NASCAR Championship Race Set for Homestead-Miami Finale

Published November 7, 2026. The NASCAR Cup Series championship race is scheduled for November 8 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with the green flag set for 3 p.m. ET. NBC’s pre-race coverage begins at 2 p.m. ET, and the race will also be available on Peacock and HBO Max, as well as streaming services that carry NBC, including DirecTV, Fubo, Sling and Hulu + Live TV.

Kyle Larson enters with a 67-point advantage over Christopher Bell in the championship standings. Denny Hamlin is 70 points behind Larson. Larson has three playoff wins this season, while Chase Briscoe has two. Tyler Reddick, Bell and Joey Logano each have one. William Byron won at Martinsville last week.

Larson is the betting favorite at +410, followed by Hamlin at +600, Bell at +650, Ryan Blaney at +700 and Reddick at +750. A projection model highlighted in the preview is skeptical of Larson, estimating he will just miss the top five. It points to his recent results at Homestead and other similar tracks as reasons for caution.

The model also favors Ty Gibbs, listed at +1700. Gibbs finished third at Martinsville and has two Cup Series wins this season. Joe Gibbs Racing has won nine times at Homestead, more than any other active team. The field also includes Byron at +1100 and Briscoe at +850, among other contenders.