Duel, a chase, a coronation: the NASCAR Championship Weekend races at Homestead

Miami Herald · David J. Neal · 2026-11-05 20:44 UTC

Kyle Larson, Justin Allgaier, Kaden Honeycutt lead the Cup, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Craftsman Truck Series going into the climaxes at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

You want a short attention span, social media era summary of NASCAR Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway? Fine.

Two young men racing for what would be either’s first title; four young guys chasing one old (OK, middle-aged) champion; and one man adding to his championship total and his Best Driver of The Era resume.

Those are chronological order capsules of Friday’s Craftsman Truck Series championship race, Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series championship, and Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Homestead, where everybody seems happy to have returned for the season climax.

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