2021 NASCAR Cup Series

The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series will be the 73rd season for NASCAR Professional Stock Car racing in the United States and the 50th season for the modern-era NASCAR Cup Series. The season will begin at Daytona International Speedway with the Advanced Auto Parts Clash, the BlueGreen Vacation Duel Qualifying races and the 63rd running of the Daytona 500. The regular season will end with the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course on August 28. The NASCAR Playoffs will end with the race at Phoenix Raceway on November 7. It will also mark debut of the Generation 7 stock car. Ford Performance global director Mark Rushbrook says he wants the next generation NASCAR Stock car to be more “technically relevant”, with a new steering and suspension system. He also wants hybrid power to be on the cars when the package makes its debut in 2021.

Teams and Drivers Chartered Teams (Edit) Teams Drivers Crew Chiefs Manufactures

00-Quin Houff 1-Kurt Busch 2-Austin Cindric (R) 3-Austin Dillon 4-Kevin Harvick 6-Ryan Newman 7-JJ Yeley-5 Races 7-Justin Haley-5 Races 8-Tyler Reddick 9-Chase Elliott 10-Aric Almirola 11-Denny Hamlin 12-Ryan Blaney 13-Ty Dillon 14-Clint Bowyer 15-Brennan Poole-30 races 15-Ross Chastain-6 races 17-Chris Buescher 18-Kyle Busch 19-Martin Truex Jr 20-Christopher Bell 21-Matt DiBenedetto 22-Joey Logano 24-William Byron 25-Brad Keselowski 26-Chase Briscoe-10 races 27-Casey Mears-1 race 27-Reed Sorenson-10 races 27-Matt Crafton-12 races 27-Michael McDowell-13 races 31-Daniel Suarez 32-Corey LaJoie 34-Jeffrey Earnhardt 37-Ryan Preece 38-John Hunter Nemechek 41-Cole Custer 42-Kyle Larson 43-Darrell Wallace Jr 44-Ty Majeski-10 races 44-Natalie Decker-10 races 44-Justin Allgaier-7 races 44-Kyle Benjamin-9 races 46-Justin Allgaier-9 races 47-Ricky Stenhouse Jr 50-Ty Gibbs-5 races 50-Christian Eckes-10 races 50-Stewart Friesen-10 races 50-Michael Self-5 races 51-Cody Ware 52-Josh Bilicki 53-Alex Bowman 77-Bayley Currey-15 races 77-Justin Haley-10 races 77-Tony Stewart-1 race 77-Daniel Hemric-7 races 77-Jimmie Johnson-2 races 77-Joe Nemechek-1 race 88-Noah Gragson(R) 95-Erik Jones 96-DJ Kennington-6 races

Schedule NASCAR has secretly released the 2021 Cup Series Schedule

NASCAR has told the fans and media that the 2021 Cup Series schedule will see “drastic changes, with several new tracks joining and the possibility of a street course race.

NASCAR revealed the 2021 schedule on March 26, 2020

Busch Clash @ Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida Sunday February 7, FS1, 3:00 pm BlueGreen Vacations Duels @ Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida Thursday February 11, FS1, 7:00 pm, 9:00 pm Daytona 500 @ Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida Sunday February 14, Fox, 2:00 pm Race #1 of 36 Pennzoil 400 presented by JiffyLube @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada, Sunday February 21, Fox, 3:30 pm Race #2 of 36 Auto Club 400 @ Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California, Sunday February 28, Fox, 3:30 pm Race #3 of 36 FanShield 500 @ Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona, Sunday March 7, Fox, 3:30 pm Race #4 of 36 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 @ Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia, Sunday March 14, Fox, 2:00 pm Race #5 of 36 Dixie Vodka 400 @ Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida, Sunday March 21, Fox, 4:00 pm Race #6 of 36 Honda Toronto Grand Prix @ Streets of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, Sunday March 28, FS1, 1:00 pm Race #7 of 36 Food City 400 @ Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee, Sunday April 11, FS1, 2:30 pm Race #8 of 36 Toyota Owners 400 @ Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Virginia, Saturday April 17, FS1, 7:30 pm, Race #9 of 36 GEICO 500 @ Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama, Sunday April 25, Fox, 2:00 pm Race #10 of 36 Dover 400 @ Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware, Sunday May 2, Fox, 2:00 pm Race #11 of 36 ValleyStar CreditUnion 500 @ Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia, Saturday May 8, FS1, 8:00 pm, Race #12 of 36 Kansas 400 @ Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas, Sunday May 16, FS1, 2:00 pm Race #13 of 36 NASCAR AllStar Open @ Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval), Concord, North Carolina, Saturday May 22, FS1, 7:00 pm NASCAR AllStar Race @ Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval), Concord, North Carolina, Saturday May 22, FS1, 9:00 pm Coca-Cola 600 @ Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina, Sunday May 30, Fox, 6:00 pm Race #14 of 36 FireKeepers Casino 400 @ Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan, Sunday June 6, FS1, 2:00 pm Race #15 of 36 Toyota/SaveMart 350 @ Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California, Sunday June 13, FS1, 3:00 pm Race #16 of 36 Camping World 400 @ Chicagoland Speedway, Jolliet, Illinois, Sunday June 20, NBCSN, 2:30 pm Race #17 of 36 Kids Free 325 @ Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Saturday June 26, NBCSN, 3:00 pm Race #18 of 36 Worry-Free Weather Guarantee 350 @ Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Sunday June 27, NBCSN, 3:30 pm Race #19 of 36 Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard powered by Florida Georgia Line @ Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana, Sunday July 4, NBC, 3:30 pm Race #20 of 36 Casey’s General Stores 400 Drive For Autism @ Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa, Saturday July 10, NBCSN 6:30 pm Race #21 of 36 Coke Zero Sugar 500 @ World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Madison, Illinois, Saturday July 17, NBCSN, 7:30 pm Race #22 of 36 Rush Truck Centers 400 @ Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio, Friday August 6, NBCSN 9:00 pm Race #23 of 36 Go Bowling at The Glen @ Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York, Sunday August 15, NBCSN 3:00 pm Race #24 of 36 Drydene 400 @ Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware, Sunday August 22, NBCSN, 3:00 pm Race #25 of 36 Coke Zero Sugar 400 @ Daytona International Speedway Road Course, Daytona Beach, Florida, Saturday August 28, NBC, 7:30 pm Race #26 of 36 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs-Round of 16 Southern 500 @ Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina, Sunday September 5, NBCSN, 6:00 pm Race #27 of 36 Coca-Cola 350 @ Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, Sunday September 12, NBCSN, 3:00 pm Race #28 of 36 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race @ Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee, Saturday September 18, NBCSN, 7:30 pm Race #29 of 36 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs-Round of 12 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 @ New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire, Sunday September 26, NBCSN, 2:00 pm Race #30 of 36 1000Bulbs.com 500 @ Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama, Sunday October 3, NBC, 2:00 pm Race #31 of 36 Bank of America ROVAL 400 @ Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval), Concord, North Carolina, Sunday October 10, NBC, 2:30 pm Race #32 of 36 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs-Round of 8 Hollywood Casino 400 @ Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas, Sunday October 17, NBC, 2:30 pm Race #33 of 36 Texas 500 @ Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday October 24, NBCSN, 3:00 pm Race #34 of 36 First Data 500 @ Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia, Sunday October 31, NBC, 2:00 pm Race #35 of 36 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 4 BlueGreen Vacations 500 @ Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona, Sunday November 7, NBC, 3:00 pm Race #36 of 36

Schedule changes The Coca-Cola 600 moves back a week in 2021, to May 30, 2021. This will keep the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day Weekend. The spring race at Kansas Speedway moves up two weeks from 2020. Road America replaces the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway. Streets of Toronto will replace the spring race at Texas Motor Speedway. World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway replaces the July 17 race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (Gateway has never hosted a NASCAR Cup Series race prior to 2021.) The race will be called the Coke Zero Sugar 500. This was announced by a NASCAR Representative on Twitter on December 15, 2019 and by track officials on November 4, 2019. The NASCAR Xfinity Series will return for the first time since October 2010. The race will be called the M&Ms 300. The NASCAR AllStar Race will be held on Saturday May 22, along with the feature qualifier race: The NASCAR AllStar Open. Both races will be raced on Charlottes Roval for the first time in NASCAR history. The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series will also race on the Roval on Friday May 21. Iowa Speedway replaces the July 10 race at Kentucky Speedway. (Iowa has never hosted a NASCAR Cup Series race prior to 2021.) After being bought out by Rodger Penske, owner of Team Penske, Indianapolis Motor Speedway has a bright future on the NASCAR Schedules. Eldora Speedway will replace the August 8 race at Michigan International Speedway(Eldora has never hosted a NASCAR Cup or NASCAR Xfinity Series race prior to 2021) The Feature event will be on Friday August 6, with the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Thursday August 7 and the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series on Wednesday August 6. Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville will make its return to the NASCAR schedules in 2021 and replace the April 11 race at Bristol Motor Speedway. New Hampshire Motor Speedway moves to the playoffs, replacing the September 26 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Daytona International Speedway will debut its Road Course on August 28 for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 weekend. This will be the first NASCAR sanctioned events on the 2.66 Mile Road Course.