Cup - 2025 - Straight Talk Wireless 400
Date: 2025-03-23 | Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Kyle Larson (#5) | Alex Bowman (#48) | Ryan Blaney (#12) |
| Finish | P1 | P2 | P36 |
| TLS points | 8220 | 9203 | 7284 |
| ARP | 7.33 | 3.66 | 2.98 |
| Laps led | 19 | 43 | 124 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Kyle Larson (#5): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 19 laps with 7.33 average running position and 8,220 TLS points.
TLS leader — Alex Bowman (#48): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (9,203 points). Finished P2 with 43 laps led and 3.66 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — Ryan Blaney (#12): lowest average running position (2.98). Finished P36 with 7,284 TLS points and 124 laps led. ARP is an average across all laps — a driver can run near the front all day yet score fewer TLS points if they led fewer laps, completed fewer laps, or lost ground late while keeping a strong average.
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 14 | 19 | 7.33 | 8220 |
| 2 | 1 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 1 | 43 | 3.66 | 9203 |
| 3 | 2 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 9 | 56 | 5.88 | 8607 |
| 4 | 5 | Chase Briscoe | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 4 | 0 | 8.71 | 7851 |
| 5 | 6 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 23 | 15 | 9.77 | 7565 |
| 6 | 11 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | RFK Racing | 11 | 0 | 11.57 | 7083 |
| 7 | 7 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 10 | 0 | 9.79 | 7560 |
| 8 | 12 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 20 | 0 | 11.60 | 7075 |
| 9 | 16 | Ryan Preece | 60 | Ford | RFK Racing | 31 | 0 | 17.02 | 5622 |
| 10 | 17 | Justin Haley | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 21 | 0 | 17.69 | 5443 |
| 11 | 18 | Zane Smith | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 17 | 3 | 18.82 | 5141 |
| 12 | 4 | William Byron | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 1 | 7.92 | 8062 |
| 13 | 15 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 30 | 0 | 16.15 | 5855 |
| 14 | 19 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 12 | 0 | 19.12 | 5060 |
| 15 | 25 | Erik Jones | 43 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 28 | 0 | 23.03 | 4013 |
| 16 | 10 | Noah Gragson | 4 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 11.23 | 7175 |
| 17 | 13 | Josh Berry | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 2 | 2 | 14.64 | 6261 |
| 18 | 14 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 15.24 | 6101 |
| 19 | 9 | Austin Cindric | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 8 | 0 | 11.18 | 7188 |
| 20 | 20 | Michael McDowell | 71 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 26 | 0 | 19.87 | 4859 |
| 21 | 31 | Kyle Busch | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 22 | 0 | 27.60 | 2786 |
| 22 | 21 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 33 | 0 | 20.44 | 4705 |
| 23 | 24 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 7 | 0 | 21.85 | 4328 |
| 24 | 28 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | HYAK Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 25.82 | 3264 |
| 25 | 23 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 13 | 0 | 21.38 | 4454 |
| 26 | 26 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | RFK Racing | 32 | 0 | 24.81 | 3522 |
| 27 | 29 | Ty Dillon | 10 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 34 | 0 | 25.86 | 3241 |
| 28 | 32 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Haas Factory Team | 24 | 0 | 28.97 | 2410 |
| 29 | 30 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 16 | 0 | 27.02 | 2932 |
| 30 | 33 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 29 | 0 | 29.48 | 2274 |
| 31 | 27 | Ross Chastain | 1 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 25 | 0 | 25.12 | 3438 |
| 32 | 35 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | 88 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 35 | 0 | 32.06 | 1587 |
| 33 | 34 | Riley Herbst # | 35 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 19 | 0 | 30.34 | 2038 |
| 34 | 36 | Cody Ware | 51 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 36 | 0 | 35.19 | 747 |
| 35 | 37 | * JJ Yeley | 44 | Chevrolet | NY Racing Team | 37 | 0 | 35.99 | 531 |
| 36 | 8 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 6 | 124 | 2.98 | 7284 |
| 37 | 22 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 15 | 4 | 13.12 | 4627 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Byron | 24 | 44476 | 7.26 | 111 | 8062 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | 41216 | 9.49 | 43 | 7075 |
| 3 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 40325 | 11.43 | 159 | 7188 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 40010 | 12.13 | 92 | 8220 |
| 5 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 37118 | 12.19 | 98 | 8607 |
| 6 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 36817 | 13.01 | 62 | 9203 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 22 | 36777 | 12.98 | 247 | 5060 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 35470 | 11.45 | 148 | 7284 |
| 9 | Josh Berry | 21 | 34527 | 15.86 | 76 | 6261 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 20 | 33710 | 14.31 | 114 | 2932 |
| 11 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 33510 | 15.80 | 2 | 6101 |
| 12 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 33359 | 16.12 | 24 | 7565 |
| 13 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 31821 | 15.92 | 0 | 7083 |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 60 | 31646 | 16.75 | 43 | 5622 |
| 15 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 30088 | 15.33 | 58 | 2786 |
| 16 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 29146 | 15.27 | 39 | 3438 |
| 17 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 28067 | 14.36 | 2 | 7560 |
| 18 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 26726 | 17.06 | 12 | 4705 |
| 19 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 26049 | 19.93 | 0 | 5855 |
| 20 | Chase Briscoe | 19 | 25314 | 17.37 | 9 | 7851 |
| 21 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | 25252 | 15.79 | 5 | 4627 |
| 22 | Erik Jones | 43 | 25063 | 21.66 | 1 | 4013 |
| 23 | Noah Gragson | 4 | 24948 | 19.66 | 2 | 7175 |
| 24 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | 24101 | 22.15 | 0 | 4328 |
| 25 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | 23996 | 21.45 | 7 | 2274 |
| 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 23830 | 21.96 | 0 | 3264 |
| 27 | Zane Smith | 38 | 22785 | 22.97 | 3 | 5141 |
| 28 | Michael McDowell | 71 | 21670 | 22.74 | 12 | 4859 |
| 29 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | 20500 | 22.92 | 0 | 4454 |
| 30 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 19432 | 20.08 | 0 | 3522 |
| 31 | Justin Haley | 7 | 19108 | 22.03 | 0 | 5443 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 10 | 17755 | 26.73 | 3 | 3241 |
| 33 | Riley Herbst # | 35 | 17461 | 24.18 | 0 | 2038 |
| 34 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | 88 | 15044 | 23.97 | 25 | 1587 |
| 35 | Cole Custer | 41 | 13614 | 26.96 | 0 | 2410 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 51 | 8395 | 32.13 | 1 | 747 |
| 37 | * Corey LaJoie | 01 | 6920 | 22.39 | 10 | 0 |
| 38 | * Jimmie Johnson | 84 | 2884 | 27.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | * JJ Yeley | 44 | 1444 | 35.51 | 0 | 531 |
| 40 | * Katherine Legge | 78 | 1246 | 32.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | * Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | 961 | 28.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | * Helio Castroneves | 91 | 871 | 29.73 | 0 | 0 |