2025 has been treating NASCAR fans quite well, thanks to some high-octane action week after week. A similar story unfolded at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last weekend, where Josh Berry defied the odds to claim his first-ever Cup race victory, gifting the Wood Brothers their first victory since August 24, 2024.
Amidst this positive trend, the action now shifts to Homestead-Miami for the Straight Talk Wireless 400, an event that rarely fails to deliver incredible racing. Last year, Tyler Reddick took the checkered flag, with Ryan Blaney and Denny Hamlin finishing second and third, while Christopher Bell and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five.
Incredibly enough, Reddick won the race, including stage 1 from pole position, pulling off one of the most perfect weekends for a NASCAR driver. However, this year’s race in Miami could be far less predictable, with more than five drivers in strong contention for the victory at Homestead.
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With a metric score of 41.000, JJ Yeley leads the qualifying order and will be part of Group 1. Along with Yeley, the likes of Bubba Wallace, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, and several others will be joining Group 1 for the practice and qualifying sessions at Homestead.
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Meanwhile, Byron returns to the bottom of the chart with the lowest metric score of 3.100, subsequently joining Group 2 along with last week’s race winner, Berry, Bell, Larson, Suarez, and Cindric. Here’s the qualifying order for NASCAR at Homestead-Miami this weekend.
Group 1
1 – JJ Yeley
2 – Cody Ware
3 – Shane van Gisbergen
4 – Austin Dillon
5 – Noah Gragson
6 – Cole Custer
7 – Kyle Busch
8 – Carson Hocevar
9 – Todd Gilliland
10 – Ryan Blaney
11 – Erik Jones
12 – Ty Gibbs
13 – Zane Smith
14 – Bubba Wallace
15 – Ty Dillon
16 – Riley Herbst
17 – Denny Hamlin
18 – John Hunter Nemechek
19 – Justin Haley
Group 2
20 – Chase Briscoe
21 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
22 – Tyler Reddick
23 – Brad Keselowski
24 – Michael McDowell
25 – Joey Logano
26 – A.J. Allmendinger
27 – Chris Buescher
28 – Christopher Bell
29 – Chase Elliott
30 – Kyle Larson
31 – Ryan Preece
32 – Daniel Suárez
33 – Ross Chastain
34 – Austin Cindric
35 – Alex Bowman
36 – Josh Berry
37 – William Byron
Overall, an enthralling weekend awaits motorsport enthusiasts, as drivers with distinct narratives seek a race victory in Miami. However, the question is, who will eventually secure the victory on Sunday afternoon?