{"id":74329,"date":"2020-08-06T09:21:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=74329"},"modified":"2020-08-14T10:58:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T17:58:47","slug":"nascar-announces-final-installment-of-events-in-the-revised-2020-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/nascar-announces-final-installment-of-events-in-the-revised-2020-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Announces Final Installment of Events in the Revised 2020 Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NASCAR,<\/p>\n

Great news for NASCAR fans today NASCAR announced the final installment of events in the revised 2020 schedule, including the full Playoffs schedule for all three national series. It has been a rough go for motorsports events as of late, so any news of events actually happening are welcomed by many.<\/p>\n

In the NASCAR Cup Series, all 10 playoff venues and dates will remain from the original 2020 schedule without any changes, with the postseason kicking off at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, Sept. 6 (NBCSN, 6 p.m. ET) and culminating with the crowning of a champion for the first time at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, Nov. 8 (NBC, 3 p.m. ET).<\/p>\n

In the NASCAR Xfinity Series, there will be one new venue, Talladega Superspeedway, has been added as the second race in the opening round of the playoffs on Saturday, Oct. 3 (NBCSN, 4:30 p.m. ET) while Bristol Motor Speedway moves to the regular season finale on Friday, Sept. 18 (NBCSN, 7 p.m. ET). The Playoffs will now begin at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 26 (NBCSN, 7:30 p.m. ET).<\/p>\n

The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series will also have two new venues during the series\u2019 playoff run \u2013 Kansas Speedway on Friday, Oct. 16 (FS1, 7 p.m. ET) and Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Oct. 25 (FS1, Noon ET), which is the new date for the race from Texas that was postponed on Friday, March 27. Bristol Motor Speedway will now serve as the Playoffs opener for the Gander Trucks on Thursday, Sept. 17 (FS1, 7:30 p.m. ET). Finally, the Gander Trucks will visit Richmond Raceway on Thursday, Sept. 10 (FS1, 8 p.m. ET) for the regular season finale \u2013 fulfilling the race that was originally scheduled for Saturday, Apr. 18.<\/p>\n

NASCAR\u2019s modified event procedures and protocols were designed in accordance with public health officials, medical experts and local, state and federal officials. NASCAR will determine if fans are allowed entrance to NASCAR events on a market-by-market basis, in accordance with local and state guidelines.<\/p>\n

The final installment of the 2020 schedule is as follows (Note: Playoff opening races are in bold type.):<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
DATE<\/strong><\/td>\nTRACK<\/strong><\/td>\nSERIES<\/strong><\/td>\nDISTANCE<\/strong><\/td>\nNET<\/strong><\/td>\nSTART (ET)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat, Sept. 5<\/td>\nDarlington<\/td>\nXfinity<\/td>\n200 mi<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12:30 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun, Sept. 6<\/td>\n*Darlington<\/td>\nGander Trucks<\/td>\n200 mi<\/td>\nFS1<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun, Sept. 6<\/strong><\/td>\nDarlington<\/strong><\/td>\nCup<\/strong><\/td>\n501 mi<\/strong><\/td>\nNBCSN<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6:00 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, Sept. 10<\/td>\nRichmond<\/td>\nGander Trucks<\/td>\n187 mi<\/td>\nFS1<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri, Sept. 11<\/td>\nRichmond<\/td>\nXfinity<\/td>\n187 mi<\/td>\nNBCSN<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat Sept. 12<\/td>\n*Richmond<\/td>\nXfinity<\/td>\n187 mi<\/td>\nNBCSN<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:30 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat, Sept 12<\/td>\nRichmond<\/td>\nCup<\/td>\n300 mi<\/td>\nNBCSN<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:30 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, Sept. 17<\/strong><\/td>\nBristol<\/strong><\/td>\nGander Trucks<\/strong><\/td>\n107 mi<\/strong><\/td>\nFS1<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:30 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thu, Sept. 17<\/td>\nBristol<\/td>\nARCA Menards<\/td>\n107 mi<\/td>\nFS1<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9:30 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri, Sept. 18<\/td>\nBristol<\/td>\nXfinity<\/td>\n160 mi<\/td>\nNBCSN<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat, Sept. 19<\/td>\nBristol<\/td>\nCup<\/td>\n266 mi<\/td>\nNBCSN<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:30 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri, Sept. 25<\/td>\nLas Vegas<\/td>\nGander Trucks<\/td>\n201 mi<\/td>\nFS1<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat, Sept. 26<\/strong><\/td>\nLas Vegas<\/strong><\/td>\nXfinity<\/strong><\/td>\n300 mi<\/strong><\/td>\nNBCSN<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:30 PM<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun, Sept. 27<\/td>\nLas Vegas<\/td>\nCup<\/td>\n400 mi<\/td>\nNBCSN<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat, Oct. 3<\/td>\nTalladega<\/td>\nGander Trucks<\/td>\n250 mi<\/td>\nFS1<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat. Oct. 3<\/td>\n*Talladega<\/td>\nXfinity<\/td>\n300 mi<\/td>\nNBCSN<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:30 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun, Oct. 4<\/td>\nTalladega<\/td>\nCup<\/td>\n500 mi<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat, Oct. 10<\/td>\nCharlotte Roval<\/td>\nXfinity<\/td>\n155 mi<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:30 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun, Oct. 11<\/td>\nCharlotte Roval<\/td>\nCup<\/td>\n253 mi<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:30 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri, Oct. 16<\/td>\n*Kansas<\/td>\nGander Trucks<\/td>\n200 mi<\/td>\nFS1<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri, Oct. 16<\/td>\nKansas<\/td>\nARCA Menards<\/td>\n150 mi<\/td>\nFS2<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat, Oct. 17<\/td>\nKansas<\/td>\nXfinity<\/td>\n300 mi<\/td>\nNBCSN<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun, Oct. 18<\/td>\nKansas<\/td>\nCup<\/td>\n400 mi<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:30 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat. Oct. 24<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\nXfinity<\/td>\n300 mi<\/td>\nNBCSN<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:30 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun, Oct. 25<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\nGander Trucks<\/td>\n220 mi<\/td>\nFS1<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Noon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun, Oct. 25<\/td>\nTexas<\/td>\nCup<\/td>\n501 mi<\/td>\nNBCSN<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:30 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri, Oct. 30<\/td>\nMartinsville<\/td>\nGander Trucks<\/td>\n105 mi<\/td>\nFS1<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat, Oct. 31<\/td>\nMartinsville<\/td>\nXfinity<\/td>\n131 mi<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4:30 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun, Nov. 1<\/td>\nMartinsville<\/td>\nCup<\/td>\n263 mi<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fri, Nov. 6<\/td>\nPhoenix<\/td>\nGander Trucks<\/td>\n150 mi<\/td>\nFS1<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat, Nov. 7<\/td>\nPhoenix<\/td>\nARCA Menards West<\/td>\n100 mi<\/td>\nTrackpass<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sat, Nov. 7<\/td>\nPhoenix<\/td>\nXfinity<\/td>\n200 mi<\/td>\nNBCSN<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun, Nov. 8<\/td>\nPhoenix<\/td>\nCup<\/td>\n312 mi<\/td>\nNBC<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The NASCAR Cup Series continues with a pair of races this weekend, Saturday, Aug. 8 and Sunday, Aug. 9, at Michigan International Speedway. Saturday\u2019s race will air live at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio while Sunday\u2019s tilt will start at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

*The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races at Darlington (Sept. 6) and Kansas (Oct. 16) have\u00a0<\/em>been realigned from Canadian Tire Motorsports Park and Eldora Speedway, respectively. The NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Richmond (Sept. 12) and Talladega (Oct. 3) have been realigned from Michigan and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, respectively.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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