The 2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 23, 2025, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 6th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Kyle Larson won the race. Alex Bowman finished 2nd, and Bubba Wallace finished 3rd. Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five, and Chris Buescher, A. J. Allmendinger, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Preece, and Justin Haley 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 has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie 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 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 Kyle Larson 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 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 44 J. J. Yeley NY Racing Team Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.344 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 32.344 166.955 2 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 32.369 166.826 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.391 166.713Official practice results
Qualifying Alex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 31.982 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.982 168.845 2 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 32.055 168.460 3 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.101 168.219 4 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.116 168.140 5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.134 168.046 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 32.141 168.010 7 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 32.171 167.853 8 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 32.193 167.738 9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 32.211 167.645 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.214 167.629 11 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 32.278 167.297 12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 32.288 167.245 13 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.297 167.198 14 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.302 167.172 15 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.307 167.146 16 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.309 167.136 17 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.317 167.095 18 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 32.331 167.022 19 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 32.334 167.007 20 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 32.350 166.924 21 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.350 166.924 22 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.369 166.826 23 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 32.379 166.775 24 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 32.382 166.759 25 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 32.391 166.713 26 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 32.395 166.692 27 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 32.395 166.692 28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 32.396 166.687 29 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 32.445 166.436 30 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32.453 166.394 31 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 32.460 166.359 32 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 32.511 166.098 33 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 32.513 166.087 34 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 32.518 166.062 35 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 32.740 164.936 36 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 33.184 162.729 37 44 J. J. Yeley NY Racing Team Chevrolet 34.121 158.260Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 102 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 66 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 48 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 39 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 210 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 84 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 66 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 48 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 210 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 102
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 14 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 56 2 1 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 49 3 9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 267 41 4 4 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 41 5 23 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 42 6 11 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 267 31 7 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 267 34 8 20 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 267 30 9 31 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 267 28 10 21 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 267 27 11 17 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 26 12 5 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 37 13 30 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 24 14 12 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 24 15 28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 267 22 16 3 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 23 17 2 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 23 18 18 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 22 19 8 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 267 28 20 26 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 267 17 21 22 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 16 22 33 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 267 15 23 7 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 267 14 24 27 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 267 13 25 13 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 12 26 32 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 266 11 27 34 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 266 10 28 24 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 266 9 29 16 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 266 8 30 29 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 7 31 25 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 266 6 32 35 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 266 5 33 19 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 264 4 34 36 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 264 3 35 37 44 J. J. Yeley NY Racing Team Chevrolet 262 2 36 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 207 19 37 15 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 185 3 Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 27 among 9 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 4 for 27 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 2 minutes and 13 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Fox Sports will cover the race. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and 2014 Homestead winner Kevin Harvick will call the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds will provide insight on-site during the race. Portions of the race was broadcast on the Fox broadcast network while a circuit breaker repair was happening during the Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix that caused a failure that lasted 30 minutes during the INDYCAR broadcast.
FS1Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Kevin Harvick Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynolds
Radio MRN will have the radio call for the race which will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley & former Championship Crew Chief Todd Gordon will call the action of the race for MRN when the field will race down the front straightaway. Dave Moody will cover the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Tim Catafalmo will call of the action from turns 3 & 4. MRN Lead Pit Reporter Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo, and Chris Wilner will cover the action of the race for MRN on pit road.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Mike BagleyAnnouncer: Todd Gordon Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Tim Catafalmo Steve PostBrienne PedigoChris Wilner
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 William Byron 244 4 2 Kyle Larson 208 (–36) 2 3 Alex Bowman 205 (–39) 1 4 Tyler Reddick 189 (–55) 3 5 Christopher Bell 186 (–58) 2 6 Chase Elliott 181 (–63) 4 7 Bubba Wallace 166 (–78) 4 8 Denny Hamlin 164 (–80) 9 Chris Buescher 164 (–80) 3 10 Ryan Blaney 162 (–82) 3 11 Joey Logano 160 (–84) 1 12 Josh Berry 142 (–102) 7 13 Chase Briscoe 135 (–109) 4 14 Ross Chastain 134 (–110) 1 15 Michael McDowell 134 (–110) 2 16 Ryan Preece 130 (–114)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 1 Chevrolet 219 1 2 Toyota 214 (–5) 3 Ford 197 (–22)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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