NASCAR Cup Series Championship Livestream: How to Watch the Race Online for Free

· Rolling Stone

The 2026 NASCAR season wraps up this Sunday with the Cup Series Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Two-time Cup Series Champion Kyle Larson is the favorite to win on Sunday with a 67-point lead over Christopher Bell and a 70-point lead over Denny Hamlin. The Joe Gibbs drivers will need to be perfect if either wants to catch the Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and take home their first Cup Series title.

At a Glance: How to Watch NASCAR Championship Race

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If you don’t have cable, read on for a quick guide on how to stream the NASCAR Championship race online for free.

NASCAR Cup Series Championship 2026 Date, Start Time, TV Channel

The NASCAR Cup Series Championship race will take place on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT. The race will be available to watch at home on NBC.

Where to Stream NASCAR Cup Series Championship Online Free

If you don’t have cable, you can livestream the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race online using any cable streaming service that carries NBC. Below are three of our favorites — all of which offer free trials that will let you watch the NASCAR race for free online.

DirecTV

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NASCAR fans can get a free Cup Series Championship race livestream with DirecTV, which carries NBC in its MyNews and MySports Genre Packs and all of its Streaming Packages. All DirecTV subscriptions start with a five-day free trial. Once the trial ends, packages start at $39.99 for your first two months.

Fubo

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Fubo is another great live TV streaming service that carries NBC for a NASCAR Cup Series Championship race livestream. Packages start at $88.99 a month ($63.99 for the first month), and all of them begin with a five-day free trial.

YouTube TV

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Fans can also use YouTube TV to stream the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race online. YouTube TV subscriptions begin with a free trial (five to 21 days) and start at a discounted rate of $49.99 a month after that. After the introductory period, pricing settles starting at $71.99 a month.