NASCAR to reveal more of 2020 schedule

NASCAR is set to reveal more race dates on the revised 2020 schedule later this week. What venues will that updated schedule include?

NASCAR got the second installment of the return to racing schedule underway Sunday afternoon with a Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway after successfully running seven races (four Cup Series, two Xfinity Series and one Truck Series) at Darlington Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway following a 10-week hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The second installment of the schedule is set to continue today with an Xfinity Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, and it runs through Sunday, June 21. It includes 12 races in total, starting with yesterday’s race.

Now NASCAR is reportedly slated to reveal more of the 2020 schedule later this week, according to Autoweek. NASCAR has already revealed a new schedule to the teams, although it has not yet been confirmed.

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NASCAR had previously stated that they were “close” to revealing the full 2020 schedule, but one governor did not give the green light for races to be held in his state, even without fans in attendance. That state was scheduled to host two Cup Series races the weekend after the current installment ends.

That governor, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, has since announced decreased COVID-19-related restrictions across the state, and it looks as though Pocono Raceway is set to host Cup Series races on Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28 as planned. There is set to be a Truck Series race on Saturday and an Xfinity Series race on Sunday at the track as well.

The following weekend, NASCAR is slated to go ahead with their plans for an Xfinity Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on Saturday, July 4 as a part of a doubleheader with IndyCar and a Cup Series race at the track’s oval on Sunday, July 5.

No dates for the Xfinity Series nor Truck Series have been disclosed beyond this date.

The original schedule is slated to continue through Sunday, July 12, when Kentucky Speedway is set to host a Cup Series race.

That’s where the changes are set to begin.

Charlotte Motor Speedway is then scheduled to host the All-Star Race on Wednesday, July 15. This race was initially slated to be held on Saturday, May 16.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is set to host a race on Sunday, August 2, when NASCAR was not originally slated to race due to the now postponed Summer Olympics, after originally being slated to host a race on Sunday, July 19.

Texas Motor Speedway, which had its race postponed from Sunday, March 29, is set to replace New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 19.

Kansas Speedway, which had its race postponed from Sunday, May 31, is set to host a midweek race on Thursday, July 23. The Cup Series is then scheduled to have the upcoming weekend off as originally planned before moving to New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Michigan International Speedway had originally been scheduled to host races on Sunday, June 7 and Sunday, August 9. The race on Sunday, June 7 was postponed, and it is slated to move to Saturday, August 8, creating a doubleheader weekend at the track.

This brings the season race total to 22, and from that point forward, there are 13 races remaining on the original schedule. As a result, the season race total would be 35, not 36.

But Dover International Speedway had its race postponed from Sunday, May 3, and it has not yet been rescheduled. The track is already scheduled to host a race on Sunday, August 23, and it is believed that the venue’s May race will become either a midweek race or a Saturday race the day before the already scheduled event.

This change appears to be the lone change not included in NASCAR’s upcoming schedule release, and it would bring the season up to 36 races, all while leaving the 10-race playoffs fully intact as originally scheduled.