The Straight Talk Wireless 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series race held at Homestead–Miami Speedway since 1999. The race is currently held as a 267 lap, 400.5 mile (644.542 km) race.
Kyle Larson is the defending winner of the event.
History The inaugural race was held in 1999 in mid-November as the second to last race of the Cup series the season behind the NAPA 500 and where it would remain that way as the second to third final race of the season until 2002. In 2002, the race was made the final race in the NASCAR Cup Series season, a position it would hold until 2019, during which it was also the final race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs from 2004 to 2019. As the season finale, it was also part of the NASCAR Championship Weekend, which consisted of two other races: the Ford EcoBoost 200 (now the Baptist Health 200) for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the Ford EcoBoost 300 (now the Hard Rock Bet 300) for the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series.
In 2020, the race was moved from November to March after the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, meaning it no longer served as the championship race. The fall race at Phoenix Raceway, which had been the second-to-last race of the season, became the new championship race for the Cup Series. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 race ended up being postponed from the original March 15 date to June 14, 2020. In 2021, the race was held in late February as the third race of the season. In 2022, the race was moved again from February to October as the third-to-last race of the season. In 2025, the race was and was later moved to a mid-to-late March date as the sixth race of the season.
Ford ended their title sponsorship of this race and the Xfinity and Truck Series races at Homestead-Miami after they were moved from the last races of the season to March. Dixie Vodka became the title sponsor of the Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami in 2020 and remained for the next two years. In 2023, Mobil 1 became the title sponsor of this race and they decided to name the race in tribute to their driver, Kevin Harvick, as it was his final season as a full-time NASCAR driver. On May 5, 2025, it was announced that Homestead would become the championship race in 2026, replacing Phoenix.
Specific races 1999: Rookie Tony Stewart wins the inaugural event, and sets the record for most wins by a rookie in the modern era with his 3rd win, with Dale Jarrett clinching the 1999 Winston Cup Championship. 2000: Stewart made it 2-for-2 as he won the race, with his teammate Bobby Labonte clinching the 2000 Winston Cup Championship. 2001: Bill Elliott's 41st career win snapped his 226-race winless streak, the longest streak in between race wins, dating back to the 1994 Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington. 2002: In the final race on the old configuration, Kurt Busch drove to his 4th win in a rain-delayed event, and Stewart won his 1st title. 2003: In the first on a newly reconfigured track, Bobby Labonte's win was marked by a flat tire for leader Bill Elliott on the last lap. In the final race with Winston sponsorship, Labonte took what would become the final win in his Hall of Fame Career. 2007: Last race with the fourth-generation car. Matt Kenseth leads 214 of the 267 laps to score the final win before the COT went full-time in 2008, while Johnson goes back to back. It was also the last race Cup series race under Nextel sponsorship. 2016: In the last points-paying race in any of NASCAR's national touring series to be run as a single segment, Jimmie Johnson passes Kyle Larson in overtime to win the race, as well as his record-tying seventh (and last) series championship.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) Second 1.5 mile layout (6 degree corner banking) 1999 November 1420 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac267400.5 (644.542)2:51:14140.335 Report 2000 November 1220 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac267400.5 (644.542)3:08:30.730127.480 Report 2001 November 119 Bill Elliott Evernham Motorsports Dodge267400.5 (644.542)3:24:36.220117.449 Report 2002 November 1797 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford267400.5 (644.542)3:26:20.425116.462 Report Current 1.5 mile layout (18 to 20 degree progressive corner banking) 2003 November 1618 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet267400.5 (644.542)3:25:37.325116.868 Report 2004November 2116Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord271*406.5 (654.198)3:50:55.305105.623Report2005*November 2016Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord267400.5 (644.542)3:02:50.205131.932Report2006November 1916Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord268*402 (646.956)3:12:23.555125.375Report2007November 1817Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord267400.5 (644.542)3:02:12.380131.888Report2008November 1699Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord267400.5 (644.542)3:05:36.530129.472Report2009November 2211Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota267400.5 (644.542)3:06:18.300126.986Report2010November 2199Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord267400.5 (644.542)3:09:50.040126.585Report2011November 2014Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet267400.5 (644.542)3:29:00.050114.976Report2012November 1824Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet267400.5 (644.542)2:48:56.400142.245Report2013November 1711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota267400.5 (644.542)3:03:52.200130.693Report2014November 164Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet267400.5 (644.542)3:16:31.200122.28Report2015November 2218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota267400.5 (644.542)3:02:23.260131.755Report2016November 2048Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet268*402 (646.956)3:07:10.650128.869Report2017November 1978Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota267400.5 (644.542)3:02:11.330131.9Report2018*November 1822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord267400.5 (644.542)3:00:36.590133.056Report2019November 1718Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota267400.5 (644.542)2:48:47142.654Report 2020 June 14*11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota267400.5 (644.542)3:08:06.200127.751 Report 2021 February 28*24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet267400.5 (644.542)3:12:45.110124.669 Report 2022 October 235 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet267400.5 (644.542)3:05:24.115129.612 Report 2023 October 2220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota267400.5 (644.542)3:11:54.685125.221 Report 2024 October 2745 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota267400.5 (644.542)3:05:44.595129.379 Report 2025 March 235 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet267400.5 (644.542)3:02:13.500131.876 Report 2026 November 8 Report Notes 2004–2019, 2026: Races were held as the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race. 2020: Race postponed from March 22 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021: Race moved from February 21 to February 28 after the February 28 race at Auto Club Speedway was cancelled and replaced with Daytona Road Course on February 21.
Multiple winners (drivers) # of wins Driver Years won3 Tony Stewart 1999, 2000, 2011 Greg Biffle 2004, 2005, 2006Denny Hamlin2009, 2013, 20202Carl Edwards2008, 2010Kyle Busch2015, 2019 Kyle Larson 2022, 2025
Multiple winners (teams) # of wins Team Years won 9 Joe Gibbs Racing 1999, 2000, 2003, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2023 7 Roush Fenway Racing 2002, 2004–2008, 2010 5 Hendrick Motorsports 2012, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2025 2 Stewart–Haas Racing 2011, 2014
Manufacturer wins # of wins Manufacturer Years won8Chevrolet2003, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2025Ford2002, 2004–2008, 2010, 2018 Toyota 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024 2 Pontiac 1999, 2000 1 Dodge 2001
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