Draft:2025 NASCAR Cup Series

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series will be the 77th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 54th season for the modern-era Cup Series. The season will start with the Bluegreen Vacations Duel and the 67th running of the Daytona 500 (the first points race of the season), both at Daytona International Speedway. The season will end with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway. The Busch Light Clash is also expected to be held prior to the Daytona 500 on the first week of February.

The 2025 season will be the first year under NASCAR's new TV deal that will take place until 2031. FOX and NBC will broadcast 12 races, while Amazon and TNT will broadcast five races each. In addition, the season will mark the debut of NASCAR's in-season tournament.

This will be the first season without Tony Stewart's ownership of Stewart–Haas Racing, Gene Haas, the other co-owner of SHR, announced he would retain the team and rebrand it as Haas Factory Team for 2025. This will also be the first season without 2017 champion Martin Truex Jr., as he announced his retirement from full-time racing on June 14, 2024.

Teams

 * Under the proposed terms of the charter agreement between NASCAR and the race teams, a provision would limit the number of charters to three per team. The exception would be Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing, as each has four charters and would be grandfathered in the proposed deal. In addition, the France family would be allowed to buy charters starting in 2025.
 * Following the closure of Stewart–Haas Racing, Trackhouse Racing, 23XI Racing, Legacy Motor Club, Richard Childress Racing, and RFK Racing have shown interest in purchasing the former team's charters.

Drivers

 * As a result of Stewart–Haas Racing's closure, the career of Ryan Preece has yet to be determined.
 * Shortly after Martin Truex Jr. announced his retirement from full-time racing, Denny Hamlin said 23XI Racing would have a car ready for Truex for the Daytona 500 or any race should he pursue a part-time schedule.
 * Kyle Busch is currently signed with Richard Childress Racing, but as his contract has an option for 2025, he hinted at leaving the team after 2024.
 * Xfinity Series driver Riley Herbst is reportedly a candidate to drive 23XI Racing's third entry in 2025, depending on the plans of sponsor Monster Energy.
 * IndyCar driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden has shown interest in driving in the Cup Series.

Sponsorship

 * Kroger will reportedly move its sponsorship from JTG Daugherty Racing to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025. The move may also result in JTGDR co-owner Ted Geschickter leaving the team, as his Brand Activation Maximizer agency is the driving force behind the Kroger sponsorship.
 * NASCAR is reportedly looking for a fifth premier partner for the Cup Series alongside Busch Beer, Coca-Cola, GEICO, and Xfinity, in case one of the first four partners does not renew its partnership deal.

Confirmed schedule changes

 * The Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway will be the opening race for the new NASCAR in-season tournament.

Rumored schedule changes

 * NASCAR will reportedly move the races at Gateway Motorsports Park and New Hampshire Motor Speedway, along with the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, to the playoff schedule. As part of this schedule change, Watkins Glen International and Homestead–Miami Speedway, as well as the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, will move to the regular season.
 * NASCAR will reportedly schedule a race in Mexico City and/or Montreal.
 * Bowman Gray Stadium will reportedly replace the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as the home venue of the Busch Light Clash.
 * Richmond Raceway may most likely lose a race to make room for Mexico.
 * NASCAR will reportedly not race on Easter Sunday.