In accordance with a replica of the 2021 Cup Schedule obtained by Motorsport.com, with a majority of the dates independently confirmed, the Cup Collection will see extra highway racing, much less races on intermediate tracks and its first race since 1970 on grime.

The copy of the schedule obtained is the latest distributed however is just not remaining.

Extra highway programs

Among the many highlights of the schedule, which will likely be formally launched on Wednesday afternoon in its entirety by NASCAR, are six highway course occasions – starting with a race on the Circuit of the Americas on Might 23, 2021.

Different highway course occasions within the Cup sequence will likely be June 6 at Sonoma, Calif., July Four at Highway America, Aug. Eight at Watkins Glen, N.Y., Aug. 15 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Highway Course, and Oct. 10 on the Charlotte Roval.

Gone are races at Kentucky Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, one at Texas Motor Speedway, one at Michigan, one at Dover and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.

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Different new races added embody a spring race at Bristol which will likely be transformed to a mud observe. The final Cup race held on grime was on Sept. 30, 1970, on the half-mile State Fairgrounds Speedway in Raleigh, N.C.

Additionally new to the schedule: a second Atlanta race, the All-Star Race moved to Texas Motor Speedway and a race at Nashville Superspeedway.

The 2021 playoff schedule will comprise the identical races as this season with a possible swap of the Texas and Kansas dates.

With the continued COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 schedule, significantly every race weekend schedule, will likely be topic to vary.

Proposed 2021 Cup Collection schedule

Feb. 14 | Daytona (Fla.) Worldwide Speedway

Feb. 21 | Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway

Feb. 28 | Auto Membership (Calif.) Speedway

March 7 | Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway

March 14 | Phoenix (Ariz.) Raceway

March 21 | Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway

March 28 | Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (grime)

April 4 | Easter

April 10 | Martinsville (Va.) Speedway

April 18 | Richmond (Va.) Raceway

April 25 | Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway

Might 2 | Kansas Speedway

Might 9 | Darlington (S.C.) Raceway

Might 16 | Dover (Del.) Worldwide Speedway

Might 23 | Circuit of the Americas (COTA)

Might 30 | Charlotte Motor Speedway

June 6 | Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway

June 13 | All-Star Race (Texas Motor Speedway)

June 20 | Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway

June 26-27 | Pocono (Pa.) Raceway (doubleheader)

July 4 | Highway America

July 11 | Atlanta Motor Speedway

July 18 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway

July 25 | Off Weekend (Olympics)

August 1 | Off Weekend (Olympics)

August 8 | Watkins Glen (N.Y.) Worldwide

August 15 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway Highway Course

August 22 | Michigan Worldwide Speedway

August 28 | Daytona Worldwide Speedway

Sept. 5 | Darlington Raceway

Sept. 11 | Richmond Raceway

Sept. 18 | Bristol Motor Speedway

Sept. 26 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Oct. 3 | Talladega Superspeedway

Oct. 10 | Charlotte Roval

Oct. 17 | Texas Motor Speedway

Oct. 24 | Kansas Speedway

Oct. 31 | Martinsville Speedway

Nov. 7 | Phoenix Raceway