Homestead Schedule and TV Guide: NASCAR Start Times for Championship Weekend

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This Homestead schedule and TV guide has every practice, qualifying session and championship race for NASCAR’s final weekend of the season at Homestead-Miami Speedway, November 5-8. All three national series crown their champions at the 1.5-mile track in Homestead, Florida.

All times are Eastern. Daylight saving time ended November 1, so times are now Eastern Standard Time.

Thursday, November 5

• 6:30 p.m.: Truck Series practice (NASCAR Channel)

Friday, November 6

• 2:30 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying (FS1, FOX One)
• 4 p.m.: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series practice (ESPN App)
• 5:30 p.m.: Cup Series practice (truTV; MRN, SiriusXM)
• 7:30 p.m.: Truck Series championship race (FS1, FOX One; NRN, SiriusXM)

Saturday, November 7

• 1 p.m.: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying (ESPN App)
• 2:30 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying (truTV; MRN, SiriusXM)
• 5 p.m.: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series championship race (The CW; MRN, SiriusXM)

Sunday, November 8

• 3 p.m.: Cup Series championship race, the Straight Talk Wireless 400 (NBC, HBO Max; MRN, SiriusXM)

Cup Series: Larson leads by 67

Kyle Larson leads Christopher Bell by 67 points and Denny Hamlin by 70 going into the final race. They are the only three drivers still eligible for the title. Larson, the 2021 and 2025 champion, is going for his third Cup title. Bell and Hamlin are both looking for their first.

Under this year’s points-based Chase, there is no Championship 4. The title goes to the driver with the most points after Homestead.

O’Reilly Series: Allgaier leads by 22

Justin Allgaier took the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series lead at Martinsville and leads Jesse Love by 22 points, Corey Day by 23, Carson Kvapil by 31 and Sheldon Creed by 42, as Pit This Time reported.

Truck Series: Honeycutt leads by 20

Kaden Honeycutt leads Layne Riggs by 20 points going into the Truck Series finale, as Pit This Time reported. Honeycutt said the lead is “definitely not comfortable.”

Where to stream

Truck Series races stream on FOX One, O’Reilly Series sessions on the ESPN App, and the Cup Series race on HBO Max. NASCAR’s weekend schedule lists the times above; check for any weather-related changes before the green flag.