Competition Format
Beginning in 2026, the top 16 Cup Series drivers after the regular-season finale advance to the Chase.
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NASCAR Cup Series Races & Tickets
NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL · Saturday
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Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC · Sunday
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World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Madison, IL · Sunday
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NASCAR Cup Series
Saturday
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NASCAR Cup Series
Sunday
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NASCAR Cup Series
Sunday
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NASCAR Cup Series
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC · Sunday
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NASCAR Cup Series
Sunday
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Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL · Sunday
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Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA · Sunday
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NASCAR Cup Series Championship
Homestead Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL · Sunday
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NASCAR Cup Series Dossier
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NASCAR Cup Series Facts
Competition Format
The 2026 Cup Series Chase spans the final 10 races without eliminations.
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Under the 2026 format, the Chase driver with the most points after the season finale is champion.
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The Next Gen car entered Cup Series competition in 2022 with Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Ford Mustang and Toyota TRD Camry bodies.
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The Next Gen car uses an independent rear suspension, sequential gearbox and 18-inch wheels.
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Goodyear is the official tire for NASCAR's three national series.
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NASCAR's Strictly Stock series launched in 1949.
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The Cup Series first adopted a postseason playoff format in 2004.
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The NASCAR Cup Series began as NASCAR's Strictly Stock Division.
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Cup Series venues include short tracks measuring less than one mile.
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Cup Series road courses add right turns and can wind through surrounding scenery.
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The Cup Series also visits a street course laid out on city streets and a Roval combining road-course and oval sections.
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NASCAR Cup Series Cars and Tires
The Next Gen car entered Cup Series competition in 2022 with Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Ford Mustang and Toyota TRD Camry bodies. [7] It uses an independent rear suspension, sequential gearbox and 18-inch wheels. [8] As documented in August 2026, Goodyear is the official tire for NASCAR's three national series. [9]
NASCAR Cup Series History
NASCAR Cup Series 2026 Chase Format
References
- [1] NASCAR History
- [2] NASCAR Hall of Fame — Racers Shined at North Wilkesboro
- [3] Regular-season finales and playoff-opening tracks in Cup history
- [4] The Chase 101
- [5] NASCAR returns to Chase championship format for 2026
- [6] NASCAR Tracks
- [7] NASCAR manufacturers unveil Next Gen models
- [8] Cup Series Next Gen car poised for debut
- [9] Goodyear Racing Tires
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