Ryan Blaney outduels Tyler Reddick for Homestead win, Kyle Larson clinches NASCAR title

Reddick, Byron, Bell and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top five, with Hamlin, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez, Noah Gragson and Michael McDowell completing the top 10. 

Kyle Larson officially clinched the 2026 Cup Series championship on Sunday after finishing the race in 12th. He was inside the top 10 and went three-wide on the final restart but hit the wall and dropped quickly.

"You definitely think about it, but try not to," Larson told NBC. "I'm just so proud of my team. First and foremost, Hendrick Motorsports, this was statistically probably one of our worst years. To still come away with the championship shows how resilient everybody at the race shop is, everybody on my team, my teammates, and GM too, Chevrolet. 

"Ten weeks ago... we just didn't have the speed. Our execution was so-so at the time. We just made no mistakes, really, until tonight, all of them behind the wheel. I got word that we had clinched it and I started driving like an idiot. More mad at myself."

Larson clinched the championship after a fourth-place finish in Stage 1, though the rest of his day didn't do as smoothly. His No. 5 was wounded after a pit road stack-up at the start of Stage 3. 

The title is Larson's third, his second straight and his third in six seasons at Hendrick Motorsports. 

Notable results

Other notable finishers include Ty Gibbs in 11th, Austin Hill in 15th, Alex Bowman in 16th, Joey Logano in 17th, Justin Haley in 21st, Chase Elliott in 22nd, Chris Buescher in 24th, Ryan Preece in 25th and Brad Keselowski in 28th in his last race with RFK Racing. 

Chase Briscoe finished 39th after an engine failure on Lap 78, while Corey Heim finished last (40th) after mechanical issues brought an end to his race after only 57 laps. 

The 2027 Cup Series season will unofficially begin with the exhibition Clash at Daytona on Feb. 13 and officially start with the 69th running of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 21.