Rest of 2020 NASCAR schedules announced
It starts with Darlington Labor Day weekend |
NASCAR today announced the final installment of events in the revised 2020 schedule, including the full Playoffs schedule for all three national series.
In the NASCAR Cup Series, all 10 playoff venues and dates will remain intact from the original 2020 schedule, with the postseason kicking off at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, Sept. 6 (NBCSN, 6 p.m. ET) and culminating with the crowning of a champion for the first time at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, Nov. 8 (NBC, 3 p.m. ET).
In the NASCAR Xfinity Series, one new venue, Talladega Superspeedway, has been added as the second race in the opening round of the playoffs on Saturday, Oct. 3 (NBCSN, 4:30 p.m. ET) while Bristol Motor Speedway moves to the regular season finale on Friday, Sept. 18 (NBCSN, 7 p.m. ET). The Playoffs will now begin at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 26 (NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. ET).
The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series will visit two new venues during the series’ playoff run – Kansas Speedway on Friday, Oct. 16 (FS1, 7 p.m. ET) and Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Oct. 25 (FS1, Noon ET), which is the new date for the race from Texas that was postponed on Friday, March 27. Bristol Motor Speedway will now serve as the Playoffs opener for the Gander Trucks on Thursday, Sept. 17 (FS1, 7:30 p.m. ET). Finally, the Gander Trucks will visit Richmond Raceway on Thursday, Sept. 10 (FS1, 8 p.m. ET) for the regular season finale – fulfilling the race that was originally scheduled for Saturday, Apr. 18.
Note: Playoff opening races are in bold type.
Date | Track | Series | Distance | Network | Start (ET) |
Sat., Sept. 5 | Darlington | Xfinity | 200 mi | NBC | 12:30 p.m. |
Sun., Sept. 6 | Darlington | Trucks | 200 mi | FS1 | 2 p.m. |
Sun., Sept. 6 | Darlington | Cup | 501 mi | NBCSN | 6 p.m. |
Thu., Sept. 10 | Richmond | Trucks | 187 mi | FS1 | 8 p.m. |
Fri., Sept. 11 | Richmond | Xfinity | 187 mi | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Sat., Sept. 12 | Richmond | Xfinity | 187 mi | NBCSN | 2:30 p.m. |
Sat., Sept. 12 | Richmond | Cup | 300 mi | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Thu., Sept. 17 | Bristol | Trucks | 107 mi | FS1 | 7:30 p.m. |
Thu., Sept. 17 | Bristol | ARCA | 107 mi | FS1 | 9:30 p.m. |
Fri., Sept. 18 | Bristol | Xfinity | 160 mi | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Sat., Sept. 19 | Bristol | Cup | 266 mi | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Fri., Sept. 25 | Las Vegas | Trucks | 201 mi | FS1 | 9 p.m. |
Sat., Sept. 26 | Las Vegas | Xfinity | 300 mi | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. |
Sun., Sept. 27 | Las Vegas | Cup | 400 mi | NBCSN | 7 p.m. |
Sat., Oct. 3 | Talladega | Trucks | 250 mi | FS1 | 1 p.m. |
Sat., Oct. 3 | Talladega | Xfinity | 300 mi | NBCSN | 4:30 p.m. |
Sun., Oct. 4 | Talladega | Cup | 500 mi | NBC | 2 p.m. |
Sat., Oct. 10 | Charlotte Roval | Xfinity | 155 mi | NBC | 3:30 p.m. |
Sun., Oct. 11 | Charlotte Roval | Cup | 253 mi | NBC | 2:30 p.m. |
Fri., Oct. 16 | Kansas | Trucks | 200 mi | FS1 | 7 p.m. |
Fri., Oct. 16 | Kansas | ARCA | 150 mi | FS2 | 10 p.m. |
Sat., Oct. 17 | Kansas | Xfinity | 300 mi | NBCSN | 3 p.m. |
Sun., Oct. 18 | Kansas | Cup | 400 mi | NBC | 2:30 p.m. |
Sat., Oct. 24 | Texas | Xfinity | 300 mi | NBCSN | 4:30 p.m. |
Sun., Oct. 25 | Texas | Trucks | 220 mi | FS1 | Noon |
Sun., Oct. 25 | Texas | Cup | 501 mi | NBCSN | 3:30 p.m. |
Fri., Oct. 30 | Martinsville | Trucks | 105 mi | FS1 | 8 p.m. |
Sat., Oct. 31 | Martinsville | Xfinity | 131 mi | NBC | 4:30 p.m. |
Sun., Nov. 1 | Martinsville | Cup | 263 mi | NBC | 2 p.m. |
Fri., Nov. 6 | Phoenix | Trucks | 150 mi | FS1 | 8 p.m. |
Sat., Nov. 7 | Phoenix | ARCA West | 100 mi | TrackPass | 2 p.m. |
Sat., Nov. 7 | Phoenix | Xfinity | 200 mi | NBCSN | 5 p.m. |
Sun., Nov. 8 | Phoenix | Cup | 312 mi | NBC | 3 p.m. |
The NASCAR Cup Series continues with a pair of races this weekend, Saturday, Aug. 8 and Sunday, Aug. 9, at Michigan International Speedway. Saturday’s race will air live at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio while Sunday’s tilt will start at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.