One other NASCAR season has been put to mattress, however when you miss it already, don’t fret. The daybreak will break on a brand new season earlier than it.
The 2025 season will see just a few drivers in new locations, owing principally to the shuttering of Stewart-Haas Racing following the ’24 season.
The brand new faces will see some races in new locations, together with the normal season-opening exhibition. The Busch Gentle Conflict, after three years on the Los Angeles Coliseum, finds new digs in NASCAR’s roots because it strikes to historic Bowman Grey Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
4 months later, round midseason, NASCAR heads south. Manner south, as in south of the border, for the first-ever Cup Sequence race on the Mexico Metropolis street course, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
Let’s get a jumpstart on 2025 with a have a look at race dates and the roster of Cup Sequence drivers
Key dates between now and February in Daytona
Nov. 22: NASCAR Awards Banquet in Charlotte, N.C.
Jan. 17-19: IMSA’s Roar Earlier than the Rolex 24, three-day check session at Daytona
Jan. 25-26: Rolex 24 at Daytona
Feb. 2: Busch Gentle Conflict, at Bowman Grey Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Feb. 12: Daytona 500 pole qualifying
Feb. 13: Daytona Duels, 150-mile qualifying races to set the Daytona 500 lineup
Feb. 14: NASCAR Truck Sequence opener at Daytona
Feb. 15: ARCA-Xfinity Sequence doubleheader at Daytona
Feb. 16: 67th Daytona 500
2025 NASCAR Cup Sequence Schedule
Feb. 2: Busch Conflict at Bowman Grey
Feb. 13: Daytona Duels
Feb. 16: Daytona 500
Feb. 23: Atlanta
March 2: Austin
March 9: Phoenix
March 16: Las Vegas
March 23: Homestead-Miami
March 30: Martinsville
April 6: Darlington
April 13: Bristol
April 27: Talladega
Might 4: Texas
Might 11: Kansas
Might 18: North Wilkesboro All Star Race
Might 25: Charlotte
June 1: Nashville
June 8: Michigan
June 15: Mexico Metropolis
June 22: Pocono
June 28: Atlanta
July 6: Chicago
July 13: Sonoma
July 20: Dover
July 27: Indianapolis
Aug. 3: Iowa
Aug. 10: Watkins Glen
Aug. 16: Richmond
Aug. 23: Daytona
Playoffs Spherical of 16
Aug. 31: Darlington
Sept. 7: St. Louis
Sept. 13: Bristol
Playoffs Spherical of 12
Sept. 21: New Hampshire
Sept. 28: Kansas
Oct. 5: Charlotte Roval
Playoffs Spherical of 8
Oct. 12: Las Vegas
Oct. 19: Talladega
Oct. 26: Martinsville
Championship Spherical
2025 Cup Sequence Driver Lineup
Automobile quantity, driver, make
1. Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
2. Austin Cindric, Ford
3. Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
5. Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
6. Brad Keselowski, Ford
7. Justin Haley, Chevrolet
8. Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
9. Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
10. Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
11. Denny Hamlin, Toyota
12. Ryan Blaney, Ford
15. Unknown, Ford
16. AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
17. Chris Buescher, Ford
19. Chase Briscoe, Toyota
20. Christopher Bell, Toyota
21. Josh Berry, Ford
22. Joey Logano, Ford
23. Bubba Wallace, Toyota
24. William Byron, Chevrolet
34. Noah Gragson, Ford
36. Zane Smith, Ford
38. Todd Gilliland, Ford
41. Cole Custer, Ford
42. John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota
43. Erik Jones, Toyota
45. Tyler Reddick, Toyota
47. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet
48. Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
50. Unknown, Toyota
51. Corey LaJoie, Ford
54. Ty Gibbs, Toyota
60. Ryan Preece, Ford
71. Michael McDowell, Chevrolet
77. Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
88. Shane van Gisbergen, Chevrolet
99. Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet
