The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series will be the 77th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 54th season for the modern-era Cup Series. The season will start with the Bluegreen Vacations Duel and the 67th running of the Daytona 500 (the first points race of the season), both at Daytona International Speedway. The season will end with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway. The Busch Light Clash is also expected to be held prior to the Daytona 500 on the first week of February.
The 2025 season will be the first year under NASCAR's new TV deal that will take place until 2031. FOX and NBC will broadcast 12 races, while Amazon and TNT will broadcast five races each.[1] In addition, the season will mark the debut of NASCAR's in-season tournament.[2]
This will be the first season without Tony Stewart's ownership of Stewart–Haas Racing,[3] Gene Haas, the other co-owner of SHR, announced he would retain the team and rebrand it as Haas Factory Team for 2025.[4] This will also be the first season without 2017 champion Martin Truex Jr., as he announced his retirement from full-time racing on June 14, 2024.[5]
Teams and drivers
editChartered teams
edit| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | Kyle Larson | TBA | Larson is signed through 2026.[6] |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | TBA | Elliott is signed through 2027.[7] | ||
| 24 | William Byron | TBA | Byron is signed through 2025.[8] | ||
| 48 | Alex Bowman | TBA | Bowman is signed through 2026.[9] | ||
| JTG Daugherty Racing | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | TBA | Stenhouse signed a multi-year extension in 2024.[10] | |
| Kaulig Racing | 16 | TBA | TBA | ||
| 31 | TBA | TBA | |||
| Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Austin Dillon | TBA | Austin Dillon is signed through 2025.[11] | |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | TBA | Busch signed a two-year deal in 2022, with an option for 2025.[12][13] | ||
| Spire Motorsports | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Rodney Childers | LaJoie is signed in a multi-year deal.[14] Childers replaces Ryan Sparks as the No. 7 car's crew chief.[15] | |
| 71 | Michael McDowell | TBA | McDowell signed a multi-year deal to drive the No. 71 car, replacing Zane Smith.[16] | ||
| 77 | Carson Hocevar | TBA | Hocevar signed a multi-year deal in 2023.[17] | ||
| Trackhouse Racing | 1 | Ross Chastain | TBA | Chastain signed a multi-year extension in 2023.[18] | |
| 99 | TBA | TBA | Team co-owner Justin Marks said 2024 was a contract year for Daniel Suárez. Suárez has stated that he expects to sign a contract extension at the end of the season.[19][20] | ||
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | TBA | TBA | Michael McDowell left the team at the end of the 2024 season to join Spire Motorsports.[16] |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | TBA | Gilliland signed a multi-year extension in 2024.[21] | ||
| TBA | Noah Gragson | TBA | FRM purchased a third charter from Stewart–Haas Racing in 2024.[22] Gragson signed a multi-year deal with FRM; his car number and crew chief will be announced at a later date.[23] | ||
| RFK Racing | 6 | Brad Keselowski | TBA | Keselowski is expected to return as he is a co-owner of the team.[24] | |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | TBA | Buescher is signed through 2026.[25] | ||
| Rick Ware Racing | 15 | TBA | TBA | ||
| 51 | Justin Haley | TBA | Haley signed a multi-year deal in 2023.[26][27] | ||
| Team Penske | 2 | Austin Cindric | TBA | The length of Cindric's contract with Penske is unknown, but he is all but certain to return, as he is the son of team president Tim Cindric.[25] | |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | TBA | Both Blaney and Logano signed multi-year extensions in 2022.[28][29] | ||
| 22 | Joey Logano | TBA | |||
| Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Josh Berry | TBA | Berry signed a multi-year deal to drive the No. 21 car, replacing Harrison Burton.[30] | |
| Toyota | 23XI Racing | 23 | Bubba Wallace | TBA | Wallace signed a multi-year extension in 2022.[31] |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | TBA | Reddick will return.[25] | ||
| Joe Gibbs Racing | 11 | Denny Hamlin | TBA | Hamlin signed a multi-year extension in 2023.[32] | |
| 19 | Chase Briscoe | James Small | Martin Truex Jr. announced his retirement after the 2024 season.[5][33] Briscoe signed a multi-year deal to drive the No. 19 car while Small returns as crew chief.[34][35] | ||
| 20 | Christopher Bell | TBA | Bell signed a multi-year extension in 2022.[36][37] | ||
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | TBA | Gibbs will return, as he is the grandson of team founder Joe Gibbs.[25] | ||
| Legacy Motor Club | 42 | TBA | TBA | ||
| 43 | Erik Jones | TBA | Jones signed a multi-year extension in 2022.[38] | ||
| TBA | Haas Factory Team | TBA | TBA | TBA | Gene Haas announced he will be keeping one charter from the former Stewart–Haas Racing, along with his two Xfinity Series teams and the SHR shop.[4] |
Non-chartered teams
editLimited schedule
edit| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Races | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Beard Motorsports | 62 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Live Fast Motorsports | 78 | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
| Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 84 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| TBA | MBM Motorsports | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Confirmed changes
editTeams
editDrivers
editManufacturers
editSponsorship
editOther potential and rumored changes
editTeams
edit- Under the proposed terms of the charter agreement between NASCAR and the race teams, a provision would limit the number of charters to three per team. The exception would be Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing, as each has four charters and would be grandfathered in the proposed deal.[39] In addition, the France family would be allowed to buy charters starting in 2025.[40]
- Following the closure of Stewart–Haas Racing, Trackhouse Racing, 23XI Racing, Legacy Motor Club, Richard Childress Racing, and RFK Racing have shown interest in purchasing the former team's charters.[41][25][39]
Drivers
edit- As a result of Stewart–Haas Racing's closure, the career of Ryan Preece has yet to be determined.[41][25]
- Shortly after Martin Truex Jr. announced his retirement from full-time racing, Denny Hamlin said 23XI Racing would have a car ready for Truex for the Daytona 500 or any race should he pursue a part-time schedule.[42]
- Kyle Busch is currently signed with Richard Childress Racing, but as his contract has an option for 2025, he hinted at leaving the team after 2024.[13]
- Following the announcement of Stewart–Haas Racing restructuring to Haas Factory Team in 2025, Cole Custer will reportedly return to the Cup Series full-time driving for the team, as his father Joe Custer is the team's president.[43]
- Xfinity Series driver Riley Herbst is reportedly a candidate to drive 23XI Racing's third entry in 2025, depending on the plans of sponsor Monster Energy.[44]
- IndyCar driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden has shown interest in driving in the Cup Series.[45]
Sponsorship
edit- Kroger will reportedly move its sponsorship from JTG Daugherty Racing to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025. The move may also result in JTGDR co-owner Ted Geschickter leaving the team, as his Brand Activation Maximizer agency is the driving force behind the Kroger sponsorship.[46]
Schedule
editConfirmed schedule changes
edit- The Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway will be the opening race for the new NASCAR in-season tournament.[47]
Rumored schedule changes
edit- NASCAR will reportedly move the races at Gateway Motorsports Park and New Hampshire Motor Speedway, along with the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, to the playoff schedule. As part of this schedule change, Watkins Glen International and Homestead–Miami Speedway, as well as the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, will move to the regular season.[48]
- NASCAR will reportedly schedule a race in Mexico City and/or Montreal.[49][48]
- Bowman Gray Stadium will reportedly replace the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as the home venue of the Busch Light Clash.[49][48]
- Richmond Raceway may most likely lose a race to make room for Mexico.[49]
- NASCAR will reportedly not race on Easter Sunday.[49]
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