The Crew Motorfest Season 9 Arrives with NASCAR Tour and RC Cars

Ubisoft pushed Season 9 of The Crew Motorfest live on March 4, 2026, rolling out a free update headlined as the NASCAR Motorfest Tour and confirmed in an official Season 9 lineup post published March 3. Traxion reports the trailer and launch show three Next Gen Cup Series cars in real-world 2025 liveries - a Ford Mustang Dark Horse, a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, and a Toyota Camry XSE - and Ubisoft has positioned the new playlist as a circuit-focused, competitive addition to the game. Traxion also lists the season length as four months, with Season 10 scheduled to begin July 1, 2026.

The update expands Motorfest’s map with a new Playground Island described by Traxion as a stunt-filled area accessible via a connecting bridge, populated with high-altitude Hot Wheels-style magnetic tracks and loops. Traxion frames Playground Island as the second expansion after the Maui island launched in 2024, and Gamegpu reiterates that Motorfest continues as a car-culture festival set on Oahu, Hawaii where players can race solo or co-op through seasonal activities.

Season 9 also introduces RC cars as a new vehicle type. Traxion and Ubisoft’s social messaging list RC cars among the Season 9 additions; Traxion describes them as smaller and nimble with a jump button for mid-air stunts and for accessing new map areas, and notes they were not shown in the trailer and will likely arrive as part of a mid-season update. Ubisoft’s social post for the rollout read, "Ready your engines as Nascar, RC cars, a lineup of brand new exciting playlists and TrackForge are revving up to join Season 9 of #TheCrewMotorfest! 🏁"

Gameplay for the NASCAR playlist gains discipline-specific systems. Traxion and Dailydownforce report the driving physics have been modified for NASCAR racing and that slipstreaming and pit stops are now strategic elements; Dailydownforce lists pit stop management, crash physics, and a drafting system that affects speed and fuel. Gamegpu adds a narrative beat: the update’s storyline centers on a rookie driver for the Henson Racing team who rises to title contention, with the final race of the season slated to decide the championship.

Monetization details surfaced in Dailydownforce’s rundown of the full lineup and prices, which lists a NASCAR Full Pack priced at 168,000 CC and a NASCAR Chevrolet Pack at 122,500 CC. Traxion also notes players should expect new, yet-to-be-announced cars to be added to the Year 3 Pass during the season. The Dailydownforce coverage further preserved Ubisoft’s teaser tweets used in the campaign, including the trailer-style lines "Box, box! Box box#TheCrewMotorfest Season 9, available March 4th 🗓️" and "Trouble on the track! The 61, 23, 8 and 45 get together#TheCrewMotorfest Season 9, available March 4th 🗓️."

Traxion frames a wider industry point, reporting that Motorfest will be the only game to feature licensed cars from the oval racing series outside of iRacing’s official NASCAR game series. Traxion’s exclusivity claim appears uniquely in that outlet’s coverage. With Season 9 live from March 4 and running into July, the update layers new racing disciplines, a stunt island, and an RC vehicle class onto Motorfest’s open world, while mid-season drops and Year 3 Pass additions are expected to expand the offering through the summer.