Cup Series Playoffs Commence with Four Consecutive Primetime Races
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 24, 2019) – NASCAR, in collaboration with its partners FOX Sports and NBC Sports, today announced 2020 race start times and network coverage for the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.
Twenty-one national series events will air on broadcast television in 2020, including the DAYTONA 500 (Feb. 16, FOX), Coca-Cola 600 (May 24, FOX), Brickyard 400 (July 5, NBC), and the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway (August 29, NBC).
The Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona kicks off five consecutive weeks of primetime racing as the NASCAR Playoffs commence the following week at Darlington Raceway before continuing to Richmond, Bristol, and Las Vegas, all of which take place under the lights.
Five of the final six NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs races will air on NBC, including the Cup Series championship from ISM Raceway on Sunday, Nov. 8.
The penultimate events on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series schedule will also take place in primetime at Martinsville Speedway. 2020 will mark the first time the NASCAR Xfinity Series has raced at Martinsville Speedway since 2006. Cup Series cars will get the first crack at night racing at the southwest Virginia stalwart over Mother’s Day weekend.
“With the groundswell of positive sentiment from fans over changes to the 2020 schedule, we were eager to finalize start times for all three national series as soon as possible,” said Brian Herbst, NASCAR senior vice president, broadcast and innovation. “Pulling these together so quickly is testament to the collaboration between NASCAR, its broadcast partners, and the industry, which allows fans a longer runway to plan travel and purchase tickets for races next year.”
Complete times and network schedules for all three national series are below.
Fans can purchase tickets for the remaining 2019 NASCAR national series races and select 2020 national series events at NASCAR.com/tickets.
The 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs continue at Charlotte Motor Speedway this Sunday, September 29 at 2:30 p.m. on NBC, PRN and SiriusXM Radio, channel 90.
2020 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule
| Date | Location | Network | Start Time | Radio |
| Sun., Feb. 9 | DAYTONA 500 Qualifying | FOX | 12:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Feb. 9 | Advance Auto Parts Clash | FS1 | 3:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Thurs., Feb. 13 | Gander RV Duel at DAYTONA | FS1 | 7:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Feb. 16 | DAYTONA 500 | FOX | 2:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Feb. 23 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | FOX | 3:30 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Mar. 1 | Auto Club Speedway | FOX | 3:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Mar. 8 | ISM Raceway | FOX | 3:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Mar. 15 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | FOX | 2:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Mar. 22 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | FOX | 2:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Mar. 29 | Texas Motor Speedway | FS1 | 2:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Apr. 5 | Bristol Motor Speedway | FS1 | 2:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Apr. 19 | Richmond Raceway | FOX | 2:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Apr. 26 | Talladega Superspeedway | FOX | 2:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., May 3 | Dover International Speedway | FS1 | 2:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., May 9 | Martinsville Speedway | FS1 | 8:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., May 16 | All-Star Open | FS1 | 7:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., May 16 | All-Star Race | FS1 | 9:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., May 24 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | FOX | 6:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., May 31 | Kansas Speedway | FS1 | 2:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Jun. 7 | Michigan International Speedway | FS1 | 2:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Jun. 14 | Sonoma Raceway | FS1 | 3:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Jun. 21 | Chicagoland Speedway | NBCSN | 2:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Jun. 27 | Pocono Raceway | NBCSN | 3:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Jun. 28 | Pocono Raceway | NBCSN | 3:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Jul. 5 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | NBC | 3:30 p.m. | IMS/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Jul. 11 | Kentucky Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Jul. 19 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 3:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Aug. 9 | Michigan International Speedway | NBCSN | 3:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Aug. 16 | Watkins Glen International | NBCSN | 3:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Aug. 23 | Dover International Speedway | NBCSN | 3:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Aug. 29 | Daytona International Speedway | NBC | 7:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Sept. 6 | Darlington Raceway | NBCSN | 6:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | Richmond Raceway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Bristol Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Sept. 27 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 7:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Oct. 4 | Talladega Superspeedway | NBC | 2:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Oct. 11 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | NBC | 2:30 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Oct. 18 | Kansas Speedway | NBC | 2:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Oct. 25 | Texas Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 3:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Nov. 1 | Martinsville Speedway | NBC | 2:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Nov. 8 | ISM Raceway | NBC | 3:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule
| Date | Location | Network | Start Time | Radio |
| Sat., Feb. 15 | Daytona International Speedway | FS1 | 2:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Feb. 22 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | FS1 | 4:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Feb. 29 | Auto Club Speedway | FS1 | 4:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Mar. 7 | ISM Raceway | FS1 | 4:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Mar. 14 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | FS1 | 4:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Mar. 21 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | FS1 | 3:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Mar. 28 | Texas Motor Speedway | FS1 | 1:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Apr. 4 | Bristol Motor Speedway | FS1 | 1:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Apr. 25 | Talladega Superspeedway | FS1 | 1:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., May 2 | Dover International Speedway | FS1 | 1:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., May 23 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | FS1 | 1:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., May 30 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | FS1 | 1:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Jun. 6 | Michigan International Speedway | FS1 | 1:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Jun. 13 | Iowa Speedway | FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Jun. 20 | Chicagoland Speedway | NBCSN | 4:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Jun. 28 | Pocono Raceway | NBCSN | 12:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Jul. 4 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 3:00 p.m. | IMS/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Jul. 10 | Kentucky Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Jul. 18 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 3:00 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Aug. 1 | Iowa Speedway | CNBC | 2:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Aug. 8 | Road America | CNBC | 3:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Aug. 15 | Watkins Glen International | NBCSN | 3:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Aug. 22 | Dover International Speedway | NBCSN | 4:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Aug. 28 | Daytona International Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | Darlington Raceway | NBC | 4:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Sept. 11 | Richmond Raceway | NBCSN | 8:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Sept. 18 | Bristol Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Sept. 26 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | NBCSN | 7:30 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Oct. 10 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | NBC | 3:30 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Oct. 17 | Kansas Speedway | NBC | 3:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Oct. 24 | Texas Motor Speedway | NBC | 3:30 p.m. | PRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Oct. 31 | Martinsville Speedway | NBCSN | 8:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Nov. 7 | ISM Raceway | NBCSN | 4:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
2020 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Schedule
| Date | Location | Network | Start Tim | Radio |
| Fri., Feb. 14 | Daytona International Speedway | FS1 | 7:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Feb. 21 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | FS1 | 9:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Mar. 14 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | FS1 | 1:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Mar. 20 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | FS1 | 8:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Mar. 27 | Texas Motor Speedway | FS1 | 9:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Apr. 18 | Richmond Raceway | FS1 | 7:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., May 1 | Dover International Speedway | FS1 | 5:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., May 15 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., May 30 | Kansas Speedway | FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Jun. 5 | Texas Motor Speedway | FS1 | 9:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Jun. 12 | Iowa Speedway | FS1 | 8:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Jun. 19 | Chicagoland Speedway | FS1 | 8:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Jun. 27 | Pocono Raceway | FS1 | 12:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Thurs., Jul. 9 | Kentucky Speedway | FS1 | 7:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Thurs., Jul. 30 | Eldora Speedway | FS1 | 9:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Aug. 8 | Michigan International Speedway | FS1 | 1:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Aug. 21 | World Wide Technology Racewayat Gateway | FS1 | 9:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sun., Sept. 6 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | FS1 | 2:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Thurs., Sept. 17 | Bristol Motor Speedway | FS1 | 7:30 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Sept. 25 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | FS1 | 9:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Sat., Oct. 3 | Talladega Superspeedway | FS1 | 1:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Oct. 30 | Martinsville Speedway | FS1 | 8:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
| Fri., Nov. 6 | ISM Raceway | FS1 | 8:00 p.m. | MRN/SiriusXM |
All times eastern. Subject to change.
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