NASCAR in 2026 will race on a new street course in San Diego, return Chicagoland Speedway to the schedule, move the All-Star race to Dover, Del., and end its 38-race season back at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

On Wednesday, NASCAR officially revealed the 2026 schedules for each of its NASCAR National Series (NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, NASCAR

NASCAR officially unveiled its 2026 Cup Series schedule Wednesday, one day after The Athletic broke the news, and the latest edition has some notable changes.

Proceeds from the Ignition Luncheon will benefit the Firefighter Country Foundation, which is focused on improving the lives of families serving at Luke Air Force Base.

Racing across the checkered flags Tuesday at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale was firefighter and cancer survivor Paul Shupe.

NASCAR‘s All-Star Race and All-Star Open will move to the one-mile concrete ovalof Dover Motor Speedway after a three-year run at North Wilkesboro Speedway, thenew 2026 Cup Series schedule revealed after during its official August 20release.

A marketing panel with Castrol landed Alyssa Thomas on a NASCAR hood.While attending the panel at the WNBA All-Star game last month, Thomas was approached by the motor oil company about putting her image on a NASCAR for an upcoming race.

Proceeds from the Ignition Luncheon will benefit the Firefighter Country Foundation, which is focused on improving the lives of families serving at Luke Air Force Base.

NASCAR's Ben Kennedy explains the excitement about the championship race's return to Homestead-Miami Speedway and Phoenix Raceway's move to the Round of 8.