2025 NASCAR Discussion ThreadNASCAR

[Dylan]

This is the discussion thread for the 2025 NASCAR Season. Primarily the top 3 North American national touring series, Cup, Xfinity, and Craftsman Trucks.

This OP will be updated in the next day or two with series logos and schedules.

 

[Eggstor]

The list of networks and start times for the three national series is now available. We're down to 9 Cup races (8 points) and 3 Truck races on over-the-air TV, though as previously announced, the entire Xfinity schedule is available over-the-air on the CW (listed in calendar order):

• The Clash on Fox
• Daytona 500 on Fox
• Atlanta spring Cup race on Fox
• COTA Cup race on Fox
• Homestead Truck race on Fox (the Cup race is on FS1)
• Talladega spring Cup race on Fox
• Michigan Truck race on Fox
• Lime Rock Park Truck race on Fox
• Daytona summer race (the last regular-season race) on NBC
• Talladega fall race (3rd-last of the season) on NBC
• Martinsville fall race (the final cutdown race) on NBC
• Phoenix championship race on NBC

The rest of the Cup races are on FS1 (Phoenix spring through the All-Star Race excepting Talladega spring) / Amazon Prime (Coca-Cola 600 through Pocono) / TNT (Atlanta summer through Indianapolis) / USA (Iowa through Martinsville excepting Daytona summer). The rest of the Truck races are on FS1.

 

[Dolph Drago]

Coming in with my yearly old man rant. No race start before 2pm. In fact, the only race that starts before 3 (THREE!) on FOX is the 500, surprisingly, which starts at 2:30. Finishing under the lights used to be a novelty. It feels like it happens over half the season now.

Remember when races would start at 1 or even as early as noon?

 

[Eggstor]

Coming in with my yearly old man rant. No race start before 2pm. In fact, the only race that starts before 3 (THREE!) on FOX is the 500, surprisingly, which starts at 2:30. Finishing under the lights used to be a novelty. It feels like it happens over half the season now.

Remember when races would start at 1 or even as early as noon?
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Blame the West Coast for that.

Prediction - the bulk of the Daytona 500 will be on Monday again as the usual late-afternoon showers wash out Sunday.

 

[Blitz24]

Blame the West Coast for that.

Prediction - the bulk of the Daytona 500 will be on Monday again as the usual late-afternoon showers wash out Sunday.

Or blame NASCAR deciding that chasing viewers is worthwhile. It would be interesting to see if the distribution of viewers still skews heavily towards the east coast.

 

[Eggstor]

TNT and Amazon have announced their announce crew (not crews) for their portions of the Cup schedule:

Play by play - Adam Alexander
Color - Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Letarte will also continue on NBC's coverage per TNT.

 

[Blitz24]

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