What happened
Ryan Blaney passed Tyler Reddick on Lap 266 to win the NASCAR Cup Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He beat Reddick by 0.314 seconds.
Kyle Larson clinched his second consecutive Cup championship, and third overall, by finishing 4th in the opening stage. He finished the race 12th.
Details
Daniel Suarez spun after contact from Noah Gragson, bringing out the final caution. William Byron led the field to the restart with eight laps remaining.
Blaney had recovered from a loose wheel after the opening stage, which sent him to the back of the field. He reached 5th by the end of the second stage.
Chase Briscoe's engine failed on Lap 78, ending the opening stage under caution. He finished 39th.
Reddick finished 2nd, with Byron 3rd and Christopher Bell 4th. Bubba Wallace finished 5th.
Larson finished with 2,501 points, ahead of Bell in 2nd by 49 points and Denny Hamlin in 3rd by 56. Blaney ended the season 4th, 94 points behind Larson, with Reddick 5th, 104 behind.