NASCAR Cup Series: Start times, networks revealed for 2020
By Asher Fair
The start times and television networks for each of the 36 races on the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule have been released.
The schedule for the 36-race 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season was released by NASCAR in late March, just over a month after the 36-race 2019 season began in mid-February.
However, not revealed along with next year’s schedule, which spans from early February through early November, were the start times for each of these 36 races. The television networks for these races were also not revealed.
Now both have been confirmed for all 36 points-paying races as well as the five exhibition and other races scheduled to take place throughout the year.
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Of the 36 points-paying races on next year’s schedule, 30 are scheduled to take place on Sunday while six are scheduled to take place on Saturday. Of the five exhibition and other races on the schedule, two are scheduled to take place on Saturday, two are scheduled to take place on Sunday and the other one is scheduled to take place on Thursday.
Not including the five exhibition and other races on next year’s schedule, 28 are scheduled to begin between 2:00 p.m. ET and 3:30 p.m. ET while six are scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. ET or later. The other two are scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Of the five exhibition and other races on next year’s schedule, two are scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. ET while one is scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. ET, one is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. ET and the other one is scheduled to begin at 9:00 p.m. ET.
All 36 races on next year’s schedule are set to be broadcast live on either FOX, Fox Sports 1 (FS1), NBC or NBC Sports Network (NBCSN).
Here is the full 36-race (41-race including the five exhibition and other races) 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule. All times are listed in Eastern Time (ET).
RACE NUMBER – DATE – RACE/TRACK – TELEVISION NETWORK – START TIME
N/A – Sunday, February 9 – Daytona 500 – Qualifying – FOX – 12:00 p.m. ET
N/A – Sunday, February 9 – The Clash at Daytona – FS1 – 3:00 p.m. ET
N/A – Thursday, February 13 – Duels at Daytona – FS1 – 7:00 p.m. ET
1 – Sunday, February 16 – Daytona 500 – FOX – 2:30 p.m. ET
2 – Sunday, February 23 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – FOX – 3:30 p.m. ET
3 – Sunday, March 1 – Auto Club Speedway – FOX – 3:30 p.m. ET
4 – Sunday, March 8 – ISM Raceway – FOX – 3:30 p.m. ET
5 – Sunday, March 15 – Atlanta Motor Speedway – FOX – 3:30 p.m. ET
6 – Sunday, March 22 – Homestead-Miami Speedway – FOX – 2:00 p.m. ET
7 – Sunday, March 29 – Texas Motor Speedway – FS1 – 2:00 p.m. ET
8 – Sunday, April 5 – Bristol Motor Speedway – FS1 – 2:00 p.m. ET
9 – Sunday, April 19 – Richmond Raceway – FOX – 2:00 p.m. ET
10 – Sunday, April 26 – Talladega Superspeedway – FOX – 2:00 p.m. ET
11 – Sunday, May 3 – Dover International Speedway – FS1 – 2:00 p.m. ET
12 – Saturday, May 9 – Martinsville Speedway – FS1 – 8:00 p.m. ET
N/A – Saturday, May 16 – All-Star Open at Charlotte – FS1 – 7:00 p.m. ET
N/A – Saturday, May 16 – All-Star Race at Charlotte – FS1 – 9:00 p.m. ET
13 – Sunday, May 24 – Charlotte Motor Speedway – FOX – 6:00 p.m. ET
14 – Sunday, May 31 – Kansas Speedway – FS1 – 2:00 p.m. ET
15 – Sunday, June 7 – Michigan International Speedway – FS1 – 2:00 p.m. ET
16 – Sunday, June 14 – Sonoma Raceway – FS1 – 3:00 p.m. ET
17 – Sunday, June 21 – Chicagoland Speedway – NBCSN – 2:30 p.m. ET
18 – Saturday, June 27 – Pocono Raceway – NBCSN – 3:00 p.m. ET
19 – Sunday, June 28 – Pocono Raceway – NBCSN – 3:30 p.m. ET
20 – Sunday, July 5 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway – NBC – 3:30 p.m. ET
21 – Saturday, July 11 – Kentucky Speedway – NBCSN -7:30 p.m. ET
22 – Sunday, July 19 – New Hampshire Motor Speedway – NBCSN – 3:00 p.m. ET
23 – Sunday, August 9 – Michigan International Speedway – NBCSN – 3:00 p.m. ET
24 – Sunday, August 16 – Watkins Glen International – NBCSN – 3:00 p.m. ET
25 – Sunday, August 23 – Dover International Speedway – NBCSN – 3:00 p.m. ET
26 – Saturday, August 29 – Daytona International Speedway – NBC – 7:30 p.m. ET
27 – Sunday, September 6 – Darlington Raceway – NBCSN – 6:00 p.m. ET
28 – Saturday, September 12 – Richmond Raceway – NBCSN – 7:30 p.m. ET
29 – Saturday, September 19 – Bristol Motor Speedway – NBCSN – 7:30 p.m. ET
30 – Sunday, September 27 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – NBCSN – 7:00 p.m. ET
31 – Sunday, October 4 – Talladega Superspeedway – NBC – 2:00 p.m. ET
32 – Sunday, October 11 – Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval) – NBC – 2:30 p.m. ET
33 – Sunday, October 18 – Kansas Speedway – NBC – 2:30 p.m. ET
34 – Sunday, October 25 – Texas Motor Speedway – NBCSN – 3:00 p.m. ET
35 – Sunday, November 1 – Martinsville Speedway – NBC – 2:00 p.m. ET
36 – Sunday, November 8 – ISM Raceway – NBC – 2:00 p.m. ET
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