NASCAR Cup Series: race results, news, and the mistakes that cost teams positions.
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 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
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
Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway, Nov 1, 2026
Chastain ran 4th before the final pit cycle, but extra time spent tightening a wheel left him with an 11th-place finish.
Running position 4th to 11th
Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway, Nov 1, 2026
The No. 19 stayed out during the mid-stage stops and ended the segment 21st. Fresh tires helped Byron, Gibbs and Bell score.
Finished 14th
Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway, Nov 1, 2026
Bell restarted 14th after a speeding penalty erased his pit-timing advantage. Subsequent contact added another setback before his 10th-place finish.
Penalty Speeding on pit road
Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway, Nov 1, 2026
Preece’s right-rear wheel came off while he ran 4th, bringing a spin and a two-lap penalty. NASCAR later suspended James Price and Samuel Wright for two Cup Series events, including the 2027 Clash.
Running position 4th to 23rd
Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway, Nov 1, 2026
Josh Berry’s brake check left Ryan Blaney with radiator damage and a 35th-place finish. NASCAR fined Berry $50,000 and docked him 25 driver points.
Running position 8th to 35th
Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway, Nov 1, 2026
Repeated contact after Hocevar slowed left Cindric 36th, a loss of 20 positions. NASCAR fined Hocevar and deducted points, and Spire suspended him for Homestead.
Running position 16th to 36th
Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway, Nov 1, 2026
A loose left-front wheel and a wedge wrench left in the rear window disrupted separate stops. Logano finished 18th, two laps down, and left Martinsville eliminated from championship contention.
Positions lost 14
Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway, Nov 1, 2026
Cliff Daniels mirrored Denny Hamlin’s strategy and left Kyle Larson 23rd at the opening stage break. Larson recovered to finish 9th.
Finished 9th
Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway, Nov 1, 2026
Chris Gayle kept Denny Hamlin out through the opening stage, leaving him 17th without stage points. Hamlin recovered to finish 6th.
Positions lost 16
YellaWood 500, Talladega Superspeedway, Oct 25, 2026
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. moved high to cover William Byron on the final lap, opening the bottom for Kyle Larson’s winning run. The move cost Stenhouse 2 positions.
Running position 1st to 3rd