2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

The **2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series** is the 70th season of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the season began with the Advance Auto Parts Clash, the Can-Am Duel and the Daytona 500, and will end with the Ford EcoBoost 400 on November 18.

The Bank of America Roval 400 will run on the infield road course instead of its quad-oval.

### Regular season races

|Race #|Date|Race name|Track|Location|Time|TV|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Exhibition|February 11|Advance Auto Parts Clash|Daytona International Speedway|Daytona Beach, Florida|3:00 pm|FS1|
|Exhibition|February 15|Can-Am Duel|Daytona International Speedway|Daytona Beach, Florida|7:00 pm|FS1|
|1|February 18|Daytona 500|Daytona International Speedway|Daytona Beach, Florida|2:30 pm|Fox|
|2|February 25|Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500|Atlanta Motor Speedway|Hampton, Georgia|3:30 pm|Fox|
|3|March 4|Pennzoil 400|Las Vegas Motor Speedway|Las Vegas, Nevada|3:30 pm|Fox|
|4|March 11|TicketGuardian 500|ISM Raceway|Avondale, Arizona|3:30 pm|Fox|
|5|March 18|Auto Club 400|Auto Club Speedway|Fontana, California|3:30 pm|Fox|
|6|March 26*|STP 500|Martinsville Speedway|Ridgeway, Virginia|2:00 pm|FS1|
|7|April 8|O'Reilly Auto Parts 500|Texas Motor Speedway|Fort Worth, Texas|2:00 pm|Fox|
|8|April 15 (Sunday) April 16 (Monday)|Food City 500|Bristol Motor Speedway|Bristol, Tennessee|1:15 pm 1:30 pm|Fox|
|9|April 21|Toyota Owners 400|Richmond Raceway|Richmond, Virginia|6:30 pm|Fox|
|10|April 29|GEICO 500|Talladega Superspeedway|Lincoln, Alabama|2:00 pm|Fox|
|11|May 6|AAA 400 Drive for Autism|Dover International Speedway|Dover, Delaware|1:45 pm|FS1|
|12|May 12|KC Masterpiece 400|Kansas Speedway|Kansas City, Kansas|8:00 pm|FS1|
|Exhibition|May 19|NASCAR Open|Charlotte Motor Speedway|Concord, North Carolina|6:00 pm|FS1|
|Exhibition|May 19|Monster Energy NASCAR All Star Race|Charlotte Motor Speedway|Concord, North Carolina|8:00 pm|FS1|
|13|May 27|Coca-Cola 600|Charlotte Motor Speedway|Concord, North Carolina|6:00 pm|Fox|
|14|June 3|Pocono 400|Pocono Raceway|Long Pond, Pennsylvania|2:00 pm|FS1|
|15|June 10|FireKeepers Casino 400|Michigan International Speedway|Brooklyn, Michigan|4:30 pm|Fox|
|16|June 24|Toyota/Save Mart 350|Sonoma Raceway|Sonoma, California|3:00 pm|FS1|
|17|July 1|Overton's 400|Chicagoland Speedway|Joliet, Illinois|2:30 pm|NBCSN|
|18|July 7|Coke Zero Sugar 400|Daytona International Speedway|Daytona Beach, Florida|7:00 pm|NBC|
|19|July 14|Quaker State 400|Kentucky Speedway|Sparta, Kentucky|7:30 pm|NBCSN|
|20|July 22|Foxwoods Resort Casino 301|New Hampshire Motor Speedway|Loudon, New Hampshire|4:15 pm|NBCSN|
|21|July 29|Gander Outdoors 400|Pocono Raceway|Long Pond, Pennsylvania|2:30 pm|NBCSN|
|22|August 5|Go Bowling at The Glen|Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen, New York|2:30 pm|NBC|
|23|August 12|Consumers Energy 400|Michigan International Speedway|Brooklyn, Michigan|2:30 pm|NBCSN|
|24|August 18|Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race|Bristol Motor Speedway|Bristol, Tennessee|7:30 pm|NBCSN|
|25|September 2|Bojangles' Southern 500|Darlington Raceway|Darlington, South Carolina|6:00 pm|NBC|
|26|September 9|Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard|Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Speedway, Indiana|2:00 pm|NBCSN|

#### Round of 16

|Race #|Date|Race name|Track|Location|Time|TV|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|27|September 16|South Point 400|Las Vegas Motor Speedway|Las Vegas, Nevada|3:00 pm|NBC|
|28|September 22|Federated Auto Parts 400|Richmond Raceway|Richmond, Virginia|7:30 pm|NBCSN|
|29|September 30|Bank of America Roval 400|Charlotte Motor Speedway (roval)|Concord, North Carolina|2:00 pm|NBC|

#### Round of 12

|Race #|Date|Race name|Track|Location|Time|TV|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|30|October 7|Dover 400|Dover International Speedway|Dover, Delaware|2:00 pm|NBCSN|
|31|October 14|1000Bulbs.com 500|Talladega Superspeedway|Lincoln, Alabama|2:00 pm|NBC|
|32|October 21|Hollywood Casino 400|Kansas Speedway|Kansas City, Kansas|2:00 pm|NBC|

#### Round of 8

|Race #|Date|Race name|Track|Location|Time|TV|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|33|October 28|First Data 500|Martinsville Speedway|Ridgeway, Virginia|2:30 pm|NBCSN|
|34|November 4|AAA Texas 500|Texas Motor Speedway|Fort Worth, Texas|3:00 pm|NBCSN|
|35|November 11|Can-Am 500|ISM Raceway|Avondale, Arizona|2:30 pm|NBC|

#### Championship 4

|Race #|Date|Race name|Track|Location|Time|TV|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|36|November 18|Ford EcoBoost 400|Homestead-Miami Speedway|Homestead, Florida|2:30 pm|NBC|