Kyle Larson wins Homestead Cup race after Bowman g...

It was almost one other victory within the 2025 NASCAR Cup season for drivers with a final title beginning with ‘B’, as Alex Bowman got here one place shy of the win at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Alex Bowman took the lead with 33 laps to go, sliding by Bubba Wallace as he acquired tight on the exit of Flip 2. They drag-raced down the backstretch, however Wallace was unable to carry again the cost.

However the battle for victory was removed from over as Kyle Larson made a closing cost towards his Hendrick Motorsports teammate. As Larson quickly closed on the pole-sitter, Bowman tried to maneuver greater to match Larson’s line however acquired into the surface  wall in a vital mistake with simply six laps left. Larson pounced on the alternative, taking the lead and setting sail.

It was Larson’s thirtieth profession Cup Sequence win, and his second of the weekend after successful Friday’s Truck race. He got here one win shy of the weekend sweep, losing the lead on the final restart throughout Saturday’s Xfinity race.

A successful automotive with battle scars

The automotive was not with out its battle scars with scrapes alongside the suitable entrance and proper rear fender after a number of shut encounters with the surface wall. There was additionally a gap within the dented left-side door after a collision with Josh Berry on pit highway.

“It was removed from good,” Larson informed FOX Sports activities 1. “I gave up a spot and a half, nearly two spots there by getting within the wall too many occasions. I knew I wasn’t going to get one of the best restart there. I knew I wasn’t good on the quick runs and simply thought if I might maintain off the 11 [Hamlin] and the 45 [Reddick] behind me, you recognize, I might get (to) within the prime and the 19 [Briscoe] too. Then I acquired within the wall and let him by. Simply type of needed to maintain plugging away at what I do know and what’s good for me. So simply pleased with myself, pleased with the workforce. Simply a variety of gritty, exhausting work there right this moment between injury on pit highway, you recognize, qualifying dangerous, dangerous restarts, all that stuff.

“Simply tremendous pumped. One of many coolest wins I feel in my Cup profession simply due to the heartbreak I’ve had right here, the heartbreak yesterday, and to simply maintain my head down and maintain digging feels actually good.”

The most effective of the remainder

Bowman completed second, 1.2s again of the lead on the end with Wallace ending third whereas additionally accumulating the bonus level for quickest lap. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin had been fourth and fifth, respectively. Chris Buescher, AJ Allmendinger, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Preece, and Justin Haley rounded out the highest ten.

The race was pretty clear with solely two cautions for trigger — the primary when Christopher Bell spun and later when Ryan Blaney’s engine detonated after main essentially the most laps. Blaney and Carson Hocevar had been the one two drivers who failed to achieve the checkered flag. 

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