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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 34-year-old Berry from Hendersonville, Tennessee, led 18 of 267 laps and outdueled Daniel Suarez during a 19-lap dash to the finish to become the 206th competitor overall to win in NASCAR's premier series and the first competitor to notch a first Cup career win in Sin City.

The reigning Xfinity Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, led a race-high 102 of 200 laps and fended off Aric Almirola under the final 50 laps to score his first Xfinity victory of 2025 in Sin City.

The 22-year-old Heim from Marietta, Georgia, led a race-high 42 of 134 laps and persevered through an early pit road speeding penalty and two rain delays to notch his second Truck victory of 2025 in Sin City.

NASCAR travels to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend for a full schedule of competition.

The 2024 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Norman, Oklahoma, led a race-high 105 of 312-scheduled laps and edged teammate Denny Hamlin by 0.049 seconds to notch his third consecutive Cup victory in recent weeks in the desert state.

The 40-year-old Almirola from Tampa, Florida, led 25 of 208 over-scheduled laps and edged Alex Bowman by 0.045 seconds during an overtime shootout to score his first Xfinity victory of the 2025 season.

This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series travel to Phoenix Raceway.

The 2024 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Norman, Oklahoma, led eight of 95 laps and outdueled late challenges from William Byron, Tyler Reddick and Kyle Busch over a 13-lap dash to the finish to notch his second consecutive Cup victory of 2025 in Austin, Texas.