2025 NASCAR Cup Series

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The2025 NASCAR Cup Serieswill be the 77th season forNASCARprofessional stock car racing in the United States and the 54th season for the modern-eraCup Series.The season will start with theClash at Bowman Gray Stadiumon February 2 atBowman Gray Stadium,followed by theBluegreen Vacations Duelon February 13, and the 67th running of theDaytona 500(the first points race of the season) on February 16, both atDaytona International Speedway.The season will end with theNASCAR Cup Series Championship RaceatPhoenix Racewayon November 2.

The 2025 season will be the first year under NASCAR's new TV deal that will take place until 2031.FOXwill broadcast 12 races,whileNBCwill broadcast 14 races.AmazonandTNTwill broadcast five races each.In addition, the season will mark the debut of NASCAR'sin-season tournament.

This will be the first season withoutTony Stewart's ownership ofStewart–Haas Racing,Gene Haas,the other co-owner of SHR, announced he would retain the team and rebrand it asHaas Factory Teamfor 2025.This will also be the first season without2017 championMartin Truex Jr.as a full-time driver, as he announced his retirement from full-time racing on June 14, 2024.Pending the result of an injunction, this will also be the first season with 32 chartered cars; the previous number was 36 chartered cars since2016.The number was reduced due to a lawsuit filed by23XI RacingandFront Row Motorsportsagainst NASCAR over the updated charter agreement. 23XI and FRM have filed an injunction, requesting that NASCAR be compelled to allow them to race as chartered entries.

Teams and drivers

Chartered teams

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	References
Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	5	Kyle Larson	TBA
		9	Chase Elliott	TBA
		24	William Byron	TBA
		48	Alex Bowman	TBA
	JTG Daugherty Racing	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	TBA
	Kaulig Racing	10	Ty Dillon	TBA
		16	A. J. Allmendinger	TBA
	Richard Childress Racing	3	Austin Dillon	TBA
		8	Kyle Busch	TBA
	Spire Motorsports	7	Justin Haley	Rodney Childers
		71	Michael McDowell	Travis Peterson
		77	Carson Hocevar	TBA
	Trackhouse Racing	1	Ross Chastain	TBA
		88	Shane van Gisbergen(R)	Stephen Doran
		99	Daniel Suárez	TBA
Ford	Haas Factory Team	41	Cole Custer	Aaron Kramer
	RFK Racing	6	Brad Keselowski	TBA
		17	Chris Buescher	TBA
	Rick Ware Racing	15	TBA	TBA
		51	TBA	TBA
	Team Penske	2	Austin Cindric	TBA
		12	Ryan Blaney	TBA
		22	Joey Logano	TBA
	Wood Brothers Racing	21	Josh Berry	Miles Stanley
Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	11	Denny Hamlin	TBA
		19	Chase Briscoe	James Small
		20	Christopher Bell	TBA
		54	Ty Gibbs	TBA
	Legacy Motor Club	42	John Hunter Nemechek	TBA
		43	Erik Jones	TBA

Non-chartered teams

Complete schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	References
Ford	Front Row Motorsports	38	Todd Gilliland	TBA
		TBA	Noah Gragson	TBA
		TBA	TBA	TBA
Toyota	23XI Racing	23	Bubba Wallace	Charles Denike
		45	TBA	TBA
		TBA	TBA	TBA

On October 2, 2024, it was announced that 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR over the terms of the updated charter agreement, as well as anti-competitive practices committed by theFrance family.The teams filed an injunction requesting NASCAR be ordered to allow them to compete as chartered teams.

Limited schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	Races	References
Chevrolet	Live Fast Motorsports	78	B. J. McLeod	TBA	TBA
	Team AmeriVet	50	TBA	TBA	TBA
Toyota	TBA	TBA	Martin Truex Jr.	Cole Pearn	1

Team changes

New teams

• Haas Factory Teamwas formed byGene Haasafter retaining the sole remaining charter fromStewart–Haas Racing.The team will run the No. 41 car, driven byCole Custer.

Expansions

• 23XI Racing,Front Row Motorsports,andTrackhouse Racingpurchased the charters from Stewart–Haas Racing during the 2024 season. Trackhouse's third team will be the No. 88 car, driven byShane van Gisbergen.FRM and 23XI's purchases are on hold pending NASCAR approval.

Closures

• Stewart–Haas Racing shut down its operations at the conclusion of the 2024 season.

Driver changes

Moving teams

• FormerStewart–Haas RacingdriversNoah Gragson,Josh Berry,andChase Briscoemoved toFront Row Motorsports,Wood Brothers Racing,andJoe Gibbs Racing,respectively.
• Michael McDowellwill be moving from Front Row Motorsports to drive the No. 71 car forSpire Motorsportson a multi-year deal, replacingZane Smith.

Moving between series

• A. J. Allmendingerwill move back to full-time Cup Series competition after running part-time in 2024.
• Harrison Burton,who was released byWood Brothers Racing,will move back to the Xfinity Series forAM Racingin 2025.
• Cole Custerwill move back to the Cup Series after running full-time in the Xfinity Series for two years.

Retirement

• Martin Truex Jr.retired from full-time competition at the conclusion of the 2024 season.

Rookies

See also:NASCAR Rookie of the Year § Cup Series

• Shane van Gisbergenwill move to the Cup Series full-time after running in the Xfinity Series in 2024.

Other potential and rumored changes

Teams

• Following the closure ofStewart–Haas Racing,23XI Racing,Front Row Motorsports,andTrackhouse Racingentered agreements to purchase charters from the team, pending approval from NASCAR.Legacy Motor Club,Richard Childress Racing,andRFK Racingalso reportedly expressed interest in purchasing charters from the team.
• Andretti Globalhas shown interest in expanding its operations into the Cup Series.

Drivers

• As a result ofStewart–Haas Racing's closure, the career ofRyan Preecehas yet to be determined.
• Two-timeIndyCarchampion and two-timeIndianapolis 500winnerJosef Newgardenhas shown interest in driving in the Cup Series.

Sponsorship

• NASCAR is looking for a fourth premier partner for the Cup Series alongsideBusch Beer,Coca-Cola,andXfinity,followingGEICO's departure from the partnership after the 2024 season.

Schedule

The 2025 schedule was released on August 29, 2024 and consists of 30 oval races, 5 road course races, one street track race, and 4 non-championship races to be held on ovals.

Notes:Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2025. For the races where a 2025 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2024 are listed.

No	Race name	Track	Location	Date
Regular Season
	Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium	OBowman Gray Stadium	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	February 2
	Bluegreen Vacations Duel	ODaytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	February 13
1	Daytona 500			February 16
2	Ambetter Health 400	OAtlanta Motor Speedway	Hampton, Georgia	February 23
3	EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix	RCircuit of the Americas	Austin, Texas	March 2
4	Shriners Children's 500	OPhoenix Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	March 9
5	Pennzoil 400	OLas Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas, Nevada	March 16
6	Straight Talk Wireless 400	OHomestead–Miami Speedway	Homestead, Florida	March 23
7	Cook Out 400	OMartinsville Speedway	Ridgeway, Virginia	March 30
8	Goodyear 400	ODarlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina	April 6
9	Food City 500	OBristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, Tennessee	April 13
10	Jack Link's 500	OTalladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama	April 27
11	Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400	OTexas Motor Speedway	Fort Worth, Texas	May 4
12	AdventHealth 400	OKansas Speedway	Kansas City, Kansas	May 11
	NASCAR All Star Open	ONorth Wilkesboro Speedway	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	May 18
	NASCAR All-Star Race
13	Coca-Cola 600	OCharlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina	May 25
14	Ally 400	ONashville Superspeedway	Lebanon, Tennessee	June 1
15	FireKeepers Casino 400	OMichigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	June 8
16	NASCAR Cup Series at Mexico City	RAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	Mexico City,Mexico	June 15
17	The Great American Getaway 400	OPocono Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania	June 22
NASCAR in-season tournament
18	Quaker State 400	OAtlanta Motor Speedway	Hampton, Georgia	June 28
19	Grant Park 165	SChicago Street Course	Chicago, Illinois	July 6
20	Toyota/Save Mart 350	RSonoma Raceway	Sonoma, California	July 13
21	Würth 400	ODover Motor Speedway	Dover, Delaware	July 20
22	Brickyard 400 presented by PPG	OIndianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	July 27
Regular Season
23	Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol	OIowa Speedway	Newton, Iowa	August 3
24	Go Bowling at The Glen	RWatkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	August 10
25	Cook Out 400	ORichmond Raceway	Richmond, Virginia	August 16
26	Coke Zero Sugar 400	ODaytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	August 23
NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
Round of 16
27	Cook Out Southern 500	ODarlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina	August 31
28	Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter	OWorld Wide Technology Raceway	Madison, Illinois	September 7
29	Bass Pro Shops Night Race	OBristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, Tennessee	September 13
Round of 12
30	USA Today 301	ONew Hampshire Motor Speedway	Loudon, New Hampshire	September 21
31	Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN BET	OKansas Speedway	Kansas City, Kansas	September 28
32	Bank of America Roval 400	RCharlotte Motor Speedway (Roval)	Concord, North Carolina	October 5
Round of 8
33	South Point 400	OLas Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas, Nevada	October 12
34	YellaWood 500	OTalladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama	October 19
35	Xfinity 500	OMartinsville Speedway	Ridgeway, Virginia	October 26
Championship 4
36	NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race	OPhoenix Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	November 2

Notes

Boldedraces indicate an event generally known as aCrown Jewel race.

OOval track
RRoad course
SStreet course

Confirmed schedule changes

• TheQuaker State 400atAtlanta Motor Speedwaywill be the opening race for the newNASCAR in-season tournament.
• TheBusch Clashwill move toBowman Gray Stadiumin 2025, replacing theLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum.It will be the first NASCAR Cup Series race held at the track since1971.
• Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguezwill host apoints paying race,becoming the first points paying Cup race outside the US since 1958.Richmond Racewaywill lose a date to accommodate this change.
• The races atGateway Motorsports Park,New Hampshire Motor Speedway,and theSouthern 500atDarlington Raceway,will be added to the playoff schedule. As part of this schedule change,Watkins Glen International,Homestead–Miami Speedway,and the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, will move to the regular season.
• Easter Sundaywill be a bye week for the first time since2021,it has been placed between theFood City 500and theJack Link's 500.

See also

• 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series
• 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
• 2025 ARCA Menards Series
• 2025 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour