06-05-2025
NASCAR championship races will return to Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2026
NASCAR championship races will return to Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2026 Homestead will host first NASCAR championship weekend since 2019.
NASCAR is bringing its championship back to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the 2026 season, the organization announced Tuesday.
All three NASCAR national series, the Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series, will run their championship races at the South Florida track. Homestead hosted championship races from 2002-2019 before moving to Phoenix Raceway beginning with the 2020 season.
The 2026 championship races will be held Nov. 6-8. After 2026, the championship races will move to different tracks – similar to how the NFL schedules the Super Bowl –with Homestead, Phoenix and other warm-weather venues in the mix, according to a report from The Athletic.
Breaking news! @keselowski and @KyleBusch went searching for answers about @HomesteadMiami in 2026.
You're going to like what they found. — NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 6, 2025
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.
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. But Fans have been clamoring for the championship race to move back to Homestead because it's almost always a competitive track that produces exciting racing.
Does NASCAR race at Homestead-Miami?
Yes, NASCAR still races at Homestead-Miami Speedway once per season. Kyle Larson won the 2025 Cup Series race at Homestead.
Homestead-Miami track length
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a 1.5-mile oval.
Homestead-Miami last championship race
The last NASCAR Cup Series championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway was 2019 when Kyle Busch won his second Cup title.
When did NASCAR start racing at Homestead-Miami?
NASCAR's first Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedwqay was in 1999. Tony Stewart won the inaugural race and won again the following year.
Homestead-Miami Speedway past winners
2025: Kyle Larson
Kyle Larson 2024: Tyler Reddick
Tyler Reddick 2023: Christopher Bell
Christopher Bell 2022: Kyle Larson
Kyle Larson 2021: William Byron
William Byron 2020: Denny Hamlin
Denny Hamlin 2019: Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch 2018: Joey Logano
Joey Logano 2017: Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr. 2016: Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson 2015: Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch 2014: Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick 2013: Denny Hamlin
Denny Hamlin 2012: Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon 2011: Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart 2010: Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards 2009: Denny Hamlin
Denny Hamlin 2008: Carl Edwards
Carl Edwards 2007: Matt Kenseth
Matt Kenseth 2006: Greg Biffle
Greg Biffle 2005: Greg Biffle
Greg Biffle 2004: Greg Biffle
Greg Biffle 2003: Bobby Labonte
Bobby Labonte 2002: Kurt Busch
Kurt Busch 2001: Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott 2000: Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart 1999: Tony Stewart
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