Kyle Larson wins Straight Talk Wireless 400

NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (5) celebrates with his son after winning the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Kyle Larson stages late charge to win Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Mar 23, 2025 8:12 PM ET

Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 was another example of Kyle Larson being Kyle Larson.

The 2021 Cup Series champion ran fourth with under 20 laps to go at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but a fast long-run car and his ability to run the top of the track better than any driver in the field proved to be the difference.

After making relatively quick work of Chase Briscoe and Bubba Wallace, Larson made his way into second behind race leader Alex Bowman. With seven laps to go, Bowman hit the wall in Turn 3, opening a door for an opportunistic Larson.

Bowman in the wall!

Larson to the lead!! pic.twitter.com/PfxEa2nQQD
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 23, 2025

It was all she wrote from there, as Larson cruised into the Miami sunset to win his first race of 2025 and the 30th of his Cup Series career. The win is Larson's second at Homestead-Miami.

Never doubt Yung Money! @KyleLarsonRacin wins at @HomesteadMiami! pic.twitter.com/o1DtNc5dux
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 23, 2025

Bowman, Wallace, Briscoe and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five, with Chris Buescher, AJ Allmendinger, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Preece and Justin Haley completing the top 10.

Other notable finishers include William Byron in 12th, Joey Logano in 14th, Josh Berry in 17th, Chase Elliott in 18th and Christopher Bell in 29th.

After blowing an engine on Lap 207, Ryan Blaney — who won Stage 1 and led 124 laps — was relegated to a 36th-place finish. Carson Hocevar suffered mechanical issues early in the race and finished last in 37th.

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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