The next NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is the one that decides the title: the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 3 p.m. ET. It is 267 laps and 400.5 miles, the final race of the season and of the 10-race Chase.
The last Cup race at Homestead was the Straight Talk Wireless 400 on March 23, 2025, and Kyle Larson won it. It was his second Homestead win, after 2022.
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Homestead’s place on the 2026 schedule
NASCAR’s 2026 schedule moves Homestead back to the end of the season, with championship weekend at the track on November 6 to 8. The Chase opened with the Southern 500 at Darlington on September 6. These are its results through Talladega on October 25:
| Date | Race | Track | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 6 | Cook Out Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | Christopher Bell |
| Sept. 13 | Enjoy Illinois 300 | World Wide Technology Raceway | Kyle Larson |
| Sept. 19 | Bass Pro Shops Night Race | Bristol Motor Speedway | Joey Logano |
| Sept. 27 | Hollywood Casino 400 | Kansas Speedway | Kyle Larson |
| Oct. 4 | South Point 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Chase Briscoe |
| Oct. 11 | Bank of America 400 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | Chase Briscoe |
| Oct. 18 | Freeway Insurance 500 | Phoenix Raceway | Tyler Reddick |
| Oct. 25 | YellaWood 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | Kyle Larson |
Through Talladega, Larson had three Chase wins and Briscoe two. The Xfinity 500 at Martinsville on Sunday, November 1, is the last race before Homestead. Logano’s Bristol win was the 40th of his Cup career, according to the speedway.
Homestead-Miami Cup winners
Homestead closed the season in 2018 and 2019, then moved around the calendar. These are the winners from 2018 on:
| Year | Date | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 23 | Kyle Larson |
| 2024 | October 27 | Tyler Reddick |
| 2023 | October 22 | Christopher Bell |
| 2022 | October 23 | Kyle Larson |
| 2021 | February 28 | William Byron |
| 2020 | June 14 | Denny Hamlin |
| 2019 | November 17 | Kyle Busch |
| 2018 | November 18 | Joey Logano |
Larson is the only driver with two wins in that list. Behind him in 2025 came Alex Bowman, Bubba Wallace, Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin, and in 2024 Reddick beat Ryan Blaney, with Hamlin third. Bell, the 2023 winner, has already won in this year’s Chase.
Betting the championship race
The title market and the race market are separate bets. Our NASCAR Cup Series championship odds page follows that market through the Chase. When race odds for Homestead are posted, turn each price into a chance first: +400 implies 20% and +1000 implies 9.1%.
Each week’s race is on our NASCAR picks this week page, with the Chase races in our NASCAR odds and predictions, including Kansas, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Martinsville. Compare the books in our sportsbook reviews.