Rockingham Return Highlights 2025 Xfinity Series Slate

Rockingham Speedway will host the NASCAR Xfinity Series for the first time since 2004 next year. (Erik Perel/NKP photo)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – A return to Rockingham Speedway for the first time in more than two decades was the headliner in the announcement of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule on Thursday.

Again encompassing 33 races, the Xfinity Series calendar begins with the traditional Daytona Int’l Speedway opener on Feb. 15 and concludes with NASCAR Championship Weekend at Arizona’s Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 1, with Rockingham landing a mid-spring date on Saturday, April 19.

NASCAR’s second-highest division last raced at the 1.017-mile, D-shaped oval in 2004, after which a major schedule realignment led to the removal of the famed track from the national series calendars.

That hiatus will end on Easter weekend, when the Xfinity Series headlines a Friday-Saturday doubleheader that will also include the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

It’s one of two returning venues for the Xfinity Series next year, as the tour will also head back to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City for the first time since 2008.

“Rockingham Speedway has a storied history in NASCAR, so we look forward to the return of the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series to the famed racetrack,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR Executive Vice President, Chief Venue and Racing Innovation Officer. “The holiday race weekend at The Rock will offer the opportunity to showcase the future stars of the sport at a venue with a rich history.”

In all, 42 Xfinity Series races have been run at Rockingham dating back to 1982. Hall of Famer Mark Martin leads the list of winners with 11 victories there, while Jamie McMurray won the last four series races held at The Rock from 2002-’04.

Other notable moves on next year’s Xfinity Series slate include Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway shifting back to the spring on March 22; Atlanta moving forward to a summertime, Friday-night event on June 27; and Portland (Ore.) Int’l Raceway becoming the penultimate race of the regular season on Aug. 30 and replacing the tour’s Labor Day weekend stop at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.

In addition, World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., will become the Xfinity Series’ regular season finale for the first time, taking place Saturday, Sept. 6.

Playoff changes include Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway opening the postseason on Friday night, Sept. 12, Kansas Speedway becoming the middle race in the Round of 12 on Sept. 27, and Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway moving to the second race of the Round of 8 on Saturday, Oct. 18.

All 33 Xfinity Series races will be televised on the CW Network next year as part of the first year of a new, seven-year media rights deal that runs through 2031.

Start times will be announced at a later date.

2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Schedule

Date – Venue – Location

Feb. 15 – Daytona Int’l Speedway – Daytona Beach, Fla.
Feb. 22 – Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, Ga.
March 1 – Circuit of the Americas – Austin, Texas
March 8 – Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, Ariz.
March 15 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, Nev.
March 22 – Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, Fla.
March 29 – Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, Va.
April 5 – Darlington Raceway – Darlington, S.C.
April 12 – Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, Tenn.
April 19 – Rockingham Speedway – Rockingham, N.C.
April 26 – Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, Ala.
May 3 – Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, Texas
May 24 – Charlotte Motor Speedway – Concord, N.C.
May 31 – Nashville Superspeedway – Lebanon, Tenn.
June 14 – Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez – Mexico City, Mexico
June 21 – Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, Pa.
June 27 – Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, Ga.
July 5 – Streets of Chicago – Chicago, Ill.
July 12 – Sonoma Raceway – Sonoma, Calif.
July 19 – Dover Motor Speedway – Dover, Del.
July 26 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Speedway, Ind.
Aug. 2 – Iowa Speedway – Newton, Iowa
Aug. 9 – Watkins Glen Int’l – Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 22 – Daytona Int’l Speedway – Daytona Beach, Fla.
Aug. 30 – Portland Int’l Raceway – Portland, Ore.
Sept. 6 – World Wide Technology Raceway – Madison, Ill.
Sept. 12 – Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 27 – Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 4 – Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL – Concord, N.C.
Oct. 11 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, Nev.
Oct. 18 – Talladega Superspeedway – Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 25 – Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, Va.
Nov. 1 – Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, Ariz.