Gibbs ran 5th before the final caution, but his car came down on an air hose during service. The extra pit stop left him finishing 11th.
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Bowman exited pit road 7th before NASCAR sent him to the rear for the final restart. He finished 16th, nine positions behind his order before the penalty.
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Briscoe’s opening stop took more than 16 seconds, dropping him from the lead to 5th after the pit cycle. His later engine failure was a separate setback.
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A cut tire forced Larson’s Lap 119 stop, and further wall contact followed. He finished 12th after racing with diffuser damage.
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Blaney passed Tyler Reddick on Lap 266 and won by 0.314 seconds. Larson secured the championship at the opening-stage finish.
Collazo beat Dylan Ault by 1.400 seconds. Timothy Holmes finished 4th and left with an 18-point student championship lead.
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 8, 2026
Hamlin ran 3rd before hitting the wall while trying to reach the outside. He dropped to 6th and finished there.
Positions lost 3
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 8, 2026
Reddick surrendered the upper lane while defending against Ryan Blaney with two laps remaining. Blaney passed him on Lap 266 and Reddick finished 2nd.
Running position 1st to 2nd
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Andrew Patterson struck the sand barrels entering pit road and finished 31st. Jordan Anderson Racing’s No. 32 ended the season 22nd in owner points.
Finished 31st
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Mayer dropped to 18th after a stop lasting more than 20 seconds, then recovered to lead again. A later flat right-rear tire forced another stop before his 9th-place finish.
Finished 9th
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 7, 2026
Creed ran 3rd before scraping the wall. The contact damaged his right-front tire, which failed on his final lap, and he finished 6th.
Running position 3rd to 6th
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 7, 2026
Day entered the finale 3rd in points, 23 behind Justin Allgaier. The crash sent his car to the garage and left him 34th in the race and 5th in the championship.
Running position 9th to 34th