NASCAR Cup qualifying sets Homestead-Miami title-race lineup
The gist
NASCAR Cup Series qualifying for the Homestead-Miami championship race was scheduled for Nov. 7.
Kyle Larson needs nine points on Nov. 8 to lock up the Cup title.
How it unfolded
- Oct 24, 2026Chase Briscoe took the Cup Series pole for the YellaWood 500 at Talladega with a second-round lap of 51.466 seconds, ahead of Austin Hill and Connor Zilisch.
- Oct 31, 2026Cup Series qualifying for the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway was scheduled as one round of two laps per vehicle at 2:05 p.m. Eastern.
- Nov 6, 2026In 50-minute Cup practice at Homestead-Miami, Chase Briscoe topped the timesheet at 32.680 seconds (165.238 mph), ahead of Austin Cindric and Denny Hamlin.
Key terms
- NASCAR Cup Series
- The top racing series of NASCAR, the most prestigious stock car racing series in the United States.
- qualifying
- A session in motorsport that determines the starting order of a race.
- pole
- The best starting position on the track, from which the participant starts the race in first place.
Source: Wikipedia