For the first time since 2017, the NASCAR circuit will take to the Charlotte Motor Speedway oval for the Chase race. NASCAR previously ran the Charlotte Roval from 2018-2025, a road course that is separated by a 1.5-mile track and runs through the infield.
Charlotte Motor Speedway will be the site of a race weekend like NASCAR. The Artist Truck Series will lead the Chase in its third race on Friday, while the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will lead the track in its fifth Chase race on Saturday evening.
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The long weekend will conclude with the Bank America Cup Series 400 in the afternoon. It marks the sixth race of the Chase Cup Series.
In addition to the research effort, Charlotte Motor Underwater is offering a Kyle Busch Celebration of Life, honoring the public memory of the two-time Cup Series champion who passed away on May 21 at the age of 41. The service is scheduled for Friday at 8 p.m. next to the Truck Series race.
Full NASCAR Schedule, Times and TV Channels at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Friday 9th Schedule Oct
1:00 pm ET: Artist Truck Series Practice
2:05 pm ET: Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying
5:00 pm ET: Craftsman Truck Series Ecosave 200
Radio: NASCAR Racing Network, SiriusXM
8:00 pm ET: Kyle Busch Celebration of Life
Saturday, Oct. 10
10:30 am ET: O’Reilly Auto Parts Practice Series
11:35 am ET: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Qualifying
1:00 pm ET: Cup Series Practice
SiriusXM, Performance Racing Network (PRN)
2:05 pm ET: Cup Series Qualifying
4:00 pm ET: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Blue Cross NC 300
TV: The CW, ESPN Unlimited
Sunday, Oct. 11
3:00 pm ET: Bank of America 400 Cup Series
Who won the Bank of America CD of the Year in Charlotte?
Technically, Shane van Gisbergen enters Sunday’s Bank of America 300 as the defending winner. However, last year’s event was the Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Roval, the final Cup race on the 2.28-mile track.
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SVG led a race-high 57 of 109 laps en route to securing his fifth win of the 2025 Cup Series season and his fifth straight road victory. Kyle Larson finished second, Christopher Bell in third, Chris Buescher in fourth, and Michael McDowell rounded out the top five.
Larson enters Sunday’s Bank of America 400 with a 40-point lead over Denny Hamlin in the battle for the championship. Driver No. 5 won two of the five national Chases and two runner-up finishes, including a close Las Vegas Sundat.
Hamlin, who started the Chase as the top seed, aims to bounce back from a 16th-place finish at Las Vegas.