Here are the testing days for the 2023 NASCAR season
There’s 12 test session scheduled for the NASCAR season. 9 of them are for the NASCAR Cup Series.
View the 2023 NASCAR testing schedule below.
Last year, NASCAR launched the Next Gen car. The car is a spec chassis, identical from team to team. While the racing product was significantly improved on intermediate tracks, the short track product suffered.
Everyone has January 24-25th circled. That test at Phoenix Raceway is the test that will see NASCAR attempt to make changes to the short track package on the Next Gen car.
The series has stated several times that they want to improve the package. They’ve noted that shifting might be removed on short tracks. They also have plans to test several different aero packages to help reduce the aero wake.
NASCAR Test Schedule
Date | Track | Test Type | Cars
January 16-17
COTA
Goodyear
2, 8, 23
January 24-25
Phoenix Raceway
NASCAR
1, 6, 20, 22, 43, 47
January 30
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Organizational (NXS)
1 car for 1-2 car team, 2 cars for 3-4 car team
January 31
Lancaster Speedway
Goodyear (NCTS)
March 20
North Wilkesboro
Goodyear (NCTS)
March 21-22
North Wilkesboro
Goodyear (NCS)
March 28-29
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Goodyear
April 11-12
Gateway
Goodyear
May 30-31
Michigan International Speedway
Goodyear
June 13-14
Bristol
Goodyear
July 11-12
Texas Motor Speedway
Goodyear
August 15-16
Indianapolis
Goodyear
*Tentative
