Overview
- NASCAR will have no international Cup Series events in 2026 after axing the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez round
- Mid-June scheduling conflicts with the FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico made a repeat Mexico City date unworkable
- Chicagoland Speedway is poised to rejoin the schedule as a 1.5-mile oval replacement for the dropped venue
- The Chicago Street Race is paused for the 2026 season with NASCAR targeting a return to urban racing in 2027
- A proposed NASCAR/IndyCar double-header in Mexico City was explored but abandoned amid logistical hurdles