The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led 19 of 267 laps and overtook teammate Alex Bowman for the lead amid Bowman's scrape into the wall with six laps remaining to score his first Cup victory of 2025 in Miami.
Palou ran down into Turn 7 to overtake O'Ward for the lead with 10 laps to go and drove onto his second straight win to start the 2025 NTT INDYCAR Series season.
The reigning Xfinity Series champion led 21 of 201 over-scheduled laps and went from fourth to first during an overtime shootout to record both his second consecutive Xfinity victory in recent weeks at Miami and claim the first $100,000 bonus of the 2025 season.
Alex Bowman claimed the Busch Light Pole Award for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway during qualifying Saturday afternoon.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California led 20 of 134 laps and rallied from spinning with 45 laps remaining to charging back to the front over a 39-lap dash to the finish and assuming the lead with two laps remaining en route to his first Truck victory of 2025 in Miami.
The 2025 spring Las Vegas penalty report features two Cup teams being penalized and losing crew members for two races for loose wheels, four Xfinity teams and one Truck team being penalized for lug nut infractions and two crew members suspended indefinitely for violating NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy.
In the five NASCAR Cup Series events at COTA, Hendrick Motorsports leads all teams in wins (two), poles (two), top fives (10), top 10s (12) and laps led (83).