Printable NASCAR In-Season Challenge Bracket, Schedule and Betting Odds 2026

FlurrySports shares a printable NASCAR In-Season Challenge bracket along with the schedule and betting odds to win the five-race tournament.

The NASCAR Cup Series field shifts its focus this week from crowning a San Diego winner to a different kind of prize chase. The 2026 In-Season Challenge is set to begin, bringing a 32-driver, single-elimination bracket and a $1 million payday back to the sport for a second straight year.

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Tyler Reddick enters as the No. 1 seed after holding the points lead through Pocono, with Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott and Ty Gibbs rounding out the top five. The format is simple on its face — best finish in the head-to-head matchup advances — but five races across five very different track types should be enough to produce real chaos before a champion is crowned at Indianapolis.

Below is everything needed to follow along with the NASCAR In-Season Challenge, including the schedule, a printable bracket and the betting odds to win it all.

What is the NASCAR In-Season Challenge?

The In-Season Challenge is a 32-driver, single-elimination tournament played out over five NASCAR Cup Series races on TNT Sports. Seeding is based on the driver points standings following the Pocono race, with the No. 1 seed facing the No. 32 seed, the No. 2 seed facing the No. 31 seed, and so on down the bracket. 

In each matchup, whichever driver finishes ahead of the other on a given Sunday moves on; the loser is eliminated. That continues round by round until one driver remains standing at Indianapolis with $1 million to show for it.

If a driver in a matchup misses a race entirely, the opponent advances automatically. Ty Gibbs won the inaugural edition of the event last year.

NASCAR In-Season Challenge Schedule 2026

• Round 1 — Sonoma Raceway (June 28)
• Round 2 — Chicagoland Speedway (July 5)
• Round 3 —EchoPark Speedway (July 12)
• Round 4 —North Wilkesboro Speedway (July 19)
• Championship —Indianapolis Motor Speedway (July 26)

Printable NASCAR In-Season Challenge Bracket

CLICK HERE to find your free printable NASCAR In-Season Challenge bracket!

There’s nothing like filling out a bracket in writing and competing against friends and family! Alternatively, you can play the official online NASCAR In-Season Bracket Challenge for a shot at winning real prizes! 

In the online contest, entrants earn points for each correct pick — 10 points per correct Round 1 pick, 20 in Round 2, 40 in Round 3, 80 in Round 4 and 160 for a correct championship pick. The top three point-scorers win cash prizes, and anyone who fills out a perfect bracket splits a $1 million grand prize.

Betting Odds to Win NASCAR In-Season Challenge 2026

Along with the bracket challenge itself, betting on the NASCAR In-Season Challenge offers yet another way to have some skin in the game. With five unique track types involved, even drivers who are considered long shots have a chance in this format! One way you can make picks is through the Kalshi prediction market. 

If your sportsbook of choice is not listing the In-Season Challenge market, Kalshi offers a great alternative. You may also be able to find a more favorable price point on your driver of choice, so it’s worth perusing the lines Kalshi before making any wagers elsewhere. Best of all, you can play on Kalshi from anywhere!

The table below lists the latest NASCAR betting market odds to win the five-round bracket.

NASCAR In-Season Challenge betting odds are taken from Caesars Sportsbook.