William Byron on his way to victory at Homestead (Photo: Getty Images)
Race day information for the Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway:
Green Flag: 3:48pm(eastern)
Television Coverage: Fox- RaceDay begins at 3:00pm with actual race coverage beginning at 3:30pm(RaceDay on FS1 begins at 2:00pm)
Radio Coverage: MRN Radio beginning at 2:30pm
Race Distance: 400.5 miles(267 laps)
Stage Breaks: Stage 1 will end at lap 80
Stage 2 will end at lap 160
Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy skies with a high of 80(Sunset at 6:22pm)
Starting Lineup: 1. Denny Hamlin(11), 2. Joey Logano(22), 3. Christopher Bell(20), 4. Kevin Harvick(4), 5. Kurt Busch(1), 6. Michael McDowell(34), 7. Brad Keselowski(2), 8. Ryan Preece(37), 9. Martin Truex, Jr.(19), 10. Cole Custer(41), 11. Chase Elliott(9), 12. Chris Buescher(17), 13. Alex Bowman(48), 14. Ryan Blaney(12), 15. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.(47), 16. Aric Almirola(10), 17. Kyle Larson(5), 18. Erik Jones(43), 19. Bubba Wallace(23), 20. Justin Haley(77), 21. Daniel Suarez(99), 22. Austin Dillon(3), 23. Ryan Newman(6), 24. Kyle Busch(18), 25. Corey LaJoie(7), 26. Cody Ware(51), 27. Anthony Alfredo(38), 28. Garrett Smithley(53), 29. James Davison(15), 30. Chase Briscoe(14), 31. William Byron(24), 32. Ross Chastain(42), 33. Timmy Hill(66), 34. B.J. McLeod(78), 35. Tyler Reddick(8), 36. Josh Bilicki(52), 37. Matt DiBenedetto(21), 38. Quin Houff(00)
Significant Happenings:
Pre-race Notes: Denny Hamlin will have to give up the pole starting spot and go to the rear for an unapproved adjustment.
Alex Bowman will have to give up the 13th starting spot and go to the rear for an unapproved adjustment.
Corey LaJoie will have to give up the 25th starting spot and go to the rear for an unapproved adjustment.
James Davison will have to give up the 29th starting spot and go to the rear for failing inspection twice.
Race Notes: The choose cone will be in effect for this race.
3:38- Engines fired!
There will be a competition caution around lap 25.
3:48- Green flag!
Lap 25- Competition caution- Keselowski leads Logano, Kurt Busch and Larson at the time of caution.
Lap 63 caution for blown engine on James Davison. Buescher leads Byron, Keselowski, Kurt Busch, and Bowman.
End of Stage 1- 1. Buescher, 2. Keselowski, 3. Truex, 4. Byron, 5. Bowman, 6. Larson, 7. Logano, 8. Elliott, 9. Kurt Busch, 10. Dillon
Martin Truex, Jr. took the lead just before green flag pit stops that occurred between laps 120-130 then cycled back to the lead when the stops had been completed.
Lap 73 caution for blown engine on the Corey LaJoie car. Truex leads Buescher, Byron, Kurt Busch and Dillon at the time of caution.
End of Stage 2- 1. Byron, 2. Hamlin, 3. Kurt Busch, 4. Truex, 5. Larson, 6. Buescher, 7. Harvick, 8. Blaney, 9. Bowman, 10. Keselowski
Lap 198 caution for Blaney and Almirola getting together. Byron was leading Truex and Larson at the time of caution.
20 laps to go. Byron leads Larson, Truex, Harvick and Reddick.
Finish: 1. William Byron, 2. Tyler Reddick, 3. Martin Truex, Jr., 4. Kyle Larson, 5. Kevin Harvick, 6. Michael McDowell, 7. Ryan Newman, 8. Kurt Busch, 9. Alex Bowman, 10. Kyle Busch, 11. Denny Hamlin, 12. Austin Dillon, 13. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., 14. Chase Elliott, 15. Daniel Suarez, 16. Brad Keselowski, 17. Ross Chastain, 18. Chase Briscoe, 19. Chris Buescher, 20. Christopher Bell, 21. Ryan Preece, 22. Bubba Wallace, 23. Cole Custer, 24. Anthony Alfredo, 25. Joey Logano, 26. Justin Haley, 27. Erik Jones, 28. Matt DiBenedetto, 29. Ryan Blaney, 30. Aric Almirola, 31. Garrett Smithley, 32. Cody Ware, 33. Josh Bilicki, 34. B.J. McLeod, 35. Quinn Houff, 36. Corey LaJoie, 37. James Davison, 38. Timmy Hill