TEAM CHEVY ADVANCEHomestead-Miami SpeedwayNovember 6-8, 2026 |
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| Chevrolet heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway with two NASCAR driver championships within reach and a milestone victory in its sights as the 2026 season comes to a close. In the NASCAR Cup Series, defending champion Kyle Larson carries a commanding 67-point advantage into Sunday’s finale, positioning the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team to deliver back-to-back titles. In the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, the championship is guaranteed to go to a Chevrolet driver, with Justin Allgaier leading an all-Chevrolet group of five remaining title contenders representing four organizations. Adding to the championship weekend stakes, the Bowtie brand will look to close out the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season by earning its milestone 300th victory. |
| A Championship-Rich History in South Florida: Homestead-Miami Speedway has provided the backdrop for some of Chevrolet’s most memorable championship moments. The manufacturer enters the weekend with eight NASCAR Cup Series victories at the 1.5-mile oval, with Larson’s March 2025 triumph adding to a record previously built by seven different Chevrolet winners. Three of those victories came with a championship celebration: Tony Stewart’s dramatic title-clinching performance in 2011, Kevin Harvick’s first championship in 2014 and Jimmie Johnson’s record-tying seventh crown in 2016. After hosting the championship-deciding races for all three national series from 2002 through 2019, Homestead returns to that role this weekend, giving Chevrolet another opportunity to add to its title-winning history in South Florida. |
 LARSON LOOKS TO FINISH A CHAMPIONSHIP DEFENSEKyle Larson and Chevrolet arrive at the finale poised to complete their championship defense, with the Hendrick Motorsports driver needing just nine points Sunday to secure his third career NASCAR Cup Series title. Following a ninth-place finish at Martinsville Speedway, Larson leads Christopher Bell by 67 points and Denny Hamlin by 70, leaving the two Toyota drivers as his only remaining challengers. A championship would make Larson the first driver to win consecutive Cup Series titles since Jimmie Johnson’s run of five straight from 2006–2010. Larson also returns as Homestead’s most recent Cup Series winner, having taken the lead from teammate Alex Bowman with seven laps remaining in the March 2025 event. That victory was his second Cup triumph at the track, joining his Oct. 2022 win, giving the No. 5 Chevrolet team a proven foundation to pursue both the race trophy and the season championship. |
| FIVE CONTENDERS, ONE BOWTIE CHAMPIONSHIPThe NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series championship battle comes down to five Chevrolet drivers separated by 42 points. Justin Allgaier reclaimed the points lead with a runner-up finish at Martinsville, while Carson Kvapil’s victory kept the JR Motorsports driver firmly in the fight. Richard Childress Racing’s Jesse Love, Hendrick Motorsports’ Corey Day and Haas Factory Team’s Sheldon Creed complete the title-eligible field. Allgaier and defending champion Love are each pursuing a second series championship, while Day, Kvapil and Creed are all seeking to add their names to the history book as a first-time champion in the division. |
 Justin Allgaier — Points leader, No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet: Allgaier heads to the championship finale with a 22-point advantage and a season-long statistical résumé to match. Through 32 races, the veteran leads the series in victories with a career-high six, top-five finishes with 19 and top-10 finishes with 23, underscoring the speed and consistency that powered his regular season championship. He also returns as Homestead’s defending series winner following his overtime triumph in March 2025—a breakthrough that marked his first top-five finish in 17 starts at the South Florida oval. With a proven winning performance at the track and the championship lead in hand, Allgaier will look to cap his standout season with a second career series title. |
 Jesse Love — Second, 22 points behind, No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet: The defending series champion heads to Homestead with a key strength beyond the cockpit: his No. 2 pit crew, who are ranked first in the series and played a pivotal role in his championship-winning performance a year ago. Love’s 2026 Chase, which included two trips to victory lane and four-straight podium appearances, has put him firmly in contention for back-to-back titles. At Martinsville, a brake failure and late-race crash relegated him to a 30th-place finish, leaving him 22 points behind Justin Allgaier entering the finale. Love returns to Homestead after a points-earning effort in both stages and a sixth-place result in the March 2025 race. He’ll look to combine that track experience with his team’s pit road execution to become the series’ first repeat champion since Tyler Reddick in 2018–2019. |
 Corey Day — Third, 23 points behind, No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet: Day may be preparing for his first O’Reilly Auto Parts Series start at Homestead, but the rookie has already demonstrated championship-caliber speed on 1.5-mile tracks this season. At Las Vegas in October, he converted the pole into a victory, leading 136 of 201 laps and prevailing in a late-race battle with fellow title contender Carson Kvapil. Day followed that performance with another victory at Charlotte, where he led 55 of 200 laps to give the No. 17 Chevrolet team consecutive wins on 1.5-mile ovals during The Chase. While neither track is an exact match for Homestead, those performances provide a strong foundation as Day looks to erase a 23-point deficit and cap his rookie campaign with his first series championship. |
 Carson Kvapil — Fourth, 31 points behind, No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet: Kvapil heads to Homestead with renewed championship momentum after delivering a clutch victory at Martinsville. The 23-year-old won the pole, led a race-high 121 of 250 laps and held off teammate Justin Allgaier by 0.434 seconds to collect his third victory of the season. That performance moved him from fifth to fourth in the standings and trimmed his deficit from 59 points to 31 entering the finale. While his Homestead experience is limited, Kvapil has demonstrated front-running speed on another 1.5-mile oval during The Chase, finishing second at Las Vegas after a thrilling late-race battle with fellow championship contender Corey Day. That combination of intermediate-track competitiveness and a pressure-packed Martinsville victory gives the No. 1 Chevrolet team an extra boost as they pursue their first championship. |
 Sheldon Creed — Fifth, 42 points behind, No. 00 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet: Back in the Chevrolet camp following Haas Factory Team’s manufacturer switch this season, Creed remains mathematically eligible for a shot at the crown after finishing sixth at Martinsville. Creed brings a strong collection of 1.5-mile track performances into the championship finale, including a runner-up finish at Kansas, a third-place finish at Las Vegas in the spring and Charlotte in October, and a sixth-place result at Texas. His Charlotte performance highlighted both his speed and resilience, as the No. 00 Chevrolet team overcame early contact with the outside wall that required damage repair before Creed rallied to a podium finish. The 2020 Truck Series champion will look to draw on that intermediate track experience as he pursues his first O’Reilly Series championship. |
 SILVERADO TEAMS TARGET A MILESTONE FINISHChevrolet will open championship weekend with the opportunity to secure its milestone 300th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory, returning to a track where the manufacturer has won the series’ last three races. Carson Hocevar started that streak in 2023, Grant Enfinger followed in 2024 and Kyle Larson extended it in March 2025. Among Chevrolet’s current Truck Series drivers, Enfinger brings race-winning experience from his 2024 Homestead triumph, when the No. 9 CR7 Motorsports team paired fuel strategy with a late-race charge to the victory. The manufacturer also has recent top-five performances to draw upon from Tyler Ankrum and Daniel Hemric, who finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the series’ most recent appearance at the track. With a proven Homestead winner and additional front-running experience in its Silverado ranks, Chevrolet will look to turn Friday night’s season finale into a milestone celebration. |
| BOWTIE BULLETS:· Chevrolet will serve as the official pace vehicle for the tripleheader weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway: NASCAR Cup Series: Corvette Grand Sport NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Silverado RSTNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Silverado RST · Active Chevrolet drivers with a NASCAR Cup Series win at Homestead-Miami Speedway:Kyle Larson – two wins (2022 & 2025)William Byron – one win (2021) · In 27 NASCAR Cup Series races held at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Chevrolet has recorded eight victories, including Kyle Larson’s two career wins at the track that came in the Next Gen era (2022 & 2025). · Chevrolet has earned wins in 29 of the 32 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races this season, setting the series’ record for the most wins by a single manufacturer during a season in the division. · With Sammy Smith and the No. 7 Spire Motorsports team’s victory at Talladega Superspeedway, Chevrolet sits just one win away from its milestone 300th all-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win. · In 178 points-paying races in the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 77 victories – a winning percentage of 43.3%. · With its 44 NASCAR Cup Series manufacturer championships, 34 NASCAR Cup Series driver championships, and 891 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history. FOR THE FANS: Fans can visit the Team Chevy Racing Display in the Fan Midway at Homestead-Miami Speedway, which will feature a variety of Chevrolet vehicles including: 2027 Silverado ZR2, Silverado Trail Boss, Silverado HD, Blazer EV SS, Traverse Z71, Tahoe Z71, Equinox RS, Colorado ZR2, Corvette Grand Sport, and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1 show car. Chevrolet Display Hours of Operation: Friday, Nov. 6: 2:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7: 12:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 8: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Team Chevy Driver Appearances at the Display:Friday, Nov. 6Corey Day: 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Daniel Suarez: 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Tyler Ankrum: 4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Grant Enfinger: 4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.Justin Allgaier & Carson Kvapil: 5:40 p.m. – 5:55 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7Jeremy Clements: 2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Rajah Caruth & Sammy Smith: 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sam Mayer: 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8 Shane van Gisbergen: 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Austin Dillon: 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Connor Zilisch: 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Ross Chastain: 11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. Kyle Larson: 11:35 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.Chase Elliott: 11:50 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. Alex Bowman: 12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. William Byron: 12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
| TUNE-IN:NASCAR Cup Series Championship RaceSunday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. ETNBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship RaceSaturday, Nov. 7, at 5 p.m. ETCW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship RaceFriday, Nov. 6, at 6:30 p.m. ETFS1, NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90 |
| QUOTABLE QUOTES:Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletHow do you feel the No. 1 team is progressing?“We’ve had a solid last few weeks on the track which is very promising. I feel like we’re making gains, some smaller, some bigger, but we’re moving in the right direction and I think everyone can feel and see the progress. Last weekend at Martinsville was a very positive sign. We went forward after the start of the race and were able to stay up there. That means we hit the setup pretty close so we were making small adjustments and maintaining track position, instead of making big swings and trying to get the car to respond. Obviously, I’d love to get a win this weekend but it’s also nice to know we’re going into the off season seeing progress.” Final race of the season, thoughts on going to Homestead-Miami?“It feels good to be going back down to South Florida with the sun and humidity and get to Homestead-Miami Speedway. I’m going to drive over from Fort Myers, take the alley across and enjoy a couple of hours on the road. It’s been a few years since we’ve been at Homestead for the Championship race so it will have a little bit different feeling driving into the track. Of course, I wish we were in the Championship hunt, but the good news is we’ve experienced improvement over the last few weeks in our cars at Trackhouse. It feels good going into the off season with a positive direction. I’m certainly going to enjoy a few cold Busch Lights after the race, I know that.” Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletIt’s been a number of year since NASCAR ran the season finale at Homestead. How are you feeling about closing out the season in South Florida?“Homestead is probably my favorite track of the year, and I love that it’s the last race of the year down in Florida. I can’t wait to get there with the No. 3 BREZTRI AEROSPHERE® (budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate) Chevrolet and just slide around, try to run the fence from the bottom, try to run everywhere. It’s a place that you can move all over and find grip. It’s slick, just a great place to go race.” Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet“We’re looking forward to wrapping up the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend with Commas and 7th Level on board the No. 47 Chevrolet. Homestead is a fun track where you can move around and try different lines to find speed, so having a good balance throughout the race will be important. We’ve had some ups and downs this season, but everyone at Hyak Motorsports has continued to work hard and push forward. Hopefully we can put together a strong weekend and finish the year on a high note for our team and partners.” Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet“I’m cautiously optimistic going into Homestead. Our intermediate-track package has definitely improved here in this last stretch of races between Kansas, Vegas and Charlotte, so I’m hopeful that will continue at Homestead. The track is a pretty unique mile-and-a-half oval. It’s its own animal. It’s not a traditional tri-oval, so we’ll see how much it translates. But for us to be able to hang our hat on some of the positives we’ve learned this season by just having a good run at Homestead – a no-frills, no-chaos weekend where we execute and earn a good result – that’ll give us all something to build off of for next year.” Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWhat are your thoughts heading back to Homestead for the season finale?“Homestead it’s still one of those racetracks we go to with a good bit of fall off. You slip and slide around and work really hard as a driver all day. The racing presents a lot of options. You can run the bottom, run the top or run the top to the bottom. So, you can find where your car works best. You can find clean air. It’s just one of those tracks that you just drive all day long and it’s a lot of fun. It is special to be back at Homestead for the Championship. Being able to go down there to celebrate the end of the season has always been fun and rewarding. The track is special and I can’t wait to see what they have done since we were there last. I’m excited to feel the energy back in Miami with The Annika Driven by Gainbridge coming onboard and then head to Pelican Bay next week for their big week of LPGA golf!” Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletThe long and winding road that is the NASCAR Cup Series season concludes Sunday at Homestead Miami Speedway. What are your thoughts going into the last race of the year?“I’ve learned a lot about myself and continue to stay motivated through the bad weeks. It’s gotten better here toward the end of the season and I’m certainly proud of that. My entire team has stuck with me and not given up on me, and we’ve started to turn a corner. I never wanted the year to go like this, but I’m proud of the resilience and just the way that my team has handled it. I look forward to hopefully making gains as we head into 2027 and hopefully have a good year in 2027.” What about Homestead-Miami Speedway itself? This weekend we’re back after not being there for a year and seven months. What’s the fun level of Homestead like for you as a race car driver?“I love it. It’s just such a unique racetrack. You’re up on the fence and you have no grip. Tires are falling off a crazy amount and you’re just trying to find grip wherever you can. It’s a lot of fun. I’ve always enjoyed racing at Miami. I had a decent run going in the O’Reilly race last year, but I ended up getting a pit road penalty under green in the last stage. It’s a ton of fun racing there and certainly a place that I always enjoy going to.” Homestead is another weekend where you have a 50-minute practice session before qualifying. How much has that helped you?“It’s been super beneficial to me to dial my car in, feel changes and get laps on the racetrack. We almost did 100 laps of practice at Martinsville, which is super helpful for me going into a race. I don’t really have a notebook, a huge notebook, at least on setups and what I want out of the race car so when I get the opportunity to practice, and make changes to my race car and make it better on Saturday, it helps us a lot as a team.” Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletWhat do you expect this weekend at Homestead-Miami, given the progress the No. 97 Team has made this year?“Hopefully, I will do better there this time. I struggled there last year, but I guess it was like my fourth race of the year in this car. So, hopefully I’ve made some progress since then. It’s a tough track, riding the fence and getting used to that speed. Hopefully I’m a bit better this time around.” A couple of weeks ago, you mentioned using this period of the Chase to figure some things out on the ovals. Do you feel like that is happening?“Yeah, we are still missing a bit. Like at Phoenix (Raceway) we struggled. But our speed has been good at the mile and a half tracks. Overall, I think the team has done a really good job. It’s good to still be experimenting and all three cars trying stuff. We have to work forward as a team and I think as a team, we are working well together at the moment.” Jesse Love, No. 2 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletYou were winless in the regular season, but have since won two races in the Chase. What has clicked with the team?“This year, no doubt, the beginning was a struggle to find victory lane with the No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet. Racing can be hard because you don’t always get instant gratification or satisfaction from your work and effort that you put in. For whatever reason, throughout each race it was always something different. But I knew if we continued to see it through and stick with our plan, and put our best foot forward, that it was just a matter of time before things started to get back on the right track. Obviously once the Chase starts you start to see what teams and what group of people are capable of operating at the highest level and I believe that the No. 2 team has shown throughout the last couple of years, that when it comes to that, there’s nobody that can operate on as high of a level.” What role is the track in Homestead going to play in determining the Champion this weekend?“Crowning a Champion at Homestead-Miami Speedway, it’s a dynamic racetrack, and it’s going to be a lot different than the year’s past in Pheonix. The track, like I said, is very dynamic. You move around a lot. You do somewhat at Pheonix too, but when you go to Homestead there’s a lot of risk versus reward, probably more so than there is at Pheonix. So balancing that risk and dancing more on that razor’s edge is something that you have to manage throughout the whole weekend, not just in the race and at the end of it, but through each stage, through qualifying and through practice as well. It’s also a track that we usually don’t go to twice a year, so all of these things add an impact to it, and make it probably more of a challenge, however it’s the same challenge for everybody. So you have to be prepared for that and get ready to execute a flawless weekend.” What is it going to take as a driver to be a Champion this weekend?“People ask that a lot, what it’s going to take from the driver standpoint to be a Champion this weekend, and that’s going to change throughout the whole weekend. It’s going to change during practice, it’s going to change during qualifying, it’s going to change through each stage of the race and down to the wire of it. You don’t know 100% before you get there, but you can be present in the moment and live in the moment and be prepared to adapt. There are so many different things that can happen, point and situation scenarios can change, and reality will set in whether that is good, bad or somewhere in between. But I think where the real value and where the real champion will come from a driver standpoint and a team standpoint is those that are prepared to be champions, but are also living in the moment and ready to adapt to whatever Homestead throws at us.“ |
| Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics Manufacturer Championships:Total (1949-2025): 44First title for Chevrolet: 1958Highest number of consecutive titles: 13 (2003-15)Most recent: 2025 Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Driver Championships:Total (1949-2025): 34First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)Highest number of consecutive titles: 7 (2005-11) Most recent: Kyle Larson (2025)Driver and Manufacturer Championship Sweeps: 29 Years Won: 1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2025 Event Victories:Record for total race wins in single season: 26 (2007) 2026 STATISTICS: Wins: 10Poles: 6Laps Led: 2,896Top-Fives: 61Top-10s: 125Stage Wins: 24 CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:Total Chevrolet race wins: 891 (1949 to date)Poles won to date: 772Laps led to date: 259,630Top-fives to date: 4,497Top-10s to date: 9,276 Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date: General Motors: 1,225 Chevrolet: 891 Pontiac: 154 Oldsmobile: 115 Buick: 65 Ford: 855 Ford: 755 Mercury: 96 Lincoln: 4 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467 Dodge: 217 Plymouth: 191 Chrysler: 59 Toyota: 221 |