RCR NCS Race Recap: Homestead-Miami Speedway

Austin Dillon and the No. 3 BREZTRI AEROSPHERE® (budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate) Chevrolet Team Earn 26th-Place Finish in NASCAR Cup Series Season Finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Finish: 26th
Start: 21st
Points: 24th

“Hate to finish it this way for everyone on the No. 3 BREZTRI AEROSPHERE® (budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate) Chevrolet team. Our car was fast on the first run. We took off and were inside the top-15. Unfortunately we had an issue with the jack on our first pit stop and that lost us track position we fought to get back the rest of the race. The team never gave up, but we never seemed to land on the right adjustment, and the damage we sustained during the pit road stack up only complicated things. We learned a lot in 2026, and it was a tough year for everyone. We will get to work now to begin 2027 on a strong note.” -Austin Dillon

Austin Hill and the No. 33 Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet Team Push Forward to 15th-Place Finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Finish: 15th
Start: 11th
Points: 32nd

“First and foremost, I’m proud of this team and what they have pushed through the last five months. They kept their heads down in unthinkable circumstances after we lost Kyle Busch, and I appreciate the effort they gave each and every week. We had a solid weekend to end the season, which is a positive and something to build on for next year. After a good qualifying run with our Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet, we knew we had to get through the first eight to 10 laps of a run and then the pace would start to even out. Our car built loose on entry and exit as the run continued, but we consistently stayed right near the top-10. The field stacked up getting on pit road under a stage caution and our nose got pushed in a lot. That definitely tightened me up in traffic and hurt our speed. We should have finished better but we fought until the end.” -Austin Hill

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