Race results, news and analysis of the mistakes that cost teams positions in the Cup, O'Reilly Auto Parts and Craftsman Truck Series.
NASCAR Championship Weekend, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 6, 2026
AJ Allmendinger will keep the No. 16 and Ty Dillon the No. 10 as Kaulig switches from Chevrolet to Dodge. The new car will be revealed December 4.
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 6, 2026
Honeycutt stopped for fresh tires before taking the lead late and beating Christian Eckes by 1.038 seconds. Layne Riggs finished 32nd after tire trouble and a pit-road penalty.
Finished 1st
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 7, 2026
Jones took the lead with 14 laps remaining and beat Carson Kvapil by 3.937 seconds. Allgaier finished 7th to secure the championship.
Finished 1st
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 8, 2026
Blaney passed Tyler Reddick on Lap 266 and won by 0.314 seconds. Larson secured the championship at the opening-stage finish.
Finished 1st
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 8, 2026
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.
Running position 5th to 11th
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 8, 2026
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.
Positions lost 9
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 8, 2026
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.
Positions lost 4
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 8, 2026
A cut tire forced Larson’s Lap 119 stop, and further wall contact followed. He finished 12th after racing with diffuser damage.
Finished 12th
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
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 7, 2026
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
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 7, 2026
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
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 6, 2026
Kaden Honeycutt passed Eckes from the lower lane after the final restart. Eckes finished 2nd and acknowledged their different lines decided the battle.
Running position 1st to 2nd
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 6, 2026
Parker Kligerman ran 3rd after Kaulig kept him out on older tires as the leaders pitted. He finished 15th.
Finished 15th
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 6, 2026
Contact with Nick Sanchez damaged Riggs’ right-rear tire. He ended the opening stage two laps down in 34th before a later tire failure and crew penalty added further trouble.
Positions lost 30
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Nov 6, 2026
Connor Mosack led the Lap 114 restart after staying out, then ran 4th by the Lap 115 caution. He later finished 16th.
Finished 16th
Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway, Nov 1, 2026
The pass-through penalty added another lap to Zilisch’s deficit. He recovered to the lead lap for the final stage and eventually finished 17th.
Finished 17th
Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway, Nov 1, 2026
Nemechek was already one lap down before the opening-stage pit cycle. Staying out on old tires increased his deficit to three laps, and he blamed the strategy for a setback the team never recovered from.
Finished 31st