The pandemic has already adjusted the 2021 NASCAR schedule in California
The 63rd running of the DAYTONA 500 is scheduled to run on Sunday, Feb. 14 as the season opener for the NASCAR Cup Series. After that, teams were originally schedule to head for Auto Club Speedway in California.
Additionally, the NASCAR Truck Series event originally scheduled for Feb 19th at Homestead-Miami Speedway has been moved to the Daytona Road Course.
“Due to challenges resulting from the ongoing pandemic and the need for significant advance planning, NASCAR will adjust two race weekends,” NASCAR said in a statement.
Now, teams will instead run back to back weekends in Daytona. The oval race will be followed by a race on the Daytona Road Course.
The NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series races on the Daytona road course will replace the events originally scheduled to take place at Auto Club Speedway on Feb. 27-28. The Camping World Truck Series race is realigned from the event originally scheduled to take place at Homestead-Maimi Speedway on Friday, Feb. 19.
Both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series will then head to Homestead-Miami Speedway. Those races will now be run one week later than scheduled on Feb. 27-28.
Updated: 2021 NASCAR Schedule
February 14
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach Florida
February 21
Daytona International Speedway (Road Course)
Daytona Beach Florida
February 28
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, Florida
March 7
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Nevada
March 14
Phoenix Raceway
Phoenix, Arizona
March 21
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta, Georgia
March 28
Bristol Motor Speedway (DIRT)
Bristol, Tennessee
April 10
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, Virginia
April 18
Richmond Raceway
Richmond, Virginia
April 25
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama
May 2
Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, Kansas
May 9
Darlington Raceway
Darlington, South Carolina
May 16
Dover International Speedway
Dover, Delaware
May 23
Circuit of the Americas
Austin, Texas
May 30
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, North Carolina
June 6
Sonoma Raceway
Sonoma, California
June 13
Texas Motor Speedway (All-Star)
Fort Worth, Texas
June 20
Nashville Superspeedway
Nashville, Tennessee
June 26
Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
June 27
Pocono Raceway
Long Pond, Pennsylvania
July 4
Road America
Plymouth, WI
July 11
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta, Georgia
July 18
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Loudon, New Hampshire
— Olympic Break —
August 8
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen, New York
August 15th
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course)
Indianapolis, Indiana
August 22
Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, Michigan
August 28
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida
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September 5
Darlington Raceway
Darlington, South Carolina
September 11
Richmond Raceway
Richmond, Virginia
September 18
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tennessee
September 26
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Nevada
October 3
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Alabama
October 10
Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval)
Concord, North Carolina
October 17
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth, Texas
October 24
Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, Kansas
October 31
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, Virginia
November 7
Phoenix Raceway
Phoenix, Arizona
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