The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race currently held at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Ryan Blaney is the defending winner of the event.
In 2002, Homestead–Miami Speedway would host the season finale for the NASCAR Cup Series, 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 300 (now the Hard Rock Bet 300) for the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the Ford EcoBoost 200 (now the Baptist Health 200) for the NASCAR Truck Series. In 2020, the race was moved from November to March 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.
Current Venue Homestead
History Homestead–Miami Speedway was the original finale until 2019, as its current predecessor, Phoenix Raceway, received renovations to host the finale. It would be that way until 2025, as on May 5, 2025, it was announce that Homestead would become the championship race in 2026, replacing Phoenix.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace distanceRace timeAverage speed (mph)ReportRefLapsMiles (km)Homestead–Miami Speedway2004November 2116Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord271*406.5 (654.198)3:50:55.370105.623Report2005*November 2016Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord267400.5 (644.542)3:02:50.720131.932Report2006November 1916Greg BiffleRoush RacingFord268*402 (646.956)3:12:23.480125.375Report2007November 1817Matt KensethRoush Fenway RacingFord267400.5 (644.542)3:02:12.500131.888Report2008November 1699Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord267400.5 (644.542)3:05:36.190129.472Report2009November 2211Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota267400.5 (644.542)3:06:18.110126.986Report2010November 2199Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord267400.5 (644.542)3:09:50.160126.585Report2011November 2014Tony StewartStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet267400.5 (644.542)3:29:00.405114.976Report2012November 1824Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet267400.5 (644.542)2:48:56.060142.245Report2013November 1711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota267400.5 (644.542)3:03:52.730130.693Report2014November 164Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingChevrolet267400.5 (644.542)3:16:31.220122.28Report2015November 2218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota267400.5 (644.542)3:02:23.095131.755Report2016November 2048Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet268*402 (646.956)3:07:10.115128.869Report2017November 1978Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota267400.5 (644.542)3:02:11.010131.9Report2018*November 1822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord267400.5 (644.542)3:00:36.050133.056Report2019November 1718Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota267400.5 (644.542)2:48:47.520142.654ReportPhoenix Raceway 2020 November 8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet312312 (502.115)2:47:00.000112.096 Report 2021 November 7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet312312 (502.115)3:06:33.650100.348 Report 2022 November 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford312312 (502.115)2:58:42.570104.757 Report 2023 November 5 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet312312 (502.115)2:52:01.540108.827 Report 2024 November 10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford312312 (502.115)2:56:16.035106.203 Report 2025 November 2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford319*319 (513.38)3:15:53.48597.711 Report Homestead–Miami Speedway 2026 November 8 Report
Notes
2004, 2006, 2016, and 2025: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.
Multiple winners (drivers) # of winsDriverYears won3Greg Biffle2004–2006Joey Logano2018, 2022, 20242Denny Hamlin2009, 2013Carl Edwards2008, 2010Kyle Busch2015, 2019
Multiple winners (teams) # of winsTeamYears won6RFK Racing2004–2008, 20104Joe Gibbs Racing2009, 2013, 2015, 2019Hendrick Motorsports2012, 2016, 2020–2021Team Penske2018, 2022, 2024–2025
Manufacturer wins # of wins Manufacturer Years won 7 Ford 2004–2008, 2010, 2018, 2025 5 Toyota 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 4 Chevrolet 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
Former Venue Phoenix
The former venue was Phoenix Raceway. The race is one of five NASCAR races run with a length measured in kilometers; the Shriners Children's 500 (the other Cup Series race at Phoenix which is held in the spring) and three of the Cup Series' road course events (the Toyota/Save Mart 350, Go Bowling at The Glen and Bank of America Roval 400) are the others.
History After previously being the second-to-last race of the NASCAR Cup Series season for several years, the event became the last race of the season for the Cup Series starting in 2020, replacing the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and the fall race at Martinsville replaced this race as the second-to-last race of the season. In 2020, the race did not have a title sponsor and was named the Season Finale 500. NASCAR has not used the name from 2021 onwards and is instead called the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race. However, the Season Finale 500 logo still appears on the race winner's trophy. In 2023, Ross Chastain won the event, when he became the first non-eligible championship driver to win the final race of the season since Denny Hamlin won the 2013 Ford EcoBoost 400.
See also NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship Race NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race
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