Ryan Blaney wins NASCAR’s 2026 Homestead finale

Ryan Blaney won NASCAR’s Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, November 8, 2026, beating Tyler Reddick over 267 laps. Kyle Larson’s third series championship had already been settled during Stage 1, according to MotorBiscuit’s race report republished by Yahoo Sports.

• Blaney gave Team Penske the final Cup Series race win of 2026, ahead of Reddick and William Byron.
• Reddick won Stage 1 and Denny Hamlin won Stage 2; Larson finished fourth in the opening stage, which put the title out of reach for Christopher Bell and Hamlin.
• Larson finished 12th after a flat tire, while engine trouble ended Chase Briscoe’s race and an electrical issue ended Corey Heim’s.

How Blaney took the Homestead win

Chase Briscoe started from the pole and led the first 34 laps. A 16-second pit stop, during which the left side of the car hung up, cost him the lead. Bell moved to the front on Lap 43, then Reddick passed him 11 laps later. Reddick went on to win Stage 1, with Blaney second, Bell third, Larson fourth and Austin Cindric fifth; Hamlin was sixth.

Reddick briefly reclaimed the lead after the next restart, but Bell passed him on Lap 94. Green-flag pit stops later changed the order, and Hamlin emerged in front to win Stage 2. Bell was second, Reddick third, Cindric fourth and Blaney fifth.

Larson hit the wall and suffered a flat right-rear tire on Lap 118, forcing an unscheduled stop. He ended Stage 2 in 17th. The championship had already been decided by his Stage 1 result, so the final stage was a contest for the race win. Blaney, Reddick, Byron and Bell remained among the drivers battling near the front, and Blaney took the checkered flag ahead of Reddick. The top four in the reported finishing order were Blaney, Reddick, Byron and Bell; Bubba Wallace finished fifth and Hamlin sixth.

What Larson’s pre-race lead meant

Before the finale, Rolling Stone described Larson as the title favorite with a 67-point lead over Bell and a 70-point lead over Hamlin. The race report says Larson’s fourth-place Stage 1 finish officially put the championship beyond both rivals’ reach. Larson finished the race 12th, but that result did not change the title outcome reported by MotorBiscuit.

Heim, who was running 14th, reported a loss of power. His team took the car to the garage, attempted repairs and sent him back onto the track, but the issue persisted. The report identifies an electrical problem as ending his race after 57 laps; he finished 40th.

Rolling Stone’s pre-race listing scheduled the championship race for November 8 at 3 p.m. Eastern on NBC. Its preview provides context for the title contenders, while the race result and on-track account here are attributed to MotorBiscuit.