{"id":1266,"date":"2026-08-26T17:53:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=1266"},"modified":"2026-08-26T17:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:53:50","slug":"clash-in-daytona-and-playoff-tweaks-nascar-unveils-2027-season-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/nascar\/clash-in-daytona-and-playoff-tweaks-nascar-unveils-2027-season-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Clash in Daytona and playoff tweaks: NASCAR unveils 2027 season calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Clash returns to Daytona:<\/strong> <strong>NASCAR will open 2027 at Daytona International Speedway<\/strong> for the pre-season exhibition event ahead of the Daytona 500.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Playoff structure modifications:<\/strong> <strong>The Chase will begin at Richmond<\/strong>, with Darlington hosting the regular-season finale and Watkins Glen acting as the lone road course in the postseason.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>All-Star and venue adjustments:<\/strong> <strong>The All-Star Race heads back to North Wilkesboro<\/strong>, while Dover reclaims a regular-season points race.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NASCAR<\/strong> announced the full <strong>2027 calendar<\/strong> for all three national series\u2014the <strong>Cup Series<\/strong>, <strong>O&#8217;Reilly Series<\/strong>, and <strong>Truck Series<\/strong>. While the flagship Cup Series schedule does not feature any brand-new venues, significant calendar adjustments highlight the upcoming competitive layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pre-season <strong>Clash<\/strong> exhibition moves back to <strong>Daytona International Speedway<\/strong> for the first time since 2021, running immediately prior to the season-opening <strong>Daytona 500<\/strong>. Additionally, the non-points <strong>All-Star Race<\/strong> shifts back to <strong>North Wilkesboro Speedway<\/strong>, allowing <strong>Dover Motor Speedway<\/strong> to return as a regular-season points-paying event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Significant changes also hit the postseason. <strong>The Chase<\/strong> will kick off at <strong>Richmond Raceway<\/strong>, with the <strong>Darlington 500<\/strong> serving as the regular-season finale. <strong>Watkins Glen International<\/strong> returns to the playoff rotation as the single road course in the postseason, while <strong>New Hampshire Motor Speedway<\/strong> shifts back into the championship stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elsewhere, the <strong>San Diego Street Circuit<\/strong> moves to a later summer date, and <strong>Iowa Speedway<\/strong> takes over the 4th of July holiday weekend slot. The season includes two off-weeks: one during Easter in March and another in mid-August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The schedule release lands as paddock news continues across motorsport, with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/indy\/\">IndyCar advancing plans for a 2027 race in Goi\u00e2nia<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/williams-selects-browning-for-fp1-at-italian-gp-and-benches-albon\/&amp;authuser=3\">Luke Browning preparing to replace Alexander Albon for Williams in FP1 at Monza<\/a>. Meanwhile, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/motogp\/\">Marc M\u00e1rquez remains confident in his physical recovery ahead of the Aragon GP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NASCAR Cup Series 2027 Schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Race<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Track<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Clash<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Daytona<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Feb 13<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Daytona 500<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Feb 21<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>EchoPark (Atlanta)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Feb 28<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Circuit of the Americas<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Mar 07<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Phoenix<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Mar 14<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Las Vegas<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Mar 21<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Darlington<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Apr 04<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Bristol<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Apr 11<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Martinsville<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Apr 18<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>9<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Talladega<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Apr 25<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Texas<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>May 02<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>11<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Kansas<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>May 09<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Dover<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>May 16<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>All-Star<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>North Wilkesboro<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>May 23<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>13<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Charlotte<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>May 30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nashville<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Jun 06<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>15<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Pocono<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Jun 13<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>16<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Michigan<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Jun 20<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>17<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Chicagoland<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Jun 27<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Iowa<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Jul 04<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>19<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Sonoma<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Jul 11<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>20<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>EchoPark (Atlanta)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Jul 18<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>21<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Indianapolis<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Jul 25<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>22<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>San Diego<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Aug 01<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>23<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Bristol<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Aug 14<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>24<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>World Wide Tech Raceway<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Aug 22<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Daytona<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Aug 28<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>26<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Darlington<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Sep 05<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>27 (Playoff)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Richmond<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Sep 11<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>28 (Playoff)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Watkins Glen<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Sep 19<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>29 (Playoff)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>New Hampshire<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Sep 26<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>30 (Playoff)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Kansas<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Oct 03<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>31 (Playoff)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Las Vegas<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Oct 10<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>32 (Playoff)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Charlotte<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Oct 17<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>33 (Playoff)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Phoenix<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Oct 24<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>34 (Playoff)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Talladega<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Oct 31<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>35 (Playoff)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Martinsville<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nov 07<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>36 (Playoff)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Homestead-Miami<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nov 14<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions (FAQ)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Where will the 2027 NASCAR Clash take place?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Clash returns to Daytona International Speedway, taking place on February 13, 2027, ahead of the Daytona 500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Which track hosts the final race of the 2027 regular season?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Darlington Raceway will host the final regular-season race on September 5, 2027, before the playoffs begin at Richmond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. What is the only road course in the 2027 NASCAR playoffs?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watkins Glen International serves as the sole road course layout included in the 2027 postseason schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Etapa<\/th><th>Pista<\/th><th>Data<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Clash<\/td><td>Daytona<\/td><td>13\/02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Daytona<\/td><td>21\/02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>EchoPark (Atlanta)<\/td><td>28\/02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Circuito das Am\u00e9ricas<\/td><td>07\/03<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Phoenix<\/td><td>14\/03<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Las Vegas<\/td><td>21\/03<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Darlington<\/td><td>04\/04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Bristol<\/td><td>11\/04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Martinsville<\/td><td>18\/04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Talladega<\/td><td>25\/04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Texas<\/td><td>02\/05<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Kansas<\/td><td>09\/05<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Dover<\/td><td>16\/05<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>All-Star Race<\/td><td>North Wilkesboro<\/td><td>23\/05<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Charlotte<\/td><td>30\/05<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Nashville<\/td><td>06\/06<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Pocono<\/td><td>13\/06<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Michigan<\/td><td>20\/06<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>Chicagoland<\/td><td>27\/06<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>Iowa<\/td><td>04\/07<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>Sonoma<\/td><td>11\/07<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>EchoPark (Atlanta)<\/td><td>18\/07<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>Indian\u00e1polis<\/td><td>25\/07<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>San Diego<\/td><td>01\/08<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td>Bristol<\/td><td>14\/08<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24<\/td><td>World Wide Technology Raceway<\/td><td>22\/08<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25<\/td><td>Daytona<\/td><td>28\/08<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26<\/td><td>Darlington<\/td><td>05\/09<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27 (Chase)<\/td><td>Richmond<\/td><td>11\/09<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28 (Chase)<\/td><td>Watkins Glen<\/td><td>19\/09<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29 (Chase)<\/td><td>New Hampshire<\/td><td>26\/09<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30 (Chase)<\/td><td>Kansas<\/td><td>03\/10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31 (Chase)<\/td><td>Las Vegas<\/td><td>10\/10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>32 (Chase)<\/td><td>Charlotte<\/td><td>17\/10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>33 (Chase)<\/td><td>Phoenix<\/td><td>24\/10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>34 (Chase)<\/td><td>Talladega<\/td><td>31\/10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>35 (Chase)<\/td><td>Martinsville<\/td><td>07\/11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>36 (Chase)<\/td><td>Homestead-Miami<\/td><td>14\/11<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NASCAR Cup Series revealed its 2027 schedule, shifting key race dates, relocating the Clash, and reshaping the postseason without adding new venues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020309336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"NASCAR will open 2027 at Daytona International Speedway","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Nascar","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[96],"tags":[87],"42wp_author":[48],"class_list":["post-1266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nascar","tag-nascar","42wp_author-giovani-danjo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1266"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1267,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1266\/revisions\/1267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020309336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1266"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=1266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}