2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
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| Race 6 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 2025 Straight Talk Wireless 400 official program | |||
| Date | March 23, 2025 | ||
| Location | Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||
| Average speed | 131.876 miles per hour (212.234 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 31.982 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 124 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | |
| Time | 32.335 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 2.464 million | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Tim Catafalmo (3 & 4) | ||
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.
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.
Practice
Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.344 seconds and a speed of 166.955 mph (268.688 km/h).
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 166.713 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Alex Bowman scored the pole for the race with a time of 31.982 and a speed of 168.845 mph (271.730 km/h).[7]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 102
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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: 131.876 miles per hour (212.234 km/h)
