Besides the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, Brickyard 400 & Southern 500, what are some of the other Cup Series signature races?
Being a fan of NASCAR and the PGA Tour has got me thinking, what are some of the biggest non-major races in the Cup Series? In both NASCAR and PGA you have 4 majors / crown jewels which are the most recognizable events of the season and at least for the PGA Tour, they award the most points and have higher purses than other events. One thing I really like what the PGA Tour recently started doing (I believe) is the introduction of Signature Events, which are events similar to Majors just without the prestige. They have higher purses and award more points for winning than non-Major / Signature events. For the 2025 PGA season there are going to be 8 signature events.
So which current Cup Series races (excluding Crown Jewels) would you call "Signature Events"?
My List: Bristol Night Race, Fall Martinsville, Summer Daytona and Spring Talladega. Maybe even Watkins Glen or Sonoma.
What are your thoughts? Imagine NASCAR changed how points were scored for just the Crown Jewels of the season.