The NASCAR Cup Series arrived at Homestead-Miami Speedway, providing one of the best races of the 2024 season. Tyler Reddick won Stage 1, and Denny Hamlin won Stage 2; however, it didn’t appear as either driver would win. Yet, Kyle Larson spun out battling Ryan Blaney for the lead with 10 laps to go, causing a dramatic late-race restart.
[autotag]Tyler Reddick[/autotag] won the 2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead, winning his third race of the season and clinching a spot in the Championship 4. Reddick was able to pass Blaney on the top in the final corners of the race after passing Hamlin for second place in Turns 1 and 2. The driver of the No. 45 simply put together an all-time lap.
TYLER REDDICK PASSES RYAN BLANEY IN THE FINAL CORNER!
HE WINS AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI AND IS GOING TO THE NASCAR CHAMPIONSHIP! pic.twitter.com/GtgwGyY6jb
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 27, 2024
Reddick, who entered below the playoff cut-line, needed a win to realistically have a chance at the Championship 4. Meanwhile, Blaney’s devastating loss has put him 38 points below the bubble. It all comes down to Martinsville Speedway next weekend, as NASCAR officially sets the Championship 4.
NASCAR results from Homestead in October 2024:
- No. 45 Tyler Reddick (P)
- No. 12 Ryan Blaney (P)
- No. 11 Denny Hamlin (P)
- No. 20 Christopher Bell (P)
- No. 9 Chase Elliott (P)
- No. 24 William Byron (P)
- No. 48 Alex Bowman
- No. 16 A.J. Allmendinger
- No. 77 Carson Hocevar
- No. 41 Ryan Preece
- No. 4 Josh Berry
- No. 14 Chase Briscoe
- No. 5 Kyle Larson (P)
- No. 34 Michael McDowell
- No. 17 Chris Buescher
- No. 99 Daniel Suarez
- No. 6 Brad Keselowski
- No. 23 Bubba Wallace
- No. 10 Noah Gragson
- No. 38 Todd Gilliland
- No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- No. 43 Erik Jones
- No. 19 Martin Truex Jr.
- No. 21 Harrison Burton
- No. 3 Austin Dillon
- No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
- No. 2 Austin Cindric
- No. 22 Joey Logano (P)
- No. 31 Daniel Hemric
- No. 71 Zane Smith
- No. 8 Kyle Busch
- No. 15 Kaz Grala
- No. 1 Ross Chastain
- No. 7 Justin Haley
- No. 51 Corey LaJoie
- No. 54 Ty Gibbs
- No. 66 Chad Finchum
- No. 44 J.J. Yeley