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 14: 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 15: 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 16: CUP SERIES RACE

• 3:00 PM — Straight Talk Wireless 400 on FS1 [TV] & MRN [Radio]

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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.