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    NASCAR race at Homestead: Start time, TV, streaming, lineup, weather for championship

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    Chase Briscoe will start on the pole in the final NASCAR Cup Series race of the season, but all eyes will be on Kyle Larson

    The driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports has one hand what would be his third championship trophy entering the race on Sunday, Nov. 8 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. All Larson needs to do is score nine points to secure the title.

    Larson’s team seems to be loose entering the season finale.

    “They were debating on if a hot dog is a sandwich and if cereal is a soup,” Larson said of his No. 5 crew. “I would say they’re pretty relaxed … A hot dog is not a sandwich. Absolutely, cereal is not a soup.”

    And that should be easy enough for the 34-year-old wheelman from California. Larson has an average finish of 12th at Homestead through 12 races, which is eighth-best all-time. Larson also has led more laps at Homestead than any other driver in the history of the Cup Series with 645. He has two wins there, coming in 2022 and 2025.

    Larson will start the race in fourth place. He’ll score one point for starting, and then just needs eight stage points across the first two portions of the race to seal the championship. Regardless of stage points, if Larson finishes 28th or better in the race, he will win the title.

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    Look back as Kyle Larson charges toward third NASCAR Cup championship

    Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson during NASCAR Cup Series Practice and Qualifying at Martinsville Speedway on Oct. 31, 2026 (Greg Atkins, Imagn Images)

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    NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Kyle Larson celebrates in victory lane after winning the OneMain Financial 200 at Dover International Speedway on June 3, 2017. (Matthew OHaren, Imagn Images)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (42) spins in turn four during the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 10, 2018. (Mike Dinovo, Imagn Images)

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    In preparation for the upcoming Brickyard 400 race, NASCAR driver Kyle Larson from Chip Ganassi Racing put up his own street sign, Larson Blvd, at the corner of Illinois and Georgia Streets downtown Indianapolis on Wednesday, Aug 22, 2018. Some of the streets downtown Indianapolis have been temporarily changed into one of the 40 NASCAR driver’s last name. (Matt Kryger, The Indianapolis Star via USA TODAY Network)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson celebrates his victory in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Mar 7, 2021. (Gary A. Vasquez, Imagn Images)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson shoots his six shooter guns as he celebrates winning the NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway on June 13, 2021. (Jerome Miron, Imagn Images)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson sprays champagne as the team celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 7, 2021. (Mark J. Rebilas, Imagn Images)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (5) leads the field during the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Oct. 30, 2022 (Peter Casey, Imagn Images)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson wins the All Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 21, 2023. (Jim Dedmon, Imagn Images)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson during driver introduction prior to the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on Aug. 25, 2023. (David Yeazell, Imagn Images)

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    Indycar Series driver Kyle Larson (17) pits during the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 26, 2024. (Mark J. Rebilas, Imagn Images)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson celebrates by spitting wine after winning the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 9, 2024. (Stan Szeto, Imagn Images)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson reacts after winning the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 21, 2024. (Mike Dinovo, Imagn Images)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson celebrates after clinching the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship following the NASCAR Championship race at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 2, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas, Imagn Images)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson celebrates after clinching the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship following the NASCAR Championship race at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 2, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas, Imagn Images)

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    NASCAR Cup Series drivers Justin Allgaier (40), Todd Gilliland (34), Austin Cindric (2), Zane Smith (38), Kyle Larson (5) and Alex Bowman (48) crash during the 68th running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 15, 2026. (Mark J. Rebilas, Imagn Images)

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    Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson (5) during qualifying for the Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway on Oct. 17, 2026. (Gary A. Vasquez, Imagn Images)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson celebrates with his son Owen and daughter Audrey after winning the YellaWood 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 25, 2026. (David Leong, Imagn Images)

    “I just want to be the fastest every time I hit the track,” Larson said Saturday after qualifying. “I just have high expectations when I come here and want to do a really good job.

    “There’s going to be fast guys coming from behind, too. I’m just hoping we can stay in the top 10 all day.”

    The only two other drivers still mathematically eligible for the championship are Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell, both of Joe Gibbs Racing. To win the title over Larson, Hamlin or Bell would have to win the race and score stage points – Bell would need 14 and Hamlin would need 17 in addition to a victory.

    Simply put, Hamlin or Bell have to have one of their greatest races ever while hoping that something disastrous happens to Larson on arguably his top track.


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    What makes a NASCAR legend? These drivers defined generations of speed

    Speed, swagger and unforgettable victories turned these drivers into NASCAR legends. See the icons who have defined generations of racing.Above, legendary NASCAR driver Richard Petty stands next to the #43 Oldsmobile he drove to victory in the Daytona 500 in 1979 in a 2008 portrait. Richard Petty, known as “The King,” is one of NASCAR’s most iconic drivers. Petty won a record-tying seven Cup Series championships and 200 races during his legendary career, including seven victories in the Daytona 500. (H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY)

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    Dale Earnhardt in his garage area during practice for the 1999 Daytona 500. Dale Earnhardt Sr., known as “The Intimidator,” was one of NASCAR’s most legendary drivers. Earnhardt won seven Cup Series championships and 76 races, including the 1998 Daytona 500, before his death in a crash on the final lap of the 2001 Daytona 500. (Kelly Jordan, News-Journal via USA TODAY Network)

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    Jeff Gordon poses for a portrait on the Daytona International Speedway in 2006. Jeff Gordon is one of NASCAR’s most successful drivers, winning four Cup Series championships and 93 races during his career. Known for driving the No. 24 Chevrolet, Gordon also captured three Daytona 500 victories and five Brickyard 400 wins. (Todd Plitt, USA TODAY)

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    NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson portrait at Daytona International Speedway in 2007. Jimmie Johnson is one of NASCAR’s most accomplished drivers, winning seven Cup Series championships and 83 races. Johnson captured five consecutive titles from 2006 to 2010 and won the Daytona 500 twice during his Hall of Fame career. (Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY)

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    David Pearson checks out his car as he prepares for the NASCAR Nashville 400 race at the Fairgrounds Speedway on July 27, 1968. Pearson went on to win the rain-shortened race before 15,221 fans. David Pearson, known as the “Silver Fox,” was one of NASCAR’s greatest drivers. He won three Cup Series championships and 105 races, second only to Richard Petty on NASCAR’s all-time wins list. (Frank Empson, The Tennessean via USA TODAY Network)

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    Driver Darrell Waltrip gets ready for the qualifying trials for the Nashville Pepsi 420 NASCAR Grand National race at Nashville International Raceway on July 13, 1984. Darrell Waltrip is a NASCAR legend who won three Cup Series championships and 84 races during his Hall of Fame career. Known for his colorful personality, Waltrip also won the 1989 Daytona 500 and later became a longtime NASCAR television broadcaster. (Greg Lovett, The Tennessean via USA TODAY Network)

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    NASCAR Winston Cup driver Cale Yarborough celebrates in victory lane after winning the 1984 Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway. Cale Yarborough was one of NASCAR’s greatest drivers, winning three consecutive Cup Series championships from 1976 to 1978 and 83 races during his Hall of Fame career. He also won the Daytona 500 four times. (Manny Rubio, Imagn Images)

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    Sprint Cup Series driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) is introduced before the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth on Nov. 3, 2013. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is one of NASCAR’s most popular drivers, winning 26 Cup Series races during his career. The son of legend Dale Earnhardt Sr., he won the Daytona 500 twice and was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2021. (Jerome Miron, Imagn Images)

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    Tony Stewart photographed at the California Motor Speedway in Fontana, Calif. on Sept. 3, 2005. Tony Stewart, nicknamed “Smoke,” is one of NASCAR’s most accomplished drivers, winning three Cup Series championships and 49 races. Known for his aggressive driving style and versatility, Stewart later became a NASCAR team owner after retiring from full-time Cup competition. (Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY)

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    Kyle Busch greets the crowd after doing a burnout during the NASCAR Burnouts on Broadway event in downtown Nashville on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. Kyle Busch was one of NASCAR’s most successful drivers, winning Cup Series championships in 2015 and 2019. Known as “Rowdy,” Busch has won races across all three of NASCAR’s national series and became especially dominant in the Xfinity and Truck Series. (Andrew Nelles, Tennessean.com via USA TODAY Network)

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    NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick at Speedweek at Daytona International Speedway in 2011. Kevin Harvick was one of NASCAR’s top drivers, winning the 2014 Cup Series championship and 60 Cup races during his career. Known as “The Closer,” Harvick also won the 2007 Daytona 500 before retiring from full-time competition in 2023. (Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY)

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    Denny Hamlin driving the #11 FedEx Express Chevrolet during qualifying for the 2007 Daytona 500. Denny Hamlin is one of NASCAR’s most successful active drivers, with 64 Cup Series victories through the 2026 season. The longtime Joe Gibbs Racing driver has won the Daytona 500 three times, in 2016, 2019 and 2020. (Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano celebrates winning the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn., Sunday, June 30, 2024. Joey Logano is one of NASCAR’s top drivers, winning three Cup Series championships in 2018, 2022 and 2024. The Team Penske star also won the 2015 Daytona 500 and has been a perennial contender throughout his Cup career. (Andrew Nelles, The Tennessean via USA TODAY Network)

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    NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson celebrates after clinching the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship following the NASCAR Championship race at Phoenix Raceway. Kyle Larson is one of NASCAR’s most versatile stars, winning Cup Series championships in 2021 and 2025. The Hendrick Motorsports driver has 35 Cup victories, including wins in the Coca-Cola 600, Southern 500 and Brickyard 400. (Mark J. Rebilas, Imagn Images)

    Elsewhere on the track, fans might notice a neutered version of the No. 77 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports as the hard-driving Carson Hocevar won’t be behind the wheel. Following his incident with Austin Cindric at Martinsville — where Hocevar brake-checked Cindric multiple times and destroyed his No. 2 Team Penske Ford — Spire suspended Hocevar for the race.

    Justin Haley, a former Cup Series winner at Daytona who has raced for Kaulig Racing in the Truck Series this season, will fill in for Hocevar. NASCAR also fined Hocevar and Josh Berry, and docked them points, for separate brake-checking incidents at Martinsville.

    Additionally, Casey Mears is making his 500th NASCAR Cup Series start in Sunday’s race, driving the No. 62 Chevrolet for Beard Motorsports. Meanwhile, JJ Yeley, piloting the No. 44 Chevrolet for NY Racing, will be making his 400th Cup Series start. Yeley joins Morgan Shepherd and Joe Nemechek as the only drivers to have 400 or more starts in both the Cup Series and second-tier O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.

    NASCAR race today at Homestead: Live updates from Cup Series championship

    NASCAR news from USA TODAY Sports

    Who won NASCAR championships in Truck Series, O’Reilly Series?

    Justin Allgaier won his second O’Reilly Auto Parts Series title on Saturday night by placing seventh at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It’s the fifth championship for JR Motorsports, the team co-owned by Kelley Earnhardt Miller and her brother, NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr.

    In the Craftsman Truck Series, 23-year-old Kaden Honeycutt powered his No. 11 Toyota Tundra to a race win and the championship, the first of his NASCAR career. Homestead-Miami marked the fifth win of the season for Honeycutt and the second straight championship in the Truck Series for Toyota-aligned Tricon Garage.

    What time does the NASCAR race at Homestead start?

    The green flag is set to drop on the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 8, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida.

    What TV channel is the NASCAR race at Homestead on?

    The NASCAR Cup Series Championship will be broadcast on NBC. Pre-race coverage will start at 2 p.m. ET.

    It is the fourth of four races this season on NBC, but the broadcast will still be produced by the USA Sports crew.

    Leigh Diffey will have the call alongside analysts Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte, while Dale Jarrett and Brad Daugherty will offer additional analysis from the pit box. Marty Snider will host the pre- and postrace shows, and he, Kim Coon, Dave Burns and Trevor Bayne will report from pit road.

    Will there be a live stream of the NASCAR race at Homestead?

    Despite being on NBC, this race will not be streamed on Peacock.

    HBO Max will continue to provide live streams of in-car cameras, while MRN will carry the live radio broadcast.

    How many laps is the NASCAR race at Homestead?

    The NASCAR Cup Series Championship is 267 laps around the 1.5-mile asphalt oval for a total of 400.5 miles. The race will have three segments (laps per stage) — Stage 1: 80 laps; Stage 2: 85 laps; Stage 3: 102 laps.

    What is the weather for the NASCAR race at Homestead?

    The track at Homestead-Miami Speedway should be dry and the NASCAR Cup Series Championship should start on time.

    The National Weather Service is forecasting a mostly sunny afternoon, with a high temperature near 84 degrees with winds of 5 miles-per-hour from the north,

    Into the evening, projections say it will be partly cloudy with a low temperature around 72 degrees with light wind.

    Who won the last NASCAR race at Homestead?

    The Cup Series has raced annually at Homestead since 1999. It was the host of the season finale from 2002 through 2019. After moving the championship race to Phoenix for six years, it’s back in south Florida.

    Kyle Larson won the last Cup Series race at Homestead, held on March 23, 2025. Larson has also led more laps at Homestead than any other driver in Cup Series history.

    Three drivers have three wins at Homestead, with Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle and Denny Hamlin tied for the most victories there.

    What are the current standings for the NASCAR Chase?

    Drivers already mathematically eliminated have an asterisk.

    What is the lineup for the NASCAR race at Homestead?

    (Car number in parentheses, Chase drivers designated with asterisk)

    1. Chase Briscoe (19) — Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing*

    2. Denny Hamlin (11) — Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing*

    3. Tyler Reddick (45) — Toyota, 23XI Racing*

    4. Kyle Larson (5) — Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports*

    5. Austin Cindric (2) — Ford, Team Penske*

    6. Christopher Bell (20) — Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing*

    7. Chase Elliott (9) — Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports*

    8. William Byron (24) — Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports*

    9. Ryan Blaney (12) — Ford, Team Penske*

    10. Daniel Suarez (7) — Chevrolet, Spire Motorsports*

    11. Austin Hill (33) — Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing

    12. Michael McDowell (71) — Chevrolet, Spire Motorsports

    13. Alex Bowman (48) — Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports

    14. Josh Berry (21) — Ford, Wood Brothers

    15. Ross Chastain (1) — Chevrolet, Trackhouse Racing

    16. Corey Heim (67) — Toyota, 23XI Racing

    17. Chris Buescher (17) — Ford, RFK Racing*

    18. Bubba Wallace (23) — Toyota, 23XI Racing*

    19. Joey Logano (22) — Ford, Team Penske*

    20. Ty Gibbs (54) — Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing*

    21. Austin Dillon (3) — Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing

    22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47) — Chevrolet, HYAK Motorsports

    23. Connor Zilisch (88) — Chevrolet, Trackhouse Racing

    24. Erik Jones (43) — Toyota, Legacy Motor Club

    25. Todd Gilliland (34) — Ford, Front Row Motorsports

    26. Justin Haley (77) — Chevrolet, Spire Motorsports

    27. Zane Smith (38) — Ford, Front Row Motorsports

    28. Cole Custer (41) — Chevrolet, Haas Factory Team

    29. AJ Allmendinger (16) — Chevrolet, Kaulig Racing

    30. Riley Herbst (35) — Toyota, 23XI Racing

    31. Ty Dillon (10) — Chevrolet, Kaulig Racing

    32. Ryan Preece (60) — Ford, RFK Racing*

    33. Noah Gragson (4) — Ford, Front Row Motorsports

    34. Shane van Gisbergen (97) — Chevrolet, Trackhouse Racing

    35. Cody Ware (51) — Chevrolet, Rick Ware Racing

    36. John Hunter Nemechek (42) — Toyota, Legacy Motor Club

    37. Casey Mears (62) — Chevrolet, Beard Motorsports

    38. JJ Yeley (44) — Chevrolet, NY Racing

    39. Chad Finchum (66) — Ford, Garage 66

    40. Brad Keselowski (6) — Ford, RFK Racing

    This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:NASCAR race at Homestead: Start time, TV, streaming, lineup, weather for championship

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