The 2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on October 27, 2024, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 34th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the eighth race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 8. Tyler Reddick won the race. Ryan Blaney finished 2nd, and Denny Hamlin finished 3rd. Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five, and William Byron, Alex Bowman, A. J. Allmendinger, Carson Hocevar, and Ryan Preece rounded out the top ten.
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Background
Homestead–Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and Craftsman Truck Series; due to Ford Motor Company sponsoring all three races the weekend was known as the 'Ford Championship Weekend'. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the second race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (P) denotes playoff driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 Chad Finchum (i) Power Source Ford 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.187 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 32.187 167.770 2 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 32.188 167.764 3 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 32.190 167.754Official practice results
Qualifying Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.248 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 32.126 32.248 2 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.340 32.325 3 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.268 32.369 4 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.342 32.428 5 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 32.270 32.599 6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.284 32.469 7 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.365 32.693 8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 32.219 32.505 9 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.402 33.059 10 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.375 32.596 11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.441 — 12 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 32.383 — 13 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 32.480 — 14 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.393 — 15 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.518 — 16 10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 32.418 — 17 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.530 — 18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 32.465 — 19 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.537 — 20 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 32.477 — 21 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 32.544 — 22 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 32.507 — 23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 32.554 — 24 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.510 — 25 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.581 — 26 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 32.562 — 27 15 Kaz Grala Rick Ware Racing Ford 32.644 — 28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 32.577 — 29 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 32.652 — 30 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.597 — 31 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.703 — 32 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.637 — 33 51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 32.801 — 34 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 32.653 — 35 41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 32.844 — 36 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 32.810 — 37 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 33.063 — 38 66 Chad Finchum Power Source Ford 33.794 —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 102 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 93 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 75 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 66 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 75 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 66 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 39 41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 210 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 102
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 267 572 20 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 267 483 4 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 484 3 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 465 7 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 496 25 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 397 11 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 328 32 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 267 09 15 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 267 3710 35 41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 267 2911 12 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 267 2612 13 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 267 2513 2 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 2414 24 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 2315 21 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 267 2216 23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 267 2117 18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 267 2018 8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 267 2819 16 10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 267 1820 31 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 1721 5 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 267 1622 28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 267 1523 6 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 1924 34 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 1325 30 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 1226 29 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 267 1127 36 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 267 1028 26 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 267 929 9 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 267 830 19 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 267 731 17 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 632 27 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 267 533 22 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 267 434 10 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 266 335 33 51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 266 236 14 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 261 137 38 66 Chad Finchum (i) Power Source Ford 258 038 37 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 223 0Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 33 among 11 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 6 for 30 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes, and 44 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Leigh DiffeyColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsKim CoonMarty Snider
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and former NASCAR crew chief Todd Gordon called the action of the race for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the action from turns 3 & 4. MRN Lead Pit Reporter Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo, and Jason Toy covered the action of the race for MRN on pit road.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Steve PostBrienne PedigoJason Toy
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Christopher Bell 4,132 1 2 William Byron 4,110 (–22) 1 3 Kyle Larson 4,103 (–29) 2 4 Tyler Reddick 4,098 (–34) 5 Denny Hamlin 4,092 (–40) 1 6 Ryan Blaney 4,072 (–60) 3 7 Joey Logano 4,070 (–62) 8 Chase Elliott 4,067 (–65) 9 Alex Bowman 2,264 (–1,868) 10 Martin Truex Jr. 2,213 (–1,919) 11 Austin Cindric 2,189 (–1,943) 12 Daniel Suárez 2,186 (–1,946) 13 Ty Gibbs 2,163 (–1,969) 14 Brad Keselowski 2,147 (–1,985) 15 Chase Briscoe 2,146 (–1,986) 16 Harrison Burton 2,100 (–2,032)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,240 2 Ford 1,195 (–45) 3 Toyota 1,194 (–46)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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