The 2025 NASCAR slate landed like a jolt, with equal parts tradition and audacity. For the first time since 1958, the Cup Series staged a points race outside the U.S., lighting up Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez and inaugurating a new era of global reach. Stateside, NASCAR layered in its first in-season tournament for the Cup Series and refreshed how fans watch with Amazon Prime Video and TNT Sports stepping into the mid-season broadcast window. Even the preseason felt different: after three years in Los Angeles, the Clash returned to its rowdy short-track roots at Bowman Gray Stadium, and promptly sold out. All of it made 2025 feel less like a schedule and more like a statement of intent. With the chessboard reset, drivers didn’t just notice the changes; they gained insights in

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