NASCAR Bingo 2026

What is NASCAR?

NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.  With a history dating back to 1948, it runs three headline race series – NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.  NASCAR also sanctions a number of regional, international and eSports series and altogether, more than 1500 races at more than 100 tracks run under the NASCAR umbrella.

What is the NASCAR Cup series?

NASCAR Cup is the highest level of competition and has run for more than 50 seasons.  The 2026 NASCAR Cup series, which started on February 1st with the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray in North Carolina, continues with the Next Gen Car, which debuted in the 2022 season, but with increased horsepower at selected venues. The increase is expected to make throttle control and tyre management more important while also creating more opportunities to overtake (are you listening, F1?)

NASCAR Cup has an unusual championship format which can be confusing if you haven’t watched before.  The regular season consists of 26 races taking place between February and the end of August.  Drivers score points based on where they finish in the race and for finishing in the top 10 in stage one and/or stage two of the race (or stage 3 in the case of the Coca-Cola 600, the only race to have an extra stage).  Midway through the regular season, drivers who have previously won can compete in the All-Star Race for the chance to win $1 million.

After the regular season, the Chase begins in early September.  This is a new format for 2026 which bears some similarities with that used up until 2013.  It replaces the much criticised playoffs.

• “Win and you’re in” is no longer the case and bankable playoff points have also been consigned to the rubbish bin of history.   The drivers who progress to the Chase are simply the 16 highest scorers in the regular season.  Wins still really help, though, as the points for a win have been increased from 40 to 55.
• The Chase races run with a full field, prize money and points but only the points scored by these top 16 drivers count towards the championship.  Before the Chase starts, their points are reset to give 2100 points to the top scorer (i.e. the regular series champion), 2075 to the second best scorer, 2065 to the third best and five points less for each driver from there on down.
• All 10 races of the Chase count for the championship for all 16 drivers, rather than running on a progressive knockout system. While this means it is no longer set in stone that the title will go down to the final race in November (which incidentally is at Homestead not Phoenix this year), it makes the championship much fairer by rewarding consistency over many races and ensuring that a driver who dominates the season cannot lose the championship right at the end due to sheer bad luck.

How To Play NASCAR Cup Bingo

Our NASCAR bingo cards can be used for a single race weekend, for a series of races, over the whole of the rest of the season or (with some extra items) for the playoffs.

1. Tap to start
2. You can now use the options to change the grid size, colours and background and see how your card will look in real time, and you can also add items of your own to the list of events that appear on the cards
3. If you’re happy with the look of the card and don’t want to add any items of your own, simply hit the Generate Bingo Cards button.
4. You can print a set of cards out by using Generate Printable Cards.  This produces a set of cards, all different, which you can print out.  We suggest ordering more than you need so people can pick a card they like the look of.
5. Alternatively you can enter email addresses in the boxes in the Invite through email section to send everyone a link to their own unique card.  Cards can be played online – touch or click in a grid box to see it change color.
6. Complete a line (race weekend) or coverall (whole season) to win, and have fun!