Starting from 14th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Kyle Larson had contact in the pits, hit the wall but still came back to win the Straight Talk Wireless 400, his 30th win in 372 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 2nd win & 6th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 2nd Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Unrivaled League Chevrolet, started from pole posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 10 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, started from 9th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in seven races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Credit: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – MARCH 23: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 23, 2025 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Spring Fishing Classic Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Progressive Toyota, started from 23rd place. 6th Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Kroger/Farm Rich Ford, started from 11th place followed by 7th place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet, started from 10th place. 8th Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick Jordan Brand Toyota, started from 20th place followed by 9th place Car 60 Ryan Preece BuildSubmarines.com Ford, started from 31st place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 7 Justin Haley Gainbridge Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 21st place. Shane Van Gisbergen (32nd) was the highest finishing rookie. William Byron leads the point standings by 36 points over Kyle Larson.
Credit: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – MARCH 23: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and crew celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 23, 2025 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
The race had 4 Cautions for 27 Laps: 1st Caution on Lap 71 for #20 Spin Frontstretch. 2nd Caution on Lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on Lap 167 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on Lap 209 for Possible Fluid On Track.
Credit: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – MARCH 23: Alex Bowman, driver of the #48 Ally Unrivaled League Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 23, 2025 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The race had Lead Changes: 27 among 9 drivers; A. Bowman 1-8; R. Blaney 9-32; J. Berry 33; Z. Smith 34-36; K. Larson 37-40; R. Blaney 41-71; A. Bowman 72; R. Blaney 73-83; A. Bowman 84; C. Hocevar 85-88; A. Bowman 89-94; R. Blaney 95-117; D. Hamlin 118-124; K. Larson 125; J. Berry 126; R. Blaney 127-161; D. Hamlin 162-168; W. Byron 169; K. Larson 170-172; D. Hamlin 173; K. Larson 174-176; B. Wallace 177-212; A. Bowman 213; B. Wallace 214-215; K. Larson 216; B. Wallace 217-234; A. Bowman 235-260; K. Larson 261-267.
Credit: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – MARCH 23: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 23, 2025 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 12, 48, 19, 5, 2, 24, 16, 21, 4, 22
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 5, 12, 24, 23, 48, 2, 9, 77, 45
Credit: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – MARCH 23: Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 BassProShopsSpringFishingClassic Toyota, Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and William Byron, driver of the #24 Valvoline Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 23, 2025 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Credit: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – MARCH 23: Alex Bowman, driver of the #48 Ally Unrivaled League Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 23, 2025 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 6
Race Results for the Straight Talk Wireless 400 – Sunday, March 23, 2025
Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, FL – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 3/23/2025 @ 06:24 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 14. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 267 Running
2. 1. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Unrivaled League Chevrolet 267 Running
3. 9. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota 267 Running
4. 4. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Spring Fishing Classic Toyota 267 Running
5. 23. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Progressive Toyota 267 Running
6. 11. Car 17 Chris Buescher Kroger/Farm Rich Ford 267 Running
7. 10. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 267 Running
8. 20. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Jordan Brand Toyota 267 Running
9. 31. Car 60 Ryan Preece BuildSubmarines.com Ford 267 Running
10. 21. Car 7 Justin Haley Gainbridge Chevrolet 267 Running
11. 17. Car 38 Zane Smith Aaron’s Rent To Own Ford 267 Running
12. 5. Car 24 William Byron Valvoline Chevrolet 267 Running
13. 30. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet 267 Running
14. 12. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 Running
15. 28. Car 43 Erik Jones Family Dollar Toyota 267 Running
16. 3. Car 4 Noah Gragson Beef A Roo Ford 267 Running
17. 2. Car 21 Josh Berry DEX Imaging Ford 267 Running
18. 18. Car 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet 267 Running
19. 8. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Duracell Ford 267 Running
20. 26. Car 71 Michael McDowell Delaware Life Chevrolet 267 Running
21. 22. Car 8 Kyle Busch Bank OZK Chevrolet 267 Running
22. 33. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 267 Running
23. 7. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota
24. 27. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. betr March Madness Chevrolet 267 Running
25. 13. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 267 Running
26. 32. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Nexlizet Ford 266 Running
27. 34. Car 10 Ty Dillon Sea Best Chevrolet 266 Running
28. 24. Car 41 Cole Custer Autodesk/Haas Tooling Ford 266 Running
29. 16. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 266 Running
30. 29. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford 266 Running
31. 25. Car 1 Ross Chastain Kubota Chevrolet 266 Running
32. 35. Car 88 Shane Van Gisbergen # Jockey Chevrolet 266 Running
33. 19. Car 35 Riley Herbst # Chumba Casino Toyota 265 Running
34. 36. Car 51 Cody Ware Jacob Construction Ford 265 Running
35. 37. Car 44 * JJ Yeley PCNY Chevrolet 263 Running
36. 6. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Dent Wizard Ford 207 Engine
37. 15. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 184 Engine
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: No. 43 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 2 Mins, 13 Secs. Average Speed: 131.876 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.205 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 23 lap 218/32.335. Caution Flags: 4 for 27 laps. Lead Changes: 27 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 30, 2025 – Martinsville Speedway
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