Results, race winners, schedule, times, TV
The NASCAR Cup Series reaches the halfway point of the season with the USA TODAY 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, June 23. The race will be the 18th of 36 races in the 2024 season.
There have been ten different winners in the Cup Series this season through June 16. Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing and Kyle Larson and William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports lead the way with three wins each.
Byron opened the 2024 season with his first win in NASCAR’s most famous race, the Daytona 500.
Following this weekend’s USA TODAY 301, there will be eight more regular-season races before the 10-race NASCAR Cup Series playoffs begin at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sept. 8. The 2024 champion will be crowned on Nov. 10 at Phoenix Raceway.
Here are the results of the completed races and the schedule for the rest of the season:
2024 NASCAR Cup Series results and schedule
February 19 – at Daytona International Speedway
WINNER: William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports
William Byron started 18th and maneuvered through the tight packs to the lead with four laps remaining to win the Daytona 500 for the first time. Byron won under caution and saw the white flag in his No. 24 Chevrolet seconds before a final-lap crash between Ross Chastain and Austin Cindric.
February 25 – at Atlanta Motor Speedway
WINNER: Daniel Suarez, Trackhouse Racing
Daniel Suarez edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in a three-way race to the finish line to win his second career Cup Series race. Suarez won in a photo finish — at the time the third-closest in series history — beating Blaney by 0.003 seconds and Busch by 0.007 seconds.
March 3 — at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway
WINNER: Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
Kyle Larson dominated, leading 181 of 267 laps to win his second consecutive race at Las Vegas and his third overall at the track since 2021. Larson won by 0.441 seconds over 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick.
March 10 – at Phoenix Raceway
WINNER: Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing
Christopher Bell led 50 laps, including the final 41, before pulling away from second-place Chris Buescher by 5.465 seconds to claim the seventh Cup Series victory of his career.
March 17 — at Bristol Motor Speedway
WINNER: Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Denny Hamlin passed his JGR teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps to win by 1.083 seconds, his fourth career victory at the famous short track. Only five cars finished the race on the lead lap – the first time that has happened in the Cup Series in 20 years.
March 24 — at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas
WINNER: William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports
William Byron started from the pole and led 42 of 68 laps on the 3.41-mile road course, earning his second win of 2024. Byron beat the charging Christopher Bell by 0.692 seconds.
March 31 — at Richmond Raceway
WINNER: Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Virginia native Denny Hamlin earned his fifth career victory at his home track, stealing the win from his JGR teammate Martin Truex Jr. when the yellow flag was waved on the penultimate lap. Hamlin took the lead with the best pit stop and held it on the restart, edging Joey Logano by 0.269 seconds in overtime.
April 7 – Martinsville Speedway
WINNER: William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports
William Byron led a one-two-three finish for Hendrick Motorsports, which became the first team to have cars finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in 151 Cup races at Martinsville. Byron won in overtime after a late caution period to win by 0.550 seconds over Kyle Larson, while Chase Elliott finished third.
April 14 — at Texas Motor Speedway
WINNER: Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports
Chase Elliott ended a 42-race winless streak by edging Brad Keselowski and William Byron in double overtime to win the caution-filled race. On the final restart, Elliott won a drag race on the backstretch with Ross Chastain, who crashed and brought out the final yellow flag.
April 21 – at Talladega Superspeedway
Winner: Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing
Tyler Reddick drove through a major crash on NASCAR’s biggest track to claim his first win of the season and the sixth of his Cup Series career. Reddick took the win after leaders Michael McDowell and Brad Keselowski collided, triggering a major crash behind Reddick and ending the race.
April 28 — at Dover Motor Speedway
Winner: Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Denny Hamlin led 136 laps, including the final 72, before edging Kyle Larson by 0.256 seconds to take his third win of the season. The victory was Hamlin’s 54th of his Cup Series career, putting him tied with Lee Petty for 12th on the all-time list.
May 5 – at Kansas Speedway
Winner: Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
Kyle Larson beat Chris Buescher by 0.001 seconds in overtime, making it the closest result in NASCAR Cup Series history. In a thrilling race from start to finish, Larson and Buescher were neck and neck on the way to the checkered flag. Buescher celebrated the win in his car before NASCAR officials analyzed the video in super slow motion and declared Larson the winner.
May 12th – at Darlington Raceway
Winner: Brad Keselowski, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
Brad Keselowski ended a 110-race winless streak and took his first Cup Series victory in three years. The win was also Keselowski’s first as a driver and co-owner of RFK Racing, which he joined at the start of the 2022 season. Keselowski led 37 laps and pulled 1.214 seconds ahead of Ty Gibbs.
May 26 — at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Winner: Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing
Christopher Bell scored his second win of the season as the longest race on the NASCAR calendar became one of the shortest after rain forced an early end to the Coca-Cola 600. Bell led 90 laps of the race, which was shortened to 249 laps from the scheduled 400, and was declared the winner after a long delay as the leader when the red flag was waved.
June 2 — at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois
Winner: Austin Cindric, Team Penske
Austin Cindric won for the first time since the 2022 Daytona 500, ending an 85-race winless streak when his teammate and reigning series champion Ryan Blaney ran out of steam just before the white flag. Cindric then pulled away from Denny Hamlin by 3.844 seconds to claim his second career Cup Series victory.
June 9 — at Sonoma Raceway
Winner: Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
Kyle Larson won for the second time in the last four races at the Sonoma, California, circuit, scoring his third victory of 2024 and the 26th of his career by passing Martin Truex Jr. with nine laps to go and then pulling away to a 4.258-second lead.
June 16 – at Iowa Speedway
WINNER: Ryan Blaney, Team Penske
Ryan Blaney scored his first win of 2024 when Iowa hosted its first Cup Series race. The reigning series champion led 201 of 350 laps, including the final 88, before edging William Byron by 0.716 seconds.
June 23 — at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
USA TODAY 301
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET. TV: USA Network
June 30 — at Nashville Superspeedway
Ally 400
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET. TV: NBC
July 7 – at the street race in Chicago
Grant Park 165
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET. TV: NBC
July 14 — at Pocono Raceway
The Great American Getaway 400 presented by VisitPA.com
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET. TV: USA Network
July 21 — at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Brickworks 400
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET. TV: NBC
August 11 – at Richmond Raceway
Cook-Out 400
Time: 6:00 p.m. ET. TV: USA Network
August 18 – at Michigan International Speedway
Firekeepers Casino 400
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET. TV: USA Network
August 24 – at Daytona International Speedway
Cola Zero Sugar 400
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET. TV: NBC
September 1st – at Darlington Raceway
Cooking at the Southern 500
Time: 6:00 p.m. ET. TV: USA Network
PLAYOFFS BEGIN
September 8 – at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Quaker State 400 available at Walmart
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET. TV: USA Network
September 15 — at Watkins Glen International
Go bowling at The Glen
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET. TV: USA Network
September 21 – at Bristol Motor Speedway
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET. TV: USA Network
29 September – at the Kansas Speeday
Hollywood Casino 400
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET. TV: USA Network
October 6 – at Talladega Superspeedway
YellaWood 500
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET. TV: NBC
October 13 — at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Bank of America ROVAL 400
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET. TV: NBC
October 20 – at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway
South Point 400
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET. TV: NBC
October 27 – at Homestead-Miami Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series race in Homestead-Miami
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET. TV: NBC
November 5 – at Martinsville Speedway
XFINITY500
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET. TV: NBC
November 10th – at Phoenix Raceway
NASCAR Cup Series Championship
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET. TV: NBC