Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway… In 74 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Richard Childress Racing-prepared Chevrolets have earned 12 top-five and 30 top-10 finishes. Additionally, they have completed 99% of the laps contested (19,578 of 19,777) and have led 176 laps. The Welcome, N.C.-based team owns a best finish of second, scored five times: Kevin Harvick (2003 and 2008), Jeff Burton (2009), Ryan Newman (2014) and Tyler Reddick (2021).
Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway… RCR owns five NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway, highlighted by Tyler Reddick’s championship-clinching victory in 2019. Myatt Snider grabbed his first O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victory at the track in 2021. Burton rallied from a 30th-place starting position to win in 2007, leading the final 26 laps. Harvick scored a dominating win in 2003, leading 108 of 203 laps. Austin Hill swept both stages en-route to racking up his 10th-career O’Reilly Auto Parts Series win at Homestead in 2024 by a 3.045-second margin of victory.
Championship Weekend… This weekend, RCR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series driver Jesse Love will be competing for two championships. Not only is the 21-year-old in contention for the drivers championship, but he is also in the running to deliver RCR the team’s sixth owners championship.
Did You Know?… Richard Childress Racing has won six O’Reilly Auto Parts Series driver championships (2001, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2019, 2025) – the most all-time for one team. RCR has also won five O’Reilly Auto Parts Series owner championships (2001, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2019) – second-most all-time.
The Cowboy Way… This weekend while RCR is contending for championship titles on track, they will also be vying for a world title on the dirt, with the Carolina Cowboys set to ride in the 2026 PBR Teams Championship in Las Vegas as the No. 4 seed. The Cowboys, a professional team in the PBR Teams League, that are owned by Richard Childress and Jeff Broin, with Austin Dillon serving as General Manager, are attempting to make history, and repeat as the league’s champions. They concluded the regular season with a 19-16 record and will face the No. 7 New York Mavericks when post-season competition gets underway on Nov. 6 inside T-Mobile Arena. For more information on Carolina Cowboys, and for updates on the team’s title defense, connect with the team on Facebook, @carolinacowboyspbr on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok, or @CARCowboysPBR on Twitter.
Catch Saturday’s Action… The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be televised live on Saturday, November 7 at 5 p.m. ET on The CW. The live radio broadcast can be heard on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Friday afternoon’s practice session at 4 p.m. ET and Saturday’s qualifying session at 1 p.m. ET will both be shown for free on The CW App and stream on the ESPN App with ESPN Unlimited.
Watch Us on NBC… The Cup Series Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be televised on Sunday, November 8 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC. The live radio broadcast can be heard on the Performance Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. Friday evening’s practice session at 5:30 p.m. ET and Saturday’s qualifying session at 2:30 p.m. ET will both be shown live on truTV. Ride shotgun all season long with live, in-car camera feeds and scanner audio with a paid subscription to Max as part of their NASCAR driver cam experience during the race.
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Austin Dillon and the No. 3 BREZTRI AEROSPHERE® (budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate) Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway… Austin Dillon has 12 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway and has completed 100% of the laps run at the 1.5-mile oval. His best Cup Series finish at the track is a fourth-place result he earned in the fall of 2022.
Beyond the Cup Series… Dillon has four NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series starts at the 1.5-mile speedway, acquiring three top-five finishes, including a best finish of second in 2015 after leading 16 laps. In three NASCAR Truck Series starts Dillon won the pole in 2010 and earned a best finish of 10th in 2011.
Championship Glory… Dillon clinched the 2011 NASCAR Truck Series and the 2013 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship at the track driving the famed No. 3 Chevrolet in both series.
BREZTRI AEROSPHERE® (budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate) Teams Up with Dillon… Dillon and the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing team will be supported by BREZTRI AEROSPHERE, an AstraZeneca product, at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This partnership is about more than just racing. You can learn more about Dillon and his family’s personal connection to the brand at BREZTRI.com. AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines in Oncology, Rare Diseases, and Biopharmaceuticals, including Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism, and Respiratory & Immunology. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.
Meet Dillon… Racegoers will have three opportunities to meet Dillon this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. On Sunday, November 8 beginning at 10:10 a.m. Local Time, Dillon is scheduled to stop by the RCR Merchandise Hauler in the Fan Zone to sign autographs. Be sure to stop by and stock up on all your race day gear. For fans unable to travel to the race, visit the official RCR Team Store to purchase Austin Dillon merch: https://store.rcrracing.com.
Later that morning, beginning at 10:45 a.m. Local Time, Dillon will crisscross the fan zone for a special question and answer session at the Chevrolet Display. Don’t miss your chance to hear from Dillon first-hand before the green flag waves.
Finally, Dillon’s Sunday morning trio of appearances in the fan zone will conclude at 11:05 a.m. Local Time at the Coca-Cola Experiential Display. Don’t miss your last chance to meet the driver of the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet and get his autograph before he climbs into the car to go racing.
AUSTIN DILLON QUOTE:
It’s been a number of year since NASCAR ran the season finale at Homestead. How are you feeling about closing out the season in South Florida?
“Homestead is probably my favorite track of the year, and I love that it’s the last race of the year down in Florida. I can’t wait to get there with the No. 3 BREZTRI AEROSPHERE® (budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate) Chevrolet and just slide around, try to run the fence from the bottom, try to run everywhere. It’s a place that you can move all over and find grip. It’s slick, just a great place to go race.”
Austin Hill and the No. 33 Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway… Austin Hill will make his first career NASCAR Cup Series start at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday. The 32-year-old is a two-time winner at the 1.5-mile oval, winning once in both the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts and NASCAR Truck Series.
Pit Stop After Dark… On Thursday, November 5 at 7 p.m. Local Time, fans and local guests are invited meet three No. 33 pit crew members – Garrett Crall, Tanner Wells, and Bryan Ketchie – at the Thesis Hotel Miami (1350 S Dixie Highway, Coral Gables, Florida 33146). Signature cocktails featuring Rebel 100 Bourbon and Rebel Root Beer Whiskey will be served.
About Rebel Bourbon… Distilled in Bardstown, Kentucky, by Lux Row Distillers Master Distiller John Rempe, Rebel Bourbon features a wheated mash bill true to its original recipe dating back to 1849, when it was invented at the Stitzel-Weller distillery. Our defiantly smooth premium wheated bourbon celebrates those who embrace bold originality and a rebellious spirit. Our products have earned top spirits industry honors including Single Barrel American Whiskey of the Year for Rebel 10-Year Single Barrel at the 2025 Bartender Spirits Awards. Rebel 10-Year Single Barrel also won a double platinum medal at the 2025 ASCOT Awards, a double gold medal at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition and a double gold medal and Consumer’s Choice Award at the 2025 SIP Awards. To learn more, visit RebelBourbon.com and follow @rebelbourbon on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
About Luxco… Founded in St. Louis in 1958 by the Lux family, Luxco is a leading producer, supplier, importer and bottler of beverage alcohol products with a mission to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of consumers, associates and business partners. Luxco operates as MGP Ingredients Inc. (Nasdaq: MGPI) Branded Spirits division since its acquisition in 2021. The company’s extensive and award-winning premium portfolio includes brands from four distilleries: Ross & Squibb Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, where Penelope and Remus bourbon are produced; Bardstown, Kentucky-based Lux Row Distillers, home of Rebel, Ezra Brooks, and Blood Oath bourbons; Lebanon, Kentucky-based Limestone Branch Distillery, maker of Yellowstone Bourbon; and Arandas, Mexico-based Destiladora Gonzalez Lux, producer of 100% agave tequilas including Cortada, El Mayor, Escasa and Exotico. For more information, visit Luxco.com.
Meet Hill… On Sunday, November 8 at 10:40 a.m. Local Time, Hill is scheduled to sign autographs at the RCR Merchandise Hauler located in the Fan Zone at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Stop by to meet the Winston, Georgia native and purchase No. 33 team gear, including a Rebel Bourbon t-shirt honoring the original rebel, Kyle Busch.
AUSTIN HILL QUOTE:
Heading into the final race of the season, what are the overall thoughts for the No. 33 team?
“This year has been a long one that none of us expected, but I’m proud of everyone on this No. 33 team and inside our walls at RCR and ECR for continuing to put in the effort each and every week. Double duty has not been easy, but we’ve made the most of it. I personally learned that I can carry more than I originally thought I could. On track, the last few months have had ups and downs, but we’ve figured out a few things that will help us going into next year. Our goal is to finish this weekend strong in our Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet and put together a solid race to head into the offseason on a positive note.”
Jesse Love and the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway… Jesse Love has made two career NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Menlo Park, California native has one top-five and two top-10 finishes with a career-best result of fourth-place in 2024.
Get to the Points… Last weekend at Martinsville Speedway, Love battled through numerous issues, including a brake failure and late-race crash, ultimately finishing the race 30th. Earning just 13 points, Love dropped to No. 2 in the standings and travels to Homestead-Miami Speedway 22 points behind No. 1 Allgaier. Thus far in 2026, Love has outscored Allgaier by 22 points six times. The California-native can clinch the title by scoring 76 points.
Chasing History… This weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Love will look to make history. If Love were to make a come-from-behind push to be crowned the 2026 Champion, he would become the youngest multi-time O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Champion and third driver to win multiple championships in within their first three seasons of their series career. Additionally, should he defend his title, Love would become the 10th driver to win multiple titles in the series, and the second to achieve the milestone for RCR, and eighth to emerge victorious in back-to-back seasons, becoming the first to accomplish the feat since Tyler Reddick in 2018-2019.
Did You Know… Love is the only driver to finish inside the top-10 in every 1.5-mile race in 2026.
Dominance on Pit Road… After playing a pivotal role in Jesse Love’s 2025 championship season, the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet team’s pit crew has once again delivered a standout season, heading to this weekend’s Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway ranked first in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Last weekend at Martinsville Speedway the team delivered the fastest four-tire stop of the season, clocking in at 12.796 seconds when Love pitted under caution at Lap 63. Of the five fastest stops throughout the entire 2026 season, the No. 2 team has registered three, logging the second fastest stop of the season (12.816 seconds) in October at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and the fourth-fastest (13.020 seconds) this spring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
About Whelen Engineering… Since 1952, Whelen Engineering has been a proud ally and supporter of our nation’s first responders. Driven by a mission to protect those who protect others, Whelen provides the high-quality, reliable products and technology needed to aid them in their critical missions. From warning lights to white illumination, sirens, controllers, and software, every product that bears the Whelen name has been thoughtfully designed, manufactured, and tested right here in America to perform at the highest level in any condition. Whelen is honored to have earned the trust of first responders around the world as leaders of the emergency warning industry and carries that responsibility earnestly, always striving to ensure that the everyday heroes serving under the illumination and protection of Whelen products are equipped to do their jobs with enhanced efficiency, reliability, and safety. To learn more about Whelen Engineering, visit www.whelen.com.
Everyday Champion… Whelen Engineering has named Jason Horne, a firefighter and paramedic with the Midlothian Fire Department in Texas, its 2026 Whelen Everyday Champion. On July 4, 2026, Horne helped rescue three children trapped beneath an overturned boat, performing CPR and rescue breathing to help save two children who were not breathing. All three survived. With 25 years in emergency services, Horne continues to serve his community by mentoring future first responders and advocating for mental health support. He will be honored at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in November as part of the Whelen Hall of Champions. Learn more at whelen.com/everydaychampion.
Meet Love… Don’t miss your chance to hear from Love, and the other championship contenders directly, on Saturday, November 7 beginning at 2:30 p.m. Local Time. The four drivers will all take to the NASCAR Experience Stage in the fan zone to talk about the final race in their quest to be crowned Champion before the green flag waves.
JESSE LOVE QUOTES:
You were winless in the regular season, but have since won two races in the Chase. What has clicked with the team?
“This year, no doubt, the beginning was a struggle to find victory lane with the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet. Racing can be hard because you don’t always get instant gratification or satisfaction from your work and effort that you put in. For whatever reason, throughout each race it was always something different. But I knew if we continued to see it through and stick with our plan, and put our best foot forward, that it was just a matter of time before things started to get back on the right track. Obviously once the Chase starts you start to see what teams and what group of people are capable of operating at the highest level and I believe that the No. 2 team has shown throughout the last couple of years, that when it comes to that, there’s nobody that can operate on as high of a level.”
What role is the track in Homestead going to play in determining the Champion this weekend?
“Crowning a Champion at Homestead-Miami Speedway, it’s a dynamic racetrack, and it’s going to be a lot different than the year’s past in Pheonix. The track, like I said, is very dynamic. You move around a lot. You do somewhat at Pheonix too, but when you go to Homestead there’s a lot of risk versus reward, probably more so than there is at Pheonix. So balancing that risk and dancing more on that razor’s edge is something that you have to manage throughout the whole weekend, not just in the race and at the end of it, but through each stage, through qualifying and through practice as well. It’s also a track that we usually don’t go to twice a year, so all of these things add an impact to it, and make it probably more of a challenge, however it’s the same challenge for everybody. So you have to be prepared for that and get ready to execute a flawless weekend.”
What is it going to take as a driver to be a Champion this weekend?
“People ask that a lot, what it’s going to take from the driver standpoint to be a Champion this weekend, and that’s going to change throughout the whole weekend. It’s going to change during practice, it’s going to change during qualifying, it’s going to change through each stage of the race and down to the wire of it. You don’t know 100% before you get there, but you can be present in the moment and live in the moment and be prepared to adapt. There are so many different things that can happen, point and situation scenarios can change, and reality will set in whether that is good, bad or somewhere in between. But I think where the real value and where the real champion will come from a driver standpoint and a team standpoint is those that are prepared to be champions, but are also living in the moment and ready to adapt to whatever Homestead throws at us.”
Austin Hill and the No. 21 Bennett Transportation & Logistics Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway… Austin Hill has made four career NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, earning one win, three top-five and four top-10 finishes. The Winston, Georgia native has never finished worse than the ninth position in O’Reilly Auto Parts Series competition at the 1.5-mile oval. Hill also has five NASCAR Truck Series starts at Homestead-Miami, claiming one victory in 2019 and one pole in 2020.
End of a Chapter… This Saturday marks the completion of five O’Reilly Auto Part Series seasons of Hill driving the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. During that time, Hill recorded 16 wins, 59 top-five and 97 top-10 results. The racer won the 2023 regular season championship, secured RCR’s 100th series victory, and broke the all-time series records of drafting track wins, laps led, and stage wins. Hill is the second winningest driver in RCR’s storied series history, only behind NASCAR Hall of Famer Kevin Harvick.
Points Check… Hill currently holds the 10th position in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase standings. The 32-year-old is 14 points behind ninth-place Brandon Jones.
About Bennett Family of Companies… McDonough-Ga. based Bennett Family of Companies is a woman-owned, Women’s Enterprise Business Council (WBENC) certified, diversified transportation and logistics company. Through its 14 affiliated operating companies, the Bennett Family of Companies delivers integrated transportation and supply chain management solutions worldwide. Bennett has 4,625 drivers/owner-operators, over 1,000 employees and 600 agents located across the United States. For more information, visit bennettig.com.
AUSTIN HILL QUOTE:
You have one final race with the No. 21 team, and it comes at Homestead-Miami Speedway, a place where you have won at before. What would define a good weekend to end this chapter of your career?
“Our goal is to end the season the same way we started it – in Victory Lane together with our Bennett Transportation & Logistics Chevrolet. I was fortunate to win my very first O’Reilly (Auto Parts Series) race at RCR back in 2022 and it would be special to win the last one with this group. The No. 21 team has been a special team for years, and I’m going to miss these guys. Our season, especially our Chase, has not gone how we thought it would, but that doesn’t take away the work that everyone put in. We have a lot to be proud of, no matter how it ends, but we sure would like to finish it off with a win. We know what it takes to win at Homestead. It’s a track that lends itself to running up against the wall, but we also proved a couple years ago that you could run the bottom and win the race. We’ll see where the speed is this weekend and go from there.”
