Palm tree needles fly onto the track! Heavy winds devastate the asphalt surface, with debris and Budweiser cans littering the front-stretch. 200 mops and 400 brooms were bought at Artie's "Sweep and Save" discount store on Coconut Palm Drive, hoping to clear the residue before race day. "We prayed at the local Buddharansi Temple for a clear day" said Jeremy Pringle. "Their vending machine had cricket-flavored mints. It was a sight to behold." Look for more "beholding sights" in the Homestead-Miami Speedway Pennzoil 400!

Race Results

Points Standings

Race Recap

Chauncey Redmond Jr. nabs his second career pole! He, Ken Pettit, Geno Sphere, Jimmie Stevens, Dan Johnston, Jonathan Skrabacz, Michael Henson, Scott Jackson, Cristian Torres, Steven Spears, Mike Carroll, Ben Geer and Rod Weston pray for a top-20 run to solidify themselves into the top-35 before next week's Virginia 500. Redmond would dominate early, holding off charges from teammate Molemar Diggs and Zakk Miller.

Ben Geer battles side-by-side with Redmond! Both drivers show speed at an opportune time, with Geer 51-points out of the provisional cut-line. Redmond is 33 ahead, praying to hold off the field for the initial 60-lap stint. Matt Raboin uses his California-winning Viper to pass them both, sending Redmond and Geer to hover around 10th. By lap 18, Dakota Wilkins leads the field. Towards the rear, John Battista and Timothy McDonnell struggle outside the top-30.

Dan Johnston and Johnny Reed Foley dominate the remaining green flag stint. For Dan, it's his first laps led since the 2024 Food City 500; a whopping 34 races ago. Foley would lead his fourth out of six in 2025, mimicking his Championship run in hopes of a victory. He, Dan, Molemar Diggs and Adam Crapser pulled ahead during the later stages, leaving the remaining field to contemplate a short-pit strategy. 

Alex Crapser came out the beneficiary, sacrificing fuel mileage at the notoriously low-attrition facility. He, Johnston, Rick Jackson, Dakota Wilkins and Steven Spears skirmished for the top-spot between laps 75 through 86, with the Crown Royal #44 coming out on top. He and Wilkins tag-teamed away from the pack, lapping Ziggy Moonglow and Jonathan Skrabacz in the process. Wilkins would take the lead outright on lap 121.

Another Alex Crapser short-pit put the #04 Pennzoil Chevrolet in reach of Wilkins and Jackson, pulling the triumvirate to a six-second advantage over "Smoking Man" Dave Miller! Crapser's #04 looked like a Cheerio trapped inside a jelly jar, mixing yellow and purple in a lead-pack cavalcade of the ages! Sadly, it would not last. A debris caution on lap 182 brought back all the colors, with Tony Pizzaro taking the lead after a loose lug-nut on the #77 team dropped them to fifth.

Pizzaro, miracle-man Steven Spears, Alex Crapser, Rick Jackson, Dakota Wilkins, Ryan Heuser, Dave Miller, John Tharp, Johnny Reed Foley and William Perry took the field inside the top-10 in a one-stop dash to the finish. Pizzaro and Spears held 1-2 through lap 215, before the horsepower cavalcade of Dakota Wilkins and Ryan Heuser triumphed over the Mello Yello #65. Up front, the Fenway Frank machine led the field to final green flag stops with around 25-to-go.

Horror devastates the Bob Marley team! A Goodyear puncture takes Ken Pettit out, running 15th and well in-line to make the top-35. Pettit led the points with zero DNF's this time last year. Now he has four, doubling rookie Mike Carroll for the league lead and having to qualify for Martinsville; a track he's struggled at in the past. Ken Joynt and pole-sitter Chauncey Redmond also endured woes, with Redmond also having to qualify for the Virginia 500.

Alex Crapser jumps from 10th-place to a six-second advantage over the field! A short pit strategy of the ages, hoping to rectify previous bad luck at the Speedway. Rick Jackson and Craig Lee came out second and third, battling for the spot as Crapser drafts with Jonathan Skrabacz to help maintain his advantage. By lap 250, the #44 Crown Royal machine finally clears Lee, charging the Pennzoil #04 down in hopes of securing his second victory in 2025; well needed after a winless 2024 campaign.

Jackson diminishes the gap to two-seconds! With three-to-go, Dakota Wilkins caught Jackson, keeping Crapser ahead as they battled defiantly for second. The #04 Lucas Racing Pennzoil Chevrolet puts the team in the victory column for 2025, crossing the line in first after masterful short pit strategy kept them in the hunt! Homestead has been a bane for Lucas Racing in the past. They have finally reached the summit!

Alex Crapser catapults to fourth in the standings; 45 points back after a hard-luck 32nd-place effort for Zach Michael. Before today, Lucas Racing struggled at the 1.5-mile facilities, with only John Battista figuring out the package. The engine supply for Blazin' Pedals Racing may have proved a boon, gathering info from the #77 Rockies team that dominated these facilities in 2024. Congratulations to Alex, crew chief Cheato Jacobsen and the entire Lucas Racing organization for an excellent victory!

2025 Pennzoil 400 Video