Is There a NASCAR Race Today? Why the NASCAR Cup Series is on a 2-Week Break

The NASCAR Cup Series is on hiatus for the next two weekends, an Olympic hiatus that occurred every four years during the past Summer Games.

With NBCUniversal covering the Paris Olympics from start to finish this week, there’s little room for NASCAR racing on NBC, USA Network or other Comcast channels.

So NASCAR teams will have a summer break, a rest period before the final four races of the regular season and the 10-week playoff period into the fall.

Here’s what you need to know about NASCAR’s Olympic Break and the rest of the 2024 Cup Series season:

NBC, USA Network and affiliated networks will broadcast the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris daily, with coverage throughout the day from July 25 through August 11.

No, despite the desire of some in the sport to see more downtime in the season. Under the new TV deal, NBC and its affiliates will televise the final 14 Cup Series races of each season through 2031. It’s possible the Olympic break could return in 2028, though the NBC portion of the schedule could begin around the same time the Olympics conclude.

NASCAR returns to Richmond Raceway on Aug. 11, the same day the Olympics conclude in Paris, France. The Craftsman Truck Series returns to the same track on Aug. 10. The Xfinity Series has an extra week off, returning to Michigan on Aug. 17.

Winners of this season (determined in the play-offs)

Top 16 advance to play-offs

1: Kyle Larson (4 wins, 28 playoff points, regular season points leader)
2. Christopher Bell (3 wins, 24 playoff points)
3. Denny Hamlin (3 wins, 21 playoff points)
4. William Byron (3 wins, 16 playoff points)
5. Ryan Blaney (2 wins, 12 playoff points)
6. Tyler Reddick (1 win, 8 playoff points)
7. Austin Cindric (1 win, 7 playoff points)
8. Chase Elliott (1 win, 6 playoff points)
9. Joey Logano (1 win, 6 playoff points)
10. Brad Keselowski (1 win, 5 playoff points)
11. Alex Bowman (1 win, 5 playoff points)
12. Daniel Suarez (1 win, 5 playoff points)

Wild Card Playoff Points Standings

13. Martin Truex Jr. (+108 for Wallace)
14. Ty Gibbs (+42)
15. Chris Buescher (+17)
16. Ross Chastain (+7)

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17. Bubba Wallace (-7 points behind Chastain)
18. Chase Briscoe (-83)
19. Kyle Busch (-112)
20. Todd Gilliland (-118)

August 11: Cook Out 400, Richmond Raceway (5 p.m., USA Network)
August 18: FireKeepers Casino 400, Michigan International Speedway (1:30 p.m., USA Network)
August 24: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona International Speedway (6:30 p.m., NBC)
1st of September: Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington Raceway (5 p.m., USA Network)Regular season final
September 8: Quaker State 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16
September 15: Go bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen International (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16
21st of September: Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway (6:30 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16
September 29: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 12
October 6: YellaWood 500, Talladega Superspeedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 12
Oct 13: Bank of America Roval 400, Charlotte Motor Speedway track (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 12
October 20: South Point 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1:30 p.m., NBC) Round of 8
Oct 27: Unprecedented Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway (1:30 p.m., NBC) Round of 8
November 3: Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 8
November 10: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, Phoenix Raceway (2 p.m., NBC)