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What makes Homestead a lot enjoyable for NASCAR drivers?
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What makes Homestead a lot enjoyable for NASCAR drivers?

By Miles Cooper March 26, 2025
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What makes Homestead a lot enjoyable for NASCAR drivers?

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A number of lanes, progressive banking, and excessive tire put on make Homestead one of the beloved tracks on the schedule by each followers and drivers. Final yr’s race noticed a with going from third to first to win on the ultimate lap. That very same race featured a document 33 lead modifications between 11 totally different drivers.

There’s fixed motion and no scarcity of line decisions across the 1.5-mile speedway, which hosted the NASCAR Cup Sequence title decider yearly between 2003 and 2019. It was chosen for a purpose, and even now, there may be loads of help for reinstating it because the finale. Others declare the observe can be one thing sorely wanted in trendy NASCAR, with the present era of automotive and tightness of the sphere making passing more durable than it is ever been earlier than.

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So what do the drivers assume?

Loads of choices

, who begins Sunday’s race from pole place, famous how the observe “simply offers you choices” that many different tracks do not. He additionally earned pole place on account of a sudden cloud shifting over the observe, displaying simply how weather-sensitive the 20+ yr outdated floor could be.

“Yeah, when your race automotive is sweet, it’s actually, actually enjoyable,” he continued. “It’s nonetheless actually arduous to move, for certain, similar to anyplace else we go. However there’s so many various strains you’ll be able to run, and working the wall could be so technical and numerous enjoyable.

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“It is so excessive threat that there is not many different issues that we do which are that top threat. Except for possibly making pace on the Chicago avenue course or a few of these locations. And possibly not a lot with this automotive because it was with the metal physique automotive, however it nonetheless makes it numerous enjoyable. So yeah, I get pleasure from it. This hasn’t been certainly one of my higher racetracks, so a spot that I am engaged on lots, and I am glad to not less than be on the nice facet of issues on Saturday, to this point.”

Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, Ally Chevrolet Camaro; Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, The Beast Killer Dawn Toyota CamryAlex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, Ally Chevrolet Camaro; Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, The Beast Killer Sunrise Toyota Camry<span class="copyright">David Rosenblum / NKP / Motorsport Images</span>

Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, Ally Chevrolet Camaro; Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, The Beast Killer Dawn Toyota CamryDavid Rosenblum / NKP / Motorsport Pictures

David Rosenblum / NKP / Motorsport Pictures

Off-throttle time and tire put on

leads all energetic drivers with three wins at Homestead, so he has a purpose to like this place much more than others. He was additionally one of many drivers on the dropping finish of final yr’s epic battle.

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“I believe there’s a mixture between the tire put on you will have at this observe versus the best way the observe units up itself,” defined Hamlin when requested about what makes it so good for drivers. “Actually could make numerous totally different strikes – you’ll be able to reduce distance or you’ll be able to attempt to preserve momentum, and that’s one thing that must be fluid all through the run. As a driver, you will have numerous instruments at your disposal whenever you come to this observe to alter your line to assist the race automotive do issues it’s not doing properly on the time. Actually, it is numerous off throttle time and that often, when it’s important to use each pedals, the driving force is examined extra.”

Thrilling remaining lap sees Tyler Reddick move Ryan Blaney, win at HomesteadThrilling final lap sees Tyler Reddick pass Ryan Blaney, win at Homestead<span class="copyright">David Rosenblum / NKP / Motorsport Images</span>

Thrilling remaining lap sees Tyler Reddick move Ryan Blaney, win at HomesteadDavid Rosenblum / NKP / Motorsport Pictures

David Rosenblum / NKP / Motorsport Pictures

A real ‘drivers’ observe

A number of drivers have known as Homestead their favourite race observe and is amongst them, who stated he “seems ahead to returning to Homestead-Miami Speedway. It’s my favourite observe that we race at. Homestead-Miami Speedway is a driver’s racetrack. It’s a lot enjoyable to run proper up in opposition to the fence. You need to be disciplined in the way you drive and save your tires. It’s a observe that’s been good for me in my profession profitable a NASCAR Truck Sequence and NASCAR Xfinity Sequence Championship. The Miami ambiance is simply one of many issues I like about this time of yr. There may be good climate, and followers at all times present as much as help NASCAR racing.”

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It is a sentiment shared by his teammate , who received at Homestead in each 2015 and 2019 en path to claiming the Cup Sequence title.

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“Homestead-Miami Speedway is at all times a enjoyable racetrack,” stated the veteran driver. “It lends itself to drivers properly as a result of it may be a 3, even 4 lane observe as we enterprise from the underside all the best way to the wall. I’ve at all times regarded ahead to going to Homestead. It is a distinctive mile-and-a-half. We have run properly there. I’ve received there. It has been a terrific observe for me. I’ve received two championships by profitable races there.”

Each races this yr noticed the ultimate move for the win come within the remaining two laps with whereas prevailed in an [although Larson had a massive 16-second lead before a late caution].

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Based mostly on final yr’s end at Homestead, that development is more likely to proceed on Sunday.

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