It’s time to “start your engines” for a new era of NASCAR.
The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season gets underway with a preseason race – the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium – on Sunday, Feb. 2, followed by the official start to the season, the 67th running of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 16 on FOX. Although the Daytona 500 is fueled by tradition, a lot of NASCAR’s 77th will be as shiny and new as a fresh set of paint. From new (and returning) broadcasting partners to the debut of NASCAR’s in-season tournament, here’s a preview of the 2025 season and how to watch NASCAR racing with DISH. Not a DISH subscriber? Follow this link to find the best offer and subscribe to DISH today!
What is the 2025 NASCAR Schedule?
Where past NASCAR seasons have been split up between FOX Sports and NBC Sports, the 2025 season features two new broadcasting partners. FOX and FS1 get the season revved up with the first 12 races, but following the All-Star Race on FS1 on May 18, Amazon Prime Video takes the wheel for five races beginning with the Coco-Cola 600 on May 25. Beginning with the Quaker State 400 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, June 28, TNT takes its turn around the track for five races, before coverage shifts to NBC and USA Network for the home stretch of the season, including the Playoffs beginning on Aug. 31.
To watch NASCAR with DISH, you’ll need a separate subscription to Amazon Prime Video in order to see every race.
Here’s a complete look at the 2025 NASCAR schedule:
- Sunday, Feb. 2: The Clash at Bowman Gray (Exhibition) – FOX
- Sunday, Feb. 16: DAYTONA 500 – FOX
- Sunday, Feb. 23: Ambetter Health 400 – Atlanta Motor Speedway – FOX
- Sunday, March 2: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix – Circuit of the Americas – FOX
- Sunday, March 9: Shriners Children’s 500 – Phoenix Raceway – FS1
- Sunday, March 16: Pennzoil 400 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – FS1
- Sunday, March 23: Straight Talk Wireless 400 – Homestead-Miami Speedway – FS1
- Sunday, March 30: Cook Out 400 – Martinsville Speedway – FS1
- Sunday, April 6: Goodyear 400 – Darlington Raceway – FS1
- Sunday, April 13: Food City 500 – Bristol Motor Speedway – FS1
- Sunday, April 27: Jack Link’s 500 – Talladega Superspeedway – FOX
- Sunday, May 4: Würth 400 – Texas Motor Speedway – FS1
- Sunday, May 11: AdeventHealth 400 – Kansas Speedway – FS1
- Sunday, May 18: NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway – FS1
- Sunday, May 25: Coca-Cola 600 – Charlotte Motor Speedway – Amazon Prime Video
- Sunday, June 1: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Nashville – Nashville Superspeedway – Amazon Prime Video
- Sunday, June 8: Firekeepers Casino 400 – Michigan International Speedway – Amazon Prime Video
- Sunday, June 15: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Mexico City – Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Mexico City) – Amazon Prime Video
- Sunday, June 22: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Pocono – Pocono Raceway – Amazon Prime Video
- Saturday, June 28: Quaker State 400 – Atlanta Motor Speedway – TNT
- Sunday, July 6: Grant Park 165 – Chicago Street Course – TNT
- Sunday, July 13: Toyota/ Save Mart 350 – Sonoma Raceway – TNT
- Sunday, July 20: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 – Dover Motor Speedway – TNT
- Sunday, July 27: Brickyard 400 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway – TNT
- Sunday, Aug. 3: Iowa Corn 350 – Iowa Raceway – USA Network
- Sunday, Aug. 10: Go Bowling at The Glen – Watkins Glen International – USA Network
- Saturday, Aug. 16: Cook Out 400 – Richmond Raceway – USA Network
- Saturday, Aug. 23: Coke Zero Sugar 400 – Daytona International Speedway – NBC
Playoffs: Round of 16
- Sunday, Aug. 31: Southern 500 – Darlington Raceway – USA Network
- Sunday, Sept. 7: Enjoy Illinois 300 – World Wide Technology Raceway – USA Network
- Saturday, Sept. 13: Bass Pro Shops Night Race – Bristol Motor Speedway – USA Network
Playoffs: Round of 12
- Sunday, Sept. 21: NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race at New Hampshire – New Hampshire Motor Speedway – USA Network
- Sunday, Sept. 28: Hollywood Casino 400 – Kansas Motor Speedway – USA Network
- Sunday, Oct. 5: Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Charlotte Roval – USA Network
Playoffs: Round of 8
- Sunday, Oct. 12: South Point 400 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – USA Network
- Sunday, Oct. 19: NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race at Talladega – Talladega Superspeedway – NBC
- Sunday, Oct. 26: NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race at Martinsville – Martinsville Speedway – NBC
Championship
- Sunday, Nov. 2: NASCAR Cup Series Championship – Phoenix Raceway – NBC
What is the Format of the New NASCAR In-Season Tournament?
Similar to the NBA’s recent launch of the NBA Cup, NASCAR is the latest sport to in on the in-season tournament, which they describe as “reminiscent of the NCAA’s March Madness — but for stock car racing.”
Per NASCAR, here’s how it will work:
The tournament will consist of five races, beginning on June 28, 2025, with a Saturday night race at unpredictable Atlanta Motor Speedway. Following Atlanta, the tournament will move to the Chicago Street Course on July 6, then to Sonoma Raceway on July 13, Dover Motor Speedway on July 20 and conclude at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the annual Brickyard 400 on July 27. The tournament winner will receive a $1 million prize.
Seeding will be based on the best finish of the final three races included in Amazon’s coverage, and during tournament races, “drivers will compete head-to-head, with the highest-finishing driver in each matchup advancing to the next round. The field will be narrowed down from 32 drivers in the opening race to 16 in the second, eight in the third, four in the fourth, and finally, two drivers battling for the tournament win in the fifth and final race.”
