NASCAR Track News The most recent news posted to the site about NASCAR tracks. To see news about a specific track and get more information about it, click the appropriate link: Atlanta Motor Speedway – Auto Club Speedway – Bristol Motor Speedway – Charlotte Motor Speedway – Chicagoland Speedway – Circuit of the Americas – Darlington Raceway – Daytona International Speedway – Dover International Speedway – Eldora Speedway – Fairgrounds Speedway (Nashville) – Homestead-Miami Speedway – Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Iowa Speedway – Kansas Speedway – Kentucky Speedway – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Martinsville Speedway – Michigan International Speedway – Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course – Nashvillle Superspeedway – New Hamsphire Motor Speedway – Phoenix Raceway – Pocono Raceway – Richmond Raceway – Road America – Rockingham Speedway – Sonoma Raceway – Talladega Superspeedway – Texas Motor Speedway – Watkins Glen International – World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) NASCAR Tracks News Drydene 400 NASCAR Cup Series race set for Sunday, May 16 at Dover International Speedway Drydene 400 NASCAR Cup Series race set for Sunday, May 16 at Dover International Speedway September 30, 2020 Dover International Speedway will host America’s best drivers for the “Drydene 400” NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, May 16, 2021, NASCAR and track officials announced today as part of the full 2021 Cup Series schedule release 2021 NASCAR Cup Series race date at Nashville Superspeedway set for Father’s Day, Sunday, June 20 2021 NASCAR Cup Series race date at Nashville Superspeedway set for Father’s Day, Sunday, June 20 The NASCAR Cup Series makes its Nashville Superspeedway debut in 2021 on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 20, NASCAR and track officials announced today as part of the full 2021 Cup Series schedule release. The race from Nashville Superspeedway will also kick off NBC’s coverage Martinsville Speedway to Host 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Races, Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 on April 10, 2021 & Xfinity 500 on Oct. 31, 2021 Martinsville Speedway to Host 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Races, Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 on April 10, 2021 & Xfinity 500 on Oct. 31, 2021 As part of NASCAR’s announcement of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, Martinsville Speedway will host the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 on April 10, 2021 and Xfinity 500 on Oct. 31, 2021 Talladega Superspeedway’s GEICO 500 & YellaWood 500 Return to Traditional Weekends Next Year as NASCAR Announces 2021 Cup Series Schedule Talladega Superspeedway’s GEICO 500 & YellaWood 500 Return to Traditional Weekends Next Year as NASCAR Announces 2021 Cup Series Schedule NASCAR today announced the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule that includes Talladega Superspeedway’s two traditional weekends - the GEICO 500 in April and the YellaWood 500 in October NASCAR Cup Series Returns to Sonoma Raceway in 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Returns to Sonoma Raceway in 2021 The Toyota/Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race will return to Sonoma Raceway on June 6, 2021, the series announced today as part of its full 2021 season schedule release 63rd Annual DAYTONA 500 to Open 2021 NASCAR Cup Season While Coke Zero Sugar 400 Will Again Serve as Cutoff Race for the Playoffs 63rd Annual DAYTONA 500 to Open 2021 NASCAR Cup Season While Coke Zero Sugar 400 Will Again Serve as Cutoff Race for the Playoffs The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule was announced today, and like 2020, the DAYTONA 500, NASCAR’s biggest and most prestigious event, will kick off the season while the Coke Zero Sugar 400 will again be final race of the regular season NASCAR Cup Series set to return to Auto Club Speedway February 28, 2021 NASCAR Cup Series set to return to Auto Club Speedway February 28, 2021 NASCAR today announced the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, including the series’ return to Southern California for the third race of the season on Sunday, February 28, at Auto Club Speedway The NASCAR Cup Series Will Make its 50th Visit to “The Magic Mile” on July 18, 2021 The NASCAR Cup Series Will Make its 50th Visit to “The Magic Mile” on July 18, 2021 The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule includes a July 18 visit to “The Magic Mile.” The Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 will be the historic 50th visit by NASCAR’s premier series to New Hampshire Motor Speedway and once again serve as the season’s last race prior to NASCAR Coca-Cola 600, Bank of America ROVAL 400 Maintain Traditional Dates in 2021 Coca-Cola 600, Bank of America ROVAL 400 Maintain Traditional Dates in 2021 Two of NASCAR’s most treasured and anticipated annual events, the Coca-Cola 600 and the Bank of America ROVAL™ 400, will return to their traditional May and October weekends at Charlotte Motor Speedway in 2021, as officials today released next year’s NASCAR Cup Series Pocono Raceway Announces 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Doubleheader Dates Pocono Raceway Announces 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Doubleheader Dates Following NASCAR’s announcement of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule today, Pocono Raceway will be the only track to host two NASCAR Cup Series races on back-to-back days. The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series events will take place at ‘The Tricky Triangle’ on Saturday, June Richmond Raceway to Host the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series on April 18 & Sept. 11 Richmond Raceway to Host the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series on April 18 & Sept. 11 As part of NASCAR’s announcement of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, Richmond Raceway is scheduled to host Cup Series races on April 18, 2021 and Sept. 11, 2021. The season will be marked by a historic celebration as America’s Premier Short Track will celebrate Texas Motor Speedway announces full season of changes, including NASCAR All-Star Race Texas Motor Speedway announces full season of changes, including NASCAR All-Star Race Texas Motor Speedway today announced its 25th season schedule for 2021 in spectacular fashion, showcasing a NASCAR tripleheader weekend concluding with the $1 million-to-win NASCAR All-Star Race on Sunday, June 13 NASCAR Championship Weekend returns to Phoenix Raceway in 2021; Spring race weekend set for March 12-14 NASCAR Championship Weekend returns to Phoenix Raceway in 2021; Spring race weekend set for March 12-14 The Valley of the Sun will again play host to the NASCAR Championship Weekend in 2021. Phoenix Raceway, scheduled to host the championship for the first time this November, will host the championship event for the second consecutive year, November 5-7, 2021. The NASCAR Bristol Motor Speedway to host Spring Food City race on a dirt surface for the first time in history Bristol Motor Speedway to host Spring Food City race on a dirt surface for the first time in history As part of Bristol Motor Speedway’s 60th anniversary celebration in 2021, a throwback challenge will be issued to the Gladiators in the NASCAR Cup Series by The Last Great Colosseum as the iconic half-mile bullring in Northeast Tennessee will be transformed into a NASCAR Cup Series race at Road America set for July 4th, 2021 NASCAR Cup Series race at Road America set for July 4th, 2021 Road America announced today that the NASCAR Cup Series will run at America’s National Park of Speed on the Fourth of July in 2021. Start times and broadcast details are still being determined and will be announced at a later date Speedway Motorsports brings NASCAR to Circuit of the Americas in 2021 Speedway Motorsports brings NASCAR to Circuit of the Americas in 2021 Race fans will have an experience like no other when the NASCAR Cup Series visits Austin, Texas and the Circuit of The Americas for the first time, courtesy of Speedway Motorsports. The inaugural running of the NASCAR Cup Series at COTA will take place on May 23, 2021 NASCAR, INDYCAR Teaming Up for Historic Brickyard Weekend NASCAR, INDYCAR Teaming Up for Historic Brickyard Weekend The stars of the NASCAR Cup Series will take on a new challenge at The Racing Capital of the World in 2021, competing on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course for the first time Sunday, Aug. 15. The revamped Brickyard Weekend also will feature a brand-new NTT NASCAR expands 2021 NASCAR Cup Series racing at Darlington to two race weekends NASCAR expands 2021 NASCAR Cup Series racing at Darlington to two race weekends As part of NASCAR’s announcement of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, Darlington Raceway expands to host two scheduled Cup races on May 9 and Sept. 5, 2021. This will be the first time The Lady in Black has been announced on the NASCAR schedule to host two Cup Series Atlanta Motor Speedway gets second NASCAR weekend in 2021 with races in March and July Atlanta Motor Speedway gets second NASCAR weekend in 2021 with races in March and July For the first time in a decade Atlanta Motor Speedway will have two NASCAR weekends in 2021 Kentucky Speedway comments on loss of race dates Kentucky Speedway comments on loss of race dates September 29, 2020 STATEMENT FROM KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, MARK SIMENDINGER 2 of 58
