Kyle Larson wins third NASCAR Cup title
Kyle Larson clinched the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship at Homestead after stage points, while Ryan Blaney won the race. Blaney later missed the awards banquet and a Daytona exhibition race after a fall.
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Kyle Larson clinched the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship at Homestead on Sunday. The No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver took stage points from a fourth-place finish in Stage 1. He entered the finale 67 points ahead of Christopher Bell and 70 ahead of Denny Hamlin after a winless streak that reached 51 races.
Ryan Blaney passed Tyler Reddick with a lap remaining to win the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, beating him by 0.314 seconds. Larson finished 12th after securing his third Cup title and second in a row in the opening stage. He became the first back-to-back champion since Jimmie Johnson in 2010, and Bell finished second in the Chase standings, 49 points behind Larson.
Blaney said he accidentally took a fall at a Monday dinner that required medical attention. The 32-year-old race winner missed the NASCAR awards banquet in Miami and Wednesday's Ford exhibition race at Daytona. Robert Noaker replaced him on the U.S. Marine Corps team in the inaugural Proud To Honor Veterans Day Classic, which features 12 drivers in six teams representing military branches.
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Ryan Blaney misses NASCAR awards and Daytona Ford race after fall
Ryan Blaney said he accidentally took a fall at a Monday dinner that required medical attention, forcing him to miss the NASCAR awards banquet in Miami and Wednesday's Ford exhibition race at Daytona. The 32-year-old, who won the season finale at Homestead-Miami, will be replaced by Robert Noaker on the U.S. Marine Corps team. The inaugural Proud To Honor Veterans Day Classic features 12 drivers in six teams representing military branches.
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Blaney wins Cup finale as Larson claims third title
Ryan Blaney passed Tyler Reddick with a lap remaining to win the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, beating him by 0.314 seconds. Kyle Larson finished 12th after clinching his third Cup title and second in a row in the opening stage, becoming the first back-to-back champion since Jimmie Johnson in 2010. Christopher Bell finished second in the Chase standings, 49 points behind Larson.
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Larson wins 2026 NASCAR Cup championship, third of career
Kyle Larson clinched the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship at Homestead on Sunday, taking stage points from a fourth-place finish in Stage 1. The No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver won the 2021 and 2025 titles and is the first repeat champion since Jimmie Johnson in 2010. Larson entered the finale 67 points ahead of Christopher Bell and 70 ahead of Denny Hamlin after a winless streak that reached 51 races.