For this NASCAR Cup Series season only, there will be no NASCAR racing this weekend. After 17 consecutive weekends, the competition is taking a week break.
This will give fans a chance to whet their racing appetite as the regular season approaches its crescent.
The Cup Series season is scheduled to end with the final playoff race on the first Sunday of November – similar to the 2021 season, which included a two-week Olympic break.
Here’s everything you need to know about NASCAR’s one-week hiatus, as well as when the Cup Series will be back in action.
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Are there any NASCAR races this weekend?
There’s a NASCAR race this weekend. But it will not include drivers from the competition’s premier division, the Cup Series, which is taking a weekend off.
Race fans who were ready for action were able to attend the Truck Series race on Saturday, June 18 at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa.
Those hoping to watch the Cup series will have to wait for the weekend. The series is set to resume with Allies 400 in Nashville on Sunday, June 26.
Why isn’t the Cup Series race this weekend?
The simple answer is that the 2022 Cup Series season started a week later than the 2021 season. President’s Day, which is celebrated on the third Monday of February, this year fell on February 21 – the latest date it could possibly be.
This means the Daytona 500, which was held on February 15 last year, ran on February 20 this year. The highly anticipated event marks the start of the NASCAR Cup Series season and has been held over Presidents Day weekend for more than 50 years.
Despite a late start, the 2022 Cup Series season is still scheduled to end on the first Sunday of November. Last year, all three tiers of NASCAR (Cup, Xfinity and Truck) took a two-week break for the Tokyo Olympics.
All your favorite Cup Series drivers will return to the track for the Alley 400 on June 26. Series TV coverage is expanding from Fox and FS1 to NBC and USA Network now through the end of the season.
NASCAR Cup Series Schedule 2022
(all time eastern)
| Date | Caste | narrow road | Time | TV | radio |
| 26 June | Ally 400 | Nashville Superspeedway | 5 pm | NBC | MRN |
| July 3 | Quick Trip 250 | Road America | 3 pm | America | MRN |
| July 10 | Quaker State 400 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | 3 pm | America | PRN |
| July 17 | Ember 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | 3 pm | America | PRN |
| 24 July | Explore the Pocono Mountains 500 | Pocono Raceway | 3 pm | America | MRN |
| July 31 | Verizon 200 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | 3 pm | NBC | IMS Radio |
| August 7 | Firekeeper Casino 400 | Michigan International Speedway | 3 pm | America | MRN |
| August 14 | Federated Auto Parts 400 | Richmond Raceway | 3 pm | America | MRN |
| August 21 | bowl at the glen | Watkins Glen International | 3 pm | America | MRN |
| August 27 | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | Daytona International Speedway | at 7 pm | NBC | MRN |
NASCAR Schedule 2022: Playoff Races
(all time eastern)
| Date | Caste | narrow road | Time | TV | radio |
| September 4 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | at 6 pm | America | MRN |
| September 11 | Hollywood Casino 400 | Kansas Speedway | 3 pm | America | MRN |
| September 17 | Bass Pro Shops Night Race | Bristol Motor Speedway | 7:30 pm | America | PRN |
| September 25 | Auto Trader Ecopark Automotive 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | 3:30 pm | America | PRN |
| October 2 | yellowwood 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | at 2 pm | NBC | MRN |
| October 9 | Bank of America Roval 400 | Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL | at 2 pm | NBC | PRN |
| October 16 | South Point 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 2:30 pm | NBC | PRN |
| October 23 | Dixie Vodka 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | 2:30 pm | NBC | MRN |
| October 30 | Xfinity 500 | Martinsville Speedway | at 2 pm | NBC | MRN |
| November 6 | NASCAR Cup Series Championship | Phoenix Raceway | 3 pm | NBC | MRN |
