The NASCAR Cup Series is set for its second consecutive race at a 1.5-mile oval this Sunday afternoon at Homestead-Miami Speedway, though unlike Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which hosted last Sunday's race, Homestead is not a tri-oval.
Homestead has not hosted a regular season race since February 2021. The track which hosted the Championship 4 through 2019 was moved to the regular season in 2020, but it returned to the playoffs in a round of 8 slot in 2022 and remained there through 2024.
Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 is scheduled to be a 267-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Homestead, Florida oval, and the starting lineup is to be determined using the new oval qualifying format that NASCAR introduced for 2025.
As fans saw at Phoenix Raceway and Las Vegas, this single-round format, which no longer features two evenly balanced qualifying groups or row-by-row designations, is much more straightforward than the format which was used when NASCAR made its most recent trip to Homestead in October.
A full rundown of the new format can be found here.
Additionally, the new two-variable metric was used to set the qualifying order, not the old four-variable metric that had been used in past years. The formula is simply based on the car owner's finish in the most recent race (70%) and the car owner's rank in the owner standings (30%).
Each driver is set to make one single-lap attempt in the single-car qualifying session, and those speeds determine the full starting lineup.
Full Straight Talk Wireless 400 qualifying order available here.
NASCAR at Homestead: Qualifying results, full starting lineup
1st - Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2nd - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
3rd - Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
4th - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5th - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6th - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
7th - John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
8th - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
9th - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
10th - A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11th - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
12th - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
13th - Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
14th - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
15th - Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
16th - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
17th - Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
18th - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
19th - Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
20th - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
21st - Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
22nd - Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
23rd - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
24th - Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
25th - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
26th - Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
27th - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
28th - Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
29th - Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
30th - Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
31st - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
32nd - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
33rd - Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
34th - Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
35th - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
36th - Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
37th - J.J. Yeley, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet
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