Kyle Larson clinched his third NASCAR Cup Series championship prior to the conclusion of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, November 8, before he officially celebrated it at the finale’s conclusion.
The reigning two-time Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, did not lead a single lap throughout the finale’s 267-scheduled laps, but he accomplished his task at hand of locking up the title prior to the finale’s conclusion after finishing in fourth place following the first stage’s conclusion, with the seven stage points gained from the stage being enough to lock up the title over championship rivals Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin.
From there, Larson, who started in fourth place and race upfront in the early stages, was then tasked to pilot his No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet entry home to the finish and even be competitive to cap off his late surge throughout the Chase that led him to the championship. Despite making an unscheduled pit stop under green due to cutting a right-rear tire after scrubbing the outside wall and settling in 17th place at the second stage’s conclusion, Larson managed to continue and ultimately settle in 12th place in the final leaderboard, which was more than enough to achieve his third overall Cup Series championship in six seasons and second in a row.
With on-track qualifying determining the starting lineup on Saturday, November 7, Chase Briscoe secured the final Cup pole position of the 2026 season and his second of the year with a pole-winning lap of 166.687 mph in 32.396 seconds. Denny Hamlin, Briscoe’s teammate and one of three Chase contenders eligible for the 2026 Cup Series championship battle, qualified in second place with a lap of 166.600 mph in 32.413 seconds. Hamlin’s two title rivals, Kyle Larson and teammate Christopher Bell, qualified fourth and sixth, respectively. Prior to the event, Brad Keselowski dropped to the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments that were made to his No. 6 RFK Racing Ford entry after he wrecked while qualifying.
When the green flag waved and the finale commenced, pole-sitter Chase Briscoe launched his No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry XSE entry ahead of teammate Denny Hamlin and the field through the first two turns. Behind, Kyle Larson transitioned from the outside to inside lane as he battled Hamlin and Tyler Reddick for the runner-up spot. As the field of 40 competitors cycled around Homestead for a full circuit while battling for early spots, Briscoe led the first lap.
For the following lap, Briscoe retained a steady lead over Reddick while Christopher Bell motored his way into third place over teammate Hamlin and Larson. As Bell and Reddick battled for the runner-up spot behind Briscoe, Hamlin retained fourth place while Larson battled Austin Cindric to retain fifth place. Meanwhile, Briscoe led by four-tenths of a second on the fifth lap just as Larson muscled his No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 entry into fourth place after overtaking Cindric and Hamlin. Following a Lap 8 salute to honor the late two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, Briscoe’s lead over Bell stood at half a second at the Lap 10 mark while Reddick, Larson and Hamlin followed suit, respectively.
Through the Lap 15 mark, Briscoe continued to lead by seven-tenths of a second over runner-up Bell and by more than a second over third-place Reddick. Meanwhile, Larson trailed by more than two seconds in fourth place while he was half a second ahead of fifth-place Hamlin. Behind, Ryan Blaney, Cindric, Daniel Suarez, Bubba Wallace and William Byron trailed in the top 10 while Josh Berry, Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott, Austin Hill, Austin Dillon, Corey Heim, Michael McDowell, Joey Logano, Zane Smith, Chris Buescher, Ty Dillon, Ross Chastain, Ryan Preece, Justin Haley and Ty Gibbs followed suit in the top-25 mark, respectively.
At the Lap 25 mark, Briscoe had his advantage shrink down to three-tenths of a second over Reddick while Bell, who slipped to third place, trailed by a second. Behind, Larson and Hamlin continued to race in fourth and fifth, respectively, as the former was ahead of the latter by seven-tenths of a second. Briscoe maintained his three-tenths of a second lead over a hard-charging Reddick over the following five laps as Larson continued to race in between Bell and Hamlin in fourth place.
Four laps later, the leader Briscoe along with Austin Cindric and Noah Gragson pitted under green. By then, Erik Jones pitted as teammates Bell and Hamlin pitted on Lap 35. While Austin Hill, Austin Dillon, Ryan Preece, Michael McDowell, Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski, AJ Allmendinger and John Hunter Nemechek pitted with Bell and Hamlin, William Byron, Joey Logano, Ty Dillon, Riley Herbst, Chase Elliott, Daniel Suarez and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ryan Blaney, Josh Berry, Alex Bowman and Zane Smith followed suit to pit under green over the next four laps. Larson and Reddick then pitted from the top-two spots on Lap 40 before Wallace pitted during the next lap.
With nearly the entire field having pitted, Corey Heim, who has yet to pit, led before he pitted prior to Lap 42. As a result, Bell cycled to the lead ahead of Hamlin, Cindric, Reddick and Briscoe, the latter of whom lost the lead after he endured a slow pit service on his entry’s left side. Meanwhile, Larson was shuffled back to seventh place behind Blaney as Bell’s advantage stood as more than a second on Lap 45. Over the next five laps, Larson gained a spot up to sixth place and Hamlin was overtaken by Reddick for the runner-up spot while Bell had his advantage shrink down to six-tenths of a second.
On Lap 53, Reddick reeled in and overtook Bell for the lead. As Reddick led, Hamlin trailed in third place by two seconds in his No. 11 Progressive Toyota Camry XSE entry while Larson was up into fifth place ahead of Cindric and Briscoe, respectively. By then, the top-11 spots were occupied by Chase contenders as Reddick quickly stretched his advantage in his No. 45 Chumba Casino Toyota Camry XSE entry by more than a second over the next two laps. Throughout the next five laps, Heim pitted under green due to an engine issue while Reddick had his advantage shrink down by four-tenths of a second over Bell as Hamlin, Blaney and Larson trailed in the top five, respectively.
By Lap 65, Reddick stretched his advantage back up by nearly two seconds over Bell while Blaney moved into third place. Behind, Hamlin, who raced in fourth place, was only half a second ahead of Larson as Blaney battled and overtook Bell for the runner-up spot a lap later when Bell barely scrubbed the outside wall entering the frontstretch and got loose. Bell, though, was quick to battle Blaney back and reassume the runner-up spot as Larson started to reel in Hamlin for fourth place.
Amid the battles within the top-five mark, where Bell, Hamlin and Larson had made contact with the outside wall at least once, Reddick led by three seconds on Lap 70. Prior to the Lap 75 mark, Larson outdueled Hamlin for fourth place as Reddick continued to lead by more than three seconds. Larson then started to reel in Bell for third place, the spot Larson needs to finish at the first stage’s conclusion to clinch the 2026 championship early, as the laps in the first stage period dwindled.
Then on Lap 77, the finale’s first caution flew when Briscoe, who was racing in seventh place, blew his engine and left both a big trail of smoke and spilled fluid cross the frontstretch. Briscoe’s engine failure, which knocked the pole winner out from further contention, concluded the first stage period as Reddick was awarded his third Cup stage victory of the 2026 season. Blaney, Bell, Larson and Cindric settled in the top five. By then and with both Heim and Briscoe out from further contention, Larson, who settled in fourth place, officially clinched the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship. Hamlin, Wallace, Suarez, Byron and Elliott ended up in the top 10, respectively, as 28 of 40 starters were scored on the lead lap. Under the finale’s first stage break period, the field led by Reddick pitted. Following the pit stops, Reddick exited pit road first ahead of Bell, Blaney, Larson and Hamlin while Wallace, Cindric, Byron, Elliott and Suarez followed suit, respectively.
The second stage period started on Lap 88 as Reddick and Bell occupied the front row. At the start, the latter two dueled for the lead in front of Larson, Hamlin and a stacked field for a full cycle as Bell used the outside lane to lead the next lap. Seconds later, Bell had a tire rub on the left side of his No. 20 DeWalt/Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry XSE entry as he made contact with Reddick. Amid the contact, Bell continued to battle Reddick to retain the lead while Hamlin moved into third place over Suarez and Larson. Bell led the Lap 90 mark as he continued to duke and just fend off Reddick for the lead while Hamlin retained third place over Larson, Suarez, Cindric, Wallace, Byron, Zane Smith and Elliott by Lap 95.
Through the Lap 100 mark, Bell led by a second over Reddick while Hamlin maintained third place by more than a second over Larson. Behind, Cindric raced in fifth place ahead of Suarez, Zane Smith, Wallace, Byron and Alex Bowman while Austin Hill, Elliott, Logano, Berry, Ty Gibbs, Haley, Blaney, Austin Dillon, Preece and Allmendinger trailed in the top 20, respectively. Meanwhile, Buescher was the lowest-running Chase contender on the track in 25th place as Bell proceeded to maintain a three-tenths of a second lead over Reddick by Lap 110 while Hamlin, who retained third place, was two seconds ahead of Larson.
Then on Lap 118, Larson made an unscheduled pit stop under green due to a right-rear tire puncture on his No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 entry, an incident that started when he scrubbed the outside wall. Not long after, another cycle of green flag pit stops slowly started as Noah Gragson, Erik Jones, Bowman, Byron, Ty Gibbs, Keselowski, McDowell and John Hunter Nemechek pitted prior to or at the Lap 120 mark. Cindric, Zane Smith, Elliott, Logano, Ty Dillon, Buescher and Hill pitted over the next three laps before Hamlin pitted by Lap 124. As more names pitted, Bell and Reddick pitted from the top-two spots on Lap 126, with both Bell and Reddick barely scrubbing the outside wall entering the frontstretch earlier.
Following the pit stops, Bell outdueled Reddick to remain in front of the latter upon blending back on the racing surface as Hamlin cycled his No. 11 Progressive Toyota Camry XSE entry to the lead. With Bell overtaking Cindric for the runner-up spot and Reddick settling in fourth, Larson cycled up to fifth place and 29 competitors were scored on the lead lap as Hamlin led by more than a second at the event’s halfway mark between Laps 133 and 134.
By Lap 140, Hamlin continued to lead by half a second over Bell while Reddick, Cindric, Byron, Bowman and Zane Smith followed suit, respectively. Meanwhile, Larson was scored in eighth place and he spent the next 10 laps getting as high as seventh place before he dropped to 10th place on Lap 150, during which Hamlin retained the lead by half a second over Bell.
When the second stage period concluded on Lap 165, Hamlin captured his sixth Cup stage victory of the 2026 season. Bell settled in second by seven-tenths of a second while Reddick, Cindric, Blaney, Byron, Bowman, Elliott, Zane Smith and Suarez were scored in the top 10, respectively. Meanwhile, Larson drifted back to 17th place as 23 of 40 starters were scored on the lead lap. During the finale’s second stage break period, the lead lap field led by Hamlin returned to pit road for service amid a stack-up. Following the pit stops, Hamlin retained the lead by exiting pit road first while Reddick, Bell, Byron, Cindric, Blaney, Bowman, Elliott, Smith and Ty Gibbs followed suit, respectively.
With 94 laps remaining, the final stage period commenced as Hamlin and Reddick occupied the front row. As the start, the field stacked and fanned out entering the first two turns as Hamlin rocketed to the lead over Blaney and Byron while Reddick briefly stumbled from the outside lane’s front row. As Hamlin led the next lap, he proceeded to lead with 90 laps remaining while Blaney, Byron and Suarez battled for the runner-up spot. Meanwhile, Reddick and Bell were mired in fifth and sixth, respectively, while Larson, who restarted 18th, was in 19th.
Down to the final 80 laps, Hamlin led by half a second over a hard-charging Blaney while Reddick trailed in third place by a second. Behind, Bell trailed by three seconds in fifth place on the track behind Byron while Cindric, Suarez, Wallace, Gibbs and Bowman were in the top 10, respectively. Meanwhile, Larson was scored in 20th place in between Michael McDowell and Logano as Hamlin maintained the lead over the next 20 laps over Blaney.
Then with 55 laps remaining, Bell pitted from the top five under green. Teammate Ty Gibbs pitted not long after along with Austin Dillon before Larson and Byron pitted with 52 laps remaining. Meanwhile, Blaney reeled in and battled Hamlin for the lead amid lapped traffic and with Hamlin barely getting into the wall. Through the frontstretch, Reddick gained a big run to execute a bold overtake on Blaney and Hamlin to assume the lead another lap later. As more names that included Zane Smith, Berry, McDowell and Logano pitted, Reddick and Hamlin pitted with 49 laps remaining while Blaney and Wallace, both of whom have yet to pit, occupied the top-two spots.
With 45 laps remaining, Byron cycled as the leader over Bell, Reddick, Hamlin and Gibbs while Blaney, who pitted from the lead, was mired back in sixth place in front of teammate Cindric, Bowman, Wallace and Berry. Meanwhile, Larson was in 13th place in between Gragson and McDowell as Byron led by six-tenths of a second in his No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 entry over Reddick and eight-tenths of a second over Hamlin with 40 laps remaining.
Down to the final 30 laps, Byron stretched his late lead by nine-tenths of a second over Reddick and nearly two seconds over Hamlin while Blaney and Bell occupied the remaining top-five spots over Gibbs, Cindric, Wallace, Bowman and Berry, respectively. By then, Larson settled in 13th place and he trailed the lead by 28 seconds while teammate Byron proceeded to lead by within a second over Reddick and Hamlin at the final 20-lap mark.
Then with 15 laps remaining, the caution flew when Suarez, who was racing in 11th place, spun through the first two turns after he was hit by Noah Gragson when Gragson slid up into Suarez. By then, Byron led by more than one-and-a-half seconds over Reddick and he was followed by Reddick, Hamlin, Blaney, Gibbs and Bell while Larson was in 12th place. During this caution period, the lead lap field led by Byron pitted for service. Following the pit stops, Byron barely beat Hamlin and Reddick off of pit road first as they were followed by Blaney, Wallace, Bell, Bowman, Cindric, Berry and Larson, respectively. Amid the pit stops, Bowman was penalized for speeding on pit road.
The next restart with eight laps remaining featured Byron motoring ahead of Hamlin and Reddick to retain the lead through the first two turns as the field fanned out through the turns and the backstretch. As Byron led the next lap, Hamlin and Reddick reeled in on Byron while battling for the runner-up spot as Bell and Blaney also reeled in and joined the battle. Reddick then moved to the left and shot to the inside of Byron entering Turns 3 and 4. This allowed Reddick to assume the lead and lead the next lap while Byron, Hamlin, Bell and Blaney remained in pursuit.
Then entering Turns 3 and 4, Hamlin scrubbed the outside wall. This stalled Hamlin’s momentum as Byron, Bell and Blaney motored away from Hamlin while Wallace moved into the top five. With Hamlin losing ground of the lead, Reddick maintained a steady lead over Byron, Blaney and Bell with five laps remaining. At the final three-lap mark, Byron and Blaney reeled in on Reddick as Blaney stepped on the gas and muscled his No. 12 Menards Ford Mustang Dark Horse entry past Byron from the inside lane through the first two turns. Blaney then drove up to Reddick’s rear bumper and challenged the latter for the lead with two laps remaining. After being blocked by Reddick through the backstretch, Blaney used the outside lane to storm past Reddick and assume the lead through Turns 3 and 4.
When the white flag waved and the final lap started, Blaney assumed command over Reddick, Byron and Bell. With the latter trio unable to mount a final-lap charge, Blaney cycled back to the frontstretch and claimed the checkered flag for the final Cup Series race victory of the 2026 season, all while Larson officially celebrated his third Cup Series championship after taking the checkered flag in 12th place.
Overall, Larson, who won the title by 49 points, became the 11th competitor to achieve three-plus championships in the NASCAR Cup Series division and he joins Lee Petty, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Tony Stewart and Joey Logano as having three current titles. Larson also became the first competitor to win Cup titles consecutively since Jimmie Johnson achieved the previous feat for five consecutive seasons (2006-10).
Larson’s third Cup championship in 2026 is the record-setting 16th overall for Hendrick Motorsports and the third for crew chief Cliff Daniels, the latter of whom has achieved all of his championships with Larson. Larson caps off his 12th full-time season in the Cup Series division and sixth in a row driving for Hendrick Motorsports with three victories, all of which were achieved throughout the Chase amid a winless regular-season stretch. He also notched 15 top-five results, 21 top-10 results, 1,238 laps led and an average-finishing result of 14.5.
“You definitely think about it, but try not to,” Larson said on the frontstretch on NBC. “I’m just so proud of my team, first and foremost. Hendrick Motorsports, this was statistically probably one of our worst years. To still come away with a championship just shows how resilient everybody at the race shop is, everybody on my No. 5 team, all my teammates…and GM too, Chevrolet, all the key partners there. We absolutely could not have done what we did in the Chase without the teamwork that it took. That’s what this championship makes it so meaningful is just the teamwork, which all of them took teamwork but this one more than any of them.”
“All three [championships] mean something way different,” Larson added while on the championship stage. “This one is somewhat similar [to last year’s], but such a different format that really takes consistency. We had a new car this year. The Chevrolet [stock car] was just hard to get used to in the beginning. We all worked really hard at Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet. We were just building and I could feel we were OK, but I definitely didn’t think we would go on the run that we id in this final 10 weeks and to get three wins, be as consistent as we were. It’s just a true testament to Cliff’s [Daniels] leadership, honestly. We would not have a single championship without him. I am so thankful to have him in my corner…He’s a Hall of Famer already as well.”
“The adversity was really important for us just to lean into it as a team,” Cliff Daniels, Larson’s crew chief, added. “If you handle it the right way and we have a lot of great people, great leaders arond us that you can learn so much about yourself. Our team has a lot of moments in our history, Hendrick Motorsports does really, of showing that resilience. Our team knew how to dig deep, knew how to stay together and just keep fighting. Even though we weren’t the fastest car all the times this year, we had a very resilient team. We had a lot of dedicated people and just so grateful for that and very grateful that we finished it off.”
“We’re really honored to have both Cliff [Daniels] and Kyle [Larson],” Rick Hendrick, Owner of Hendrick Motorsports, added. “They’re just an awesome combination. The guys have worked really hard all year. We didn’t look too good early on and we said, ‘Hey, we just got to dig in and don’t listen to any distractions.’ That’s what everybody did and it’s paid off.”
As Larson celebrated his 2026 championship, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin capped off their 2026 seasons on pit road as the duo fell short of winning their first titles. Bell, who won the 2026 Chase opener at Darlington Raceway for the Southern 500, settled in a career-best runner-up spot in the final standings while 49 points shy of his first title. He notched a pole, 16 top-five results, including eight runner-up results, and 20 top-10 results in his seventh consecutive year racing in the Cup Series division and sixth with Joe Gibbs Racing. For Hamlin, he ended up in third place in the 2026 standings and 56 points shy of his first elusive title in his 21st attempt. Nevertheless, Hamlin caps off the 2026 season with four victories, a season-high six poles, 16 top-five results, 24 top-10 results and his sixth top-three result in the final standings.
“I’m really proud of just the consistency that we had,” Bell said. “Its throughout the course of even 2025, we went on that hot stretch and won a lot of races early on and then, we kind of fell off. This year consistently, we were in the mix. We were in there for contention of race wins and obviously, disappointed that we didn’t win more, but just happy and thrilled and thankful that I’m in position Something to build on and hopefully, we can execute a little bit better and get that grand prize at the end.”
“[The race] was really good,” Hamlin said. “Just made lots of gains from Friday to the race tonight. [I’m] Really happy with the effort we put forth there on the racetrack today. Just going for it there at the end and cost us some spots, got in the wall, but I definitely wanted to try to win. That was a fun race. We certainly picked up a little speed from where we were on the other mile and a half last time. We had a great year. Every way you can measure the year, it’s been really, really good. Congrats to [Larson]. They deserve everything. They performed absolutely incredible during these last 10 races. We are extremely happy with the 36 races that we put together. It’s really tough to do in this sport and certainly felt good to be competitive from the first race to the last.”
In the midst of the 2026 championship battle, Ryan Blaney achieved the final Cup Series race victory of the 2026 season following his overtake on Tyler Reddick prior to the final lap. For Blaney, the Homestead victory marks his fourth Cup victory of this season, the 21st of his career, his first victory since New Hampshire Motor Speedway in mid-September and his first at Homestead, a track that he was beaten by Reddick on the final corner and final lap in 2024. Blaney, who led three times for seven laps, wraps up this season in fourth place in the final standings with 2,407 points as he sets his sights on contending for his second Cup title in 2027.
“Every time I come [to Homestead], that [2024] race haunts me and kind of how I gave that one away,” Blaney said. “I didn’t do a very good job at the end of that race and learned from it and was able to apply some stuff we learned a couple years ago in that situation to tonight. Pretty cool night, battling back from having to come back down pit road. Car was really, really fast. I appreciate everybody for sticking with it, even though we weren’t part of the championship fight. Our goal was to try to win the race and end on a high note and get the most points that we can. I can’t thank [our partners] enough for a really fun year and we’ll re-rack and hopefully, be better next year. [Larson’s team] are awesome and hopefully, we can race with them next year.”
Tyler Reddick, who led 53 laps, settled in the runner-up spot behind Blaney on the track and in fifth place in the final 2026 standings in a year where he notched a season-best six victories, including the Daytona 500. William Byron, Bell and Bubba Wallace finished in the top five while Hamlin, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez, Noah Gragson and Michael McDowell completed the top-10 finishing order, respectively.
Chase Briscoe, Joey Logano, William Byron, Ty Gibbs, Austin Cindric, Bubba Wallace, Chase Elliott, Daniel Suarez, Carson Hocevar, Ryan Preece and Chris Buescher finished sixth through 16th, respectively, in the final Chase standings. Shane van Gisbergen emerged as the highest-finishing non-Chase contender in the standings in 17th place over teammate Ross Chastain.
Notably, Josh Berry finished 13th in his final start with Wood Brothers Racing, Brad Keselowski finished 28th in his final start with RFK Racing, John Hunter Nemechek finished 30th in his final start with Legacy Motor Club, AJ Allmendinger and Ty Dillon finished 23rd and 31st in Kaulig Racing’s final event racing Chevrolets before the organization switches to Dodge in 2027, and Riley Herbst finished 33rd in his final start with 23XI Racing. Connor Zilisch, the 2026 Cup Series Rookie of the Year, finished 19th and Justin Haley finished 21st while subbing for the suspended Carson Hocevar. Lastly, JJ Yeley and Casey Mears finished 36th and 37th in their 400th and 500th Cup career starts, respectively.
The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race produced 18 lead changes among eight leaders and three cautions over 23 laps. In addition, 25 of 40 starters finished on the lead lap.
Results:
- Ryan Blaney, seven laps led
- Tyler Reddick, 53 laps led, Stage 1 winner
- William Byron, 38 laps led
- Christopher Bell, 46 laps led
- Bubba Wallace, one lap led
- Denny Hamlin, 87 laps led, Stage 2 winner
- Austin Cindric
- Daniel Suarez
- Noah Gragson
- Michael McDowell
- Ty Gibbs
- Kyle Larson
- Josh Berry
- Zane Smith
- Austin Hill
- Alex Bowman
- Joey Logano
- Todd Gilliland
- Connor Zilisch
- Erik Jones
- Justin Haley
- Chase Elliott
- AJ Allmendinger
- Chris Buescher
- Ryan Preece
- Austin Dillon, one lap down
- Ross Chastain, one lap down
- Brad Keselowski, one lap down
- Cole Custer, one lap down
- John Hunter Nemechek, one lap down
- Ty Dillon, one lap down
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., one lap down
- Riley Herbst, two laps down
- Shane van Gisbergen, two laps down
- Cody Ware, three laps down
- JJ Yeley, five laps down
- Casey Mears, six laps down
- Chad Finchum, 10 laps down
- Chase Briscoe – OUT, Engine, 33 laps led
- Corey Heim – OUT, Electrical, two laps led
*Bold indicates Chase Drivers
Final Chase Standings:
- Kyle Larson
- Christopher Bell -49
- Denny Hamlin -56
- Ryan Blaney -94
- Tyler Reddick -104
- Chase Briscoe -115
- Joey Logano -115
- William Byron -157
- Ty Gibbs -166
- Austin Cindric -195
- Bubba Wallace -208
- Chase Elliott -214
- Carson Hocevar -242
- Daniel Suarez -258
- Ryan Preece -275
- Chris Buescher -289
The NASCAR Cup Series’ teams and competitors enter an off-season period before returning to action at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, in February 2027 to commence a new season of competition. The 2027 season commences with the Wheatley Vodka Clash at Daytona on February 13, followed by the 69th annual running of the Daytona 500, which will follow suit on February 21.
