NASCAR Cup Series
Race Schedule
2021 Season
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| # | Race Date | TV | Time | Race Track | Race Name/Results | Loop Data | Pole | Cars | Laps | LDRS | CTN | DRTN | Winner | STRT | Make | MRGN VCTRY | RCE SPD |
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| - | Tuesday, February 9th | FS1 | 7:00 pm ET | Daytona Road Course | Busch Clash at Dayto… | Boxscore | - | 21 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 01:30:25 | Kyle Busch | 16 | Toyota | 00.765 | 83.845 |
| - | Thursday, February 11th | FS1 | 9:00 pm ET | Daytona International Speedway | Bluegreen Vacations … | Boxscore | - | 22 | 63 | 14 | 2 | 00:59:47 | Austin Dillon | 4 | Chevrolet | 00.057 | 158.071 |
| - | Thursday, February 11th | FS1 | 7:00 pm ET | Daytona International Speedway | Bluegreen Vacations … | Boxscore | - | 22 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 00:46:53 | Aric Almirola | 2 | Ford | 00.041 | 191.966 |
| 1 | Sunday, February 14th | FOX | 2:30 pm ET | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona 500 | Boxscore | - | 40 | 200 | 22 | 7 | 03:27:44 | Michael McDowell | 17 | Ford | 00.000 | 144.416 |
| 2 | Sunday, February 21st | FOX | 3:00 pm ET | Daytona Road Course | O'Reilly Auto P… | Boxscore | - | 40 | 70 | 12 | 8 | 02:59:32 | Christopher Bell | 12 | Toyota | 02.119 | 84.452 |
| 3 | Sunday, February 28th | FOX | 3:30 pm ET | Homestead Miami Speedway | Dixie Vodka 400 | Boxscore | - | 38 | 267 | 20 | 6 | 03:12:45 | William Byron | 31 | Chevrolet | 02.777 | 124.669 |
| 4 | Sunday, March 7th | FOX | 3:30 pm ET | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Pennzoil 400 present… | Boxscore | - | 38 | 267 | 27 | 6 | 02:52:07 | Kyle Larson | 3 | Chevrolet | 03.156 | 139.615 |
| 5 | Sunday, March 14th | FOX | 3:30 pm ET | Phoenix Raceway | Instacart 500 | Boxscore | - | 38 | 312 | 22 | 7 | 03:00:20 | Martin Truex Jr | 5 | Toyota | 01.698 | 103.808 |
| 6 | Sunday, March 21st | FOX | 3:00 pm ET | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Folds of Honor QuikT… | Boxscore | - | 39 | 325 | 11 | 5 | 03:27:41 | Ryan Blaney | 10 | Ford | 02.083 | 144.595 |
| 7 | Sunday, March 28th | FOX | 3:30 pm ET | Bristol Motor Speedway (Dirt) | Food City Dirt Race | Boxscore | - | 39 | 253 | 5 | 10 | 02:43:53 | Joey Logano | 10 | Ford | 00.554 | 46.313 |
| 8 | Saturday, April 10th | FS1 | 7:30 pm ET | Martinsville Speedway | Blue-Emu Maximum Pai… | Boxscore | - | 37 | 500 | 18 | 15 | 03:54:25 | Martin Truex Jr | 7 | Toyota | 01.972 | 67.316 |
| 9 | Sunday, April 18th | FOX | 3:00 pm ET | Richmond Raceway | Toyota Owners 400 | Boxscore | - | 38 | 400 | 20 | 5 | 03:06:57 | Alex Bowman | 24 | Chevrolet | 00.381 | 96.282 |
| 10 | Sunday, April 25th | FOX | 2:00 pm ET | Talladega Superspeedway | GEICO 500 | Boxscore | - | 40 | 191 | 35 | 7 | 03:26:30 | Brad Keselowski | 10 | Ford | 00.102 | 147.620 |
| 11 | Sunday, May 2nd | FS1 | 3:00 pm ET | Kansas Speedway | Buschy McBusch Race … | Boxscore | - | 39 | 267 | 18 | 7 | 03:05:21 | Kyle Busch | 9 | Toyota | 00.336 | 129.647 |
| 12 | Sunday, May 9th | FS1 | 3:30 pm ET | Darlington Raceway | Goodyear 400 | Boxscore | - | 37 | 293 | 19 | 6 | 03:14:21 | Martin Truex Jr | 4 | Toyota | 02.571 | 123.562 |
| 13 | Sunday, May 16th | FS1 | 2:00 pm ET | Dover International Speedway | Drydene 400 | Boxscore | - | 37 | 400 | 10 | 7 | 03:19:55 | Alex Bowman | 16 | Chevrolet | 02.017 | 120.050 |
| 14 | Sunday, May 23rd | FS1 | 2:30 pm ET | Circuit of the Americas | EchoPark Texas Grand… | Boxscore | 92.363 | 40 | 54 | 11 | 5 | 03:07:11 | Chase Elliott | 8 | Chevrolet | 00.000 | 59.024 |
| 15 | Sunday, May 30th | FOX | 6:00 pm ET | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Coca-Cola 600 | Boxscore | 180.282 | 38 | 400 | 23 | 4 | 03:58:45 | Kyle Larson | 1 | Chevrolet | 10.051 | 150.785 |
| 16 | Sunday, June 6th | FS1 | 4:00 pm ET | Sonoma Raceway | Toyota / Save Mart 3… | Boxscore | - | 37 | 92 | 13 | 8 | 03:14:42 | Kyle Larson | 1 | Chevrolet | 00.614 | 71.445 |
| - | Sunday, June 13th | FS1 | 8:00 pm ET | Texas Motor Speedway | NASCAR All-Star Race | Boxscore | - | 21 | 100 | 10 | 7 | 01:45:59 | Kyle Larson | 1 | Chevrolet | 00.206 | 84.919 |
| - | Sunday, June 13th | FS1 | 6:00 pm ET | Texas Motor Speedway | NASCAR All-Star Open | Boxscore | - | 22 | 50 | 3 | 5 | 00:47:32 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | 00.458 | 94.670 |
| 17 | Sunday, June 20th | NBCSN | 3:30 pm ET | Nashville Superspeedway | Ally 400 | Boxscore | 161.992 | 39 | 300 | 14 | 11 | 03:30:23 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Chevrolet | 04.335 | 113.792 |
| 18 | Saturday, June 26th | NBCSN | 3:00 pm ET | Pocono Raceway | Pocono Organics CBD … | Boxscore | - | 38 | 130 | 14 | 8 | 02:30:38 | Alex Bowman | 13 | Chevrolet | 00.683 | 129.453 |
| 19 | Sunday, June 27th | NBCSN | 3:30 pm ET | Pocono Raceway | Explore the Pocono M… | Boxscore | - | 38 | 140 | 12 | 4 | 02:26:49 | Kyle Busch | 19 | Toyota | 08.654 | 143.036 |
| 20 | Sunday, July 4th | NBC | 2:30 pm ET | Road America | Jockey Made in Ameri… | Boxscore | 110.359 | 40 | 62 | 10 | 4 | 02:54:33 | Chase Elliott | 34 | Chevrolet | 05.705 | 86.271 |
| 21 | Sunday, July 11th | NBCSN | 3:30 pm ET | Atlanta Motor Speedway | Quaker State 400 pre… | Boxscore | - | 37 | 260 | 10 | 4 | 02:50:08 | Kurt Busch | 8 | Chevrolet | 01.237 | 141.207 |
| 22 | Sunday, July 18th | NBCSN | 3:00 pm ET | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | Foxwoods Resort Casi… | Boxscore | - | 37 | 293 | 14 | 6 | 03:07:52 | Aric Almirola | 22 | Ford | 00.697 | 99.004 |
| 23 | Sunday, August 8th | NBCSN | 3:00 pm ET | Watkins Glen International | Go Bowling at the Gl… | Boxscore | - | 37 | 90 | 7 | 4 | 02:10:57 | Kyle Larson | 4 | Chevrolet | 02.430 | 101.031 |
| 24 | Sunday, August 15th | NBC | 1:00 pm ET | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Ro… | Verizon 200 at the B… | Boxscore | 100.044 | 40 | 95 | 13 | 6 | 03:20:59 | AJ Allmendinger | 8 | Chevrolet | 00.929 | 69.171 |
| 25 | Sunday, August 22nd | NBCSN | 3:00 pm ET | Michigan International Speedwa… | FireKeepers Casino 4… | Boxscore | - | 37 | 200 | 20 | 6 | 02:48:27 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | Ford | 00.077 | 142.476 |
| 26 | Saturday, August 28th | NBC | 7:00 pm ET | Daytona International Speedway | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | Boxscore | - | 40 | 165 | 45 | 8 | 02:54:03 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | Ford | 00.000 | 142.201 |
| PLAYOFFS 'ROUND OF 16' 16 drivers compete for the Championship. They are the 26-race season points leader, race winners during the 26-race season, and any additional drivers based on points, if needed, to reach 16 drivers. The normal field of 40 drivers still race the remaining races along with the playoff drivers. The 16 playoff drivers points are advanced to 2,000 with additional "playoff points" earned through the regular season added. | |||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Sunday, September 5th | NBCSN | 6:00 pm ET | Darlington Raceway | Cook Out Southern 50… | Boxscore | - | 37 | 367 | 18 | 11 | 04:08:01 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | Toyota | 00.212 | 121.279 |
| 28 | Saturday, September 11th | NBCSN | 7:30 pm ET | Richmond Raceway | Federated Auto Parts… | Boxscore | - | 37 | 400 | 21 | 5 | 03:03:06 | Martin Truex Jr | 3 | Toyota | 01.417 | 98.307 |
| 29 | Saturday, September 18th | NBCSN | 7:30 pm ET | Bristol Motor Speedway | Bass Pro Shops Night… | Boxscore | - | 38 | 500 | 23 | 8 | 03:02:56 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Chevrolet | 00.227 | 87.409 |
| PLAYOFFS 'ROUND OF 12' The four playoff drivers with the lowest points are eliminated. Winning a race during the 'Round of 16' automatically advances a driver to the 'Round of 12'. The 12 remaining playoff drivers points are advanced to 3,000 with additional "playoff points" earned through the regular season and playoffs added. | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 | Sunday, September 26th | NBCSN | 7:00 pm ET | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | South Point 400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | Sunday, October 3rd | NBC | 2:00 pm ET | Talladega Superspeedway | YellaWood 500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | Sunday, October 10th | NBC | 2:00 pm ET | Charlotte Motor Speedway Road … | Bank of America ROVA… | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| PLAYOFFS 'ROUND OF 8' The four playoff drivers with the lowest points are eliminated. Winning a race during the 'Round of 12' automatically advances a driver to the 'Round of 8'. The eight remaining playoff drivers points are advanced to 4,000 with additional "playoff points" earned through the regular season and playoffs added. | |||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Sunday, October 17th | NBC | 2:00 pm ET | Texas Motor Speedway | Autotrader EchoPark … | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 34 | Sunday, October 24th | NBCSN | 3:00 pm ET | Kansas Speedway | Hollywood Casino 400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | Sunday, October 31st | NBC | 2:00 pm ET | Martinsville Speedway | Xfinity 500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP RACE The four playoff drivers with the lowest points are eliminated. Winning a race during the 'Round of 8' automatically advances a driver as a Championship contender in this final race. The four remaining playoff drivers points are advanced to 5,000. The driver of these four that finishes best wins the Cup Championship. | |||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Sunday, November 7th | NBC | 3:00 pm ET | Phoenix Raceway | Season Finale 500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |