NASCAR Cup · Homestead-Miami Speedway · Homestead, FL

NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Straight Talk Wireless 400)

Fri, Nov 6 – Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · Green flag 3:00 PM track time

2026 season finale; Championship 4 decided here. Scheduled 3:00 PM ET.

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Race weekend

Fri, Nov 6: Green flag

Roughest day of the weekend, Fri, Nov 6: Green flag: race on.

FriNov 687°30° 71°22° 12%Green flagpartial

Day	Flag	Sky	High / low	Rain	Gusts	Track temp	Density alt.	Sunrise · sunset
Fri Nov 6	Green flag	Clear	87°30° 71°22°	12%	15 mph24 km/h WNW	117°47°	2,215 ft675 m	6:32 AM · 5:38 PM

Flags judge the racing hours, 9 am to 10 pm at the track. Days beyond the forecast horizon fill in as the weekend gets closer.

Next 24 hours at the track

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6 PMNow

81°27°2%9 mph15 km/hENE87°31°

7 PM

79°26°3%7 mph11 km/hENE79°26°

8 PM

78°25°4%5 mph9 km/hENE78°25°

9 PM

77°25°4%4 mph7 km/hENE77°25°

10 PM

77°25°4%5 mph8 km/hE77°25°

11 PM

77°25°6%4 mph7 km/hE77°25°

12 AM

77°25°7%4 mph6 km/hENE77°25°

1 AM

77°25°8%5 mph8 km/hE77°25°

1 AM

77°25°9%5 mph9 km/hE77°25°

2 AM

77°25°8%4 mph7 km/hE77°25°

3 AM

77°25°8%6 mph9 km/hE77°25°

4 AM

76°24°9%5 mph8 km/hENE76°24°

5 AM

75°24°9%4 mph7 km/hE75°24°

6 AM

75°24°12%5 mph9 km/hENE75°24°

7 AM

76°25°15%6 mph9 km/hE77°25°

8 AM

81°27°20%9 mph14 km/hE87°31°

9 AM

82°28°24%12 mph19 km/hE95°35°

10 AM

81°27°20%14 mph22 km/hE87°31°

11 AM

82°28°26%13 mph21 km/hE94°34°

12 PM

82°28°33%13 mph20 km/hE90°32°

1 PM

82°28°32%14 mph22 km/hE88°31°

2 PM

81°27°18%15 mph24 km/hE88°31°

3 PM

80°27°19%14 mph22 km/hE86°30°

4 PM

81°27°30%13 mph21 km/hENE92°34°

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Rain fell on 7 of the last 10 race-day weekends here; the hottest was 86°30° in 2025.

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The dates, high and low, rain and gusts for each of the last 10 race weekends here. Part of Raceway Weather Pro.

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Weather on the same weekend of the year at this track, from the Open-Meteo archive; past editions may have run on other dates.

The weekend

Facts

Series: NASCAR Cup
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
Dates: Fri, Nov 6 – Sun, Nov 8, 2026
Main event: Sun, Nov 8, 3:00 PM local
Usual weekend: Second weekend of November, season finale
Date status: Confirmed date
Weight: Crown jewel
Notes: 2026 season finale; Championship 4 decided here. Scheduled 3:00 PM ET.

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