Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the ultimate race for NASCAR’s Cup, Xfinity, and Craftsman Truck Sequence for 20 years earlier than relinquishing the slot to Phoenix Raceway, however its present slot within the penultimate spherical of the playoffs nonetheless makes it a viable website for championship implications.
Within the Cup Sequence, it was a battle of the B’s as Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, and William Byron fought to clinch their spot within the remaining spherical. Though Byron had the higher hand on the ultimate restart following Denny Hamlin‘s wreck, Bell handed him with sixteen laps to go to take it for himself.
Bell needed to battle for each place after ending a dismal twenty-second in Stage #2 whereas Blaney received the stage.
“As we speak was only a whirlwind, for positive,” stated Bell. “To have the ability to overcome and to be in that dangerous of a spot, I used to be 1 / 4 straightaway from going a lap down. It was simply unimaginable the distinction a pair pit cease changes will do to your automotive. I’ve at all times been one that claims that the automotive is every little thing. The motive force’s job is to maximise the automotive. If the automotive is quick, you do good. If the automotive is sluggish, you do dangerous. I feel in the present day was the epitome of that.
“We have been actually struggling. I used to be the slowest automotive on the monitor at one level within the race. A pair good changes later, we grew to become one of many quickest ones.”
Kyle Larson received the primary stage and led a race-high ninety-six laps, however retired after a weird accident on lap 214 by which he slammed into the sand barrels on the entrance to pit highway; Sheldon Creed suffered the identical destiny within the 2020 Truck Sequence race at Homestead, whereas Kurt Busch practically did the identical within the 2004 Cup occasion right here. Fortuitously for Larson, he’s already assured a spot within the finale due to his win at Las Vegas, by the way over Bell.
On the Xfinity degree, Sam Mayer scored his first oval win after holding final week’s winner Riley Herbst at bay on the ultimate lap. The win locks Mayer into the Championship Spherical with one race to go. On the alternative finish, Creed’s gamble to remain out on older tyres with thirty laps remaining blew up as he restarted because the chief solely to fall out of the highest ten after one lap, and his subsequent end of twenty-sixth leaves him in must-win territory.
Whereas Creed and Hamlin nonetheless have one remaining shot to qualify for the Championship, Homestead was the tip of the highway for reigning Truck Sequence champion Zane Smith, Ty Majeski, Nick Sanchez, and Christian Eckes. The drivers comprising the Championship Spherical all completed first by fourth led by Carson Hocevar.
So as to add insult to damage, Smith was finally disqualified for an unlawful windshield assist. Though he initially completed second, he wanted to win to advance.
“We’re upset within the disqualification from in the present day’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence occasion,” reads a press release from his Entrance Row Motorsports workforce. “We are going to proceed to work and talk about with NASCAR officers again on the NACAR R&D Heart in Harmony, N.C. earlier than making any additional remark.”
Cup race outcomes
FinishStartNumberDriverTeamManufacturerLapsStatus11320Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota267Running21012Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord267Running3345Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota267Running4724William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet267Running52516A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet267Running6223Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota267Running7954Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota267Running83622Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord267Running93010Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord267Running1063Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet267Running11224Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord267Running12262Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord267Running132941Ryan PreeceStewart-Haas RacingFord267Running141943Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubChevrolet267Running15169Chase Elliott^Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet267Running161499Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet267Running172114Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord267Running18188Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet267Running191248Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet267Running20207Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet267Running211717Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord267Running221534Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord267Running232731Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet267Running243377Ty DillonSpire MotorsportsChevrolet266Running253238Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord266Running263451Ryan Newman*Rick Ware RacingFord265Running272347Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet263Running2846Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord262Running29119Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota237Engine301111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota236Accident3181Ross ChastainTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet221Accident322442John Hunter Nemechek*Legacy Motor ClubChevrolet218Accident333115J.J. Yeley*Rick Ware RacingFord218Accident3455Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet214Accident353578Josh Bilicki*Dwell Quick MotorsportsChevrolet201Accident362821Harrison BurtonWood Brothers RacingFord165OverheatingDaring – At the moment in playoffs^ – At the moment in proprietor playoffsItalics – Competing for Rookie of the Yr* – Ineligible for factors
