NASCAR’s Diamond Anniversary schedule for its Cup Series, Xfinity Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series have been announced for the 2023 calendar year. NASCAR’s 75th year of operation will see new venues for all three series and will begin and end much as it did in 2022, with the Cup Series holding its non-points-paying Clash at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum the first weekend of February and ending at Phoenix Raceway the first weekend of November.
Cup Series points-paying races begin with the Daytona 500, while the Series Playoffs start at Darlington on Labor Day weekend, as they did this year. In between, the Cup Series “regular season” will see NASCAR’s premier teams, drivers and crews travel the U.S.A. on short ovals, super speedways, road courses, dirt courses, new sites, old sites – including North Wilkesboro, which has been renovated to host the All-Star Race.
There aren’t many circuits that will see repeat visits from the Cup Series in 2023, but those that will are pre-ordained, like Daytona International Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Phoenix Raceway, Charlotte Motor Speedway (both oval and Roval), Richmond, Bristol (both dirt and tarmac) and Martinsville. There is a new Chicago street race on the docket, as well. There are 27 races in the regular season, including the All-Star Race and 10 in the Playoffs for the Cup Series, a standard total of 36 points-paying contests.
NASCAR’s initial West Coast swing will include what it says is the final race on Auto Club Speedway’s two-mile oval before that’s converted to a short oval. Hopefully, wiser heads will prevail and this venue will remain as it is. After that the Cup Series goes to Sin City and Phoenix on proceeding weeks. NASCAR’s annual All-Star Race takes place May 21st at North Wilkesboro Speedway, the series first visit to this historic track since 1996.
Xfinity Series racers will have their first taste of competitive road racing in 2023, as the four-decade touring series serves as companion races to the Cup Series at both Sonoma Raceway and for the Chicago Street Race. The Xfinity Series starts its Playoffs on Bristol Motor Speedway’s banked oval and ends its season, along with the Cup Series on the one-mile Phoenix Raceway oval.
With CRAFTSMAN returning as series sponsor, the Truck Series joins the Cup Series on All-Star Weekend, racing at North Wilkesboro, and the trucks get to race on the historic Milwaukee Mile as the second contest of its Round of 10 Playoffs.
All three schedules are delineated below with playoffs in boldface:
2023 NASCAR CUP SERIES SCHEDULE
Thursday, February 16 Duel at Daytona
Sunday, February 19 DAYTONA 500
Sunday, February 26 Auto Club
Sunday, March 5 Las Vegas
Sunday, March 12 Phoenix
Sunday, March 19 Atlanta
Sunday, March 26 COTA
Sunday, April 2 Richmond
Sunday, April 9 Bristol Dirt
Sunday, April 16 Martinsville
Sunday, April 23 Talladega
Sunday, April 30 Dover
Sunday, May 7 Kansas
Sunday, May 14 Darlington
Sunday, May 21 North Wilkesboro (All-Star Race)
Sunday, May 28 Charlotte
Sunday, June 4 World Wide Technology Raceway
Sunday, June 11 Sonoma
Sunday, June 25 Nashville Superspeedway
Sunday, July 2 Chicago Street Race
Sunday, July 9 Atlanta
Sunday, July 16 New Hampshire
Sunday, July 23 Pocono
Sunday, July 30 Richmond
Sunday, August 6 Michigan
Sunday, August 13 Indianapolis Road Course
Sunday, August 20 Watkins Glen
Saturday, August 26 Daytona
Sunday, September 3 Darlington
Sunday, September 10 Kansas
Saturday, September 16 Bristol
Sunday, September 24 Texas
Sunday, October 1 Talladega
Sunday, October 8 Charlotte Roval
Sunday, October 15 Las Vegas
Sunday, October 22 Homestead-Miami
Sunday, October 29 Martinsville
Sunday, November 5 Phoenix (Championship)
2023 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES SCHEDULE
Date Race / Track
Saturday, February 18 Daytona
Saturday, February 25 Auto Club
Saturday, March 4 Las Vegas
Saturday, March 11 Phoenix
Saturday, March 18 Atlanta
Saturday, March 25 COTA
Saturday, April 1 Richmond
Saturday, April 15 Martinsville
Saturday, April 22 Talladega
Saturday, April 29 Dover
Saturday, May 13 Darlington
Saturday, May 27 Charlotte
Saturday, June 3 Portland
Saturday, June 10 Sonoma
Saturday, June 24 Nashville Superspeedway
Saturday, July 1 Chicago Street Race
Saturday, July 8 Atlanta
Saturday, July 15 New Hampshire
Saturday, July 22 Pocono
Saturday, July 29 Road America
Saturday, August 5 Michigan
Saturday, August 12 Indianapolis Road Course
Saturday, August 19 Watkins Glen
Friday, August 25 Daytona
Saturday, September 2 Darlington
Saturday, September 9 Kansas
Friday, September 15 Bristol
Saturday, September 23 Texas
Saturday, October 7 Charlotte Roval
Saturday, October 14 Las Vegas
Saturday, October 21 Homestead-Miami
Saturday, October 28 Martinsville
Saturday, November 4 Phoenix (Championship)
2023 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE
Date Race / Track
Friday, February 17 Daytona
Friday, March 3 Las Vegas
Saturday, March 18 Atlanta
Saturday, March 25 COTA
Saturday, April 1 Texas
Saturday, April 8 Bristol Dirt
Friday, April 14 Martinsville
Saturday, May 6 Kansas
Friday, May 12 Darlington
Saturday, May 20 North Wilkesboro
Friday, May 26 Charlotte
Saturday, June 3 World Wide Technology Raceway
Friday, June 23 Nashville Superspeedway
Saturday, July 8 Mid-Ohio
Saturday, July 22 Pocono
Saturday, July 29 Richmond
Friday, August 11 Lucas Oil IRP
Sunday, August 27 Milwaukee
Friday, September 8 Kansas
Thursday, September 14 Bristol
Saturday, September 30 Talladega
Saturday, October 21 Homestead-Miami
Friday, November 3 Phoenix (Championship)
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