NASCAR Cup Championship Weekend

Countdown to the Championship Weekend A new champion will be crowned after 400 miles of high-speed stock car action, but the season’s culminating race is only part of the fun. The crowning race of the NASCAR Cup Series returns to Miami November 6-8, 2026, when NASCAR Championship Weekend takes over the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead. Two other NASCAR championships will also be decided in Homestead, making this one of the year’s top sports events in Miami. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Championship weekend in Miami. What is NASCAR Cup Series Championship? The NASCAR Cup Series Championship is the final race of the NASCAR season, which begins in February at the Daytona 500. The season consists of 36 races: 26 in the regular season and 10 in The Chase. The Chase is NASCAR’s version of the playoffs, in which the top 16 drivers from the regular season compete for the NASCAR Cup championship, amassing points over the season’s final 10 races. Homestead-Miami Speedway hosts the final race, where the new champion is crowned. The stakes in Miami are high, setting up the most dramatic race of the year. NASCAR also has two other series with…