Kevin Harvick won the 2020 NASCAR regular-season title on Saturday night at Daytona, and he’ll start the 2020 Playoffs atop the standings as the NASCAR Cup Series season draws to a close.
The Playoff field of 16 drivers will face off over a three-race opening round before a total of four drivers are eliminated. The field will be cut to 8 drivers after another three races, and finally to a Final Four for the winner-take-all season finale at Phoenix Raceway.
The 2020 Playoffs will begin with one of NASCAR’s most prestigious events – the Southern 500 at Darlington. Here’s the remaining schedule for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
ROUND OF 16
Sunday, September 6th: Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway
- Race time: 6:00 p.m. ET on NBCSN
- Last winner at Darlington: Denny Hamlin
Saturday, September 12th: Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Raceway
- Race time: 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN
- Last winner at Richmond: Martin Truex Jr.
Saturday, September 19th: Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race time: 7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN
- Last winner at Bristol: Brad Keselowski in a 500 lap race, Chase Elliott in the All-Star Race
ROUND OF 12
Sunday, September 27th: South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
- Race time: 7:00 p.m. ET on NBCSN
- Last winner at Las Vegas: Joey Logano
Sunday, October 4th: YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway
- Race time: 2:00 p.m. ET on NBC
- Last winner at Talladega: Ryan Blaney
Sunday, October 11th: Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
- Race time: 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC
- Last winner at the Charlotte ROVAL: Chase Elliott
ROUND OF 8
Sunday, October 18th: Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway
- Race time: 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC
- Last winner at Kansas: Denny Hamlin
Sunday, October 25th: Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
- Race time: 3:00 p.m. ET on NBCSN
- Last winner at Texas: Austin Dillon
Sunday, November 1st: Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway
- Race time: 2:00 p.m. ET on NBC
- Last winner at Martinsville: Martin Truex Jr.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND OF 4
Sunday, November 8th: Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway
- Race time: 3:00 p.m. ET on NBC
- Last winner at Phoenix: Joey Logano
