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The NASCAR Cup Series will race at two new venues and have a new finale in 2026. Here's all the changes and full schedule.
NASCAR has locked in its 2026 schedule, with San Diego joining, Chicagoland returning, and North Wilkesboro getting its first points-paying race since 1996.
The NASCAR schedule will start at Daytona as usual, but will end at Homestead. In between, several notable changes should make 2026 different.
NASCAR officially unveiled its 2026 Cup Series schedule Wednesday, one day after The Athletic broke the news, and the latest edition has some notable changes.
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NASCAR releases 2026 schedules
NASCAR also released the 2026 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and Craftsman Truck Series schedules Wednesday. North Wilkesboro, which last hosted a points race in 1996, has been the site of the All-Star Race the past three seasons. Competitors said in May they wanted to see the historic track host a points race again.
Plenty of changes and a few surprises, as NASCAR unveils its 2026 schedules for Cup, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and Craftsman Truck Series.
NASCAR's Ben Kennedy details the sport's inaugural visit to Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, where the Craftsman Truck Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and Cup Series will race June 19-21, 2026.