2026 NASCAR Cup Series
Every 2026 NASCAR Cup Series race with the date, the Eastern start time and the channel it airs on. Start times are set by NASCAR and can shift for weather. FlagDrop keeps the full weekend, practice and qualifying included, in your own timezone and pings you before the green flag.
Next Cup race
Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS
| Rd | Race | Date | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daytona 500Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL | Sun, Feb 15 | 1:30 PM ET | FOX |
| 2 | Autotrader 400EchoPark Speedway, Hampton, GA | Sun, Feb 22 | 3:00 PM ET | FOX |
| 3 | DuraMAX Texas Grand PrixCircuit of the Americas, Austin, TX | Sun, Mar 1 | 3:30 PM ET | FOX |
| 4 | Straight Talk Wireless 500Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, AZ | Sun, Mar 8 | 3:30 PM ET | FS1 |
| 5 | Pennzoil 400Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV | Sun, Mar 15 | 4:00 PM ET | FS1 |
| 6 | Goodyear 400Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC | Sun, Mar 22 | 3:00 PM ET | FS1 |
| 7 | Cook Out 400Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA | Sun, Mar 29 | 3:30 PM ET | FS1 |
| 8 | Food City 500Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN | Sun, Apr 12 | 3:00 PM ET | FS1 |
| 9 | AdventHealth 400Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS | Sun, Apr 19 | 2:00 PM ET | FOX |
| 10 | Jack Link's 500Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL | Sun, Apr 26 | 3:00 PM ET | FOX |
| 11 | Würth 400Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX | Sun, May 3 | 3:30 PM ET | FS1 |
| 12 | Go Bowling at The GlenWatkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY | Sun, May 10 | 3:00 PM ET | FS1 |
| 13 | Coca-Cola 600Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC | Sun, May 24 | 6:00 PM ET | Prime Video |
| 14 | Cracker Barrel 400Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN | Sun, May 31 | 7:00 PM ET | Prime Video |
| 15 | FireKeepers Casino 400Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI | Sun, Jun 7 | 3:00 PM ET | Prime Video |
| 16 | The Great American Getaway 400Pocono Raceway, Blakeslee, PA | Sun, Jun 14 | 1:00 PM ET | Prime Video |
| 17 | Anduril 250Coronado Street Course, San Diego, CA | Sun, Jun 21 | 4:00 PM ET | Prime Video |
| 18 | Toyota/Save Mart 350Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA | Sun, Jun 28 | 3:30 PM ET | TNT |
| 19 | eero 400Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, IL | Sun, Jul 5 | 6:00 PM ET | TNT |
| 20 | Quaker State 400EchoPark Speedway, Hampton, GA | Sun, Jul 12 | 7:00 PM ET | TNT |
| 21 | Window World 450North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, NC | Sun, Jul 19 | 7:00 PM ET | TNT |
| 22 | Brickyard 400Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN | Sun, Jul 26 | 2:00 PM ET | TNT |
| 23 | Iowa Corn 350Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA | Sun, Aug 9 | 3:30 PM ET | USA |
| 24 | Cook Out 400Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA | Sat, Aug 15 | 7:00 PM ET | USA |
| 25 | Dollar Tree 301New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, NH | Sun, Aug 23 | 2:00 PM ET | USA |
| 26 | Coke Zero Sugar 400Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL | Sat, Aug 29 | 7:30 PM ET | NBC |
| 27 | Cook Out Southern 500Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC | Sun, Sep 6 | 5:00 PM ET | USA |
| 28 | Enjoy Illinois 300World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, IL | Sun, Sep 13 | 3:00 PM ET | USA |
| 29 | Bass Pro Shops Night RaceBristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN | Sat, Sep 19 | 7:30 PM ET | USA |
| 30 | Hollywood Casino 400Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, KS | Sun, Sep 27 | 3:00 PM ET | USA |
| 31 | South Point 400Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV | Sun, Oct 4 | 5:30 PM ET | USA |
| 32 | Bank of America 400Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC | Sun, Oct 11 | 3:00 PM ET | USA |
| 33 | Freeway Insurance 500Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, AZ | Sun, Oct 18 | 3:00 PM ET | USA |
| 34 | YellaWood 500Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL | Sun, Oct 25 | 2:00 PM ET | NBC |
| 35 | Xfinity 500Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA | Sun, Nov 1 | 2:00 PM ET | NBC |
| 36 | Straight Talk Wireless 400Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL | Sun, Nov 8 | 3:00 PM ET | NBC |
Schedule source: NASCAR published 2026 Cup Series dates, start times and network assignments. Times can change for weather or broadcast reasons.
FlagDrop puts the next NASCAR session on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, converts it to your timezone and sends a reminder before it starts. Practice, qualifying and the race, all three national series, plus F1, IndyCar, IMSA and ARCA.
Download on the App StoreThe 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season is split across FOX, FS1, Prime Video, TNT, USA Network and NBC. FOX and FS1 carry the season through mid May, Prime Video streams the Coca-Cola 600 through the San Diego street race, TNT covers late June through the Brickyard 400, and USA and NBC carry the closing stretch and the Chase.
FlagDrop sends push notifications for any session you pick, including practice, qualifying and the race. You can choose a lead time of live, 15 minutes, 1 hour or 1 day before, and stack up to two reminders per session.
Start times published by NASCAR are in Eastern Time. FlagDrop converts every session to your device timezone automatically, so you never have to do the math.
Yes. FlagDrop covers all three NASCAR national series, plus Formula 1, IndyCar, IMSA and ARCA Menards, with MotoGP and WEC coming soon.
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