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2024 NASCAR Cup Series schedule revealed
The 2024 NASCAR season will kick off with a pre-season exhibition race at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum on February 4th. The race will be televised on FOX at 8 p.m. EST and will feature the NASCAR Mexico Series as well. Significant changes to the schedule include Atlanta Motor Speedway being the second race of the year and the removal of Auto Club Speedway. Bristol Dirt will be replaced by a concrete race, which will now take place at Richmond Raceway instead of on Easter Sunday. Texas Motor Speedway has been removed from the playoffs and North Wilkesboro Speedway will be repaved before hosting the All-Star Race. Iowa Speedway is the only new addition to the schedule, with the first Cup Series race in Iowa since 1953 taking place on June 16th. The Chicago Street Course will return for the second consecutive year on July 7th, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval race will be the final race before the summer break. Darlington will now serve as the regular season finale instead of Daytona International Speedway, and Atlanta will be the first race in the playoffs. Kansas Speedway will open the Round of 12, and the season will conclude with the Championship 4 finale at Phoenix Raceway on November 10th.
Source: motorsport
