NASCAR championship races will return to Homestead in 2026 after six years in Phoenix
NASCAR is bringing its championship back to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the 2026 season, NASCAR announced on May 6.
All three NASCAR national series, the Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series, will run the championship races in Homestead, where the championship races were run from 2002-19 before moving to Phoenix Raceway beginning with the 2020 season.
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The 2026 championship races will be run Nov. 6-8. After the 2026 championship races, the weekend event will be put into a rotation, including Phoenix and other tracks to be announced later, according to a report from The Athletic.
Phoenix will still have two races in 2026 and will stay in the playoffs, hosting a Round of 8 race. Homestead has been shifted around in years past, hosting a race in the Round of 8 in 2024 and an early regular season race in 2025.
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Homestead-Miami Speedway opened in 1995 and has worked to renovate the track and infrastructure in recent years, a large part of why the track lost the championship race to begin with. Fans have been wanting the championship race to move back to Homestead as it's a competitive track that produces exciting racing.
Does NASCAR race at Homestead-Miami?
Yes, NASCAR still races at Homestead-Miami once per season. Kyle Larson won the 2025 NASCAR Homestead race.
Homestead-Miami track length
Homestead-Miami is a 1.5-mile oval.
Homestead-Miami last championship race
The last NASCAR Cup Series championship race at Homestead-Miami was 2019. Kyle Busch won his second championship in that race.
When did NASCAR start racing at Homestead-Miami?
NASCAR's first Cup Series race at Homestead was in 1999. Tony Stewart won the inaugural race and won again the following year.
Homestead-Miami past winners
2025: Kyle Larson
2024: Tyler Reddick
2023: Christopher Bell
2022: Kyle Larson
2021: William Byron
2020: Denny Hamlin
2019: Kyle Busch
2018: Joey Logano
2017: Martin Truex Jr.
2016: Jimmie Johnson
2015: Kyle Busch
2014: Kevin Harvick
2013: Denny Hamlin
2012: Jeff Gordon
2011: Tony Stewart
2010: Carl Edwards
2009: Denny Hamlin
2008: Carl Edwards
2007: Matt Kenseth
2006: Greg Biffle
2005: Greg Biffle
2004: Greg Biffle
2003: Bobby Labonte
2002: Kurt Busch
2001: Bill Elliott
2000: Tony Stewart
1999: Tony Stewart
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