2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is the 70th season of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the season began with the Advance Auto Parts Clash, the Can-Am Duel and the Daytona 500, and will end with the Ford EcoBoost 400 on November 18.

The Bank of America Roval 400 will run on the infield road course instead of its quad-oval.

Schedule

Regular season races

Race #	Date	Race name	Track	Location	Time	TV
Exhibition	February 11	Advance Auto Parts Clash	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	3:00 pm	FS1
Exhibition	February 15	Can-Am Duel	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	7:00 pm	FS1
1	February 18	Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	2:30 pm	Fox
2	February 25	Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Hampton, Georgia	3:30 pm	Fox
3	March 4	Pennzoil 400	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas, Nevada	3:30 pm	Fox
4	March 11	TicketGuardian 500	ISM Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	3:30 pm	Fox
5	March 18	Auto Club 400	Auto Club Speedway	Fontana, California	3:30 pm	Fox
6	March 26*	STP 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ridgeway, Virginia	2:00 pm	FS1
7	April 8	O'Reilly Auto Parts 500	Texas Motor Speedway	Fort Worth, Texas	2:00 pm	Fox
8	April 15 (Sunday) April 16 (Monday)	Food City 500	Bristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, Tennessee	1:15 pm 1:30 pm	Fox
9	April 21	Toyota Owners 400	Richmond Raceway	Richmond, Virginia	6:30 pm	Fox
10	April 29	GEICO 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama	2:00 pm	Fox
11	May 6	AAA 400 Drive for Autism	Dover International Speedway	Dover, Delaware	1:45 pm	FS1
12	May 12	KC Masterpiece 400	Kansas Speedway	Kansas City, Kansas	8:00 pm	FS1
Exhibition	May 19	NASCAR Open	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina	6:00 pm	FS1
Exhibition	May 19	Monster Energy NASCAR All Star Race	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina	8:00 pm	FS1
13	May 27	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, North Carolina	6:00 pm	Fox
14	June 3	Pocono 400	Pocono Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania	2:00 pm	FS1
15	June 10	FireKeepers Casino 400	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	4:30 pm	Fox
16	June 24	Toyota/Save Mart 350	Sonoma Raceway	Sonoma, California	3:00 pm	FS1
17	July 1	Overton's 400	Chicagoland Speedway	Joliet, Illinois	2:30 pm	NBCSN
18	July 7	Coke Zero Sugar 400	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	7:00 pm	NBC
19	July 14	Quaker State 400	Kentucky Speedway	Sparta, Kentucky	7:30 pm	NBCSN
20	July 22	Foxwoods Resort Casino 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Loudon, New Hampshire	4:15 pm	NBCSN
21	July 29	Gander Outdoors 400	Pocono Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania	2:30 pm	NBCSN
22	August 5	Go Bowling at The Glen	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	2:30 pm	NBC
23	August 12	Consumers Energy 400	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	2:30 pm	NBCSN
24	August 18	Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race	Bristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, Tennessee	7:30 pm	NBCSN
25	September 2	Bojangles' Southern 500	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina	6:00 pm	NBC
26	September 9	Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	2:00 pm	NBCSN

Cup Championship playoffs

Round of 16

Race #	Date	Race name	Track	Location	Time	TV
27	September 16	South Point 400	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas, Nevada	3:00 pm	NBC
28	September 22	Federated Auto Parts 400	Richmond Raceway	Richmond, Virginia	7:30 pm	NBCSN
29	September 30	Bank of America Roval 400	Charlotte Motor Speedway (roval)	Concord, North Carolina	2:00 pm	NBC

Round of 12

Race #	Date	Race name	Track	Location	Time	TV
30	October 7	Dover 400	Dover International Speedway	Dover, Delaware	2:00 pm	NBCSN
31	October 14	1000Bulbs.com 500	Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama	2:00 pm	NBC
32	October 21	Hollywood Casino 400	Kansas Speedway	Kansas City, Kansas	2:00 pm	NBC

Round of 8

Race #	Date	Race name	Track	Location	Time	TV
33	October 28	First Data 500	Martinsville Speedway	Ridgeway, Virginia	2:30 pm	NBCSN
34	November 4	AAA Texas 500	Texas Motor Speedway	Fort Worth, Texas	3:00 pm	NBCSN
35	November 11	Can-Am 500	ISM Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	2:30 pm	NBC

Championship 4

Race #	Date	Race name	Track	Location	Time	TV
36	November 18	Ford EcoBoost 400	Homestead-Miami Speedway	Homestead, Florida	2:30 pm	NBC