Front Row Motorsports: Homestead-Miami Speedway NCS Race Report – Noah Gragson, Todd Gilliland, Zane Smith

Noah Gragson | Todd Gilliland | Zane Smith

Homestead-Miami Speedway NASCAR Cup Series Race Report

Homestead-Miami Speedway 400

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026

Event: Race 38 of 38

Series: NASCAR Cup Series

Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway (1.5-miles)

Length of Race: 267 laps over three hours, zero minutes, zero seconds

FRM Finish:

● Noah Gragson (Started 33rd, Finished 9th / Running, completed 267 of 267 laps)
● Zane Smith (Started 27th, Finished 14th / Running, completed 267 of 267 laps)
● Todd Gilliland (Started 25th, Finished 18th / Running, completed 267 of 267 laps)

FRM Points Standings:

Todd Gilliland (21st)
Zane Smith (27th)
Noah Gragson (31st)

Noah Gragson Key Takeaways

Stage One: 24th / Stage Two: 16th / Race Result: 9th

“Great day here at Homestead,” said Gragson. “Long race, long season, but finished it with a top-10. Really happy with our speed once the night came. Had a blast racing out there with those guys, ripping the wall. There’s a hole in the right rear quarter panel from just blasting the wall all night. I’m proud of everybody on the No. 4 team. It’s been a long year but it’s good to cap it off with a top-10 and to go into the off-season with a little momentum.”

Zane Smith Key Takeaways

Stage One: 12th / Stage Two: 9th / Race Result: 14th

“One of, if not our best car we’ve had all season,” said Smith. “Sucks something like a pit road stack up ruins what could have been a special day, but this string of races we’ve wrapped up with makes me excited to get to Daytona. Especially with the new Ford Mustang Dark Horse body coming. Definitely excited to unwind for a couple of months but I’m proud of the year we had even if the points results aren’t what we aimed for.”

Todd Gilliland Key Takeaways

Stage One: 27th / Stage Two: 24th / Race Result: 18th

“A solid top-20 finish to end the season,” said Gilliland. “We struggled with the balance and handling the first two stages, it felt like I was racing on ice, but Chris (Lawson) and the team kept wrenching at it to where it was manageable. I really proud of this group. This is the best points finish I have had in my career, so I’m looking forward to building on this momentum in 2027.”

ABOUT FRONT ROW MOTORSPORTS

Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization competing in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. Founded in 2004 by entrepreneur Bob Jenkins, FRM has earned top honors including a 2021 Daytona 500 victory and the 2022 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series championship. Based in Mooresville, N.C., FRM fields the No. 4, No. 34, and No. 38 entries in the NASCAR Cup Series, along with the No. 34 and No. 38 teams in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. For more information, visit FrontRowMotorsports.com and follow Front Row Motorsports on social media — X: @Team_FRM, Instagram: @teamfrm, Tik Tok: @Team_FRM, YouTube: @FrontRowNASCAR, and Facebook: facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.

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