The 2027 NASCAR Cup Series schedule has not yet been announced, even though several tracks have already confirmed their race dates for next year. What has also been confirmed is that at least one track that was on both the 2025 and 2026 schedules will not be on the 2027 calendar. The 2025 and 2026 seasons got underway with the Clash exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium, which had not previously hosted a Cup Series race of any kind since 1971. The Clash was first held at Daytona in 1979, and it was contested at the same track for 42 consecutive years. The Clash, then known as the Sprint Unlimited, was contested on Saturday night in 2016, also eight days before the Daytona 500.