TNT is currently slated to begin airing events beginning with the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. TNT had first become a NASCAR broadcast partner with NBC Sports when the latter became a full-time broadcaster of the sport, serving as the network's cable partner from 2001 until 2006. TNT aired its first NASCAR Winston Cup Series race under the new contract at New Hampshire International Speedway in July 2001. The TNT–NBC partnership broke off when NBC chose not to renew its contract.