NASCAR Exec Says Homestead Will Likely Host 2027 Championship Race
What’s Happening? NASCAR’s Mike Forde says that Homestead-Miami Speedway will likely host 2027 NASCAR Championship weekend, despite NASCAR looking towards a…
NASCAR’s mortal enemy is mother nature. While we have made strides in combatting the weather with the air titans, jet dryers, and the introduction of the wet weather package for smaller ovals and road courses, the majority of the schedule is still impacted by the weather.
With yet another wet weekend at Charlotte that will break a record for most national series miles ran in a day, the possibility of a weather shortened event is very real. Lets take a look back at some drivers who got their first Cup Series wins with assistance from mother nature.
The 2X Cup series champion would earn his first win during his rookie season at Joe Gibbs at a rain shortened event at New Hampshire.
The race was scheduled for 301 laps, but was ended prematurely at lap 273 due to inclement weather. This would be the first of 32 wins for Logano.
Bubba Wallace is certainly a polarizing driver in the Cup Series. Wallace has won 2 races, and his first would come in his first season with 23XI racing at Talladega.
This would be the shortest Talladega race in history, only making it 117 of the scheduled 188 laps. Bubba would be the first non playoff driver to win during the playoffs since the inception of the new system in 2014.
Justin Haley would shock the NASCAR world with his upset win in 2019 at the Coke Zero 400. This is Haley’s only Cup series win to date.
The race would be scheduled for 160 laps, however rain would cut the race short after 127 laps. This is still the only win for Spire Motorsports in the Cup series.
Another rookie to take advantage of mother nature to get their first win in their first season. Buescher’s win is slightly different than the others, rain wouldn’t cut his race short, but rather fog.
The race was already rescheduled due to rain, and due to heavy fog impeding the visibility on the track, it would be called official after 138 of the scheduled 160 laps.
New Hampshire, also known as Loudon, has brought 2 drivers their first Cup series wins due to rain. 2002 Rookie of the Year Ryan Newman would also benefit from the Northeastern weather.
The race would only make it to lap 207 of the scheduled 300 laps, and Newman would win in his rookie season thanks to mother nature.
The weather hasn’t been kind to us this Memorial Day weekend, postponing both the Xfinity race and the Cup race. With rain in the area, could we add to this list after the action today?
While it is always cool to see a first time winner, I think we all prefer to see the race go the distance. Do you think we see another first time winner visit victory lane due to mother nature?
This year marks the second season of NASCAR’s groundbreaking 2025 media rights deal, and fans are curious to see just how year two will stack up with year one. This article will walk you through the 2026 season race by race, comparing viewership week by week to NASCAR’s 2025 season.
All Races (2 Total in 2026): Including The Clash, Daytona Duels, and the All-Star Race
Network Races to Date (1 Total in 2026): Points and Exhibition/Qualifying Races
Exhibition/Qualifying Races (2 Total in 2026): The Clash, Daytona Duels, and the All-Star Race
**2026 Clash was pushed from Sunday to Wednesday due to snow, and moved to FS2 due to overrunning time on FOX.
This tracker will be updated throughout the season. Make sure to check back in for the latest!
Throughout 2026, NASCAR will announce dates for its 2027 schedule. Though the sport drops the full schedule in bulk, tracks will be announced prior to the 2027 NASCAR National Series schedules being released in full. For the dates announced throughout the 2026 season, this article will place them on the calendar to provide a clearer view of the upcoming season.
*These dates are assumed based on tradition, with the NASCAR OAP Series racing the night before the Daytona 500, and the Craftsman Truck Series racing on the Friday before. Furthermore, the Duels have occurred on the Thursday before the 500 since 2014. All of these dates are subject to change and will be updated if any changes occur.
**In February, Mike Forde of NASCAR said that Homestead will likely be the 2027 season finale host and the rotating finale could begin in 2028. This is still not confirmed, and NASCAR has yet to confirm that the season finale will stay in the same race weekend, given the Daytona 500 scheduling change.
What’s Happening? NASCAR’s Mike Forde says that Homestead-Miami Speedway will likely host 2027 NASCAR Championship weekend, despite NASCAR looking towards a…
During an episode of NASCAR’s Hauler Talk podcast, NASCAR’s Managing Director of Racing Communications, Mike Forde, said NASCAR’s 2027 finale weekend will likely be back at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Though this doesn’t mean NASCAR is abandoning the rotating. Having that in different markets is super important.”
What’s Happening? NASCAR is reportedly looking at several new venues to add to the 2027 schedule. As exciting as this is,…
During an interview with Adam Stern of Sports Business Journal, NASCAR Executive Vice President Ben Kennedy claimed that NASCAR was looking at “a couple of potential new venues” for its future schedules. Though he did not list tracks, many fans suggested long-rumored races like a Denver Street Race, a Philadelphia Stadium Race, and a race in Canada could be the culprits.
What’s Happening? In 2027 NASCAR will move the race weekend for the Daytona 500 from its traditional slot on Presidents Day…
The 2027 Daytona 500 will be held on February 21, 2027, to avoid conflict with Super Bowl LXI, which will be held on February 14, 2027. Although this was the first confirmation of an official race date for 2027, dates for the Duel races, the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race, and the Craftsman Truck Series race were not announced. It is easy to assume they will maintain the Thursday (18th), Friday (19th), and Saturday (20th) slots of Speedweek.
What’s Happening? NASCAR will not return to Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in 2026, and will likely return to Chicagoland Speedway…
According to a Jul. 30 report from Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic, NASCAR will not return to Mexico City in 2026. However, as there are fewer scheduling conflicts in 2027, the sport could opt to return. In exchange for Mexico City, NASCAR is likely to add Chicagoland to the 2026 schedule.
What’s Happening? NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race officially confirmed that the track will not be on the 2026 NASCAR National Series schedule,…
According to NASCAR, the Chicago Street Circuit will not return in 2026, with the sport looking to find a new date for the race to return as soon as 2027.
What’s Happening? After months of speculation, Homestead-Miami Speedway has finally been named the host of NASCAR’s 2026 Championship Weekend. This marks…
According to Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic, Homestead-Miami Speedway will host NASCAR’s 2026 Championship weekend. This will be part of the new rotating Championship model often hinted at by NASCAR, which will likely see a new track host the season finale in 2027.
Keep this page bookmarked for the latest 2026 schedule rumors and confirmations.
Few women get a real shot in NASCAR, and those who do often find the road full of bumps. Taylor Reimer’s run at Daytona in the ARCA Menards Series became the latest case in point.
After coming home P30 in the General Tire 200, the Pinnacle Racing Group driver drew heat across social media. However, she later answered back on her X account, writing,
“I am by no means perfect. Nobody is… As a woman in motorsports, I feel it’s my responsibility to be a role model for young and upcoming women in this sport… I work hard every day to earn respect in this sport. The only way that happens is through on track performance and that’s my main focus. I look forward to the day when a female driver in racing isn’t different, it’s expected.”
Reimer also spoke about how hard it is to land a backing in this sport and said she wants to do it the right way. Laying out her long view, the female driver shared that in 10 years, she hopes to look back with pride in how she carried herself and to know she lit a spark for girls coming up, even if she does not climb as far as she dreams.
Much of the backlash traced back to her Daytona result, but some critics also framed her more as an influencer than a racer, even stacking her up against other women in the sport and asking whether she might break Danica Patrick’s wreck record.
Trouble had already knocked on the door before the green flag. During pre-race testing in February 2026, her team hit a rock when the car snapped a spool shaft on the first pass. And then, the 26-year-old could only manage to qualify for the race for P24 start in the No. 77 BuzzBallz Chevrolet.
During the race, Reimer worked her way into the top 10 and kept herself in contention. But the rug came out from under her, and an alternator failure with four laps left kicked her out of the hunt just before overtime, wiping away what could have been her first top 10 superspeedway result.
Her finish fueled a spiral of online backlash and career turbulence tied to both performance and image at Daytona International Speedway.
Some chatter also circled her 2026 tie-up with BuzzBallz, a ready-to-drink cocktail brand, which split opinion online. Reactions ran the gamut from cheers for the marketing swing to digs at both the product and her role tied to it.
Even so, given all six previous starts she made in ARCA Menards, Reimer had managed to finish in the top 10, and two of them in the top 5, not all the noise cut against her. Fans and voices from within the garage pushed back, pointing to her run of top-10 finishes in past ARCA starts and her shift from dirt to asphalt as signs she still has a path to carve out.
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