NASCAR reveals scheduled start times, networks for full 2025 Cup Series schedule

NASCAR revealed its start times and networks for the 2025 Cup Series schedule, and there are some differences from what it was in 2024. 2025 kicks off with The Clash at Bowman-Gray Stadium, and it’s scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. ET on Fox. The season will officially begin on Feb. 14 with the Daytona 500, and the race will start at 2:30 p.m. ET on Fox.

Most of the race races during the regular season will start at 2, 2:30 or 3 p.m. ET. But there are some night races fans can take in, including Nashville on Jun. 1 (7 p.m.), Atlanta on Jun. 28 (7 p.m.), Richmond on Aug. 16 (7:30) and the season finale at Daytona on Aug. 23 (7:30). Additionally, the All-Star race at North Wilkesboro will start at 8 p.m. on May 18.

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— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 13, 2024

Multiple Networks will air NASCAR Cup Series races in 2025. Fox and FS1 will air the races during the first half of the season. After the All-Star race, Prime Video will take over with the first race being at Charlotte on May 25. Prime Video will stream five races, and TNT will begin its coverage with the Atlanta race on Jun. 28. After the Indianapolis race on Jul. 27, NBC/USA will air the remaining races including the playoffs.

Speaking of the playoffs, there will be two evening races, including Bristol on Sept. 13 (7:30) and Las Vegas on Oct. 12 (5:30). The Cup Series Championship at Phoenix will have the same start time at 3 p.m. on Nov. 2.

NASCAR insider has one issue with the 2025 schedule

NASCAR released its schedule in late August after a delay. There were some changes to the playoff schedule in terms of different tracks being added in, but Jeff Gluck, NASCAR insider for The Athletic, wanted the championship race to be moved from Phoenix to Homestead.

“I’d like to make a plea, Jordan,” Gluck said to his cohost on The Teardown. “NASCAR, you just saw this race, you just saw how good it was. I know you’ve announced the schedule for next year, I know Phoenix you’ve already said is the championship race. I know you’ve already taken this race, Homestead, out of the playoffs, and moved it to the spring. But it’s not too late to do the right thing. It’s never too late to do the right thing. If NASCAR came out and said, ‘You know what, we thought more about it. We reconsidered, I know this is crazy since we already announced the schedule. But we’re going to put Homestead as the championship race next year. We’re going to redo things, we’re going to move things around,’ however it is.”