Regarded as the crown jewel of American stock car racing, the NASCAR Cup Series holds races all over the United States and provides gripping wheel-to-wheel racing throughout the season.
The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series will begin at the Bowman Gray Stadium on Sunday 2nd February and conclude with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday 2nd November.
A total of 39 drivers across 15 chartered teams have been confirmed for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship.
Ahead of the season, NASCAR introduced the Open Exemption Provisional rule to the Cup Series, where teams are permitted to add a starting slot for an 'elite' driver.
The 2025 season will also be the first under the new charter agreement, which restricts teams to a maximum of three charter. Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing, who currently have four each, were grandfathered into the deal and will not need to sacrifice one of their charters to compete.
Although teams outside of Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing are not permitted four charters, it doesn't limit them from using a fourth, non-chartered car.
Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Hyak Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Kaulig Racing (Chevrolet)
Richard Childress Racing (Chevrolet)
Spire Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Trackhouse Racing (Chevrolet)
Front Row Motorsports (Ford)
Haas Factory Team (Ford)
RFK Racing (Ford)
Rick Ware Racing (Ford)
Team Penske (Ford)
Wood Brothers Racing (Ford)
23XI Racing (Toyota)
Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
Legacy Motor Club (Toyota)
The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship consists of 21 oval tracks, five road courses and one street circuit.
Highlights of the calendar include Daytona 500 at Daytona, Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis and the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington.
Oval Tracks
Road Courses
Street Course
The NASCAR Cup Series campaign is divided into two segments: the regular season and the playoffs.
Following the opening 26 races, the driver with the most points will be crowned the unofficial regular series champion. The top 16 drivers at that stage - determined by the number of race wins and points accrued - contest the playoffs, at which stage their points tallies are all reset.
Although the playoffs are focused on the 16 qualifying drivers, the entire field will still compete in the final 10 races, which only heightens the drama.
NASCAR's playoffs comprise of three rounds that slowly whittle down the number of drivers eligible for the title. Each round consists of three races, and for each round, the four drivers who have failed to win and gained the fewest playoff points will be eliminated.
A race victory during the playoffs earns a driver automatic entrance to the next round.
The driver who wins a race in the final round and amasses the most points is crowned NASCAR Cup Series champion.