2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 Motor car race
The 2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on October 27, 2024, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida . Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 34th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the eighth race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 8. Tyler Reddick won the race. Ryan Blaney finished 2nd, and Denny Hamlin finished 3rd. Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five, and William Byron , Alex Bowman , A. J. Allmendinger , Carson Hocevar , and Ryan Preece rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Homestead–Miami Speedway , the track where the race was held.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 hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR 's series: the NASCAR Cup Series , Xfinity Series , and Craftsman Truck Series ; due to Ford Motor Company sponsoring all three races the weekend was known as the 'Ford Championship Weekend'. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both affected by the COVID-19 pandemic , before being moved back into the Playoffs as the second race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(P) denotes playoff driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Tyler Reddick was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 32.187 seconds and a speed of 167.770 mph (270.000 km/h).
Practice results
Qualifying
Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 32.248 and a speed of 167.452 mph (269.488 km/h).[ 10]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One
Laps: 80
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
45
Tyler Reddick (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
10
2
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
9
3
9
Chase Elliott (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
8
4
12
Ryan Blaney (P)
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
20
Christopher Bell (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
11
Denny Hamlin (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
24
William Byron (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 85
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
11
Denny Hamlin (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
9
Chase Elliott (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
20
Christopher Bell (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
45
Tyler Reddick (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
7
5
12
Ryan Blaney (P)
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
24
William Byron (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
7
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart–Haas Racing
Ford
2
10
16
A. J. Allmendinger (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
0
Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three
Laps: 102
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
1
45
Tyler Reddick (P)
23XI Racing
Toyota
267
57
2
20
12
Ryan Blaney (P)
Team Penske
Ford
267
48
3
4
11
Denny Hamlin (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
48
4
3
20
Christopher Bell (P)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
46
5
7
9
Chase Elliott (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
49
6
25
24
William Byron (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
39
7
11
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
32
8
32
16
A. J. Allmendinger (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
267
0
9
15
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
37
10
35
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart–Haas Racing
Ford
267
29
11
12
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart–Haas Racing
Ford
267
26
12
13
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart–Haas Racing
Ford
267
25
13
2
5
Kyle Larson (P)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
24
14
24
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
267
23
15
21
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
267
22
16
23
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
267
21
17
18
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
267
20
18
8
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
267
28
19
16
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart–Haas Racing
Ford
267
18
20
31
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
267
17
21
5
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
267
16
22
28
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
267
15
23
6
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
267
19
24
34
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
267
13
25
30
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
267
12
26
29
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
267
11
27
36
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
267
10
28
26
22
Joey Logano (P)
Team Penske
Ford
267
9
29
9
31
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
267
8
30
19
71
Zane Smith (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
267
7
31
17
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
267
6
32
27
15
Kaz Grala (R)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
267
5
33
22
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
267
4
34
10
7
Justin Haley
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
266
3
35
33
51
Corey LaJoie
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
266
2
36
14
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
261
1
37
38
66
Chad Finchum (i)
Power Source
Ford
258
0
38
37
44
J. J. Yeley (i)
NY Racing Team
Chevrolet
223
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 33 among 11 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 6 for 30
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes, and 44 seconds
Average speed: 129.379 miles per hour (208.215 km/h)
Television
NBC covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey , Jeff Burton , and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns , Kim Coon, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and former NASCAR crew chief Todd Gordon called the action of the race for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley had the call of the action from turns 3 & 4. MRN Lead Pit Reporter Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo , and Jason Toy covered the action of the race for MRN on pit road.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Christopher Bell
4,132
2
William Byron
4,110 (–22)
3
Kyle Larson
4,103 (–29)
4
Tyler Reddick
4,098 (–34)
5
Denny Hamlin
4,092 (–40)
6
Ryan Blaney
4,072 (–60)
7
Joey Logano
4,070 (–62)
8
Chase Elliott
4,067 (–65)
9
Alex Bowman
2,264 (–1,868)
10
Martin Truex Jr.
2,213 (–1,919)
11
Austin Cindric
2,189 (–1,943)
12
Daniel Suárez
2,186 (–1,946)
13
Ty Gibbs
2,163 (–1,969)
14
Brad Keselowski
2,147 (–1,985)
15
Chase Briscoe
2,146 (–1,986)
16
Harrison Burton
2,100 (–2,032)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ "2024 schedule" . Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved June 24, 2024 .^ "Homestead-Miami Speedway" . NASCAR . January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2022 .^ Taranto, Steven (October 3, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar" . CBS Sports . Retrieved June 24, 2024 . ^ "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs" . National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. October 4, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024 .^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved October 21, 2024 .^ "Practice Results" . NASCAR . Retrieved October 26, 2024 .^ "Qualifying Results" . NASCAR . Retrieved October 26, 2024 .^ "Straight Talk Wireless 400 Results" . NASCAR . Retrieved October 27, 2024 .^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved October 27, 2024 .^ DeGroot, Nick (October 26, 2024). "Reddick Rebounds from Vegas Flip to Earn Pole Position at Homestead" . Motorsport.com Las Vegas : Motorsport Network . Retrieved October 26, 2024 .
Race history
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