NASCAR’s Championship Weekend will return to Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2026, the sanctioning physique introduced Tuesday morning.
NASCAR additionally introduced that it’s going to rotate its season finale for the Cup, Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Collection beginning subsequent yr amongst “NASCAR’s marquee venues and key markets.”
From Jimmie Johnson’s record-tying seventh Cup title to Chase Elliott changing into the youngest Xfinity champion, Homestead has witnessed a lot via the years.
NBC Sports activities, which has broadcast the Cup playoffs and championship race since 2015, will achieve this via 2031.
Phoenix, which has hosted NASCAR’s Championship Weekend since 2020, might be among the many rotating websites for the season-ending race for every sequence. NASCAR additionally introduced that Phoenix will host two Cup weekends subsequent yr and that the monitor’s second race weekend might be within the third spherical of the playoffs. These dates might be introduced later.
Ryan Blaney is the one Crew Penske driver but to attain a Cup win this season regardless of having a powerful automotive in a number of races.
Homestead-Miami Speedway’s Championship Weekend might be Nov. 6-8 in 2026.
Homestead hosted the championship races for Cup, Xfinity and Vehicles from 2002-19 earlier than the season finale moved to Phoenix.
“Homestead-Miami Speedway has a historical past of aggressive, championship racing that can present nostalgia for veteran drivers and followers and exhilaration for NASCAR’s new era,” mentioned Ben Kennedy, EVP, Chief Venue & Racing Innovation Officer, in an announcement.
“As we transfer ahead, the rotating mannequin will present new challenges for rivals in addition to alternatives for distinctive venues to host our loyal followers at NASCAR Championship Weekend.”
A take a look at the winners and losers from Sunday’s Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson gained the newest Cup race at Homestead, taking the checkered flag in March in a race that had 27 lead adjustments. Final fall’s playoff race at Homestead noticed Tyler Reddick win after going from third to first on the final lap. The final three laps every had a distinct chief in that occasion.
“This place is superior,” mentioned Christopher Bell, who completed fourth in that race and watched these lead adjustments forward of him. “It results in some superb races.”
He’s not the one driver who feels that approach.
“It’s simply an superior race monitor,” Larson mentioned of Homestead this season. “Undoubtedly the very best throughout all of the sequence in our sport. It’s simply enjoyable. It races type of related in all of the divisions. It’s only a cool place.”
NASCAR Cup champions topped at Homestead
2004 — Kurt Busch
2005 — Tony Stewart
2006 — Jimmie Johnson
2007 — Jimmie Johnson
2008 — Jimmie Johnson
2009 — Jimmie Johnson
2010 — Jimmie Johnson
2011 — Tony Stewart
2012 — Brad Keselowski
2013 — Jimmie Johnson
2014 — Kevin Harvick
2015 — Kyle Busch
2016 — Jimmie Johnson
2017 — Martin Truex Jr.
2018 — Joey Logano
2019 — Kyle Busch
