The primary race of TNT’s five-race slate and NASCAR’s 2025 In-Season match have been introduced.
Atlanta Motor Speedway, which supplied an exciting three-wide end earlier this season, would be the first race that TNT will broadcast since New Hampshire in 2014, in addition to the primary race of NASCAR’s new In-Season match, which is about to debut in 2025.
The race will probably be held on Saturday, June 28, 2025, giving Atlanta its evening race again after a one-year hiatus. Atlanta’s second race of the 2024 season would be the playoff opener for the NASCAR Cup Sequence on Sept. 8.
For TNT, the race will kick off the return of their protection with a marquee occasion. With the doable addition of the Chicago Road Race and Brickyard 400 to TNT’s schedule — and therefore, the schedule of the In-Season match itself — the media large may have fairly the lineup for its five-race slate. In fact, the 2025 NASCAR schedule is unknown, however even Atlanta will probably be a giant draw for followers. Making the race happen on Saturday evening additionally fills a significant void within the NASCAR schedule, as the one Saturday evening race current on 2024’s schedule is the Bristol Evening Race on Sept 21.
So far as the In-Season Match goes, having the primary race of the occasion at a Superspeedway will be sure that all 32 eligible drivers could have a shot at victory lane and, thus, an opportunity at advancing to the following spherical of the match. For underdog drivers and groups, a superspeedway to begin the five-race bid for $1 million is a large likelihood to make some noise in what is going to undoubtedly be a aggressive summer time stretch.
If an underdog driver — say, a No. 16 seed matched up towards a No. 1 — was to seize the checkered flag at Atlanta, not solely would they lock up a spot within the playoffs, however enhance their possibilities of incomes a $1 million bonus.
With the added drama of the In-Season Match, there’s little question that Atlanta will as soon as extra be must-see TV in 2025.
