# 2025 NASCAR Cup Series

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series is the 77th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 54th season for the modern-era Cup Series. The season started with the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 2 at Bowman Gray Stadium, followed by The Duel at Daytona on February 13, and the 67th running of the Daytona 500 (the first points race of the season) on February 16, both at Daytona International Speedway. The season will end with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 2.
The 2025 season is the first year under NASCAR's new TV deal that will last until 2031. FOX will broadcast 12 races, while NBC will broadcast 14 races. Amazon and TNT will broadcast five races each. In addition, the season marks the debut of NASCAR's in-season tournament.
This is the first season without Tony Stewart's ownership of Stewart–Haas Racing since 2008. Gene Haas, the other co-owner of SHR, announced he would retain the team and rebrand it as Haas Factory Team for 2025. This is also the first season without 2017 champion Martin Truex Jr. as a full-time driver since 2005, as he announced his retirement from full-time racing on June 14, 2024. This is also the first season since 2015 to have more than 40 cars in a race with the new Open Exemption Provisional rule.
The 2025 season is the first under the new charter agreement, which limits teams to a maximum of three charters. Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing, which have four charters each, are grandfathered in the new agreement.
Joey Logano of Team Penske enters the season as the defending 2024 NASCAR Cup Series champion.
Katherine Legge made her Cup Series debut in March at the Shriners Children's 500, making her the first woman to compete in the Cup Series since Danica Patrick in the 2018 Daytona 500.

## Teams and drivers
### Chartered teams

| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | Kyle Larson | Cliff Daniels |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 9 | Chase Elliott | Alan Gustafson |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | William Byron | Rudy Fugle |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 48 | Alex Bowman | Blake Harris |
| Chevrolet | Hyak Motorsports | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Mike Kelley |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 10 | Ty Dillon | Andrew Dickeson |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Trent Owens |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Boswell |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 8 | Kyle Busch | Randall Burnett |
| Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 7 | Justin Haley | Rodney Childers |
| Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 71 | Michael McDowell | Travis Peterson |
| Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Luke Lambert |
| Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 1 | Ross Chastain | Phil Surgen |
| Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Stephen Doran |
| Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Matt Swiderski |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 4 | Noah Gragson | Drew Blickensderfer |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Kevyn Rebolledo 1 Chris Lawson 35 |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 38 | Zane Smith | Ryan Bergenty |
| Ford | Haas Factory Team | 41 | Cole Custer | Aaron Kramer |
| Ford | RFK Racing | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Jeremy Bullins |
| Ford | RFK Racing | 17 | Chris Buescher | Scott Graves |
| Ford | RFK Racing | 60 | Ryan Preece | Derrick Finley |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Cody Ware | Tommy Baldwin Jr. 1 Billy Plourde 35 |
| Ford | Team Penske | 2 | Austin Cindric | Brian Wilson |
| Ford | Team Penske | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Jonathan Hassler |
| Ford | Team Penske | 22 | Joey Logano | Paul Wolfe |
| Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Josh Berry | Miles Stanley |
| Toyota | 23XI Racing | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Charles Denike |
| Toyota | 23XI Racing | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | Davin Restivo |
| Toyota | 23XI Racing | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Billy Scott |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Chris Gayle |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | Chase Briscoe | James Small |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Christopher Bell | Adam Stevens |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Tyler Allen |
| Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Travis Mack |
| Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 43 | Erik Jones | Ben Beshore |

### Non-chartered teams
#### Limited schedule

| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Races |
| Chevrolet | Beard Motorsports | 62 | Anthony Alfredo | Darren Shaw | 1 |
| Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 40 | Justin Allgaier | Greg Ives | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Live Fast Motorsports | 78 | B. J. McLeod | David Ingram | 7 |
| Chevrolet | Live Fast Motorsports | 78 | Katherine Legge | David Ingram | 1 |
| Chevrolet | NY Racing Team | 44 | J. J. Yeley | Jay Guy | 3 |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | Will Brown | Andy Street | TBA |
| Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 07 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Chevrolet | Team AmeriVet | 50 | Burt Myers | TBA | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 87 | Connor Zilisch | Darian Grubb | 1 |
| Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 91 | Hélio Castroneves | Darian Grubb | 1 |
| Ford | Garage 66 | 66 | Chandler Smith | Carl Long | 1 |
| Ford | Garage 66 | 66 | Casey Mears | Carl Long | 1 |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 01 | Corey LaJoie | Jerry Kelley | 2 |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Toyota | 23XI Racing | 67 | Corey Heim | Bootie Barker | TBA |
| Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Chad Johnston | 2 |
| Toyota | Tricon Garage | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Cole Pearn | 1 |
Notes
* 1 2 Both FRM and 23XI are under an injunction, which currently ensures they remain chartered due to an ongoing lawsuit against NASCAR.

### Team changes

New teams/rebrands
* Haas Factory Team was formed by Gene Haas after retaining the sole remaining charter from Stewart–Haas Racing. The team runs the No. 41 car, driven by Cole Custer.
* JTG Daugherty Racing rebranded itself into Hyak Motorsports, following the departure of co-owners Jodi and Tad Geschickter. Brad Daugherty retains his stake in the team's ownership, alongside Gordon Smith, Mark Hughes, and Ernie Cope.
* JR Motorsports debuted in the Cup Series at the 2025 Daytona 500 with the No. 40 car driven by Justin Allgaier. According to the team, no further races are planned.
* Tricon Garage fielded a car in the series for the first time in the 2025 Daytona 500. Martin Truex Jr. drove the No. 56.
* MBM Motorsports rebranded their Cup entry as Garage 66.
Expansions
* 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports, and Trackhouse Racing purchased the charters from Stewart–Haas Racing during the 2024 season. 23XI's third team is the No. 35 car, driven by Riley Herbst. FRM's third team is the No. 4 car for Noah Gragson, and Trackhouse's is the No. 88 car, driven by Shane van Gisbergen.
* RFK Racing leased a third charter from Rick Ware Racing to field the No. 60 car full-time, driven by Ryan Preece.
Closures
* Stewart–Haas Racing shut down its operations at the conclusion of the 2024 season.
Manufacturers
* Chevrolet continues to field cars with the Camaro ZL1 body, but without the Camaro branding, as the manufacturer discontinued the car after 2023 with no direct replacement. Instead, the cars are being branded as the "ZL1".
Sponsorship
* WeatherTech will sponsor Trackhouse Racing for the No. 88 car driven by Shane van Gisbergen during the 2025 season as it was announced during 2024 season. WeatherTech sponsored van Gisbergen during the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.
* FedEx will not return to Joe Gibbs Racing, Denny Hamlin, and NASCAR during the 2025 season as it was announced at the end of the 2024 season. In addition, He Gets Us, Mavis Tires & Brakes, and Auto-Owners Insurance have reportedly left JGR after the 2024 season.
* Kroger wouldn't return to Hyak Motorsports for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. during the 2025 season as it was announced at the end of the 2024 season as the grocery chain later announced they moved to RFK Racing after the announcement of the third charter. Rate would sponsor the Hyak No. 47 at COTA. Real American Beer, co-founded by former WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan, signed a deal to sponsor the Hyak No. 47 car for Las Vegas 1.
* Love's Travel Stops will continue to sponsor Front Row Motorsports's No. 34 car of Todd Gilliland for multiple races in 2025. Todd's father, David, represented Love’s at FRM.
* Amazon Prime signed a multi-year deal to serve as sponsor of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 9 car of Chase Elliott, starting in 2025.
* Campbell's has joined Joe Gibbs Racing as a partner for the 2025 season after signing a partnership agreement with Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, an investor in JGR.
* Traveller Whiskey, in collaboration with Chris Stapleton, will sponsor JR Motorsports for the No. 40 car driven by Justin Allgaier at the 2025 Daytona 500.
* Winchester Repeating Arms Company will join Bass Pro Shops in sponsoring the Richard Childress Racing No. 3 car driven by Austin Dillon.
* SunnyD signed a multi-year deal to sponsor the Hyak No. 47 for 5 races in 2025. In addition, SunnyD would also sponsor the No. 35 of Riley Herbst at Las Vegas 1.
* Rush Truck Centers will follow Noah Gragson from Stewart–Haas Racing to Front Row Motorsports for 2025. They will sponsor his No. 4 car in eight races.
* King's Hawaiian has left RFK Racing to sponsor the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 car, reportedly due to a brand conflict with one of RFK's new sponsors. National Debt Relief signed a deal to sponsor the JGR No. 11 car for four races in 2025. Ampm signed a deal to sponsor the JGR No. 11 car for two races in 2025. Progressive Corporation signed a deal sponsoring JGR No. 11 car for 18 races in 2025.
* Red Bull would return to NASCAR to sponsor the Trackhouse Racing Nos. 87 and 88 cars for six races. The sponsorship reunites Red Bull with van Gisbergen, who had previously driven Red Bull-sponsored cars in the Supercars Championship for Triple Eight Race Engineering.
* Saia signed a multi-year deal to sponsor the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 54 driven by Ty Gibbs for seven races in 2025. Ampm signed a deal to sponsor the JGR No. 54 car for one race in 2026.
* PPG Paints will sponsor the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing car driven by Josh Berry at the Brickyard 400.
* Aaron's will return to NASCAR and sponsor Front Row Motorsports Nos. 34 and 38 cars.
* The Backstreet Boys will sponsor the Legacy Motor Club No. 42 car driven by John Hunter Nemechek at Las Vegas 1 to promote the boy band's residency show "Into the Millennium" at the Sphere.

### Driver changes

Moving teams
* Former SHR drivers Noah Gragson, Josh Berry, Ryan Preece, and Chase Briscoe moved to Front Row Motorsports, Wood Brothers Racing, RFK Racing, and Joe Gibbs Racing, respectively.
* Michael McDowell will be moving from Front Row Motorsports to drive the No. 71 car for Spire Motorsports on a multi-year deal, replacing Zane Smith.
* Zane Smith will be moving from Spire Motorsports to drive the No. 38 for Front Row Motorsports, replacing Michael McDowell.
* Cody Ware will return to the Rick Ware Racing No. 51 car after driving part-time in the No. 15 car in 2024.
* Corey LaJoie will drive part-time in the Rick Ware Racing No. 01 car after driving the No. 51 car for seven races in 2024.
Moving between series
* A. J. Allmendinger will move back to full-time Cup Series competition in the Kaulig Racing No. 16 car after running part-time in 2024.
* Harrison Burton, who was released by Wood Brothers Racing, will move back to the Xfinity Series for AM Racing in 2025.
* Cole Custer will move back to the Cup Series after running full-time in the Xfinity Series for two years.
* Daniel Hemric will move back to the Truck Series and drive the No. 19 truck for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. Ty Dillon will replace him as the driver of the Kaulig Racing No. 10 car (renumbered from No. 31), after running the Truck Series in 2024.
Retirement
* Martin Truex Jr. retired from full-time competition at the conclusion of the 2024 season.
Rookies
* Shane van Gisbergen will move to the Cup Series full-time after running in the Xfinity Series in 2024.
* Riley Herbst will move to the Cup Series full-time after running in the Xfinity Series in 2024.

### Other potential and rumored changes

Teams
* Andretti Global has shown interest in expanding its operations into the Cup Series.
Drivers
* Two-time IndyCar champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden has shown interest in driving in the Cup Series.
Sponsorship
* NASCAR is looking for a fourth premier partner for the Cup Series alongside Busch Beer, Coca-Cola, and Xfinity, following GEICO's departure from the partnership after the 2024 season.

## Rule changes
### Pre-season

Sources:
* A new "Open Exemption Provisional" rule has been introduced for the NASCAR Cup Series, allowing world-class drivers to compete in a race. These drivers will not earn race points, playoff points, prize money, or tiebreaker advantages based on their finishing position. However, they will retain the win, including the trophy and All-Star eligibility. The second-place finisher will receive first-place points but will not gain playoff points or playoff eligibility.
* Vehicles on the Damaged Vehicle Policy (DVP) may drive to the garage or be towed there if necessary. A repair clock of 7 minutes (8 minutes for Atlanta) is activated for vehicles undergoing repairs on pit road. Once the clock expires, the vehicle must move to the garage to continue repairs but will not be disqualified from the race. If a vehicle cannot reach pit road due to damage or flat tires, it will be towed directly to the garage. Additionally, if a car leaves its pit box and the repair clock expires before it crosses the pit-out yellow line, a penalty will be assessed.
* If a playoff waiver is granted for missing a race (exceptions to the forfeit of playoff points include medical reasons—driver medical, birth of a child, family emergency, etc.—and age restrictions), the driver will forfeit all current and future playoff points (earned prior to the playoffs) and will start the playoffs with a maximum of 2,000 points.
* Rules violations by an OEM may result in a loss of manufacturer points, and/or loss of wind tunnel hours, and/or loss of RCFD runs. Penalties will be assessed for violations of the vehicle testing policy, wind tunnel policy, event roster, and code of conduct policy.
* Suspensions resulting from technical penalties may be deferred, without appeal, to the next race following the penalty. All other suspensions take effect immediately.
* An additional bonus point for the fastest lap in a points paying race event has been introduced. Does not apply to Daytona Duels.

### In-season

* The OEP was adjusted: if there are more than 40 cars, the field will automatically expand to 41, and the team requesting the provisional may use it regardless of qualifying position.

## Schedule

The 2025 schedule was released on August 29, 2024 and consists of 30 oval races, 5 road course races, one street track race, and 4 non-championship races to be held on ovals. The start times were announced on November 13.
Notes: Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2025. For the races where a 2025 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2024 are listed.
| No | Race name | Track | Location | Date | Time (ET) | TV | Radio |
| Regular Season ||||||||
| | Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium | O Bowman Gray Stadium | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | February 2 | 8 PM | Fox | MRN |
| | The Duel at Daytona | O Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | February 13 | 7 PM | FS1 | MRN |
| 1 | Daytona 500 | O Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | February 16 | 1:30 PM | Fox | MRN |
| 2 | Ambetter Health 400 | O Atlanta Motor Speedway | Hampton, Georgia | February 23 | 3 PM | Fox | PRN |
| 3 | EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix | R Circuit of the Americas | Austin, Texas | March 2 | 3:30 PM | Fox | PRN |
| 4 | Shriners Children's 500 | O Phoenix Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | March 9 | 3:30 PM | FS1 | MRN |
| 5 | Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube | O Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada | March 16 | 3:30 PM | FS1 | PRN |
| 6 | Straight Talk Wireless 400 | O Homestead–Miami Speedway | Homestead, Florida | March 23 | 3 PM | FS1 | MRN |
| 7 | Cook Out 400 | O Martinsville Speedway | Ridgeway, Virginia | March 30 | 3 PM | FS1 | MRN |
| 8 | Goodyear 400 | O Darlington Raceway | Darlington, South Carolina | April 6 | 3 PM | FS1 | MRN |
| 9 | Food City 500 | O Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tennessee | April 13 | 3 PM | FS1 | PRN |
| 10 | Jack Link's 500 | O Talladega Superspeedway | Lincoln, Alabama | April 27 | 3 PM | Fox | MRN |
| 11 | WÜRTH 400 Presented by LIQUI MOLY | O Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas | May 4 | 3:30 PM | FS1 | PRN |
| 12 | AdventHealth 400 | O Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas | May 11 | 3 PM | FS1 | MRN |
| | NASCAR All-Star Open | O North Wilkesboro Speedway | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | May 18 | 6 PM | FS1 | MRN |
| | NASCAR All-Star Race | O North Wilkesboro Speedway | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina | May 18 | 8 PM | FS1 | MRN |
| 13 | Coca-Cola 600 | O Charlotte Motor Speedway | Concord, North Carolina | May 25 | 6 PM | Prime | PRN |
| 14 | Ally 400 | O Nashville Superspeedway | Lebanon, Tennessee | June 1 | 7 PM | Prime | PRN |
| 15 | FireKeepers Casino 400 | O Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Michigan | June 8 | 2 PM | Prime | MRN |
| 16 | NASCAR Cup Series at Mexico City | R Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | Mexico City, Mexico | June 15 | 3 PM | Prime | MRN |
| 17 | The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISITPA | O Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | June 22 | 2 PM | Prime | MRN |
| NASCAR in-season tournament ||||||||
| 18 | Quaker State 400 available at Walmart | O Atlanta Motor Speedway | Hampton, Georgia | June 28 | 7 PM | TNT | PRN |
| 19 | Grant Park 165 | S Chicago Street Course | Chicago, Illinois | July 6 | 2 PM | TNT | MRN |
| 20 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | R Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, California | July 13 | 3:30 PM | TNT | PRN |
| 21 | Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 | O Dover Motor Speedway | Dover, Delaware | July 20 | 2 PM | TNT | PRN |
| 22 | Brickyard 400 presented by PPG | O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | July 27 | 2 PM | TNT | IMS |
| Regular Season ||||||||
| 23 | Iowa Corn 350 powered by Ethanol | O Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | August 3 | 3:30 PM | USA | MRN |
| 24 | Go Bowling at The Glen | R Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | August 10 | 2 PM | USA | MRN |
| 25 | Cook Out 400 | O Richmond Raceway | Richmond, Virginia | August 16 | 7:30 PM | USA | MRN |
| 26 | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | O Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | August 23 | 7:30 PM | NBC | MRN |
| NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs ||||||||
| Round of 16 ||||||||
| 27 | Cook Out Southern 500 | O Darlington Raceway | Darlington, South Carolina | August 31 | 6 PM | USA | MRN |
| 28 | Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter | O World Wide Technology Raceway | Madison, Illinois | September 7 | 3 PM | USA | MRN |
| 29 | Bass Pro Shops Night Race | O Bristol Motor Speedway | Bristol, Tennessee | September 13 | 7:30 PM | USA | PRN |
| Round of 12 ||||||||
| 30 | USA Today 301 | O New Hampshire Motor Speedway | Loudon, New Hampshire | September 21 | 2 PM | USA | PRN |
| 31 | Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN BET | O Kansas Speedway | Kansas City, Kansas | September 28 | 3 PM | USA | MRN |
| 32 | Bank of America Roval 400 | R Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval) | Concord, North Carolina | October 5 | 3 PM | USA | PRN |
| Round of 8 ||||||||
| 33 | South Point 400 | O Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada | October 12 | 5:30 PM | USA | PRN |
| 34 | YellaWood 500 | O Talladega Superspeedway | Lincoln, Alabama | October 19 | 2 PM | NBC | MRN |
| 35 | Xfinity 500 | O Martinsville Speedway | Ridgeway, Virginia | October 26 | 2 PM | NBC | MRN |
| Championship 4 ||||||||
| 36 | NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race | O Phoenix Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | November 2 | 3 PM | NBC | MRN |