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The GOOD and BAD of the 2025 Playoff Changes

Per Jordan Bianchi on The Teardown Podcast there will be big changes to the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff schedule. Today we look into all of it and whether or not these are the right moves for NASCAR or if they are making grace mistakes. There are some point that are both positive and negative to this. This is the good and bad of the 2025 Playoff changes.

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38 comments

@TheIceberg June 24, 2024 at 9:21 pm

Do you like or dislike the new NASCAR schedule rumors?

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@DYNAMONBURRITO June 24, 2024 at 10:04 pm

It’s okay I just wish there wasn’t new Hampshire or gateway. Put Michigan and Pocono instead

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@striker8kaw June 24, 2024 at 10:27 pm

Do we know if it’s Nascar or SMI who put NH into the playoffs? I’d rather see Dover over NH and SMI owns both so they wouldn’t really lose either way but we fans would get a far better racing product with Dover

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@justinstein4712 June 25, 2024 at 12:06 am

Wish Kansas was the championship race

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@fishingwithkar4871 June 25, 2024 at 3:07 pm

Will pencil in Christopher Bell to move in to whatever playoff spot is after New Hampshire next year.

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@BossedOutYT June 24, 2024 at 9:27 pm

They better not remove homestead

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@ChampaBayBeast June 24, 2024 at 9:36 pm

Just for 1 season while they work on the concourse, stands and entrances.

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@nicholasking7120 June 24, 2024 at 9:37 pm

They did

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@StephenGibson829 June 24, 2024 at 9:28 pm

Gateway?? Reallyy??? I loved that race the week after the 600… Pocono to the playoffs would have been better to me.

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@codileger4876 June 24, 2024 at 10:10 pm

Indycar is taking the summer slot at Gateway unfortunately. They managed to do it same week of Le Mans so it’s gonna hurt both parties

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@kdoggy-ttb-33 June 25, 2024 at 1:20 am

If it was a night race gateway would be better in summer. Other wise weather can be to much. It was hot and the sun just beats down on that track.

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@StephenGibson829 June 25, 2024 at 5:32 am

@@kdoggy-ttb-33 perfectly okay with it being a night race, just loved that spot on the schedule is all

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@lexistanford7124 June 24, 2024 at 9:29 pm

Sitting here begging for a california speedway (Fontana) coming back 2025-2026

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@thetechfromheaven June 24, 2024 at 10:28 pm

they already demolished it

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@Wrlixer June 24, 2024 at 10:28 pm

2025 is already next year bro

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@ChuckyLarms June 24, 2024 at 10:54 pm

Ain’t happening. It was a bait and switch

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@stormsmith6772 June 25, 2024 at 1:49 pm

I’m pretty sure they sold the rest of the land

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@Zach3ry June 24, 2024 at 9:39 pm

We just need 15 races at Darlington, 4 at Homestead, and 1 at Daytona.

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@tylerhernandez5234 June 25, 2024 at 3:13 am

If that means Chase can win the championship with Kevin winning almost a third of the races, I don’t see an issue with that

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@naparacingfan9275 June 24, 2024 at 9:43 pm

I’m ok with Homestead move if they can get a 2026 championship race. Loudon or Gateway would be fine but both feels like way too many flat tracks especially with a dry Phoenix finale. Give the fans the Charlotte oval since many hate road courses.

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@rebelsoul5980 June 24, 2024 at 11:14 pm

Charlotte would be an awesome championship race. Why does Nascar make things complicated? Charlotte is the obvious best championship race!

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@namelessfred6837 June 24, 2024 at 11:22 pm

I will never understand the Homestead being the finale hype. I understand its where its been for most fans time of being a Nascar fan… umm same… and thats exactly why i dont want it at Homestead lol like yall want the same thing every year?

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@NR_88 June 24, 2024 at 9:45 pm

Dover should’ve been the in the playoffs and not New Hampshire. You avoid weather delays and add a unique track back to the playoffs. Gateway I don’t mind for the reasons given even if it’s not an amazing race. And adding on to Homestead, another thing to mention is Formula E will race there starting next year. And assuming it’s a multi year deal I’m sure they’d love a facility upgrade.

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@chrisguardiano6143 June 24, 2024 at 9:56 pm

As someone who follows Formula E closely, I think Formula E is going to give Homestead one chance to put on a good race mainly because of the backlash they have received from fans (mainly West Coast ones) about Portland being taken off of the schedule for Homestead next season. If Homestead produces a bad Formula E race after the facility upgrades, I could easily see Formula E going back to Portland for 2026.

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@hendomac20 June 24, 2024 at 9:47 pm

I used to go to the fall New Hampshire race every year with my dad growing up until they stopped in 2017. Their were more boring races that I remember than exciting tbh. But seeing Mark Martin get his last win, okay that one was worth it.

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@FULA-23 June 24, 2024 at 9:52 pm

A reason baseball is growing is facilities and hospitality. Only 25% (im my personal opinion of working in sports) actually come just for the racing. The other 75% are looking for a fun experience. Homestead hasnt had to get that other 75 because the championship factor of its races. Without it, its pulled some glaring problems. Great track. But the track doesnt sell the entirety of the grandstands. I hope once Homestead gets facilities, they can host the championship. Until then, im still begging them to move it to Kansas Speedway.

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@TOdabeasts June 24, 2024 at 9:53 pm

Wish nascar and indycar did a march doubleheader at homestead next year

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@hmsfan9 June 24, 2024 at 9:54 pm

I’ve gone to new hampshire the last 4 years and the crowd has been packed since 2021 and more people would go saying it’s the only New England race in Nascar and it’ll be in the playoffs

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@tescoshortage June 24, 2024 at 9:56 pm

Here’s my predictions as to how the Playoff schedule is laid out.

Round of 16

1. Darlington (Confirmed)
2. New Hampshire
3. Bristol Night Race

Round of 12

1. Kansas
2. Talladega
3. Charlotte Roval

Round of 8

1. Las Vegas
2. Gateway
3. Martinsville

Finale: Phoenix (Confirmed)

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@chrisguardiano6143 June 24, 2024 at 10:15 pm

One thing that helps Homestead in terms of getting the season finale in 2026 is the fact that it will host a Formula E race next year & the FIA fully expects the track to upgrade its facilities in order to host that particular event. Homestead is replacing Portland on the Formula E schedule which may end up helping Portland get a Cup Series date (which would be the first ever Cup Series race in the PNW) due to Gateway being moved into the playoffs. Even if Portland does not get a Cup Series race, I fully expect the Xfinity Series to return there next year as a way of NASCAR maintaining a presence in the PNW.

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@tylerpuszczewicz2535 June 24, 2024 at 11:08 pm

If that’s the case than maybe NASCAR should use the road course, there at Homestead as the oval has the worst racing in NASCAR.

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@andrewmaiewski4743 June 24, 2024 at 10:21 pm

The one good thing about a late New Hampshire race, is that you might start seeing the Fall Foliage around the track.

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@ironpanther2420 June 25, 2024 at 3:07 am

That’s a good point! I had a dream one time about a Fall/Halloween-themed short track. Benny Parsons and Bob Jenkins were commentating it. I specifically remember one part where the camera panned over to some kids smashing a pumpkin outside the track and Bob Jenkins saying “Well that was rude.”

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@noahgray5229 June 24, 2024 at 10:32 pm

I’ll be blunt: The playoffs as a whole is a crapshoot, and it’s never going to be a true, legtitimate way to crown a champion to diehards anyway. So I say, make it a crapshoot, two superspeedways, two roadcourses, hell add the new detroit track. It’s all about chaos and game 7 moments, so embrace the shithousery

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@nascarfanatic2425 June 25, 2024 at 3:38 pm

Although you’re right about the Playoffs, the problem with that idea is that legit would kill the ratings completely. Unless, that’s what you’re trying to go for. In which case, I still say just get rid of the Playoffs entirely, but that’s just me.

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@kaidenmurphy1302 June 24, 2024 at 11:05 pm

Not to mention yesterday only had 6 lead changes just feel they should figure out how to have this car work on the low banking more flat tracks

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@connorgebhart5204 June 24, 2024 at 11:45 pm

As a homestead resident I hate the new change however, as a nascar fan I understand the change. still really sad to see though considering the history

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@mag1cman777 June 25, 2024 at 12:00 am

And for the Ugly: The fact that it still exists.

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