After three years, NASCAR will no longer race on Easter Sunday, with that week serving a an off as it traditionally had been. The Easter break will mark the lone off weekend of the 2025 season.
Circuit of the Americas moves from the sixth race of the season to the third race of the season, setting up a West Coast swing that will include Austin, Texas, Phoenix and Las Vegas.
Darlington Raceway’s spring race moves from Mother’s Day Weekend to early April.
Texas Motor Speedway’s lone race date moves from April to early May.
Nashville Superspeedway’s race date moves from late June to the beginning of June, immediately following the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. Michigan and Pocono return to June dates as well.
Sonoma and Dover’s race dates have both been moved to July. Iowa Speedway’s race date has been moved from June to August.
Mexico City’s date has come at the expense of Richmond Raceway, which will now have just one race weekend in August.
Atlanta, Watkins Glen and Homestead-Miami have been moved out of the playoffs, with Gateway and New Hampshire moved into the playoffs instead. The Southern 500 at Darlington has also returned to being the playoff-opening race, and the Coke Zero Sugar 400 is once again the regular-season finale after a scheduling quirk
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