With each day, the start of the 2022 NASCAR Cup schedule is closer.
The 2022 Cup season begins Feb. 6 with the Busch Light Clash exhibition race at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Daytona 500 follows on Feb. 20.
New to the Cup schedule will be World Wide Technology Raceway, a 1.25-mile track in Madison, Illinois. The Cup race there will be June 5.
Homestead-Miami Speedway moves back into the playoffs in the 2022 NASCAR Cup schedule. Richmond Raceway moves out of the playoffs to a date in August. The Bristol Dirt Race moves to a prime-time start on Easter Sunday.
Also, the series has only one weekend off between the Daytona 500 and the Nov. 6 championship race at Phoenix Raceway.
Here’s a look at the 2022 NASCAR Cup schedule with TV and ticket information:
February 6: Busch Light Clash at the LA Coliseum (6 p.m ET)
TV: Fox
Defending race winner: Inaugural event at LA Coliseum. Kyle Busch won last year’s event at Daytona
February 17: Duel at Daytona International Speedway (7 p.m. ET)
TV: FS1
Defending race winners: Aric Almirola and Austin Dillon
February 20: Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. ET)
TV: Fox
Defending race winner: Michael McDowell
February 27: Auto Club Speedway (3:30 p.m. ET)
TV: Fox
Defending race winner: Alex Bowman (won 2020 event; track did not host 2021 race)
March 6: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (3:30 p.m. ET)
TV: Fox
Defending race winner: Kyle Larson
March 13: Phoenix Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET)
TV: Fox
Defending race winner: Martin Truex Jr.
March 20: Atlanta Motor Speedway (3 p.m. ET)
TV: Fox
Defending race winner: Ryan Blaney
March 27: Circuit of the Americas (3:30 p.m. ET)
TV: Fox
Defending race winner: Chase Elliott
April 3: Richmond Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET)
TV: Fox
Defending race winner: Alex Bowman
April 9: Martinsville Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET)
TV: FS1
Defending race winner: Martin Truex Jr.
April 17: Dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway (7 p.m. ET)
TV: Fox
Defending race winner: Joey Logano
April 24: Talladega Superspeedway (3 p.m. ET)
TV: Fox
Defending race winner: Brad Keselowski
May 1: Dover International Speedway (3 p.m. ET)
TV: FS1
Defending race winner: Alex Bowman
May 8: Darlington Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET)
TV: FS1
Defending race winner: Martin Truex Jr.
May 15: Kansas Speedway (3 p.m. ET)
TV: FS1
Defending race winner: Kyle Busch
May 22: NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway (8 p.m. ET)
TV: FS1
Defending race winner: Kyle Larson
May 29: Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (6 p.m. ET)
TV: Fox
Defending race winner: Kyle Larson
June 5: World Wide Technology Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET)
TV: FS1
Defending race winner: Inaugural event
June 12: Sonoma Raceway (4 p.m. ET)
TV: FS1
Defending race winner: Kyle Larson
June 26: Nashville Superspeedway (5 p.m. ET)
TV: NBC
Defending race winner: Kyle Larson
July 3: Road America (3 p.m. ET)
TV: USA
Defending race winner: Chase Elliott
July 10: Atlanta Motor Speedway (3 p.m. ET)
TV: USA
Defending race winner: Kurt Busch
July 17: New Hampshire Motor Speedway (3 p.m. ET)
TV: USA
Defending race winner: Aric Almirola
July 24: Pocono Raceway (3 p.m. ET)
TV: USA
Defending race winner: Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson (two races at track last year)
July 31: Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course (2:30 p.m. ET)
TV: NBC
Defending race winner: AJ Allmendinger
August 7: Michigan International Speedway (3 p.m. ET)
TV: USA
Defending race winner: Ryan Blaney
August 14: Richmond Raceway (3 p.m. ET)
TV: USA
Defending race winner: Martin Truex Jr.
August 21: Watkins Glen International (3 p.m. ET)
TV: USA
Defending race winner: Kyle Larson
August 27: Daytona International Speedway (7 p.m. ET)
TV: NBC
Defending race winner: Ryan Blaney
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September 4: Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway (6 p.m. ET)
TV: USA
Defending race winner: Denny Hamlin
September 11: Kansas Speedway (3 p.m. ET)
TV: USA
Defending race winner: Kyle Larson
September 17: Bristol Motor Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET, cutoff race)
TV: USA
Defending race winner: Kyle Larson
September 25: Texas Motor Speedway (3:30 p.m. ET)
TV: USA
Defending race winner: Kyle Larson
October 2: Talladega Superspeedway (2 p.m. ET)
TV: NBC
Defending race winner: Bubba Wallace
October 9: Charlotte Roval (2 p.m. ET, cutoff race)
TV: NBC
Defending race winner: Kyle Larson
October 16: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET)
TV: NBC
Defending race winner: Denny Hamlin
October 23: Homestead-Miami Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET)
TV: NBC
Defending race winner: William Byron
October 30: Martinsville Speedway (2 p.m. ET, cutoff race)
TV: NBC
Defending race winner: Alex Bowman
November 6: Phoenix Raceway (3 p.m. ET, championship race)
TV: NBC
Defending race winner: Kyle Larson