The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule: How to Watch Daytona 500 and Every Other Race on Sling TV

The Daytona 500 is Sunday at 2:30 pm EST on Fox. Watch it with Sling TV with a 50% discount!

Buckle up, NASCAR fans — the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series is coming your way! If you love the combination of high speed and fierce competition that’s only found at the top tier of racing, Sling TV has everything you need to watch the whole season!

In a hurry? Follow the entire Cup Series NASCAR schedule on Sling TV for just $40.00/mo for Sling Blue, provided you live in a local market that Sling covers. If you’re not, you can still watch about half the races.

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The Cup Series is the most prestigious, competitive racing series in NASCAR. It features only the top drivers and teams competing at the highest level of motorsports. The races themselves are typically longer, and it uses a separate point system from the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

If you’re looking for the most cost-effective way to watch Denny Hamlin’s 23XI Racing burn rubber, Sling TV is the way to go. Read on for details.

What is Sling TV?

Sling TV is a streaming live TV provider. It works just like cable or satellite, but without the proprietary equipment, high bills, hidden fees, or long-term contracts. All you need to sign up is a TV, a streaming device, and an internet connection, and you can get started right away. And, in many cases, your TV is a streaming device.

Sling has two base packages, Sling Blue and Sling Orange. Either one is $40.00/mo, or you can get Sling Orange & Blue for $55.00/mo. Sling specializes in customization, with the biggest selection of add-on channels of any streaming service (and more than most traditional TV providers as well).

For more information on Sling TV, please see our full review.

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2023 NASCAR Cup Series on Sling Blue

The Cup Series races are divided between Fox/FS1 (the first half of the season) and NBC/USA (the second half.) This means, no matter where you live, you can still watch all the races that air on FS1 and USA with Sling Blue.

NASCAR Cup Series on Fox

All the races from the start of the season (Feb 5) through June 11 are televised on Fox stations. About half are on Fox (that’s your local Fox station) and half are on Fox Sports 1 (aka FS1, a pay channel.)

The good news is that if you live in a major city, you are very likely to have your local Fox affiliate available on Sling. The bad news is that if you live anywhere else, you likely won’t. Here are the Fox stations included with Sling Blue:

NASCAR Cup Series on NBC

From June 25 through the end of the season, which is the Championship on November 5, the Cup Series switches to NBC channels. Similar to Fox/FS1, about half the races are on NBC and half on USA (which is owned by NBC).

The bad news is that Sling’s NBC coverage is even worse than its Fox coverage (and that’s saying something). Here are the NBC stations you can expect to get on Sling Blue:

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Filling in the Gaps

There are a few options for those who live outside one or both of Sling’s NBC and Fox local markets.

If you’re thinking that this is starting to sound like an awful lot of trouble: we’re not going to lie, it’s a bit cumbersome. But do the math. For less than $50/mo, you can watch NASCAR Cup Series races, all of them, with a lot of non-sports entertainment to go with. It’s still far cheaper than any other TV provider that covers all the same channels.

Missing NBC, But Not Fox

The easiest way to supplement NBC Sports is with a Peacock Premium subscription. For just $4.99/mo, you can watch NBC Sports live. Plus, you get access to a ton of series from NBC and its sister-channels USA, Bravo, E!, and Syfy and movies from Universal. If you’re interested in more details on Peacock, we’ve got a page for that.

Missing Fox (With or Without NBC)

Unfortunately, Fox doesn’t have any equivalent of NBC’s Peacock or CBS’s Paramount+. What you can do is get an antenna — and that will take care of both Fox and NBC for most of the country. HD antennas are small, easy to set up, indoors, and give you a great picture. Best of all, they’re cheap — about $50 — and widely available.

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The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule

Without further ado, here is the Cup Schedule for this season:

• Sun Feb 5 8:00 pm: Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum – Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum – Los Angeles, California — Martin Truex Jr. (Fox)
• Thu Feb 16 7:00 pm: Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 at Daytona – Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, Florida (FS1)
• Thu Feb 16 9:00 pm: Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 at Daytona – Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, Florida (FS1)
• Sun Feb 19 2:30 pm: Daytona 500 – Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, Florida (Fox)
• Sun Feb 26 3:30 pm: Pala Casino 400 at Auto Club – Auto Club Speedway – Fontana, California (Fox)
• Sun Mar 5 3:30 pm: Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, Nevada (Fox)
• Sun Mar 12 3:30 pm: Ruoff Mortgage 500 – Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, Arizona (Fox)
• Sun Mar 19 3:00 pm: Ambetter Health 400 – Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, Georgia (Fox)
• Sun Mar 26 3:30 pm: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix – Circuit of The Americas – Austin, Texas (Fox)
• Sun Apr 2 3:30 pm: Toyota Owners 400 – Richmond Raceway – Richmond, Virginia(FS1)
• Sun Apr 9 7:00 pm: Food City Dirt Race – Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt – Bristol, Tennessee(Fox)
• Sun Apr 16 3:00 pm: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Martinsville – Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, Virginia (FS1)
• Sun Apr 23 3:00 pm: GEICO 500 – Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, Alabama (Fox)
• Sun Apr 30 2:00 pm: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Dover – Dover Motor Speedway – Dover, Delaware (FS1)
• Sun May 7 3:00 pm: AdventHealth 400 – Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, Kansas (FS1)
• Sun May 14 3:00 pm: Goodyear 400 – Darlington Raceway – Darlington, South Carolina (FS1)
• Sun May 21 5:00 pm: NASCAR All-Star Open – North Wilkesboro Speedway – North Wilkesboro, North Carolina (FS1)
• Sun May 21 8:00 pm: NASCAR All-Star Race – North Wilkesboro Speedway – North Wilkesboro, North Carolina (FS1)
• Sun May 28 6:00 pm: Coca-Cola 600 – Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, North Carolina (Fox)
• Sun Jun 4 3:30 pm: Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter – World Wide Technology Raceway – Madison, Illinois (FS1)
• Sun Jun 11 3:30 pm: Toyota / Save Mart 350 – Sonoma Raceway – Sonoma, California (Fox)
• Sun Jun 25 7:00 pm: Ally 400 – Nashville Superspeedway – Nashville, Tennessee (NBC)
• Sun Jul 2 5:30 pm: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Chicago – Chicago Street Course – Chicago, Illinois (NBC)
• Sun Jul 9 7:00 pm: Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart – Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, Georgia (USA)
• Sun Jul 16 2:30 pm: Crayon 301 – New Hampshire Motor Speedway – Loudon, New Hampshire (USA)
• Sun Jul 23 2:30 pm: M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 – Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, Pennsylvania (USA)
• Sun Jul 30 3:00 pm: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Richmond – Richmond Raceway – Richmond, Virginia (USA)
• Sun Aug 6 2:30 pm: FireKeepers Casino 400 – Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn, Michigan (USA)
• Sun Aug 13 2:30 pm: Verizon 200 at the Brickyard – Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course – Indianapolis, Indiana (NBC)
• Sun Aug 20 3:00 pm: Go Bowling at The Glen – Watkins Glen International – Watkins Glen, New York (USA)
• Sat Aug 26 7:00 pm: Coke Zero Sugar 400 – Daytona International Speedway – Daytona Beach, Florida (NBC)

2023 NASCAR Playoffs Schedule

• Sun Sep 3 6:00 pm: Cook Out Southern 500 – Darlington Raceway – Darlington, South Carolina (USA)
• Sun Sep 10 3:00 pm: Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by Barstool Sportsbook – Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, Kansas (USA)
• Sat Sep 16 7:30 pm: Bass Pro Shops Night Race – Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, Tennessee (USA)
• Sun Sep 24 3:30 pm: AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 – Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, Texas (USA)
• Sun Oct 1 2:00 pm: YellaWood 500 – Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, Alabama (NBC)
• Sun Oct 8 2:00 pm: Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course – Concord, North Carolina (NBC)
• Sun Oct 15 2:30 pm: South Point 400 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, Nevada (NBC)
• Sun Oct 22 2:30 pm: Dixie Vodka 400 – Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, Florida (NBC)
• Sun Oct 29 2:00 pm: Xfinity 500 – Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, Virginia (NBC)
• Sun Nov 5 3:00 pm: NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race – Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, Arizona (NBC)

Wrapping Up

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