The NASCAR Cup Series was halted for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, but action returned on May 17 at the Darlington Speedway to kick off a revised schedule. The events are currently being held with no fans in attendance. The Fan Shield 500 on March 8 was the last "normal" race.
In November, Kyle Busch took home his second NASCAR Cup Series title with a win at the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The first race of the 2020 season was the Busch Clash at Daytona on Sunday, Feb. 9 at the Daytona International Speedway. This marked the 72nd season of NASCAR racing.
In preparation for the 2020 season, NASCAR signed Busch Beer, Coca-Cola, Geico, and Xfinity as the company's "premier partners" in December. With the new structure of the premier partnerships, the 2020 Cup Series will not feature a title sponsor now -- it will just be known as the NASCAR Cup Series.
Fans are still not permitted at races at full capacity. Below is the new, complete 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule:
(All times eastern)
DATE | RACE | LOCATION | TIME | NETWORK | WINNER |
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Feb. 9 | Busch Clash at Daytona | Daytona International Speedway | 3 p.m. | FS1 | Erik Jones |
Feb. 13 | Blugreen Vacations Duel 1 & 2 at Dayton | Daytona International Speedway | 7 p.m. & 8:45 p.m. | FS1 | Joey Logano / Wiliam Byron |
Feb. 16 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | 2:30 p.m. | Fox | Denny Hamlin (1) |
Feb. 23 | Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 2:30 p.m. | Fox | Joey Logano (1) |
March 1 | Auto Club 400 | Auto Club Speedway | 3:30 p.m. | Fox | Alex Bowman |
March 8 | FanShield 500 | Phoenix Raceway | 3:30 p.m. | Fox | Joey Logano (2) |
May 17 | Real Heroes 400 | Darlington Raceway | 3:30 p.m. | Fox | Kevin Harvick (1) |
May 20 | Toyota 500 | Darlington Raceway | 6 p.m. | FS1 | Denny Hamlin (2) |
May 24 | Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | 6 p.m. | Fox | Brad Keselowski (1) |
May 28 | Alsco Uniforms 500 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | 8 p.m. | FS1 | Chase Elliott |
May 31 | Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | 3:30 p.m. | FS1 | Brad Keselowski (2) |
June 7 | Folds of Honor QuikTrip500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | 3 p.m. | Fox | Kevin Harvick (2) |
June 10 | Blu-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway | 7 p.m. | FS1 | Martin Truex Jr. |
June 14 | Dixie Vodka 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | 3:30 p.m. | Fox | Denny Hamlin (3) |
June 21 | GEICO 500 | Talladega SuperSpeedway | 3 p.m. | Fox | Ryan Blaney |
June 27 | Pocono Organics 325 in partnership with Rodale Institute | Pocono Raceway | 3:30 p.m. | NBCSN | Kevin Harvick (3) |
June 28 | Pocono 350 | Pocono Raceway | 4 p.m. | NBCSN | Denny Hamlin (4) |
July 5 | Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 4 p.m. | NBC | Kevin Harvick (4) |
July 12 | Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart | Kentucky Speedway | 2:30 p.m. | NBCSN | Cole Custer |
July 15 | NASCAR Cup Series - All-Star Open | Bristol Motor Speedway | 7 p.m. | FS1 | Matt DiBenedetto |
July 15 | NASCAR Cup Series - All-Star Race | Bristol Motor Speedway | 8:30 p.m. | FS1 | Chase Elliott (2) |
July 19 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | Austin Dillon |
July 23 | Kansas 400 | Kansas Speedway | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN | Denny Hamlin (5) |
Aug. 2 | Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | Brad Keselowski (3) |
Aug. 8 | FireKeepers Casino 400 | Michigan International Speedway | 4 p.m. | NBCSN | Kevin Harvick (5) |
Aug. 9 | Consumers Energy 400 | Michigan International Speedway | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | Kevin Harvick (6) |
Aug. 16 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Daytona RC | Daytona International Speedway, Road Course | 3 p.m. | NBC | Chase Elliott (3) |
Aug. 22 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Dover | Dover International Speedway | 4 p.m | NBCSN | Denny Hamlin (6) |
Aug. 23 | Drydene 400 | Dover International Speedway | 4 p.m. | NBCSN | Kevin Harvick (7) |
Aug. 29 | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | Daytona International Speedway | 7:30 p.m. | NBC | William Bryon (2) |
Sept. 6 | Southern 500 (Playoffs - Round of 16) | Darlington Raceway | 6 p.m. | NBCSN | Kevin Harvick (8) |
Sept. 12 | Federated Auto Parts 400 (Playoffs - Round of 16) | Richmond Raceway | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN | Brad Keselowski (4) |
Sept. 19 | Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race (Playoffs - Round of 16) | Bristol Motor Speedway | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN | Kevin Harvick (9) |
Sept. 27 | South Point 400 (Playoffs - Round of 12) | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 7 p.m. | NBCSN | Kurt Busch |
Oct. 4 | YellaWood 500 (Playoffs - Round of 12) | Talladega SuperSpeedway | 2 p.m. | NBC | Denny Hamlin (7) |
Oct. 11 | Bank of America ROVAL 400 (Playoffs - Round of 12) | Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | Chase Elliot (4) |
Oct. 18 | Hollywood Casino 400 (Playoffs - Round of 8) | Kansas Speedway | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | Joey Logano (3) |
Oct. 26 | Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 (Playoffs - Round of 8) | Texas Motor Speedway | 10 a.m. | NBCSN | Kyle Busch |
Nov. 1 | Xfinity 500 (Playoffs - Round of 8) | Martinville Speedway | 2 p.m. | NBC | Chase Elliott (5) |
Nov. 8 | NASCAR Cup Series Championship (Round of 4) | Phoenix Raceway | 3 p.m. | NBC | Chase Elliott (6) |