Kyle Larson Wins the NASCAR Cup Race at Homestead

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HOMESTEAD, FL – RIS – The favorite to win the NASCAR Cup race at Miami Homestead came through with a pass with six laps to go that sealed the win for Kyle Larson.  Larson soared to victory in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, bypassing teammate Alex Bowman late at Homestead-Miami Speedway for his 30th career Cup win.

Larson led only 19 of the 267 laps in Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 400, driving  the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to his first victory of the 2025 season and his second win at the 1.5-mile South Florida track.

Pole-sitter Bowman drove home in second place in the No. 48 Chevrolet, taking the checkered flag 1.205 seconds behind his Hendrick teammate. Bubba Wallace wound up third for 23XI Racing, with Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin completing the top five in that order.

“It was Just a couple of mistakes there. I felt like we were OK all day. That last run was probably the best we were but hats off to (this team)" Bowman said. ”I hate it for (Rick) Hendrick. Congrats to Kyle and we'll try to get another win this week."

Ryan Blaney led a race-high 124 laps, but finished 36th in the 37-car field after the engine on his No. 12 Team Penske Ford expired in a cloud of smoke after 207 laps. Blaney was running third at the time but left Homestead with his third DNF in as many weeks.

Christopher Bell, who leads the series with three victories this season, placed 29th after a Lap 70 spin and slight contact in his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Josh Berry — last week’s first-time winner at Las Vegas — ended up 17th, continuing after contact with Larson and Joey Logano led to a pit-road spin during the Stage 1 break.

Larson’s win fell short of the triple win expected.  He had wated to win the Craftsman Truck Series race on Friday night and the Xfinity race on Saturday to complete the triple, and he almost did it.  Only a restart in overtime denied him the win.

Next weekend, we head to Martinsville, Virginia at the half-mile Short track.

Unofficial Results: Straight Talk Wireless 400, March 23, 2025 - Homestead-Miami Speedway
Fin, Str, Driver, Car, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 14, Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 267, 4, 2, 6, 19, 5, 56, Running
2) 1, Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Unrivaled League Chevrolet, 267, 2, 6, 6, 43, , 49, Running
3) 9, Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 267, , 5, 3, 56, , 41, Running
4) 4, Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Spring Fishing Classic Toyota, 267, 3, , , , , 41, Running
5) 23, Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Progressive Toyota, 267, , 1, 3, 15, 1, 42, Running
6) 11, Chris Buescher, No. 17 Kroger/Farm Rich Ford, 267, , , , , , 31, Running
7) 10, AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Action Industries Chevrolet, 267, 7, , , , , 34, Running
8) 20, Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Jordan Brand Toyota, 267, , 10, , , , 30, Running
9) 31, Ryan Preece, No. 60 BuildSubmarines.com Ford, 267, , , , , , 28, Running
10) 21, Justin Haley, No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 267, , , , , , 27, Running
11) 17, Zane Smith, No. 38 Aaron's Rent To Own Ford, 267, , , 1, 3, , 26, Running
12) 5, William Byron, No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 267, 6, 4, 1, 1, , 37, Running
13) 30, Austin Dillon, No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet, 267, , , , , , 24, Running
14) 12, Joey Logano, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 267, 10, , , , , 24, Running
15) 28, Erik Jones, No. 43 Family Dollar Toyota, 267, , , , , , 22, Running
16) 3, Noah Gragson, No. 4 Beef A Roo Ford, 267, 9, , , , , 23, Running
17) 2, Josh Berry, No. 21 DEX Imaging Ford, 267, 8, , 2, 2, , 23, Running
18) 18, Chase Elliott, No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet, 267, , 8, , , , 22, Running
19) 8, Austin Cindric, No. 2 Menards/Duracell Ford, 267, 5, 7, , , , 28, Running
20) 26, Michael McDowell, No. 71 Delaware Life Chevrolet, 267, , , , , , 17, Running
21) 22, Kyle Busch, No. 8 Bank OZK Chevrolet, 267, , , , , , 16, Running
22) 33, Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, 267, , , , , , 15, Running
23) 7, John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 267, , , , , , 14, Running
24) 27, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 betr March Madness Chevrolet, 267, , , , , , 13, Running
25) 13, Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 267, , , , , , 12, Running
26) 32, Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Nexlizet Ford, 266, , , , , , 11, Running
27) 34, Ty Dillon, No. 10 Sea Best Chevrolet, 266, , , , , , 10, Running
28) 24, Cole Custer, No. 41 Autodesk/Haas Tooling Ford, 266, , , , , , 9, Running
29) 16, Christopher Bell, No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 266, , , , , , 8, Running
30) 29, Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford, 266, , , , , , 7, Running
31) 25, Ross Chastain, No. 1 Kubota Chevrolet, 266, , , , , , 6, Running
32) 35, Shane Van Gisbergen #, No. 88 Jockey Chevrolet, 266, , , , , , 5, Running
33) 19, Riley Herbst #, No. 35 Chumba Casino Toyota, 265, , , , , , 4, Running
34) 36, Cody Ware, No. 51 Jacob Construction Ford, 265, , , , , , 3, Running
35) 37, JJ Yeley*, No. 44 PCNY Chevrolet, 263, , , , , , 2, Running
36) 6, Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Dent Wizard Ford, 207, 1, 3, 5, 124, 1, 19, Engine
37) 15, Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, 184, , 9, 1, 4, , 3, Engine
(i) Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie 

Race Length: 267 Laps, 400.5 Miles
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 2 Mins, 13 Secs.
Average Speed: 131.876 MPH
Margin of Victory: 1.205 Seconds

Fastest Lap Bonus: Bubba Wallace,No, 23 Columbia Sportswear Toyota, lap 218, 32.335 sec

Stage 1 Top 10: 12, 48, 19, 5, 2, 24, 16, 21, 4, 22
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 5, 12, 24, 23, 48, 2, 9, 77, 45
Comments: Kyle Larson has won the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, his 30th victory in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Prior to the start, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: No. 43 (Unapproved Adjustments).

Cautions: 4 for 27 laps;
Laps: 71-75 (No. 20 Spin Frontstretch [43]);
82-88 (Stage 1 Conclusion [20]);
167-173 (Stage 2 Conclusion [22]);
209-216 (Possible Fluid On Track [8]).

Lead Changes: 27 among 9 drivers;
A. Bowman 1-8;
R. Blaney 9-32;
J. Berry 33;
Z. Smith 34-36;
K. Larson 37-40;
R. Blaney 41-71;
A. Bowman 72;
R. Blaney 73-83;
A. Bowman 84;
C. Hocevar 85-88;
A. Bowman 89-94;
R. Blaney 95-117;
D. Hamlin 118-124;
K. Larson 125;
J. Berry 126;
R. Blaney 127-161;
D. Hamlin 162-168;
W. Byron 169;
K. Larson 170-172;
D. Hamlin 173;
K. Larson 174-176;
B. Wallace 177-212;
A. Bowman 213;
B. Wallace 214-215;
K. Larson 216;
B. Wallace 217-234;
A. Bowman 235-260;
K. Larson 261-267.

Unofficial Points Report: Straight Talk Wireless 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway
Rank, Driver, Car, Starts, GL, Points, Ldr, Nxt, Race Wins, Stage Wins, Playoff Pts
1) William Byron, 24, 6, 0, 244, 0, 0, 1, 1, 6
2) Kyle Larson, 5, 6, -4, 208, -36, 36, 1, 2, 7
3) Alex Bowman, 48, 6, -2, 205, -39, 3, 0, 0, 0
4) Tyler Reddick, 45, 6, 1, 189, -55, 16, 0, 0, 0
5) Christopher Bell, 20, 6, 3, 186, -58, 3, 3, 1, 16
6) Chase Elliott, 9, 6, 2, 181, -63, 5, 0, 0, 0
7) Bubba Wallace, 23, 6, -4, 166, -78, 15, 0, 1, 1
8) Denny Hamlin, 11, 6, -4, 164, -80, 2, 0, 1, 1
9) Chris Buescher, 17, 6, 0, 164, -80, 0, 0, 0, 0
10) Ryan Blaney, 12, 6, 3, 162, -82, 2, 0, 2, 2
11) Joey Logano, 22, 6, 3, 160, -84, 2, 0, 1, 1
12) Josh Berry, 21, 6, -1, 142, -102, 18, 1, 1, 6
13) Chase Briscoe, 19, 6, -7, 135, -109, 7, 0, 0, 0
14) Ross Chastain, 1, 6, 4, 134, -110, 1, 0, 0, 0
15) Michael McDowell, 71, 6, 1, 134, -110, 0, 0, 0, 0
16) Ryan Preece, 60, 6, -2, 130, -114, 4, 0, 1, 1
17) Kyle Busch, 8, 6, 0, 130, -114, 0, 0, 0, 0
18) John Hunter Nemechek, 42, 6, 3, 130, -114, 0, 0, 0, 0
19) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 47, 6, 3, 129, -115, 1, 0, 0, 0
20) AJ Allmendinger, 16, 6, -3, 126, -118, 3, 0, 0, 0
21) Austin Cindric, 2, 6, 0, 121, -123, 5, 0, 1, 1
22) Daniel Suarez, 99, 6, 3, 109, -135, 12, 0, 0, 0
23) Erik Jones, 43, 6, -2, 107, -137, 2, 0, 0, 0
24) Justin Haley, 7, 6, -4, 105, -139, 2, 0, 0, 0
25) Zane Smith, 38, 6, -4, 103, -141, 2, 0, 0, 0
26) Todd Gilliland, 34, 6, 2, 98, -146, 5, 0, 0, 0
27) Carson Hocevar, 77, 6, 5, 95, -149, 3, 0, 0, 0
28) Austin Dillon, 3, 6, -4, 95, -149, 0, 0, 0, 0
29) Ty Dillon, 10, 6, 3, 95, -149, 0, 0, 0, 0
30) Brad Keselowski, 6, 6, 0, 84, -160, 11, 0, 0, 0
31) Riley Herbst #, 35, 6, 4, 83, -161, 1, 0, 0, 0
32) Noah Gragson, 4, 6, -1, 82, -162, 1, 0, 0, 0
33) Shane Van Gisbergen #, 88, 6, 2, 77, -167, 5, 0, 0, 0
34) Ty Gibbs, 54, 6, 0, 68, -176, 9, 0, 0, 0
35) Cole Custer, 41, 6, 0, 56, -188, 12, 0, 0, 0
36) Jimmie Johnson, , 1, 0, 34, -210, 22, 0, 0, 0
37) Cody Ware, 51, 6, 0, 27, -217, 7, 0, 0, 0
38) Corey Lajoie, , 2, 0, 21, -223, 6, 0, 0, 0
39) Katherine Legge, , 1, 0, 7, -237, 14, 0, 0, 0
40) JJ Yeley*, 44, 2, 0, 3, -241, 4, 0, 0, 0
41) Martin Truex, Jr, , 1, 0, 1, -243, 2, 0, 0, 0
42) Justin Allgaier(i), , 1, 0, 0, -244, 1, 0, 0, 0
43) BJ Mcleod(i), , 1, 0, 0, -244, 0, 0, 0, 0
44) Connor Zilisch(i), , 1, 0, 0, -244, 0, 0, 0, 0
45) Chandler Smith(i), , 0, 2, 0, -244, 0, 0, 0, 0
46) Anthony Alfredo(i), , 0, 0, 0, -244, 0, 0, 0, 0
47) Helio Castroneves, , 1, -2, 0, -244, 0, 0, 0, 0
-Ldr/-Nxt = Points behind Leader/Next higher, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series