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NASCAR Unveils 2026 Schedule With San Diego Street Race and Homestead Title Finale

The 38-event slate pairs a new military-base street race with a return to legacy tracks to rebalance the season.

Harrison Burton, driver of the #21 DEX Imaging Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 24, 2024 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
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Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 DEWALT Toyota, and Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway on August 16, 2025 in Richmond, Virginia.
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Overview

  • Homestead-Miami will host the Cup championship on Nov. 8, returning the finale to South Florida for the first time since 2019.
  • A new street race on Naval Base Coronado debuts June 21 in San Diego, with no international Cup events scheduled for 2026.
  • Chicagoland returns July 5, North Wilkesboro gets its first points date since 1996 on July 19, and Dover becomes the All-Star venue on May 17.
  • The playoff map shifts with Las Vegas moving to the Round of 12, Phoenix opening the Round of 8, and New Hampshire reverting to the regular season on Aug. 23.
  • The calendar holds 36 points races plus two exhibitions, adds a second off weekend, moves Watkins Glen to May 10, and staggers TV coverage across FOX, Prime Video, TNT and NBC/USA, while Trucks add a St. Petersburg date with INDYCAR.