2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

The NASCAR season is going full speed, but fans and drivers alike are able to look ahead, thanks to a recently released 2018 NASCAR schedule. Long-time fans may notice that some races aren’t on their usual weekends, the most notable being the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway which has been moved to the last race before the playoffs begin.

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The Daytona 500 will be moved back to the President’s Day weekend that it had traditionally been held on. The “Great American Race” will be held on Sunday, Feb. 18, with both The Clash at Daytona and Pole Qualifying scheduled for one week earlier, Feb. 11.

The 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ playoffs schedule also features a big change. For the first time ever, a road course will be featured. Charlotte’s playoff race will feature parts of the oval track combined with a road course through the infield, nicknamed a “ROVAL.”

Other changes include Las Vegas Motor Speedway now being featured in the postseason, with the race scheduled for Sept. 16. The following weekend will feature another new playoff track, Richmond International Raceway.

Due to these two additions, two tracks had to find new weekends on the schedule. Chicagoland was bumped out of the postseason, and the race is now scheduled for July 1. New Hampshire Motor Speedway also falls from the list of playoff tracks, with the race now scheduled for July 22.

Here's a look at the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule below: (Updated April 16, 2018)