Overview
- The Cup Series will feature a points race in Mexico for the first time in 67 years.
- Bowman-Gray Stadium in North Carolina will host the Busch Light Clash season opener.
- Rockingham Speedway returns for Xfinity and Truck series races after a 21-year hiatus.
- Talladega's new playoff spot adds unpredictability to the championship race.
- Richmond loses a spring date, now hosting only one race in August.