoffs’ Round of 10 on Friday, Sept. 27, and Talladega Superspeedway becoming the opening race in the Round of 8 on Friday, Oct. 4.
NASCAR 2024 National Series Schedules
NASCAR Cup Series
Feb 4 Busch Clash/L.A. Coliseum
Feb 18 Daytona 500/Daytona International Speedway
Feb 25 Atlanta Motor Speedway
Mar 3 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Mar 10 Phoenix Raceway
Mar 17 Bristol Motor Speedway
Mar 24 Circuit of the Americas
Mar 31 Richmond Raceway
April 7 Martinsville Speedway
Apr 14 Texas Motor Speedway
Apr 21 Talladega Superspeedway
April 28 Dover Motor Speedway
May 5 Kansas Speedway
May 12 Darlington Raceway
May 19 All Star Race/North Wilkesboro Speedway
May 26 Charlotte Motor Speedway
Jun 2 World Wide Technology Raceway
Jun 9 Sonoma Raceway
Jun 16 Iowa Speedway
Jun 23 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Jun 30 Nashville Superspeedway
Jul 7 Chicago Street Course
Jul 14 Pocono Raceway
Jul 21 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Aug 11 Richmond Raceway
Aug 18 Michigan International Speedway
Aug 24 Daytona International Speedway
Sep 1 Darlington Raceway
Sep 8 Atlanta Motor Speedway
Sep 15 Watkins Glen International
Sep 21 Bristol Motor Speedway
Sep 29 Kansas Speedway
Oct 6 Talladega Superspeedway
Oct 13 Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
Oct 20 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Oct 27 Homestead-Miami Speedway
Nov 3 Martinsville Raceway
Nov 10 Phoenix Raceway
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Feb 17 Daytona International Speedway
Feb 24 Atlanta Motor Speedway
Mar 2 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Mar 9 Phoenix Raceway
Mar 23 Circuit of the Americas
Mar 30 Richmond Raceway
Apr 6 Martinsville Speedway
Apr 13 Texas Motor Speedway
Apr 20 Talladega Superspeedway
Apr 27 Dover Motor Speedway
May 11 Darlington Raceway
May 25 Charlotte Motor Speedway
June 1 Portland International Raceway
June 8 Sonoma Raceway
June 15 Iowa Speedway
June 22 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
June 29 Nashville Superspeedway
July 6 Chicago Street Course
July 13 Pocono Raceway
July 20 Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Aug 17 Michigan International Speedway
Aug 23 Daytona International Speedway
Aug 31 Darlington Raceway
Sep 7 Atlanta Motor Speedway
Sep 14 Watkins Glen International
Sep 20 Bristol Motor Speedway
Sep 28 Kansas Speedway
Oct 5 Talladega Superspeedway
Oct 12 Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
Oct 19 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Oct 26 Homestead-Miami Speedway
Nov 2 Martinsville Raceway
Nov 9 Phoenix Raceway
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Feb 16 Daytona International Speedway
Feb 24 Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 1 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 16 Bristol Motor Speedway
March 23 Circuit of the Americas
April 6 Martinsville Speedway
April 13 Texas Motor Speedway
May 4 Kansas Speedway
May 10 Darlington Raceway
May 18 North Wilkesboro Speedway
May 25 Charlotte Motor Speedway
June 1 World Wide Technology Raceway
Jun. 28 Nashville Superspeedway
July 12 Pocono Raceway
July 19 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
July 29 Richmond Raceway
Aug 27 Milwaukee Mile
Sep 19 Bristol Motor Speedway
Sep 27 Kansas Speedway
Oct5 Talladega Superspeedway
Oct 26 Homestead-Miami Speedway
Nov 1 Martinsville Speedway
Nov 8 Phoenix Raceway
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