The Cup Series is racing on Easter. NASCAR has long avoided racing on Easter Sunday, but that will change in 2022. The sanctioning body released the 2022 Cup Series schedule on Wednesday and it includes a night race on April 17 at Bristol. It's the first Cup Series race on an Easter Sunday since 1989.

Why does NASCAR not race on Easter?

There is only one week off once the season starts — in June after the Sonoma race. That means the series will race on Easter Sunday for the first time since 1989, when a snowstorm the week after the Daytona 500 forced the series to postpone the Richmond race to Easter (March 26).

What channel will NASCAR be on Sunday?

Sunday's race will be shown on NBC. If you don't have a cable or satellite TV subscription, you can watch the race with a live TV service.