Just one race remains in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. Here’s a look at the schedule, plus start times, broadcast information and key storylines.
Next: Daytona International Speedway
Xfinity Series — Friday, Aug.27
Wawa 250
Start time: 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSN, TSN2
Cup Series — Saturday, August 28
co*ke Zero Sugar 400
Daytona International Speedway
7 p.m. ET, NBC, TSN5
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News and storylines from Michigan:
The Top 5: Breaking down the NASCAR Michigan and IndyCar Gateway weekends
The Teardown — Mich-Again: The 550 package becomes a topic for another NASCAR Cup Series race, though Michigan offers plenty of other things for Jeff and Jordan to discuss as well. The guys also touch on IndyCar at Gateway plus the latest Xfinity and Truck Series races. Listen here.
Q&A: NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey on his Tokyo Olympics experience and IndyCar’s youth movement
12 Questions: Rico Abreu (podcast)
Coming up: Darlington Raceway
Xfinity Series — Saturday, Sept. 4
Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200
Start time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSN, TSN5
Truck Series — Sunday, Sept. 5
In It To Win It 200
Start time: 1:30 p.m. ET
TV: FS1
Cup Series — Sunday, Sept. 5
Cook Out Southern 500
Start time: 6 p.m. ET
TV: NBCSN, TSN5
Results
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, February 14 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | Michael McDowell |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down the Daytona 500
2021 Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell’s journey goes from the grind to glory
Noah Gragson, Beard Motorsports raced on, honoring late owner with Daytona 500 qualifying effort
Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski trigger ‘pandemonium’ on 2021 Daytona 500’s final lap
20 years later, still disbelief: Remembering the 2001 Daytona 500, and the loss of Dale Earnhardt
Michael McDowell’s fellow drivers revel in their friend’s Daytona 500 win
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, February 21 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 | Daytona road course | Christopher Bell |
Key storylines
Bianchi: Ty Gibbs has a star-making performance in winning his Xfinity Series debut
‘I’m either going to put up or shut up’: Christopher Bell’s a quick winner with Joe Gibbs Racing
The Top 5: Breaking down the Daytona road course NASCAR weekend
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, Feb. 28 | Dixie Vodka 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | William Byron |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down the NASCAR Homestead weekend
Fox Sports keeps NASCAR’s bench-racing pipeline open; Daniel Suarez, Tyler Reddick join the ‘Drivers Only’ broadcast
Noah Gragson is defiant after Homestead Xfinity crash with David Starr; critics are ‘fuel for the fire’
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, March 7 | Pennzoil 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Kyle Larson |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down the NASCAR Las Vegas weekend
Kevin Harvick hopes Las Vegas result was an anomaly; team’s ‘a challenger’ across racetracks
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, March 14 | Instacart 500 | Phoenix Raceway | Martin Truex Jr. |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down the NASCAR Phoenix race
NASCAR’s future leader? Meet Ben Kennedy, former driver, current team owner and voice in the sport’s future
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, March 21 | Folds of Honor QuickTrip 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Ryan Blaney |
Key storylines
‘We can’t do this’: How the 2020 NASCAR season came to a halt at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Ryan Blaney flips the script on Kyle Larson and Noah Gragson makes headlines again: NASCAR Atlanta observations
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday, March 29 | Food City Dirt Race | Bristol Motor Speedway | Joey Logano |
Key storylines
NASCAR Cup Series: The Bristol dirt race experiment brings great drama, but several hiccups
Bristol’s 2022 dirt race weekend: From dust control to start time, what might be in store for next year?
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Saturday, April 10 | Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway | Martin Truex Jr. |
Key storylines
Martin Truex Jr. continues short-track roll at Martinsville; Josh Berry makes Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s day
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, April 18 | Toyota Owners 400 | Richmond Raceway | Alex Bowman |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down the NASCAR Richmond race, Jimmie Johnson’s IndyCar debut and F1’s Miami Grand Prix news
Power rankings: How Lewis Hamilton, Denny Hamlin and Scott Dixon stack up
Richmond moments: Dale Earnhardt vs. Darrell Waltrip and the 1986 NASCAR race that fed the legend of ‘The Intimidator’
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, April 25 | GEICO 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Brad Keselowski |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down NASCAR’s Talladega Cup race and IndyCar at St. Pete
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, May 2 | Buschy McBusch Race 400 | Kansas Speedway | Kyle Busch |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Thoughts on NASCAR at Kansas, IndyCar at Texas and Formula One in Portugal
Listen to The Teardown: After a stray tire changes the course of Sunday’s NASCAR race at Kansas Speedway, Jeff and Jordan ponder the timing of the caution and its effect on the results. Plus the guys chat about IndyCar at Texas, the All-Star Race format and Formula One in Portugal. Listen here.
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12 Questions: Jennifer Jo Cobb
‘We didn’t have nothing’: Kaulig Racing starts to fulfill its plan to go full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing in 2022
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, May 9 | Goodyear 400 | Darlington Raceway | Martin Truex Jr. |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down NASCAR at Darlington and Formula One’s Spanish Grand Prix
Listen to The Teardown: After one driver beats up on the rest of the field at Darlington, Jeff and Jordan wonder about the perception of NASCAR’s 750 horsepower package, discuss what they learned on Sunday and predict what fans will say about the race. Listen here.
12 Questions: Michael McDowell
The NASCAR Cup championship runs through 750-horsepower tracks. That’s just fine for Martin Truex Jr.
Gluck: NASCAR’s new Next Gen car marks a key moment for stock car racing
Toyota: NASCAR’s new Next Gen car will bring ‘sustainable’ team ownership, closer production model look
The force is with Ryan Blaney. So are his ‘Star Wars’ collectibles, his tattoo and a costume we can’t unsee
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, May 16 | Drydene 400 | Dover International Speedway | Alex Bowman |
Key storylines
The Top 5: The Top 5: Breaking down the NASCAR Dover and IndyCar GMR Grand Prix weekends
Listen to The Teardown: It was obvious from the start of the Dover race that a Hendrick Motorsports driver would win. The only question was: Which one? Jeff and Jordan break down how Dover unfolded and dive into the playoff bubble at the halfway point of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. Listen here.
Q&A: Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi on Chase Elliott, silly season, IndyCar ovals and more
12 Questions: Brad Sweet
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, May 23 | EchoPark Texas Grand Prix | Circuit of The Americas | Chase Elliott |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down the NASCAR COTA weekend
Listen to The Teardown: NASCAR’s good intentions go awry as rain impedes visibility and impacts the inaugural Cup Series race in Austin. Jeff and Jordan dissect everything that happened Sunday, what it means for future rain races and weigh in on other events in Monaco and Indianapolis.Listen here.
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, May 30 | Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Kyle Larson |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600
Listen to The Teardown: With Jeff and Jordan at different races, each of them grab a friend to help analyze the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600. This week, Jeff is joined by Nate Ryan of NBC Sports and Jordan is joined by David Smith of Motorsports Analytics and Dustin Long of NBC Sports.Listen here.
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Kravitz: With Helio Castroneves’ fourth Indy 500 win, we were all soaking in the moment
Motorsports power rankings: Lando Norris, Alex Palou trend up, Chase Elliott rounds into form
12 Questions with Christopher Bell: Story | Podcast
Sports on TV: Indy 500 another win for ratings (and Gen X), plus Coca-Cola 600 ratings
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, June 6 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Sonoma Raceway | Kyle Larson |
Key storylines from Sonoma and Mid-Ohio
The Top 5: Breaking down NASCAR at Sonoma/Mid-Ohio and Formula One at Baku
Samantha Busch on how to support people going through infertility struggles | Podcast
Listen to The Teardown: A familiar face dominates a NASCAR race in Wine Country and Formula One has a wild finish in Baku. Jeff and Jordan reunite to discuss what it all means and digest how the seasons for NASCAR and F1 are unfolding so far.Listen here.
12 Questions: Dave Alpern, president of Joe Gibbs Racing
Bianchi: ‘Bare-bones, bare-knuckles-type racing’ returns: Bowman Gray Stadium racetrack reopens after 657 days in the dark
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, June 13 | NASCAR All-Star Race | Texas Motor Speedway | Kyle Larson |
Key storylines
NASCAR’s All-Star Race: 10 tracks that should be the next host
Listen to The Teardown: All-stars all around. Listen here.
12 Questions: Christopher Bell (2021 edition)
Superstar Racing Experience at Stafford: Inside SRX’s inaugural race day and Doug Coby’s win
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, June 20 | Ally 400 | Nashville Superspeedway | Kyle Larson |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down the NASCAR Nashville and F1 France races
Listen to The Teardown — Grand Ole Beatdown: One driver dominates the rest of the field in the NASCAR Nashville race, leading Jeff and Jordan to wonder about his place in history. The guys also touch on F1 in France, IndyCar at Road America and SRX at Knoxville. Listen here.
12 Questions with Tommy Joe Martins
Your racing questions answered: Nashville tire wear, horsepower, NASCAR’s All-Star Race and silly season
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Saturday, June 26 | Ally 400 | Pocono Racway | Alex Bowman |
Sunday, June 27 | Explore the Pocono Mountains 350 | Pocono Racway | Kyle Busch |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down the NASCAR Pocono weekend
Trackhouse Racing acquires Chip Ganassi Racing: What it means for the NASCAR charter wars | How not-for-sale Chip Ganassi Racing was acquired
12 Questions with Ernie Francis Jr.
Listen to The Teardown — Tricky Times Two: After a pair of exciting races at Pocono Raceway (of all places!), Jeff and Jordan digest the NASCAR weekend and what it all means with seven races remaining in NASCAR’s regular season. Listen here.
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Jeff Gordon leaves Fox Sports for Hendrick vice chairman role: What this means for both organizations
Q&A: Why NASCAR driver Landon Cassill accepts his salary in cryptocurrency
12 Questions with Ross Chastain
SRX co-founder Ray Evernham commits to ‘circus’ life this summer — there’s no going home until the season ends
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, July 4 | Jockey Made in America 250 Presented by Kwik Trip | Road America | Chase Elliott |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Thoughts on NASCAR at Road America, IndyCar and SRX
Listen to The Teardown — America’s birthday at Road America: A familiar face ends up in NASCAR victory lane, a dominant driver continues his success in F1, a bad luck streak ends in IndyCar and a young driver gets his moment in SRX. Jeff and Jordan cover all the happenings from a busy weekend in this week’s postrace podcast.Listen here.
Motorsports power rankings: Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Kyle Larson ride high, but aren’t out of reach
12 Questions with Matt DiBenedetto
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, July 11 | Quaker State 400 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Kurt Busch |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down the NASCAR Atlanta weekend
NASCAR Cup Series playoff field comes into focus after Kurt Busch’s win at Atlanta
Listen to The Teardown: As Atlanta Motor Speedway finally says goodbye to its old racing surface and prepares to reconfigure, a surprise driver ends up in victory lane and shakes up the playoff picture. Jeff and Jordan reunite in person after five months to share their perspective on all things Atlanta. Listen here.
12 Questions with Ryan Vargas
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, July 18 | Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | Aric Almirola |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down NASCAR New Hampshire, SRX Nashville and F1’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone
Listen to The Teardown: Darkness brings an early end to an exciting NASCAR race at New Hampshire, SRX takes a bow after its inaugural season and the Formula One title battle gets a new wrinkle. Jeff and Jordan are back to discuss all the latest motorsports happenings before the Olympic break. Listen here.
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Harrison Burton to join Wood Brothers Racing in 2022, replacing Matt DiBenedetto; Brad Keselowski will not return to Penske
Matt McCall, Kurt Busch’s crew chief and ‘natural-born leader,’ moves the No. 1 Ganassi team forward
Chase Elliott, Bill Elliott have a night to remember at Nashville SRX season finale
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, August 8 | Go Bowling at The Glen | Watkins Glen International | Kyle Larson |
Key storylines
How should NASCAR structure practice and qualifying in 2022? Drivers and crew chiefs offer their opinions
A look at NASCAR’s free-agent market and where things stand for Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch and more
NASCAR Cup Series’ new team owners are adjusting to their new roles. How is NASCAR’s old guard adjusting to them?
The Top 5: Breaking down the NASCAR Watkins Glen and IndyCar Nashville races
The Teardown: With the two-week break concluded, Jeff and Jordan reunite to talk all things Watkins Glen NASCAR and Nashville IndyCar. Listen here.
NASCAR crew member Brad Perez gets long-awaited shot to race ARCA at Watkins Glen
How one sunburned NASCAR fan leaves his mark every year at Watkins Glen
12 Questions: IndyCar points leader Alex Palou
IndyCar’s Music City Grand Prix could be Nashville’s next big hit, joining NASCAR and SRX in the city’s racing revival
DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, August 15 | Verizon 200 at the Brickyard | Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course | AJ Allmendinger |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down NASCAR’s Indianapolis road course race
‘We had our problems today’: Turn 6 curb impacts multiple drivers in NASCAR’s Cup race on the Indy road course
NASCAR/IndyCar weekend at Indianapolis was a ‘great step forward,’ popular with fans and drivers
The Teardown — Doubleheader and dirt: With Jordan at the Indianapolis road course NASCAR/IndyCar races and Jeff at the Knoxville Nationals, the guys reunite to discuss everything they saw in racing this weekend. Listen here.
Bob Jenkins, veteran radio and TV broadcaster and voice of the Indy 500, dies at 73
2021 Knoxville Nationals:
- Kyle Larson’s merchandise sales are booming in the dirt racing world
- Local favorite Brian Brown shines in prelim night victory, ahead of a charging Kyle Larson
- Catching up with Kasey Kahne
- Gluck: Kyle Larson’s Knoxville Nationals win elevates him into elite company
12 Questions: Austin Cindric
Power rankings: A return to normalcy with Lewis Hamilton back on top
| DATE | RACE | RACETRACK | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
Sunday, August 22 | FireKeepers Casino 400 | Michigan International Speedway | Ryan Blaney |
Key storylines
The Top 5: Breaking down the NASCAR Michigan and IndyCar Gateway weekends
The Teardown — Mich-Again: The 550 package becomes a topic for another NASCAR Cup Series race, though Michigan offers plenty of other things for Jeff and Jordan to discuss as well. The guys also touch on IndyCar at Gateway plus the latest Xfinity and Truck Series races. Listen here.
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Q&A: NBC Sports’ Leigh Diffey on his Tokyo Olympics experience and IndyCar’s youth movement
12 Questions: Rico Abreu (podcast)
Remaining Cup Series schedule:
Playoffs
Saturday, September 11
Federated Auto Parts 400
Richmond Raceway
7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Saturday, September 18
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Bristol Motor Speedway
7:30 p.m., NBCSN
Sunday, September 26
South Point 400
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
7 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Sunday, October 3
YellaWood 500
Talladega Superspeedway
2 p.m. ET, NBC
Sunday, October 10
Bank of America ROVAL 400
Charlotte Motor Speedway
2 p.m. ET, NBC
Sunday, October 17
Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500
Texas Motor Speedway
2 p.m., NBC
Sunday, October 24
Hollywood Casino 400
Kansas Speedway
3 p.m. ET, NBCSN
Sunday, October 31
Xfinity 500
Martinsville Raceway
2 p.m. ET, NBC
Sunday, November 7
NASCAR Cup Series Championship
Phoenix Raceway
3 p.m. ET, NBC
(Top photo: (Brian Lawdermilk / Getty Images)
