This Week in Motorsports: November 2 – 8, 2026
NCS/NOAPS/NCTS: Homestead-Miami Speedway – November 6-8
PLANO, Texas (November 4, 2026) – NASCAR’s Cup, O’Reilly and Truck Series close out their 2026 seasons at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend.
NASCAR National Series – NCS/NOAPS/NCTS
Looking to match best-ever wins total … With one race remaining in the regular season, Team Toyota has clinched the 2026 Cup Series Manufacturers’ title and sits at 18 wins – just one back of the all-time single season high of 19 set in 2019. Homestead-Miami Speedway has been a strong track for Camry drivers with wins in two of the last three Cup Series races at the 1.5-mile oval.
Bell likely to extend Cup-best top-five points streak … Christopher Bell heads into Miami with an outside shot at his first NASCAR Cup Series title, as the Oklahoma-native is 67 points out of the lead. However, he does look likely to extend his Cup Series-best streak of finishing in the top-five in the point standings to five consecutive years. Bell is the only driver who has finished in the top-five every year since 2022, and he holds a 58-point advantage over sixth place to continue that streak.
Gibbs, Wallace pushing for career-best finishes … Ty Gibbs and Bubba Wallace head into Homestead-Miami focused on career-best season finishes. It has been a career season for Gibbs as he has set new bests in wins, top-fives and top-10 finishes, and looks likely to easily beat his previous best points finish of 15th, while Wallace could match his career-best result of 10th (2023) with a solid day, as he sits just in 12th-place, 11 points out the top-10. Wallace led 56 laps and finished third at the series’ last race at Homestead-Miami in 2025.
Crews Rookie of the Year clinching … Brent Crews looks likely to clinch Rookie of the Year honors at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Crews, who turned 18 in March, got a late start on the season due to the age restriction policies. The Toyota Development Driver was impressive throughout his rookie campaign – scoring a top-10 finish in his series debut and earning 11 top-five finishes in 28 starts this season, including two runner-up results at Talladega Superspeedway and Nashville Superspeedway.
Honeycutt eyes first Truck Series title…Toyota Development Driver Kaden Honeycutt hold a 20-point lead with one race remaining in the season. Honeycutt, who made NASCAR’s Championship 4 a season ago, is making his TRICON Garage and Toyota debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Texas native leads the series in top-five and top-10 finishes, and his average finish is more than two spots better than any other full-time driver.
Heim double duty …The reigning Truck Series champion Corey Heim will close out his 2026 season running double duty in Homestead-Miami Speedway, as he will run the No.1 TRICON Garage Tundra TRD Pro on Friday night before wheeling the 23XI Racing No. 67 Camry on Sunday. Heim is making his Cup Series debut at Homestead but has finished in the top-five in all four of his Truck Series starts there, including one year ago where he led 78 laps and finished third despite battling mechanical issues.
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