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For just the second time this season, NASCAR Cup Series fans won’t have a points race to watch this weekend.
Following last Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Cup Series is taking its second scheduled off weekend of the 2026 season before returning next week at Iowa Speedway. The brief pause gives teams, drivers and crew members a chance to recharge before the final four races of the regular season and the push toward the NASCAR Playoffs.
While there won’t be any Cup Series action this weekend, NASCAR fans will still have plenty of racing and original programming to follow across several platforms.
Why Is the NASCAR Cup Series Off This Weekend?
Unlike most weeks during the season, NASCAR intentionally schedules a couple of off weekends each year. The first one this season was for the Easter weekend.
This break comes after 22 Cup Series races and before one of the most important stretches of the season. Once the series returns, only four races will remain before the 16-driver NASCAR Playoffs field is set.
The Cup Series resumes on Sunday, Aug. 9, at Iowa Speedway for the Iowa Corn 350, where every point could have major playoff implications.
NASCAR TV Schedule: What to Watch This Weekend
Even without a Cup Series race, there is still plenty of motorsports coverage available throughout the weekend.
Friday, July 31
FS2
3:30 a.m. ET: Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour (Ryan Preece interview, re-air)
4 a.m. ET: Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour (re-air)
4:30 a.m. ET: SPEED With Harvick & Buxton (re-air)
5 a.m. ET: SPEED With Harvick & Buxton (re-air)
9:30 p.m. ET: SPEED With Harvick & Buxton (re-air)
10 p.m. ET: Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour (re-air)
Peacock
11:20 a.m. ET: IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup Race 1
3:40 p.m. ET: IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup Race 2
4:40 p.m. ET: IMSA Lamborghini Super Trofeo Race 1
FloRacing
7:30 p.m. ET: NASCAR Weekly Racing from Riverhead Raceway
Time TBD: NASCAR Weekly Racing from Autodrome Granby
Saturday, Aug. 1
FS1
8:30 a.m. ET: SPEED With Harvick & Buxton (re-air)
9 a.m. ET: Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour (re-air)
Peacock
9:45 a.m. ET: IMSA Porsche Carrera Cup Race 2 (Miami makeup)
1:45 p.m. ET: IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Road America 120
4:20 p.m. ET: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship qualifying
5:55 p.m. ET: IMSA Lamborghini Super Trofeo Race 2
FloRacing
8 a.m. ET: NASCAR Youth Series at Little Kalamazoo
5:15 p.m. ET: NASCAR Weekly Racing from Riverhead Raceway
6 p.m. ET: NASCAR Weekly Racing from Berlin Raceway
6:35 p.m. ET: NASCAR Weekly Racing from South Boston Speedway
7 p.m. ET: NASCAR Weekly Racing from Langley Speedway
7:45 p.m.: NASCAR Modified 100 at Bowman Gray Stadium
Time TBD: ARCA Menards Series East Sunbelt Rentals 150 at Flat Rock Speedway
Sunday, Aug. 2
FS2
2 a.m. ET: SPEED With Harvick & Buxton (re-air)
5:30 a.m. ET: Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour (re-air)
Peacock
11:30 a.m. ET: IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America
When Is the Next NASCAR Cup Series Race?
The NASCAR Cup Series returns on Sunday, Aug. 9, for the Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa Speedway.
With just four races remaining before the NASCAR Playoffs begin, the regular-season championship, playoff seeding and the remaining postseason spots will all be on the line when NASCAR returns to competition.
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