Kyle Larson moved past Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman with seven laps to go, capturing Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.Restarting fourth with 55 laps to go following the race’s final caution period, Bowman worked his way by Larson and Denny Hamlin and eventually put his No. 48 Chevrolet around Bubba Wallace’s No. 23 Toyota with 33 laps left around the 1.5-mile speedway.But with Larson charging hard in his No. 5 Chevrolet, Bowman banged the wall hard on the frontstretch, allowing Larson to slip past and move away for a win by 1.205 seconds for his 30th career victory and Chevrolet’s third in five Homestead races.Larson became the third-winningest driver in the Hendrick organization’s history, trailing Jeff Gordon (93 wins) and Jimmie Johnson (83).Wallace, Chase Briscoe and Hamlin rounded out the top five.In the 27th Cup race in the South Florida track’s history, Bowman led 36 other cars to the green flag, but he eventually watched Ryan Blaney, Josh Berry and Larson take the point through a caution-free start to the 267-lap race, the series’ sixth of the season.However, with 10 laps to go in Stage 1 and Blaney’s No. 12 Ford out front, three-time 2025 winner Christopher Bell spun by himself while tight against the Turn 4 wall.Blaney held the lead on the ensuring restart and won his second stage this season. Bowman, Briscoe, Larson and Austin Cindric grabbed the top-five bonus points in the 80-lap segment.Hamlin pitted his No. 11 Toyota on Lap 126 but regained the lead with four laps to go and was victorious in Stage 2 by nipping Larson, who was on the same strategy with fresher tires. Blaney, William Byron and Wallace followed.Running third with 60 circuits left, Blaney had his engine expire in a plume of smoke off Turn 4. The 2023 Cup champion led 124 laps.
Kyle Larson nabs 30th career win, first of 2025 at Homestead
Kyle Larson moved past Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman with seven laps to go, capturing Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. Restarting fourth with 55 laps to go following the race's final caution period, Bowman worked his way by Larson and Denny Hamlin and eventually put his No. 48 Chevrolet…