Homestead-Miami Event Info:
Date: Sunday, November 8th
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
Series: NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Location: Homestead, Florida
Format: 267 Laps, 400.5 Miles, Stages: 80-165-267
TV: NBC
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)
Weekend Schedule:
Friday: 5:30 p.m. ET, Cup Practice (TruTV, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Saturday: 2:30 p.m. ET, Cup Qualifying (TruTV, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Sunday: 3 p.m. ET, Cup Race (NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Pace Laps:
- Homestead-Miami Speedway hosts the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season finale.’
- Jack Roush has 11 wins all-time at HMS including seven in the Cup Series.
- RFK has led laps in three of the last five Homestead events between Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski.
- It was announced this week that Ryan Preece will drive RFK Racing’s #6 in 2027
- There have been nine different winners in the previous ten Cup Series races at Homestead-Miami.
6 Team Info:
Driver: Brad Keselowski
Crew Chief: Mike Skarbowski
Partner: BuildSubmarines.com
17 Team Info:
Driver: Chris Buescher
Crew Chief: Scott Graves
Partner: Body Guard by Fastenal
60 Team Info:
Driver: Ryan Preece
Crew Chief: Derrick Finley
Partner: Kroger / Thomas’ High Protein Bagels
Keselowski at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Starts: 18
Wins: —
Top-10s: 7
Poles: —
- Keselowski makes his 19th Cup start at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend, where he has a 15.3 average finish and seven top-10 finishes. His best career finish is third (2014-15), as he’s coming off a 26th-place finish last season.
- He’s finished 10th or better in four of the last nine races at Homestead. In total he’s led in eight races at HMS (totaling 179 laps).
- Keselowski has an 10.7 average starting position in Miami – among his best at active tracks – with 13 starts inside the top-10 and nine starts inside the top five overall.
- 36 Career wins – 14 Wins on 1.5-mile tracks
- Keselowski has two Xfinity wins at Homestead (2011, 2013) in eight starts, and an additional two starts in the Truck Series.
Buescher at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Starts: 10
Wins: —
Top-10s: -1
Poles: —
- Buescher makes his 11th Cup start at Homestead-Miami where he has a 18.5 average finish.
- Buescher got his first top ten and a career best finish of 6th at the track last season, he also finished 15th in 2024, and 13th in 2022.
- Buescher carries a 18.5 average qualifying position with his best effort (P8) four years ago.
- Buescher made two Xfinity Series starts at HMS in 2014-15 with a best finish of fifth in the No. 60 machine.
Preece at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Starts: 7
Wins: —
Top-10s: 2
Poles: —
- Preece is set to make his eigth Cup start at Homestead-Miami where he has an average finish of 20th. He is coming off his best finish at the track last season (9th).
- 2 Straight Miami top 10 finishes
- His highest starting position was 8th in 2021, and he holds a 29.0 average starting position.
- Preece made four Xfinity Series starts at HMS from 2014-18, with a best finish of 5th in 2017.
RFK Historically at Homestead-Miami
Cup Wins: 7 (Kurt Busch, 2002; Greg Biffle, 2004, 2005, 2006; Matt Kenseth, 2007; Carl Edwards, 2008, 2010)
- Welcome to Miami: RFK has 183 combined starts at HMS, totaling 11 wins (7 NCS, 3 NXS, 1 NCWTS), 51 top-fives, 77 top-10s and eight poles. RFK drivers have led over 1,900 laps at the 1.5-mile track over the years, logging more than 58,000 miles.
- Tale of the Tape: RFK has started 96 NCS races at Homestead, recording a total of seven victories, 23 top five finishes, 34 top-10 finishes, four poles and has led 1,191 laps. Former driver Carl Edwards earned the organization’s most recent win at the 1.5-mile oval in 2010.
- Five Straight: RFK earned five consecutive victories in the NCS at Homestead from 2004-2008 with drivers Matt Kenseth (2007), Edwards (2008) and Greg Biffle, who won three consecutive races from 2004-2006.
- Miami Nights: In 57 starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Homestead, RFK earned three wins, 22 top-fives, 32 top-10s and two pole positions. Edwards recorded the most recent victory at Homestead in the 2008 season final.
RFK Homestead Wins
1998 Burton NXS
2002 Busch Cup
2004 Biffle Cup
2005 Biffle Cup
2006 Biffle Cup
2006 Kenseth NXS
2006 Martin Truck
2007 Kenseth Cup
2008 Edwards Cup
2008 Edwards NXS
2010 Edwards Cup
Last Time Out
Martinsville: Ryan Preece has sometimes described himself as “a short-track killer,” and, although he did not win, he validated those words at Martinsville. After setting fastest time in practice, followed by a strong 6th place qualifying effort, he became a serious threat on race day. Preece put the BuildSubmarines.com Ford into the lead on Lap 84 and kept it there for 41 circuits. Very much in contention, Preece was among the fastest on the Martinsville half mile, until a loose wheel in Stage Two derailed his day. Despite fighting relentlessly to regain lost position, Preece finished 23rd. Chris Buescher made his 400th career start, and used his veteran experience, working to dial in the Nerds Gummy Cluster’s Ford throughout the day, before finishing 24th. Brad Keselowski, in the TravelCenters of America Ford, faced his own challenges, diligently working to manage tire wear and maintain grip throughout the afternoon, ultimately finishing 27th.
Points Standings: Preece: 14th, Buescher: 16th, Keselowski: 19th
