2023 NASCAR, ARCA schedules

By Dustin LongJan 2, 2023, 12:00 PM EST

The start of the 2023 racing season moves closer with each passing day.

Here are the Cup, Xfinity and Truck schedules (playoff races in bold), along with the ARCA, ARCA East and ARCA West schedules for the upcoming season:

2023 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

Date	Race / Track	Network	Start Time (ET)	Radio
Sunday, February 5	Clash (L.A. Memorial Coliseum)	FOX	8:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Thursday, February 16	Duel at Daytona	FS1	7:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, February 19	DAYTONA 500	FOX	2:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, February 26	Auto Club	FOX	3:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, March 5	Las Vegas	FOX	3:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, March 12	Phoenix	FOX	3:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, March 19	Atlanta	FOX	3:00 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, March 26	COTA	FOX	3:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, April 2	Richmond	FS1	3:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, April 9	Bristol Dirt	FOX	7:00 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, April 16	Martinsville	FS1	3:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, April 23	Talladega	FOX	3:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, April 30	Dover	FS1	2:00 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, May 7	Kansas	FS1	3:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, May 14	Darlington	FS1	3:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, May 21	NASCAR All-Star Race (North Wilkesboro)	FS1	8:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, May 28	Charlotte	FOX	6:00 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, June 4	World Wide Technology Raceway	FS1	3:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, June 11	Sonoma	FOX	3:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, June 25	Nashville Superspeedway	NBC	7:00 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, July 2	Chicago Street Race	NBC	5:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, July 9	Atlanta	USA	7:00 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, July 16	New Hampshire	USA	2:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, July 23	Pocono	USA	2:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, July 30	Richmond	USA	3:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, August 6	Michigan	USA	2:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, August 13	Indianapolis Road Course	NBC	2:30 p.m.	IMS/SiriusXM
Sunday, August 20	Watkins Glen	USA	3:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, August 26	Daytona	NBC	7:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, September 3	Darlington	USA	6:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, September 10	Kansas	USA	3:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, September 16	Bristol	USA	7:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, September 24	Texas	USA	3:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, October 1	Talladega	NBC	2:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, October 8	Charlotte Roval	NBC	2:00 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, October 15	Las Vegas	NBC	2:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, October 22	Homestead-Miami	NBC	2:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, October 29	Martinsville	NBC	2:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, November 5	Phoenix	NBC	3:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM

2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule

Date	Location	Network	Start Time	Radio
Saturday, February 18	Daytona	FS1	5:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, February 25	Auto Club	FS1	5:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, March 4	Las Vegas	FS1	4:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, March 11	Phoenix	FS1	4:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, March 18	Atlanta	FS1	5:00 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, March 25	COTA	FS1	5:00 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, April 1	Richmond	FS1	1:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, April 15	Martinsville	FS1	7:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, April 22	Talladega	FS1	4:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, April 29	Dover	FS1	1:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, May 13	Darlington	FOX	1:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, May 27	Charlotte	FS1	1:00 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, June 3	Portland	FS1	4:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, June 10	Sonoma	FS1	8:00 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, June 24	Nashville Superspeedway	USA	3:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, July 1	Chicago Street Race	USA	5:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, July 8	Atlanta	USA	8:00 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, July 15	New Hampshire	USA	3:00 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, July 22	Pocono	USA	5:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, July 29	Road America	NBC	3:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, August 5	Michigan	NBC	3:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, August 12	Indianapolis Road Course	USA	5:30 p.m.	IMS/SiriusXM
Saturday, August 19	Watkins Glen	USA	3:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, August 25	Daytona	USA	7:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, September 2	Darlington	USA	3:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, September 9	Kansas	NBC	3:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, September 15	Bristol	USA	7:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, September 23	Texas	USA	3:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, October 7	Charlotte Roval	USA	3:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, October 14	Las Vegas	USA	3:30 p.m.	PRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, October 21	Homestead-Miami	NBC	3:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, October 28	Martinsville	USA	3:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, November 4	Phoenix	USA	7:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM

2023 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Schedule

Date	Location	Network	Start Time	Radio
Friday, February 17	Daytona	FS1	7:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, March 3	Las Vegas	FS1	9:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, March 18	Atlanta	FS1	2:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, March 25	COTA	FS1	1:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, April 1	Texas	FS1	4:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, April 8	Bristol Dirt	FS1	8:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, April 14	Martinsville	FS1	7:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, May 6	Kansas	FS1	8:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, May 12	Darlington	FS1	7:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, May 20	North Wilkesboro	FOX	1:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, May 26	Charlotte	FS1	8:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, June 3	World Wide Technology Raceway	FS1	1:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, June 23	Nashville Superspeedway	FS1	8:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, July 8	Mid-Ohio	FS1	1:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, July 22	Pocono	FS1	12:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, July 29	Richmond	FS1	7:30 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, August 11	Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis	FS1	9:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Sunday, August 27	Milwaukee	FS1	4:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, September 8	Kansas	FS1	9:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Thursday, September 14	Bristol	FS1	9:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, September 30	Talladega	FS1	1:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Saturday, October 21	Homestead-Miami	FS1	12:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM
Friday, November 3	Phoenix	FS1	10:00 p.m.	MRN/SiriusXM

2023 ARCA Menards Series Schedule

Broadcast schedule, including event start times, will be released at a later date.

Feb. 18	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, FL
March 10	Phoenix Raceway	Avondale, AZ
April 22	Talladega Superspeedway	Talladega, AL
May 6	Kansas Speedway	Kansas City, KS
May 26	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Concord, NC
June 17	Berlin Raceway	Marne, MI
June 24	Elko Speedway	Elko, MN
July 7	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, OH
July 15	Iowa Speedway	Newton, IA
July 21	Pocono Raceway	Long Pond, PA
Aug. 4	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, MI
Aug. 11	Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park	Brownsburg, IN
Aug. 18	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, NY
Aug. 20	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, IL
Aug. 27	The Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, WI
Sept. 3	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	DuQuoin, IL
Sept. 8	Kansas Speedway	Kansas City, KS
Sept. 14	Bristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, TN
Sept. 30	Salem Speedway	Salem, IN
Oct. 7	Toledo Speedway	Toledo, OH

2023 ARCA Menards Series East Schedule

March 25 Five Flags Speedway Pensacola, Fla.

April 28 Dover Motor Speedway Dover, Del.

May 13 Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville, Tenn.

May 20 Flat Rock Speedway Flat Rock, Mich.

July 15 Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa

Aug. 11 Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Brownsburg, Ind.

Aug. 27 The Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisc.

Sept. 14 Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tenn.

2023 ARCA Menards Series West Schedule

March 10 Phoenix Raceway Avondale, Ariz.

April 1 Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, Calif.

April 22 Kern County Raceway Park Bakersfield, Calif.

June 2 Portland International Raceway Portland, Ore.

June 9 Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, Calif.

July 1 Irwindale Speedway Irwindale, Calif.

July 29 Shasta Speedway Anderson, Calif.

Aug. 19 Evergreen Speedway Evergreen, Wash.

Sept. 30 All-American Speedway Roseville, Calif.

Oct. 13 The Bullring at LVMS Las Vegas, Nev.

Oct. 21 Madera Speedway Madera, Calif.

Nov. 3 Phoenix Raceway Avondale, Ariz.

Each ARCA Menards Series East and West stand-alone race will be streamed live on FloRacing and televised on a delayed basis on USA Network. Race start times, as well as broadcast details for combination races with the ARCA Menards Series will be announced at a later date.

Charlotte Cup race postponed to Monday by weather

By Mike HembreeMay 28, 2023, 6:21 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.C. — All-day rain Sunday forced the postponement of the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series race to Monday.

The postponement means that Charlotte Motor Speedway is scheduled to host 900 miles of stock car racing Monday. A 300-mile Xfinity Series race, originally scheduled Saturday and first postponed to noon Monday, has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. ET Monday (FS1, Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The Cup race is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. (Fox, Performance Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Sunday’s Cup race was scheduled to start at 6:21 p.m. ET, but light rain was still falling at that time in the speedway area near Charlotte. Rain intensified a few minutes later and, despite an evening forecast that showed slight improvement, officials decided at 6:30 p.m. to postpone the race.

Monday’s forecast calls for a 34% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race and a 30% chance at the start of the Cup race.

William Byron will start the race from the pole after qualifying was washed out Saturday night.

RFK Racing gains sponsorship from submarine recruiting group

By Mike HembreeMay 28, 2023, 3:30 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR racing and submarines? Yes.

RFK Racing announced Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway that it has entered a partnership with BlueForge Alliance, which is involved in securing workers for the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program. BuildSubmarines.com will be a primary sponsor for RFK drivers Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher in 10 Cup Series races this year and in 18 races per season beginning in 2024.

The sponsorship will showcase the careers related to the submarine-building program across the nation.

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“I’m proud to support a cause of such vital significance to our country with this new partnership,” Keselowski said. “The synergies between a NASCAR team and our military’s needs to stay on track fast are countless. We hope to inspire the workforce of the next generation across the country when they see RFK race and hear our message.”

The sponsorship will support the mission to recruit, hire, train, develop and retain the SIB workforce that will build the Navy’s next generation of submarines, the team said.

“We are excited and grateful to be teaming with RFK Racing to drive awareness of the thousands of steady, well-paying manufacturing jobs available across the nation. Innovation, working with purpose and service to others are hallmarks of both of our organizations,” said Kiley Wren, BlueForge chief executive. “Together, we aim to inspire NASCAR fans and all Americans to pursue career opportunities that will support our national defense.”

Kyle Larson visits Indianapolis Motor Speedway to survey the scene

By Mike HembreeMay 28, 2023, 3:02 PM EDT

Former NASCAR champion Kyle Larson, who is scheduled to run the Indianapolis 500 in 2024 as part of an Indy-Charlotte “double,” visited the Indianapolis Motor Speedway garage area Sunday on Indianapolis 500 race day.

Larson said he wanted to familiarize himself with the Indy race-day landscape before he becomes immersed in the process next year.

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Larson later returned to Charlotte, where was scheduled to drive in the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday night. Next year, he’s scheduled to run both races.

“I love racing,” Larson told NBC Sports. “I love competing in the biggest races. In my opinion, this is the biggest race in the world. I wanted to be a part of it for a long time, and I finally feel like the timing is right. It’s pretty cool to have a dream come true.

“I wanted to come here and kind of experience it again and get to experience how crazy it is again before I’m in the middle of it next year. I kind of want as little surprise as possible next year.”

In the 2024 500, Larson will be one of four drivers with the Arrow McLaren team.

Earlier this month, Larson and Hendrick Motorsports vice chairman Jeff Gordon attended an Indy 500 practice day.

Larson said Sunday he hasn’t tested an Indy car.

“I don’t know exactly when I’ll get in the car,” he said. “I’ve had no sim (simulator) time yet. I’ve kind of stayed back. I didn’t want to ask too many questions and take any focus on what they have going on for these couple of weeks. I’m sure that will pick up after today.

“I look forward to the challenge. No matter how this experience goes, I’m going to come out of it a better race car driver.”

Jimmie Johnson: Building a team and pointing toward Le Mans

By Mike HembreeMay 28, 2023, 10:25 AM EDT

CONCORD, N.C. — These are busy days in the life of former NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson.

Johnson is a co-owner of Legacy Motor Club, the Cup Series team that has struggled through a difficult first half of the season while it also is preparing for a switch from Chevrolet to Toyota next year.

Johnson is driving a very limited schedule for Legacy as he seeks to not only satisfy his passion for racing but also to gain knowledge as he tries to lift Legacy to another level. As part of that endeavor, he’ll race in the Coca-Cola 600 in Legacy’s No. 84 car, making his third appearance of the season.

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And, perhaps the biggest immediate to-do item on Johnson’s list: He’ll race June 10-11 in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s biggest endurance race and another of the bucket list races the 47-year-old Johnson will check off his list.

“I’m excited, invigorated, exhausted — all of it,” Johnson said. “It has been a really exciting adventure that I’ve embarked on here — to learn from (Legacy co-owner) Maury Gallagher, to be a part of this great team and learn from everyone that I’m surrounded by. I’m in a whole new element here and it’s very exciting to be in a new element.

“At the same time, there are some foundational pieces coming together, decisions that we’re making, that will really help the team grow in the future. And then we have our job at hand – the situation and environment that we have at hand to deal with in the 2023 season. Depends on the hat that I’m wearing, in some respects. There’s been a lot of work, but a lot of excitement and a lot of fun. I truly feel like I’m a part of something that’s really going to be a force in the future of NASCAR.”

Johnson is scheduled to fly to Paris Monday or Tuesday to continue preparations for the Le Mans race. He, Jenson Button and Mike Rockenfeller will be driving a Hendrick Motorsports-prepared Chevrolet as part of Le Mans’ Garage 56 program, which is designed to offer a Le Mans starting spot for a team testing new technologies.

“For me, it’s really been about identifying marquee races around the world and trying to figure out how to run in them,” Johnson said. “Le Mans is a great example of that. Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600 — these are the marquee events.”

He said his biggest concerns approaching the 24-hour race are being overtaken by faster prototypes in corners and racing at night while dealing with the very bright lights of cars approaching in his rear view mirrors.

At Legacy, Johnson has work to do. Erik Jones has a top finish of sixth (and one other top 10) this season, and Noah Gragson is still looking for his first top-10 run. He has a best finish of 12^th – at Atlanta.

“I think Erik (Jones) continues to show me just how good he is,” Johnson said. “He’s been in some challenging circumstances this year and keeps his head on — focuses, executes and gets the job done. I’ve really been impressed with his ability to stay calm and execute and just how good he is.

“With Noah, from watching him before, I wasn’t sure how serious he took his job in the sport. I knew that he was fast, and I knew that he liked to have fun. I can say in the short time that I’ve really worked with him closely, he still has those two elements, but his desire to be as good as he can in this sport has really impressed me. So I guess ultimately, his commitment to his craft is what’s impressed me the most.”

2023 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule

2023 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Schedule

2023 ARCA Menards Series Schedule

2023 ARCA Menards Series East Schedule

2023 ARCA Menards Series West Schedule

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