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NASCAR Live Race Updates: Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead

Toby Christie

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  1. Final Stage Updates
  2. Stage 2 Updates
  3. Stage 1 Updates
  4. Pre-Race Updates

Final Stage Updates

Lap 267: Kyle Larson Wins Straight Talk Wireless 400

After catching the wall several times over the last few laps of the race, Kyle Larson was able to hold off his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman for the race win in Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Larson won the race by a margin of victory of 1.205 seconds.

Bubba Wallace held on to finish third while Chase Briscoe, and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top-five finishers.

Straight Talk Wireless 400 Race Results:

Pos

Car

Driver

Diff

1

5

Kyle Larson

--

2

48

Alex Bowman

1.205

3

23

Bubba Wallace

5.924

4

19

Chase Briscoe

7.320

5

11

Denny Hamlin

9.148

6

17

Chris Buescher

9.913

7

16

AJ Allmendinger

11.187

8

45

Tyler Reddick

11.292

9

60

Ryan Preece

12.333

10

7

Justin Haley

13.936

Click here for full race results.

Lap 260: Bowman Catches Outside Wall, Larson Takes the Lead

Alex Bowman caught the outside fence in Turns 3 and 4 while running the high lane trying to hold off Kyle Larson for the win in the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead. The loss in momentum was enough for Kyle Larson to take over the lead of the race with just six laps remaining.

Lap 257: Larson Works Past Wallace for Second, Chasing Bowman for Win

With 10 laps to go, Kyle Larson has moved into the runner-up position, as he got around Bubba Wallace on the backstretch. Larson is now attempting to catch his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman for the win in Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Larson has cut the lead from one second to under a half second with seven laps to go.

Lap 235: Alex Bowman Takes the Lead From Wallace

Alex Bowman spent several laps reeling in Bubba Wallace for the race lead, and after a brief battle, Bowman was able to get past Wallace for the race lead on Lap 235.

Wallace nearly caught the wall off of Turn 2 as the two drivers were battling for the win, and had to lift off the gas momentarily. That allowed Bowman to get the run he needed through Turns 3 and 4 to take the lead.

Bowman started the race from the pole, and he has a chance to win the race as he is leading in the late portion of the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Lap 221: Bubba Wallace in Control of Race

After nearly giving the lead of the race away to Kyle Larson on the Lap 217 restart, Bubba Wallace regained control of the race, and he now holds a near-one-second advantage over Alex Bowman.

Wallace told his team he accidentally restarted the race in third gear, which allowed Larson to get a great restart, and nearly allowed him to take over the lead.

"Haha, tried to give that one away, restarted in third like a [expletive] idiot," Wallace said of his restart on the team radio.

Lap 213: Austin Cindric and William Byron Assessed Pit Road Speeding Penalties

Under the caution for Ryan Blaney's blown engine, Blaney's teammate Austin Cindric was one of two drivers hit with a speeding penalty on pit road. Cindric, who was running sixth, and William Byron, who was in ninth, both were flagged for speeding and will drop to the rear before the race restarts.

Byron chose to head down pit road for an additional pit stop, as he was penalized anyway. The No. 24 team topped their car off on fuel, and made a few adjustments.

Lap 208: Ryan Blaney's Engine Goes Up in Smoke

A dominant day went awry for Ryan Blaney, who suffered a blown engine while running in the third position on Lap 208 of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Blaney led a race-high 124 laps prior to the engine detonating under the hood of the No. 12 Team Penske Ford Mustang Dark Horse.

"I'm [expletive] blowing up or something," Blaney radioed to his team as his car lost power.

Blaney continued, "Oh my god. Sorry fellas. It'll go our way eventually, I hope. Appreciate the fast car."

Lap 199: Bubba Wallace Holding Off Challenge From Larson

Kyle Larson reeled Bubba Wallace back in for the race lead, and on Lap 199, Larson attempted to take the top spot back, but Wallace, who has now led the second-most laps in the race at 23, was able to hold serve for now.

Wallace continues to lead while Larson continues to attempt to find a way to build enough momentum to pull off a pass for the lead.

As this has gone on, Ryan Blaney, who has led 124 laps so far, has moved into the picture in the third position.

Lap 185: Carson Hocevar in the Garage

Unfortunate break for Carson Hocevar, who finished inside the top-10 in Stage 2. The driver of the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet had to take his car to the garage on Lap 185 after he suffered electrical issues, which the team believes is a bad battery.

Lap 177: Bubba Wallace Takes the Lead

Bubba Wallace was stalking Kyle Larson's No. 5 Chevrolet following a Lap 174 restart, and on Lap 177 he worked his way around Larson for the lead of the race.

Wallace's first time in front of the field marks the 21st lead change of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Ryan Blaney has moved from eighth on the restart to fifth at Lap 179.

Lap 169: Ryan Blaney Receives Contact with Chase Elliott on Pit Road; Elliott Penalized

While attempting to exit pit road during a pit stop under caution at Lap 169, Ryan Blaney, the race's dominant driver, received damage as Chase Elliott exited his stall wide and collided with the left front of Blaney's No. 12 car.

Blaney radioed his team and said Elliott destroyed his car with the contact. Whether that is true, remains to be seen.

Elliott was flagged for not entering pit road single-file, and was forced to the rear of the field prior to the restart.

Stage 2 Updates

Lap 166: Denny Hamlin Takes Stage 2 Win

Using fresher tires due to an incredible strategic call to remain on track longer than the majority of the field during the green flag pit cycle in Stage 2 of Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Denny Hamlin was able to muscle his way past Ryan Blaney for the race lead with four laps left in the Stage.

Hamlin would take the Stage 2 win in an incredible finish over Kyle Larson, who worked his way through the field using the same strategy as Hamlin.

Stage 2 Results:

Pos

No.

Driver

Points

Playoff Pts

1

11

Denny Hamlin

10

1

2

5

Kyle Larson

9

-

3

12

Ryan Blaney

8

-

4

24

William Byron

7

-

5

23

Bubba Wallace

6

-

6

48

Alex Bowman

5

-

7

2

Austin Cindric

4

-

8

9

Chase Elliott

3

-

9

77

Carson Hocevar

2

-

10

45

Tyler Reddick

1

-

Lap 154: William Byron, Denny Hamlin Pressuring Blaney for the lead

As we are closing in fast on the end of Stage 2 of Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead, William Byron has closed in just as fast on race leader Ryan Blaney.

Byron is less than a half second behind Blaney after clawing his way from 3.5 seconds back 10 laps ago. It's been an impressive rally for Byron, but the driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet is now trying to hold Denny Hamlin at bay.

Hamlin, who has fresher tires than the leaders, got around Byron for the runner-up spot with six laps left in Stage 2.

Lap 127: Ryan Blaney Reassumes the Lead After Pit Cycle

Ryan Blaney is back out front in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway after the green flag pit cycle has played out.

As of Lap 145, Blaney now leads William Byron by 3.531 seconds. Bubba Wallace has moved into the third position, while Alex Bowman is fourth, and Denny Hamlin is fifth on the staying out later pit strategy that he has played all race long.

Hamlin should begin reeling in Blaney and the rest of the top-four as this green flag run continues to play

Lap 126: Daniel Suarez Spins Getting to Pit Road

Running inside the top-five during the green flag pit sequence, Trackhouse Racing's Daniel Suarez made a mistake getting to pit road and spun out at the entrance to pit road.

Suarez was able to get his No. 99 Chevrolet rolling to his pit stall, which kept the race from going under a caution period, but Suarez will certainly lose a lot of ground on track due to the spin.

Denny Hamlin brought his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to pit road from the lead prior to Suarez spinning out.

Lap 118: Short-Pitting Begins

A chunk of the field, beginning with third place Alex Bowman, and fourth-place William Byron, have kicked off the cycle of green flag pit stops on Lap 118, just 30 laps since the green flag was displayed to start Stage 2 of Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Race leader Ryan Blaney pitted a lap later, which handed the top spot in the race to Denny Hamlin.

In Stage 1, Hamlin drove later in the Stage before pitting than the majority of the field in an effort to gain track position on fresher tires at the end of the Stage rather than gaining additional time on fresher tires earlier in the Stage. The strategy game is on in Stage 2.

Lap 95: Ryan Blaney Back in Control of Race

After Carson Hocevar attempted to restart from the race lead by not pitting under the Stage caution, he was quickly disposed of on the restart of the race. Alex Bowman held the top spot for six laps, but Ryan Blaney retook the lead on Lap 95.

As of Lap 107 Blaney holds a 1.681 second lead over Denny Hamlin, who has moved into the second position in the No. 11 Progressive Insurance Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry XSE.

Lap 84: Joey Logano, Josh Berry Collide and Spin on Pit Road

During the caution flag period between the end of Stage 1, and the start of Stage 2, Joey Logano and Josh Berry found misfortune on pit road exit.

As Logano was firing out of his pit box, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson were driving by him in a two-wide battle down pit road. As Logano exited his stall, so too did Josh Berry. This turned a two-wide battle between Larson and Hamlin into a four-wide log-jam on pit road.

With not enough real estate to work with, Berry collided with the side of Larson's car, which sent Berry spinning, into Logano. Contact between those two then sent Logano spinning as well.

After the pit road incident, Logano and Berry have fallen to 33rd and 34th in the running order.

Stage 1 Updates

Lap 80: Ryan Blaney Takes stage 1 Win

Ryan Blaney was able to hold off Alex Bowman for the Stage 1 win in a five-lap shootout to end the opening Stage of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead. With the Stage Win, Blaney will pocket 10 championship points and 1 Playoff Point, which will carry through all rounds of the Playoffs later this year.

Stage 1 Results:

Pos

Car

Driver

Points

Playoff Pts

1

12

Ryan Blaney

10

1

2

48

Alex Bowman

9

-

3

19

Chase Briscoe

8

-

4

5

Kyle Larson

7

-

5

2

Austin Cindric

6

-

6

24

William Byron

5

-

7

16

AJ Allmendinger

4

-

8

21

Josh Berry

3

-

9

4

Noah Gragson

2

-

10

22

Joey Logano

1

-

Lap 76: Back to Green with Five Laps Left in Stage 1

Ryan Blaney won the race off of pit road and led the field back to the green flag in a five-lap dash to end Stage 1. As the race went back to green, Noah Gragson seemingly missed a shift from the third position, which led to him losing a lot of ground.

After dropping like a rock to ninth, Gragson radioed to his team that it wasn't a missed shift, but rather he simply spun the tires on the restart.

Lap 70: Christopher Bell Spins to Bring Out First Caution

The Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway is under caution for the first time in the race after Christopher Bell spun on the frontstretch on Lap 70.

With 10 laps remaining in Stage 1, this could aggressively impact the outcome of the Stage.

Ryan Blaney had a very healthy lead with 10 laps left in the Stage, but the caution will re-rack the field, and everyone will likely hit pit road for fresh tires to end the Stage. Buckle up.

Lap 66: Kyle Larson Passes Tyler Reddick for 10th

Kyle Larson, who began the weekend with aspirations of a weekend sweep of all three NASCAR National Series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway, has moved into the 10th position after a pass of Tyler Reddick.

Larson started the race from the 14th position, and after an early scrape into the outside wall, he has seen his No. 5 Chevrolet come to life. A few laps after getting around Reddick, Larson moved around Bubba Wallace and Josh Berry, and now sits eighth with 10 laps remaining in the race's Opening Stage.

Lap 58: Tyler Reddick Moves into Top-10

With a pass of Austin Cindric on Lap 58, Tyler Reddick, the defending winner of the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, has moved into the 10th position from the 20th starting spot.

While Reddick complained early in the race that his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota Camry XSE was too tight, it looks like the car is starting to come around to him after the first round of pit stops in Sunday's race.

Lap 41: Ryan Blaney Reassumes the Lead After Pit Cycle

Ryan Blaney, who came to pit road a lap after the green flag pit sequence was started, was able to maintain the race lead once the complete green flag pit sequence played out on Lap 41. After the pit cycle, Blaney now leads Alex Bowman, William Byron, Noah Gragson, and Chase Briscoe.

Lap 40: Zane Smith Busted for Speeding on Pit Road

Zane Smith, who led three laps by staying on track during the green flag pitting sequence, reliquished the top spot in the race to pit on Lap 37. However, Smith was busted for speeding on pit road, and had to serve a penalty in his No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang Dark Horse.

Smith's strategy of staying on track longer than a bulk of the field was already shaky at best, now, he'll have to make up the time lost due to his speeding penalty.

Lap 33: Green Flag Pit Sequence Begins

Several drivers and teams, including sixth-place William Byron, have chosen to hit pit road early in an effort to gain time on the track with fresh tires as Blaney, Bowman, and Berry have remained on track.

With the Homestead-Miami Speedway track surface being quite abbraisive, this will force the hand of the rest of the field including the race leader Blaney, who comes to pit road on Lap 34.

Lap 25: Ryan Blaney Extends His Lead

At Lap 25 of the Straight Talk Wireless 400, Ryan Blaney has extended his lead to 3.929 seconds over Hendrick Motorsports' Alex Bowman, who started the day from the pole position.

Lap 25 Running Order:

Pos

Car

Driver

1

12

Ryan Blaney

2

48

Alex Bowman

3

19

Chase Briscoe

4

21

Josh Berry

5

4

Noah Gragson

6

24

William Byron

7

2

Austin Cindric

8

16

AJ Allmendinger

9

23

Bubba Wallace

10

22

Joey Logano

Lap 14: On The Move: Tyler Reddick

Tyler Reddick, the defending NASCAR Cup Series race winner at Homestead-Miami Speedway, is on the move early in Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 despite having a car that he has described as. "too tight," on his team radio.

Reddick has moved from the 20th starting spot to 14th on Lap 14.

Lap 9: Lead Change, Ryan Blaney Passes Alex Bowman

Heading into Turn 3 on the sixth lap of Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400, Ryan Blaney threatened to produce the first lead change of the race, as he fired his No. 12 Team Penske Ford to the inside of Alex Bowman's No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

While Bowman was able to hold off Blaney's initial attempt to take the race lead on Lap 6, Blaney was able to pull off the pass for the lead in Turns 1 and 2 on Lap 9. Blaney would be credited as the leader of Lap 9, which would result in the first official lead change of the race.

Green Flag! (3:14 PM ET)

The Green flag has officially been displayed to the NASCAR Cup Series field for Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Alex Bowman led the opening lap from the pole position, and Josh Berry has settled into second position.

Cole Custer nearly spun on the opening lap after contact from Denny Hamlin but was able to wrangle his No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford Mustang Dark Horse.

Pre-Race Updates

Engines Fired: Miami Dolphins Linebacker Gives the Command

At the request of Miami Dolphins linebacker Bradley Chubb, the 37-car NASCAR Cup Series field fired their engines ahead of Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The race is scheduled for 267 laps, which equals 400.5 miles around the 1.5-mile intermediate oval. Stage 1 will end at the conclusion of Lap 80, Stage 2 will end at the conclusion of Lap 165, and barring an Overtime finish, the race will conclude at the end of Lap 267.

Pre-Race Updates: Erik Jones (Unapproved Adjustments) to the Rear

Erik Jones will drop to the rear of the field prior to the start of Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway due to unapproved adjustments stemming from a hole in the floorboard of his No. 43 LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota Camry XSE.

Jones, who initially qualified 28th for Sunday's race, hit a piece of debris in Saturday's practice session, which caused the damage to the underbody of his race car.

Alex Bowman on the Pole

Alex Bowman, the driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, will start from the pole for the sixth time in his NASCAR Cup Series career in Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Bowman turned a 31.982 second lap time (168.845 mph) in Saturday's qualifying session, which allowed him to narrowly defeat last week's race winner Josh Berry for the pole position. Berry, the driver of the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford was just 0.073 seconds off of the pole-winning pace of Bowman.

Starting Lineup

Pos

Car

Driver

1

48

Alex Bowman

2

21

Josh Berry

3

4

Noah Gragson

4

19

Martin Truex Jr.

5

24

William Byron

6

12

Ryan Blaney

7

42

John Hunter Nemechek

8

2

Austin Cindric

9

23

Bubba Wallace

10

16

AJ Allmendinger

Click here for the full starting lineup.

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Toby Christie
TOBY CHRISTIE

Toby Christie is the Editor-in-Chief of Racing America. He has 15 years of experience as a motorsports journalist and has been with Racing America since 2023.

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