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| NASCAR Cup Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Homestead–Miami Speedway |
| Location | Homestead, Florida, United States |
| Corporate sponsor | Straight Talk Wireless |
| First race | 1999 |
| Distance | 400.5 miles (644.542 km) |
| Laps | 267 Stage 1: 80 Stage 2: 85 Final stage: 102 |
| Previous names | Pennzoil 400 (1999–2000) Pennzoil Freedom 400 (2001) Ford 400 (2002–2003) Dixie Vodka 400 (2020–2022) 4EVER 400 presented by Mobil 1 (2023) |
| Most wins (driver) | Tony Stewart, Kyle Larson (2) |
| Most wins (team) | Joe Gibbs Racing (5) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (4) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
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
[edit]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 Ford Championship Weekend, which consisted of two other races: the Ford EcoBoost 200 (now the Baptist Health 200) for the NASCAR Truck Series and the Ford EcoBoost 300 (now the Hard Rock Bet 300) for the NASCAR Xfinity 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.[1] 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.[2] On May 5, 2025, it was announce that Homestead would become the championship race in 2026, replacing Phoenix.[3]
Specific races
[edit]- 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.
Past winners
[edit]| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) |
Report | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||||
| Second 1.5 mile Layout (6 degree corner banking) | |||||||||||
| 1999 | November 14 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:51:14 | 140.335 | Report | [4] |
| 2000 | November 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Joe Gibbs Racing | Pontiac | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:08:30 | 127.480 | Report | [5] |
| 2001 | November 11 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:24:36 | 117.449 | Report | [6] |
| 2002 | November 17 | 97 | Kurt Busch | Roush Racing | Ford | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:26:20 | 116.462 | Report | [7] |
| Current 1.5 mile Layout (18 to 20 degree progressive corner banking) | |||||||||||
| 2003 | November 16 | 18 | Bobby Labonte | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:25:37 | 116.868 | Report | [8] |
| 2004 – 2019 |
Not held | ||||||||||
| 2020 | June 14* | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:08:06 | 127.751 | Report | [9] |
| 2021 | February 28* | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:12:45 | 124.669 | Report | [10] |
| 2022 | October 23 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:05:24 | 129.612 | Report | [11] |
| 2023 | October 22 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:11:54 | 125.221 | Report | [12] |
| 2024 | October 27 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:05:44 | 129.379 | Report | [13] |
| 2025 | March 23 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:02:13 | 131.876 | Report | [14] |
Notes
[edit]- 2020: Race postponed from March 22 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]
- 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)
[edit]| # of wins | Driver | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tony Stewart | 1999, 2000 |
| Kyle Larson | 2022, 2025 |
Multiple winners (teams)
[edit]| # of wins | Team | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1999, 2000, 2003, 2020, 2023 |
| 3 | Hendrick Motorsports | 2021, 2022, 2025 |
Multiple Manufacturer wins
[edit]| # of wins | Manufacturer | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chevrolet | 2003, 2021, 2022, 2025 |
| 3 | Toyota | 2020, 2023, 2024 |
| 2 | Pontiac | 1999, 2000 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dixie Vodka to be Entitlement Sponsor of Homestead-Miami Speedway's 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Race". Homestead–Miami Speedway. November 13, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Homestead honoring Kevin Harvick with entitlement sponsor of Cup race". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 9, 2023.
- ^ Albert, Zack (May 6, 2025). "Homestead-Miami returns as host of NASCAR Championship Weekend in 2026". NASCAR. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ "1999 Pennzoil 400 presented by KMart". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "2000 Pennzoil 400 presented by Discount Auto Parts". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "2001 Pennzoil Freedom 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "2002 Ford 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "2003 Ford 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Dixie Vodka 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Dixie Vodka 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Dixie Vodka 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ "2023 4EVER 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
- ^ "2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
- ^ "NASCAR postpones Atlanta, Homestead races". ESPN. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Homestead–Miami Speedway race results at Racing-Reference