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  • Weekend Schedule for Playoff Races at Homestead

    Weekend Schedule for Playoff Races at Homestead

    The NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Truck Series all travel to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the second race in the Playoffs Championship Round of 8. The intensity is rising with only two races remaining before the champions are crowned at Phoenix Raceway next month.

    Team Penske’s Joey Logano is locked into the Cup Series Championship 4 Playoffs after winning last week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Kaulig Racing’s AJ Allmendinger leads the Xfinity Series standings and CR7 Motorsports driver Grant Enfinger tops the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series standings after his win at Talladega Superspeedway.

    NASCAR Press Pass will be available this weekend after Cup Series qualifying and after each Playoff race.  

    Cup Series Playoff Championship Standings:

    Joey Logano +17
    Christopher Bell +42
    Kyle Larson +35
    William Byron +27
    Denny Hamlin -27
    Tyler Reddick -30
    Ryan Blaney -47
    Chase Elliott -53

    Xfinity Series Playoff Championship Standings

    AJ Allmendinger +7
    Justin Allgaier +32
    Cole Custer +16
    Chandler Smith +8
    Austin Hill -8
    Jesse Love -13
    Sam Mayer -23
    Sammy Smith -53

    CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoff Championship Standings

    Grant Enfinger +18
    Corey Heim +30
    Christian Eckes +29
    Ty Majeski +5
    Rajah Caruth -5
    Taylor Gray -13
    Nick Sanchez -20
    Tyler Ankrum -23

    Friday, Oct. 25

    2:35 p.m.: Truck Series Practice – All entries, 20 minutes
    3:05 p.m.: Truck Series Qualifying (Impound)
    4:05 p.m.: Xfinity Series Practice
    Timed, 2 Groups, 15 minutes each
    4:40 p.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying
    Impound – All entries, single vehicle, 1 lap

    Saturday, Oct. 26

    9:05 a.m.: Cup Series Practice
    Groups A & B, 20 minutes each
    MRN/SiriusXM/NBC Sports App

    9:50 a.m.: Cup Series Qualifying
    Impound – Groups A & B, Single Vehicle, 1 Lap, 2 Rounds
    MRN/SiriusXM/NBC Sports App

    Noon: NASCAR Truck Series Baptist Health 200
    Stages 30/60/134 Laps = 201 Miles
    FS!/MRN/SiriusXM

    3:30 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series Credit One NASCAR Amex Credit 300
    Stages 45/90/200 Laps = 300 Miles
    CW/MRN/SiriusXM

    Sunday, Oct. 27

    2:30 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400
    Stages 80/165/267 Laps = 400.5 Miles
    NBC/MRN/SiriusXM

  • NASCAR Top-10 Power Rankings: Homestead

    NASCAR Top-10 Power Rankings: Homestead

    Note: The quotes in this article are fictional.

    1. William Byron: Byron finished fourth at Homestead.

    “Liberty University has been with me as a sponsor through a lot this season,” Byron said. “As Jerry Falwell, Jr. well knows, that includes the ups and downs, the ins and outs, and everything pool boy in between.”

    2. Christopher Bell: Bell led 26 laps and held off Ryan Blaney down the stretch to win the 4Ever 400 at Homestead and secure his spot in the Championship 4.

    “I’ve never been more excited for a ‘berth’ in my life,” Bell said. “And that will also be the case after I have children.”

    3. Kyle Larson: Larson overshot the pit entrance with 55 laps left and slammed into the sand barrels protecting the pit wall. He finished 34th.

    “I don’t think sand has been a factor in a NASCAR race,” Larson said, “since Daytona in 1958.”

    4. Ryan Blaney: Blaney won Stage 2 and finished second at Homestead.

    “My disqualification at Las Vegas was rescinded by NASCAR,” Blaney said. “Apparently, NASCAR discovered an issue with the tool used to measure damper lengths, though, there’s no issue with the tool used to measure the effectiveness of a bribe.”

    5. Tyler Reddick: Reddick led one lap and finished third at Homestead.

    “My car featured the McDonald’s/Hamburglar paint scheme,” Reddick said. “And my car was good enough to win. Talk about ‘fast food.’”

    6. Denny Hamlin: Hamlin slammed the wall in the final stage due to a steering issue and sustained damage that was too severe to allow him to continue. He finished 30th.

    “Sports Clips served as my primary sponsor at Homestead,” Hamlin said. “I think they should be with me at Martinsville because I have my work ‘cut’ out for me.”

    7. Martin Truex Jr.: Truex started on the pole at Homestead and finished a disappointing 30th after engine trouble late in the race.

    “I’m devastated,” Truex said. “In light of what my engine did at Homestead, I’m reconsidering my own retirement.”

    8. Chris Buescher: Buescher finished 21st at Homestead.

    “Ryan Newman drove the No. 51 car for Rick Ware Racing,” Buescher said. “Even at 45 years of age, Newman still intimidates. Back in the day, he instilled fear in everyone on the track, especially his teammate.”

    9. Kyle Busch: Busch finished 18th at Homestead.

    “I can’t win the championship,” Busch said, “but I can still try to pad my wins total. I’ve won in every form of racing I’ve tried, and that includes speeding away from the Mexican police.”

    10. Ross Chastain: Chastain finished 31st in the 4Ever 400.

    “I can’t wait to get to Martinsville,” Chastain said. “Last year, that’s the track where I left my mark. I think fans there can relate because after eating a Martinsville hot dog, you’ll also ‘leave your mark.’”

  • NASCAR Top-10 Power Rankings: Homestead

    NASCAR Top-10 Power Rankings: Homestead

    Note: The quotes in this article are fictional.

    1. Joey Logano: Logano finished 18th at Homestead.

    “I’m headed to Martinsville as the only driver to have already clinched a spot in the championship round,” Logano said. “So, when I check the gauges in my car and they all say ‘no pressure,’ it won’t be a problem.”

    2. Ross Chastain: Chastain came home second in the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead.

    “I’m second in the playoff standings,” Chastain said, “14 points to the good. It would take a virtual disaster for me not to make the playoffs, so I feel good about my prospects because I often am that disaster.”

    3. Denny Hamlin: Hamlin finished seventh at Homestead and will vie for one of the three remaining championship round playoff spots at Martinsville.

    “We’ll be in my home state of Virginia,” Hamlin said. “So, I’m hoping to make my place of birth my place of berth.”

    4. Chase Elliott: Elliott finished 14th at Homestead and sits third in the playoff standings.

    “The deeper we get into the playoffs,” Elliott said, “the greater the pressure to win. So, at Martinsville, the tension will be different than one of those cheap hot dogs, because you can cut the tension with a knife.”

    5. William Byron: Byron started on the pole at Homestead and finished 12th in the Dixie Vodka 400.

    “I’m five points above the elimination line,” Byron said. “If NASCAR had not rescinded those penalty points for wrecking Denny Hamlin, I wouldn’t be in this position. So, I’m not sure if I should thank NASCAR for their consistency, or their lack of it.”

    6. Ryan Blaney: Blaney finished 17th at Homestead.

    “I spun leaving the pits on the access road,” Blaney said. “It was totally my fault. I accidentally downshifted when I meant to upshift. It couldn’t have come at a worse time. So, very bad timing. Now, very good ‘timing’ would be me holding a grandfather clock after winning at Martinsville next week.”

    7. Christopher Bell: Bell finished 11th at Homestead.

    “I’ll need to win at Martinsville to advance to the championship round,” Bell said. “I pulled a rabbit out of the hat at Charlotte’s ROVAL to advance to the Round Of 8. I’ll need to pull another rabbit out of another place if I’m going to advance again.”

    8. Kevin Harvick: Harvick finished eighth at Homestead, posting his 16th top 10 of the season.

    “If you think non-playoff drivers have nothing to gain by winning a race,” Harvick said, “then you’re partly right because we’ll ‘stop at nothing’ to win.”

    9. Kyle Larson: Larson dominated at Homestead, sweeping the stages and pulling away for an easy win, his third of the season.

    “I felt confident with Valvoline on my car,” Larson said. “Valvoline makes a great lubricant, and trust me, I’d much rather be ‘greased’ by Valvoline than ‘greased’ by Bubba Wallace.”

    10. Martin Truex Jr.: Truex led 28 laps and posted a sixth in the Dixie Vodka 400.

    “Kyle Larson hit my rear bumper on pit road,” Truex said. “I knew it was an accident, so I kept my head. I remained calm, cool, and collected. That’s unlike Bubba Wallace, who wasn’t calm, wasn’t cool, and whose fine was collected by NASCAR.”