2021 NASCAR Cup Series Updates

Crown Jewel races in bold

Changes
The 2021 schedule for the NCS will undergo a series of significant changes.
 * The Busch Clash will be run on Daytona International Speedway’s 3.56 mi road course. It will be the first time stock cars have competed on the circuit, which has hosted motorcycle and sports car races, including the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
 * The West Coast Swing will feature many changes: The FanShield 500 at Phoenix Raceway will become the second of four races in the West Coast Swing, and the Auto Club 400 will become the third of four races in the West Coast Swing.
 * As part of a schedule realignment, the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway will join the West Coast Swing, and all races from Atlanta until Miami, will move one week later than 2020.
 * The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway (which was added in 2020 by NASCAR due to COVID-19) will remain on the 2021 schedule and be held the weekend before the NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
 * The NASCAR Open will be held on Friday, May 21 and the All-Star Race will be held on Saturday, May 22, also, the races will be run on the infield road course.
 * With Memorial Day being on May 31, The Coca-Cola 600 will be held on May 30, and will become the fourteenth race of the season, as the Digital Ally 400 at Kansas Speedway will be held on the first weekend in June.
 * NASCAR's Doubleheader Weekend at Pocono Raceway will be held on June 12-13, As a result of this, all races from Michigan until Chicagoland, will move one week later than 2020. (The Camping World 400 at Chicagoland Speedway will become the nineteenth race of the season).
 * The new date that World Wide Technology Raceway acquired from Dover International Speedway will remain as the penultimate race of NASCAR's regular season.
 * The North Carolina Education Lottery 400 at Rockingham Speedway will replace the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway.
 * The Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway will remain as the regular season finale and will utilize the track's road course layout instead of its tri-oval. The race's scheduled distance will also be shortened from 400 miles to 350 kilometers, resulting in a name change to the Daytona 350.