After a six 12 months hiatus, the NASCAR championship weekend will return to Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2026 however with a catch as this would be the first season the finale can be rotated throughout the south.
The choice was made official on Tuesday and was adopted by a press convention with NASCAR’s Ben Kennedy who defined why:
“It’s a handful of issues that we check out, particularly as we take into consideration shifting a championship,” Kennedy mentioned. “I might say, at the start, it’s fan suggestions, and followers ranked Homestead-Miami Speedway as primary on the record of the place they’d prefer to see a championship sooner or later. From what you guys might have seen and a few of the fan sentiment thus far, it leans very constructive, which is nice to see.
“So we take heed to our followers. All of our companions who’re broadcast companions, our groups, our drivers have enter to the place they’d prefer to see the championship sooner or later, plenty of business stakeholders we’ll collaborate with.”
Joey Logano additionally participated in a press convention and defined why drivers love this observe a lot.
“I imply, if you happen to’re asking drivers, it’s concerning the observe, proper,” Logano mentioned. “The atmosphere clearly is basically cool. It’s completely different being in Miami. That’s a neat factor however the drivers, what we care about is the racing, proper? Can we transfer across the racetrack, can we do various things, are the tires falling off, is that enjoyable? To us, yeah, that’s enjoyable.
“Having a slick observe that’s powerful, difficult, a pair bumps there, you’re working up subsequent to the wall, you possibly can run slightly bit off the wall, you are able to do stuff. That’s one thing that’s particular.”
The announcement additionally included a enjoyable video produced by format champions Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski, as soon as rivals, who earned their titles on the South Florida observe.
