Do you like or dislike the new NASCAR schedule rumors?

Am I the only one that doesn’t like Phoenix as the championship race? I always loved Homestead as being the last race. And I don’t think it’s just nostalgia. I like Phoenix’s dog leg and the action that comes from people running on it, but Homestead was always more action packed for me. Edit: I totally agree about New Hampshire. It’s my home track, I’ll always have a bias towards it, but there’s a reason the September race was cut. And yes, I agree. After Sunday, they need some lighting 😂 yeah they finished it but they cut it close.

I've gone to new hampshire the last 4 years and the crowd has been packed since 2021 and more people would go saying it's the only New England race in Nascar and it'll be in the playoffs

Gateway?? Reallyy??? I loved that race the week after the 600... Pocono to the playoffs would have been better to me.

I'm ok with Homestead move if they can get a 2026 championship race. Loudon or Gateway would be fine but both feels like way too many flat tracks especially with a dry Phoenix finale. Give the fans the Charlotte oval since many hate road courses.

We just need 15 races at Darlington, 4 at Homestead, and 1 at Daytona.

And for the Ugly: The fact that it still exists.

They better not remove homestead

I'll be blunt: The playoffs as a whole is a crapshoot, and it's never going to be a true, legtitimate way to crown a champion to diehards anyway. So I say, make it a crapshoot, two superspeedways, two roadcourses, hell add the new detroit track. It's all about chaos and game 7 moments, so embrace the shithousery

One thing that helps Homestead in terms of getting the season finale in 2026 is the fact that it will host a Formula E race next year & the FIA fully expects the track to upgrade its facilities in order to host that particular event. Homestead is replacing Portland on the Formula E schedule which may end up helping Portland get a Cup Series date (which would be the first ever Cup Series race in the PNW) due to Gateway being moved into the playoffs. Even if Portland does not get a Cup Series race, I fully expect the Xfinity Series to return there next year as a way of NASCAR maintaining a presence in the PNW.

Bring Championship to Kansas. Also Roval not being an elimination race would be stupid. And a homestead championship would give it to my boy Byron LFG 😤

The one good thing about a late New Hampshire race, is that you might start seeing the Fall Foliage around the track.

Dover should’ve been the in the playoffs and not New Hampshire. You avoid weather delays and add a unique track back to the playoffs. Gateway I don’t mind for the reasons given even if it’s not an amazing race. And adding on to Homestead, another thing to mention is Formula E will race there starting next year. And assuming it’s a multi year deal I’m sure they’d love a facility upgrade.

Sitting here begging for a california speedway (Fontana) coming back 2025-2026

Here's my predictions as to how the Playoff schedule is laid out. Round of 16 1. Darlington (Confirmed) 2. New Hampshire 3. Bristol Night Race Round of 12 1. Kansas 2. Talladega 3. Charlotte Roval Round of 8 1. Las Vegas 2. Gateway 3. Martinsville Finale: Phoenix (Confirmed)

Being a regular at Loudon, I can attest to the fact that the September race was always the preferred race among the regulars who go to Loudon due to the weather in September vs. June/July in New England. If the September race does indeed come back, the fans will show up there like you haven’t seen in 7-8 years.

My personal playoff race schedule: Round of Sixteen: Darlington Atlanta Bristol Round of Twelve: Phoenix Talladega The Roval Round of Eight Kansas Gateway Martinsville Finale Homestead-Miami

I used to go to the fall New Hampshire race every year with my dad growing up until they stopped in 2017. Their were more boring races that I remember than exciting tbh. But seeing Mark Martin get his last win, okay that one was worth it.

As a homestead resident I hate the new change however, as a nascar fan I understand the change. still really sad to see though considering the history

Wish nascar and indycar did a march doubleheader at homestead next year

I would say choose between Loudon and Gateway for the Playoffs, that way there aren't too many flat ovals across the 10-race stretch. I think you make a good case for Gateway, and if you've been there in person, you know how aweseome the atmopshere is.

My only complain is, why we have FOUR flat tracks (Loudon, Gateway, Martinsville and Phoenix) i think should be more balanced, if it’s true, Christopher Bell would have the best opportunity to win the championship

I would start the season a week or two later (especially if NFL adds 18th game) so that the Southern 500 can fit at the end of the regular season, but still be on Labour Day. Make Daytona 500, Coke 600, Brickyard 400, and Southern 500 worth 10 Playoff Points to the winner to emphasize the Crown Jewels, and have 2-3 short tracks, 2-3 intermediate, 2 superspeedways, and 2 road courses in the playoffs with a rotating finale.

Homestead needs that extra downtime for the new renovations they are doing in preparation for the 2026 Finale! IT IS HAPPENING but in 2026 and beyond.

Not to mention yesterday only had 6 lead changes just feel they should figure out how to have this car work on the low banking more flat tracks

A reason baseball is growing is facilities and hospitality. Only 25% (im my personal opinion of working in sports) actually come just for the racing. The other 75% are looking for a fun experience. Homestead hasnt had to get that other 75 because the championship factor of its races. Without it, its pulled some glaring problems. Great track. But the track doesnt sell the entirety of the grandstands. I hope once Homestead gets facilities, they can host the championship. Until then, im still begging them to move it to Kansas Speedway.

Next year my kiddo should be old enough to go to a race (year and a half pretty much at that time) i wish darlington, bristol or dover was my home track but im happy to have the magic mile, grew up watching dirt races in N.H and went to a couple races at London as a kid, hopefully the boy gets into racing and we can see some tracks that his great grandfather went to

You know I just thought of something when you were showing Watkins Glen. The numbers really pissed me off when they move them forward. But thinking about it now it doesn't bother me at all and they actually look good. But when they first announced that I was mad.

They really need to take advantage of the incredible racing we’re getting with the next Gen at 1.5+ racetracks! Change the Roval!

Pocono needs to be in the playoffs. If for nothing else, because of its uniqueness.

Maybe unpopular, but i think they should switch Charlottes playoff race to The Rock!!!! NC still gets their race, and us old heads get our old track back (with fresh pavement)!!!!!

During Jared's speculation video last week on the playoff changes I told you all Gateway was getting a new date and you all down voted me and said I was wrong (not saying I endorse the new date, kind of neutral on it, just saying it was happening). You all owe me an apology lol (joking I really don't care). I have a source at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway who said the reason Indycar changed their date for 2025 was because NASCAR was changing their Gateway date. I trusted my source on this one, and my source was right fools.

This schedule would remind me a lot of the 2020 season, Darlington Richmond Bristol vibes. Except for a longer duration

1. Abolish the playoffs 2. Start the season w/ the Daytona 500 Presidents Day Weekend and finish the season Labor Day weekend at Darlington to avoid NFL 3. Abolish the Playoffs

Homestead: loss for now sure, but w for the future perhaps Southern 500: back as a opener is fine. Great marque venue to start the playoffs Gateway: Okay I guess, it's great in it's current spot, so I don't think it needs playoff date, but the track is good and St. Louis market would be boosted even more, so it's fine I guess Glen out: it will be placeholder in the playoffs to begin with, so if it returns to it's regular spot, than it's good. Same goes for Atlanta New Hampshire: I don't know tbh, I think tracks like Dover or Pocono would be much better in my opinion (I don't know if these tracks could be on that New Hampshire slot, So correct me if I'm wrong)

NASCAR really shouldn't destroy what they've had since 2022-23. An actual interesting playoff schedule. Homestead MUST be in the playoffs, so should Darlington. Those races should not be left out of the playoffs under any circumstances. Daytona should be the regular season finale.

I just wish for Texas Motor Speedway to land on June 15 for this coming season.

Me too @The Iceberg I’ve never liked Homestead as an attraction. Racing is great but I need more attractions and renovations like Phoenix for a Championship.

As a St. Louis native it is true the nfl can go to hell in our eyes but depending on the date if the cardinals are in contention or in the playoffs everything else happening in this city doesn't matter

I like the southern 500 moving too. It being in the playoffs takes away from its focus that it is a crown jewel.

Well, when it comes to what Jordan Bianchi said about the possible changes to the playoffs in 2025, here's what I have to say about them: 1st, for Homestead, I really don't like the idea of it being removed from the playoffs next year because I had gotten used to seeing it return to the playoffs the last two years even though I still miss it hosting championship weekend, but with what we've been hearing about how they're pushing to have Homestead host championship weekend in 2026, I might be all right with it and I would like to see Homestead take place after the Daytona 500, similar to what they did in 2021 during the pandemic. 2nd, when it comes to New Hampshire, it was originally part of the playoffs from 2004-2017 and it would be a return to the playoffs for that track, but I would rather keep it in July and give Dover another shot in the playoffs. And finally, as far as Gateway goes, I'm 50/50 on that one. All-in-all, in the end, that's all I've got to say, so goodbye!

The Charlotte Roval should get the Axe Considering Watkins Glen is now in the Playoffs

NASCAR needs to toss out the stupid playoff system period.

I would have rather seen Dover added back into the playoffs than New Hampshire. Pocono also would have been a better option. I really hope that Miami becomes the final race again though in 2026.

Definitely need to get rid of the Charlotte Roval all together. Turn the second Daytona race into the road course there. It was good the Covid year. Definitely not two super speedways in the playoffs, it’s just ridiculous. The finale needs to be 400 miles wherever they go. 300 or 312 miles is not long enough and the short track package is crap so the finale must be at a 1 1/2 track every time.

Personally I would rather not have the stupid playoffs, but since we are stuck with them have it end at a different track every year. One year it is at North Wilkesboro, then the next at Bristol, then at Charlotte, etc.

Should of thrown nashville or a different smi tracks over ethier gateway or new Hampshire do feel wasn't bad race yesterday but feel it showed that the short track package works on decent banked high speed tracks and not more flat tracks hope they can fine a way to fix it over changing it for all tracks cause iowa was crazy to show what kind of good can come from the package but all the other tracks are to flat to make the car work with the package

I like it. The playoffs races should consistently change and not remain consistent. That will help keep it fresh and create further parity which means more satisfied fans. The casual fans that is because we all know the diehards will complain no matter what but the casuals are the ones that ultimately matter the most. That's what all the other stick and ball sports have learned and why they're seeing huge increase in ratings and attendance. Especially baseball. Tradition doesn't mean much anymore to people, people want to be entertained and they want change that will bring more entertainment. Staying the same is not how you do that.

Homestead low attendance:; Florida doesn’t go to venues., Marlins and Rays are low attendance. If the tv #’s shows there a draw enjoy it while you can

Still don't understand what renovations are needed at Homestead. It was completely fine hosting the championship for almost 20 years, and once other tracks get renovated, that automatically means Homestead needs to be upgraded too? All I can think of are the bathrooms and turn 1 grandstands. What else needs to be done? I know I shouldn't complain about getting renovations done. I'm cool new tracks getting a playoff date. Happy for Watkins Glen this year & Gateway next year. New Hampshire I'm concerned about because it's not one of NASCAR's best tracks. If they get a playoff race for a few years then great, but I"m hoping it's not for that long. Our schedule is made up of so many different tracks, that I think it's crazy to assume having an extra road course or plate race makes the whole playoff system a crapshoot.

I will accept the hate but New Hampshire which is 1 hour 15 minutes from Boston and 3 hours from New York City deserves 2 races and at least 1 playoff date. Ever since my first race attending in the late 2000s I have seen the neglect and cost cutting that has been detrimental to the customer. I wish the individuals who owned it cared about it as much as I do and remember what it was. Now I had a son and he will be 1 year old in a couple weeks and it gets harder to travel to different tracks. One can hope I suppose.

As much as I would hate to have Homestead not be in the playoffs, I can completely understand the reasoning behind getting the place renovated so that it can officially return as the championship venue. In which case, I would say go for it. The others, I'm not so keen about. Unless NASCAR gives them wet weather tires at every short track without slicks, where the weather has pause the tires wear as Extreme as they were in Bristol, what's the point?

with all the flat ovals going into the playoffs next year its like they are trying to give Bell the Championship since he is the one that generally dominates them. Not the reason they are doing but if any year was Bell's year to win the Championship it will be next year.

I hate the schedule. Why don’t they bring Kentucky back or Chicago land? And I can’t believe they tore down California.

I wish New Hampshire would just get off the schedule overall. It's my least favorite.

I was at New Hampshire it should be back in the Chase

If this is going to be real, I hope NASCAR takes massive swings with the cup car to fix the car to create better racing.

I like the rumors

Oh PLEASE don't let Phoenix be the last race of the year anymore. Put Homestead back or bring the final race to Charlotte. I'm begging you, NASCAR.

I want homestead back as the championship finale because racing at Phoenix for two races each year which can get very boring a big fan of gateway in the playoffs but I prefer just keeping it in June not a big fan of New Hampshire as the second race of the first round of the playoffs I don't know what is NASCAR thinking but I would love to see homestead back as the championship finale race because Phoenix every year can get very boring especially you have two races each year One race in spring and then One race in the fall

Please return the old points system 1975-2003

Rather watch a boring road course race over a boring oval any day..with the exception of darlington being added..all choices are not wise..hopefully this a sign nascar might mix it up more in playoff in years too come if we have too deal with it next year.

Homestead is super overrated, the community doesn't turn out for the races there and the racing has been single file against the wall for several years now. Phoenix is also overhated and it seems to stem solely from the fact that they have the championship race currently and that they've changed the layout significantly several times since 2011 leading to drivers diving to the inside wall on restarts. If we had a non-goofy championship format would anybody care that Phoenix is the finale? I doubt it. The facility is super modern, most of the track has viable lanes for the finale making it ideal for a winner take all race, plus every race there is a sell out. Not to mention the chances of it being dry and warm for the second most important event of the year can't be understated. New Hampshire is also overhated for similar reasons IMO.

Why do people hate road course racing? It’s the ticket to younger, more global fan base smh

They need 1 road courses in the playoff in 2025

Whatever...I will still be watching it.

Leave Homestead alone!

Love Gateway getting some love. Granted I'm biased because I live only a couple miles from the track and pass it every day going to and from work.

I like we’re Loudon is because it’s my birthday so it would suck a lot because I couldn’t go on my birthday

Why do people pay this much attention to schedule? Who cares whether a specific track is a 5th or 35th race of the reason? Would the race at New Hampshire been better later in a year than it was yesterday?

BRING BACK CHICAGOLAND

I just want the playoffs gone. This shit system is currently the biggest cancer holding the sport down.

Honestly, Homestead is one if my absolute favourite classic ovals

Of course after I told myself I'm done watching new hampshire, they move it to the playoffs. CBell guaranteed a win

New Hampshire is just an ass track. Had to force myself to watch it yesterday just to find out today its gonna be in the playoffs... should be removed from the season entirely

Homestead has been boring in the NexGen car. Why do people keep saying Homestead puts on great racing because it hadn’t especially in the last five years.

Until we can get rid of the monarchy that runs nascar, I don't see any improvement in the sports future.

No 2nd race for Dover is disappointing. Dover in the fall is awesome back in the day. Kick out New Hampshire. That track is boring asf

I say maybe SMI should swap the second Vegas race in the Playoffs for North Wilkesboro. A comeback of North Wilkesboro with a points-paying race would be landmark. I think north Wilkesboro has made a case for a points-paying date with its hosting of the All-Star Race. Plus, the Las Vegas race has had low attendance especially last October. Maybe we should not be having a race in Las Vegas in the middle of football season, and maybe Las Vegas does not need two dates.

I agree with you! Unfortunately the playoffs are here to stay, so NASCAR seems to be at least making an attempt at bridging the division between us purists, and new fans. When NASCAR is at least trying to make an effort, by listening to the fanbase, reacting accordingly, EVERYONE wins!

its eh, homested needs to be the champ race, if nascar gets rid of the roval, the glen needs to stay, instead of adding New Hampshire i think Pocono or Michigan would be a better fit

All I want to see is Homestead be the finale again in 2026

Gateway is a great track, and with the Indy date for June already established, clearly Gateway is going to be a playoff track for NASCAR. I approve.

I’m for the championship race rotating every year 2-3 years. I love homestead but it should change every other year except Daytona or Talladega or a road course

Not feeling those changes.

Roval needs to go

Flat tracks in the playoffs gee thanks nascar. New Hampshire was considered the worst race of the year before Texas motor became so unpopular, sorry but until there’s additional power in these cars flat tracks can be alright racing now but they need better. Ffs nascar bring back the rock, come to pikes peak international, abandon cAlIFoRnIA wet dreams y’all seem stuck on. Come further south. Add summer 8-10 mini “summer heat” seasons with weekday night 150-250 mile events at local .5-.75 mile tracks. They can’t say it’s not big enough for nascar when the stands are empty most the time anyways.

I live in Miami and know personally the contractors who booked the Miami speedway job. It will be back permanently for the finals 2026 or 27

I think that they should do it like the Super Bowl. Have it changed it every year.

I hate Homestead-Miami. The races (especially during the next gen era) have been reallly bad. Boring and god awful, and I hope this is the beginning of the end for Homestead-Miam

Another year with Phoenix being the championship race is boring. Homestead being taken away is awful. It’s one of the best tracks in NASCAR. It being replaced with New Hampshire is a terrible move.

You need two roadcources in the playoffs

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Complete trash. We race on, what, 6 flat ovals a year (2 x PHX, 2 x MTNVL, NHMS, Gateway)? Yet they will make up 40% of the playoffs?! NHMS sucks. Sorry. It just does. Gateway doesn’t do much for me either. The 2025 playoffs look like they may easily be the most boring ever. Even ‘Dega and its fuel mileage racing has gotten boring. I promise, I’m not typically a pessimist, but this news is depressing.

Why ? Why Phoenix???!!!!?? I’ve never seen a compelling argument other than money that Phoenix is the championship determining race. Yuck

Keep the points system, get rid of the stupid playoff format and go back to regionally-based scheduling. That's all that needs to happen.

Lifelong NASCAR fan here..I've became so disillusioned by the current format for how a champion is crowned in our sport that the track lineup for the playoffs kinda doesn't even matter. Fake champions. Last year Willy B. had the best year but Blaney got hot at the end . Had the worst average finish in the history of nascar champions. All of 'em. 2020 being the most egregious of all years with this fugazzi format.

I personally don't care what they do with "playoffs" schedule. With a crapshoot illegitimate format in place, I just want Homestead back as a finale.

The only good change that NASCAR can make to the Playoffs is to get rid of it.

Homestead needs to be renovated