For the first time in a NASCAR Cup Series season (1949-2021) the schedule calls for the series to visit seven different road course tracks – Daytona International Speedway Road Course, Circuit of The Americas (COTA), Watkins Glen International, Sonoma Raceway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (ROVAL) and Road America.
The previous most road courses the NASCAR Cup Series competed on in one season was four back in 1964 and 1957.
Series | Track | Track Type | Winner | Date | Season |
Cup | Augusta (RC) | Road Course | Fireball Roberts | 11/17/1963 | 1964 |
Cup | Bridgehampton | Road Course | Billy Wade | 7/12/1964 | 1964 |
Cup | Riverside | Road Course | Dan Gurney | 1/19/1964 | 1964 |
Cup | Watkins Glen | Road Course | Billy Wade | 7/19/1964 | 1964 |
Cup | Kitsap | Road Course | Parnelli Jones | 8/4/1957 | 1957 |
Cup | Lancaster | Road Course | Marvin Panch | 11/11/1956 | 1957 |
Cup | Titusville-Cocoa | Road Course | Fireball Roberts | 12/30/1956 | 1957 |
Cup | Watkins Glen | Road Course | Buck Baker | 8/4/1957 | 1957 |