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NASCAR’s Championship Weekend is back at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with the Cup race Sunday

The 5AM Miami Gardens teamFrom Saturday’s edition · 1 min read · 4 sources

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If you like your weekends loud, NASCAR’s Championship Weekend is back at Homestead-Miami Speedway after six years at Phoenix Raceway. Track president Guillermo Santa Cruz said fans will get a video-game-like view from the Turn 1 Tower.

  • Truck Series: Fri., Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m.
  • O’Reilly Series: Sat., Nov. 7, 5 p.m.
  • Cup Series championship race: Sun., Nov. 8, 3 p.m.

Kyle Larson is 67 points ahead of Christopher Bell and 70 ahead of Denny Hamlin in the Cup standings. A 28th-place finish Sunday, worth nine points, would give him his second straight title.

9 pointswhat Larson needs Sunday to clinch the Cup title

A 28th-place finish would give Kyle Larson his second consecutive Cup Series title and third overall.

Source: Miami Herald

The other two series are tighter. Justin Allgaier leads Jesse Love by 22 in the O’Reilly Series, and Kaden Honeycutt leads Layne Riggs by 20 in the Truck Series.

Larson’s Cup lead is the biggest of the three series leads

Sources: Miami Herald, NewsRadio WIOD

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Truck: Honeycutt over Riggs20 points
O’Reilly: Allgaier over Love22 points
Cup: Larson over Bell67 points

Sources: NewsRadio WIOD, WPLG Local 10, Miami Herald

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