NASCAR Schedule Announced Through June 21st
NASCAR has released a new schedule through late June in its effort to run 36 races this year. It’s quite ambitious and a sign that NASCAR’s national series will continue to be as normal as possible in the coming weeks. The new schedule is as follows:
Date Track Series Distance Network Start
Sat., May 30 Bristol Xfinity 160 miles FS1 3:30 p.m. ET
Sun., May 31 Bristol Cup 266 miles FS1 3:30 p.m. ET
Sat., June 6 Atlanta Gander Trucks 200 miles FS1 1 p.m. ET
Sat., June 6 Atlanta Xfinity 251 miles FOX 4:30 p.m. ET
Sun., June 7 Atlanta Cup 500 miles FOX 3 p.m. ET
Wed., June 10 Martinsville Cup 263 miles FS1 7 p.m. ET
Sat., June 13 Homestead Trucks 201 miles FS1 12:30 p.m. ET
Sat., June 13 Homestead Xfinity 250 miles FOX 3:30 p.m. ET
Sun., June 14 Homestead Xfinity 250 miles FS1 Noon ET
Sun., June 14 Homestead Cup 400 miles FOX 3:30 p.m. ET
Sat., June 20 Talladega ARCA 202 miles FS1 2 p.m. ET
Sat., June 20 Talladega Xfinity 300 miles FS1 5:30 p.m. ET
Sun., June 21 Talladega Cup 500 miles FOX 3 p.m. ET
Most notible is the five Cup races in 3 weeks and the night race at Martinsville on June 10, 2020. NASCAR would have to make up 25 Cup races in the remaining five months if they move to weekly races.
Ron Fleshman
RIS NASCAR Editor. Has been with RIS since the middle 90's. Writes on each of the three main series of NASCAR.