Drivers, start your engines. It's time to race.
The NASCAR Cup Series will officially begin its 73rd season on Feb. 14 with the Daytona 500. Several venues on the schedule will be familiar for racing fans, but a few changes have been made, most notably the addition of more road courses.
In 2021, NASCAR will hold seven road course events, and for the first time in more than 50 years, there will be a dirt race. Bristol Motor Speedway will be covered in dirt for the Food City Dirt Race on March 28.
"We said back in really 2019 that we wanted to evolve the schedule," said Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR's executive vice president and chief racing development officer. "2020 was going to be the year that we could make some moves within the portfolio of races that we had, but really 2021 and beyond are where you're going to see some bold races from NASCAR. We believe we've delivered on that."
Below is the complete NASCAR Cup Series schedule for 2021, including start times and TV channels for each race.
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NASCAR schedule 2021
(All times Eastern)
| Date | Race | Track | Start time | TV channel | Radio |
| Feb. 9 | The Clash | Daytona Road Course | 7 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| Feb. 11 | Duel No. 1/Duel No. 2 | Daytona International Speedway | 7 p.m. ET | FS1 | MRN |
| Feb. 14 | Daytona 500 | Daytona International Speedway | 2:30 p.m. | FOX | MRN |
| Feb. 21 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Daytona RC | Daytona Road Course | 3 p.m. | FOX | MRN |
| Feb. 28 | Dixie Vodka 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | 3:30 p.m. | FOX | MRN |
| March 7 | Pennzoil 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 3:30 p.m. | FOX | PRN |
| March 14 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Phoenix | Phoenix Raceway | 3:30 p.m. | FOX | MRN |
| March 21 | Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | 3 p.m. | FOX | PRN |
| March 28 | Food City Dirt Race | Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt | 3:30 p.m. | FOX | PRN |
| April 10 | Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 | Martinsville Speedway | 7:30 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| April 18 | Toyota Owners 400 | Richmond Raceway | 3 p.m. | FOX | MRN |
| April 25 | Geico 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | 2 p.m. | FOX | MRN |
| May 2 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Kansas | Kansas Speedway | 3 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| May 9 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Darlington | Darlington Raceway | 3:30 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| May 16 | Drydene 400 | Dover International Speedway | 2 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| May 23 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at COTA | Circuit of the Americas | 2:30 p.m. | FS1 | PRN |
| May 30 | Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | 6 p.m. | FOX | PRN |
| June 6 | Toyota/Save Mart 350 | Sonoma Raceway | 4 p.m. | FS1 | PRN |
| June 13 | NASCAR All-Star Open | Texas Motor Speedway | 6 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| June 13 | NASCAR All-Star Race | Texas Motor Speedway | 8 p.m. | FS1 | MRN |
| June 20 | Ally 400 | Nashville Superspeedway | 3:30 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| June 26 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Pocono | Pocono Raceway | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| June 27 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Pocono | Pocono Raceway | 3:30 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| July 4 | NASCAR Cup Series Race at Road America | Road America | 2:30 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
| July 11 | Quaker State 400 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | 3:30 p.m. | NBCSN | PRN |
| July 18 | Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | PRN |
| Aug. 8 | Go Bowling at The Glen | Watkins Glen International | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| Aug. 15 | Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | 1 p.m. | NBC | IMS Radio |
| Aug. 22 | FireKeepers Casino 400 | Michigan International Speedway | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| Aug. 28 | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | Daytona International Speedway | 7 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
NASCAR schedule 2021: Playoff races
(All times Eastern)
| Date | Race | Track | Start time | TV channel | Radio |
| Sept. 5 | Cook Out Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | 6 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| Sept. 11 | Federated Auto Parts 400 | Richmond Raceway | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| Sept. 18 | Bass Pro Shops Night Race | Bristol Motor Speedway | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSN | PRN |
| Sept. 26 | South Point 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 7 p.m. | NBCSN | PRN |
| Oct. 3 | YellaWood 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | 2 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
| Oct. 10 | Bank of America ROVAL 400 | Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course | 2 p.m. | NBC | PRN |
| Oct. 17 | Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 | Texas Motor Speedway | 2 p.m. | NBC | PRN |
| Oct. 24 | Hollywood Casino 400 | Kansas Speedway | 3 p.m. | NBCSN | MRN |
| Oct. 31 | Xfinity 500 | Martinsville Speedway | 2 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
| Nov. 7 | NASCAR Cup Series Championship | Phoenix Raceway | 3 p.m. | NBC | MRN |
In Canada, fans can watch all NASCAR races on TSN.
