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NASCAR’s Homestead-Miami Race Weekend: TV Schedule, Entry Lists, Race Info, and More

HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 27: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford, and Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 The Beast Killer Sunrise Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 27, 2024 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

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What’s Happening?

NASCAR heads back to the East Coast and Florida’s Homestead-Miami Speedway for the next race of the NASCAR Schedule. This weekend, all three NASCAR National Series will be in action, hoping to shake up a uniform start to the season.

  • Homestead-Miami Speedway opened in 1995, but it would have to wait to host the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was originally shaped like a rectangle, similar to Indianapolis Motor Speedway; however, it was redeveloped in 1997 to its current oval shape.
  • The NASCAR Cup Series debuted at Homestead in 1999 and has hosted one race a year ever since. Yet, the NASCAR Xfinity Series was the debut series at the track, racing there in 1995, with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series following up in 1996.
  • From 2002 to 2019, Homestead made its name as the host of NASCAR’s season finale. Since losing the honor in 2020, the track has flipped from a spring race to a fall race and back to a spring race.

Weekend TV Schedule (All Times EST)

Friday, March 21: Truck Series Practice and Qualifying – TRUCK SERIES RACE
  • 3:35 PM — 4:30 PM — Truck Series Practice on FS2
  • 4:40 PM — 5:30 PM — Truck Series Qualifying on FS2
  • 8:00 PM — Truck Series Baptist Health 200 on FOX [TV] & NASCAR Radio Network [Radio]

Saturday, March 22: Xfinity Series Practice and Qualifying – Cup Series Practice and Qualifying – XFINITY SERIES RACE
  • 10:35 PM — 11:30 PM — Xfinity Series Practice on the CW App
  • 11:40 PM — 12:30 PM — Xfinity Series Qualifying on the CW App
  • 1:05 PM — 2:00 PM — Cup Series Practice on Amazon Prime Video
  • 2:10 PM — 3:00 PM — Cup Series Qualifying on Amazon Prime Video
  • 4:00 PM — Xfinity Series Hard Rock Bet 300 on the CW [TV] & MRN [Radio]

Sunday, March 23: CUP SERIES RACE
  • 3:00 PM — Straight Talk Wireless 400 on FS1 [TV] & MRN [Radio]

Race Facts

Track Facts: Homestead-Miami Speedway
  • Year Opened: 1995
  • Length: 1.5-mile
  • Banking: Turns 1 & 2: 18-20 Degrees – Turns 3 & 4: 18-20 Degrees
  • Surface: Asphalt
  • Rain Tires: No
  • Lights: Yes

Baptist Health 200 on the FOX:
  • Race Length: 200 Laps (300 Miles)
  • Stages: 45 Lap Stage 1, 45 Lap Stage 2, 110 Lap Final Stage
  • Most-Recent Race Winner: Grant Enfinger

Hard Rock Bet 300 on the CW:
  • Race Length: 134 Laps (201 Miles)
  • Stages: 30 Lap Stage 1, 30 Lap Stage 2, 74 Lap Final Stage
  • Most-Recent Race Winner: Austin Hill

Straight Talk Wireless 400 on FS1:
  • Race Length: 267 Laps (400.5 Miles)
  • Stages: 80 Lap Stage 1, 85 Lap Stage 2, 102 Lap Final Stage

2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 Results:
  • First: Tyler Reddick — No. 45
  • Second: Ryan Blaney — No. 12
  • Third: Denny Hamlin — No. 11
  • Fourth: Christopher Bell — No. 20
  • Fifth: Chase Elliott — No. 9

Top Storylines of the Weekend

  • Kyle Larson is attempting something few have ever had a shot at; a National Series weekend sweep. Larson will enter the Truck, Xfinity, and Cup Series races at Homestead this weekend. Like most drivers with a dirt background, Larson is solid at Homestead. However, he has a fleet of hungry championship contenders behind him in each series.
  • Through 13 races into the NASCAR National Series season, the truck series has only two different winners, while the Cup Series has only three. This weekend serves as a fresh start and an end to the West Coast Swing; perhaps some new drivers will break out as early-season contenders.
  • Fans have long expressed their interest in moving the Championship back to Miami. There is a lot of pressure on Homestead this weekend in particular; in November, when discussing this topic, NASCAR COO Steve O’Donnell stated, “I would say that in March when we go back [to Homestead], how do we do from an attendance standpoint? That’s going to be really big for us to see.”

Entry Lists

Cup Series

Notable Entries:

  • No. 44 – J.J Yeley

Xfinity Series

Notable Entries:

  • No. 17 -Kyle Larson
  • No. 19 – Justin Bonsignore
  • No. 24 – Corey Heim

Craftsman Truck Series

Notable Entries:

  • No. 07- Kyle Larson
  • No. 1 – Brandon Jones
  • No. 7 – Corey Day
  • No. 44 – Ross Chastain

Note: This article will be updated as more information about the weekend comes out.

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