Straight Talk Wireless 400

The Straight Talk Wireless 400 race will rejoin the early-season of the NASCAR Cup Series in the 2025 season. It was a part of the playoffs in the previous Cup Series season. The Straight Talk Wireless 400 is an important part of the NASCAR Cup Series history. In 2023, the race was renamed to 4EVER 400 by the sponsors Mobil1. They changed the name in order to honor their driver Kevin Harvick, who was retiring after the 2023 season from the Cup Series. The race also has special place in the career of Tony Stewart. Stewart set the record for most wins by a Rookie in modern era during the inaugral event. He also won his first Cup Series title in 2001 at the same race.

The Straight Talk Wireless 400 has been a crucial race in many driver championships. Drivers like, Jimmie Johnson, Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch have won their championships at the race. In 2017, Martin Truex Jr. was able to create a special moment by winning the NASCAR championship after winning the event. He won the championship after leading 78 laps in his no.78 car. The Straight Talk Wireless 400 race has changed its place in the NASCAR schedule many times since its addition to the Cup Series.

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Straight Talk Wireless 400 History

The Straight Talk Wireless 400 race was held for the first time in the NASCAR calendar in the 1999 Cup Series season. Tony Stewart managed to clinch the win in the race, the championship, however, went to Dale Jarrett. Tyler Reddick won the 2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 to slingshot himself into the Championship 4 for the first time in his career.

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The Straight Wireless 400 served at the championship finale from 2002 until the 2019 season. The race was shifted to March in 2020 making it one of the first races of the Cup Series season. Straight Talk Wireless 400 returned to the NASCAR playoffs as the third-last race in 2022 and continued until the 2024 season.

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Straight Talk Wireless 400 2025 Schedule

According to information from the NASCAR Cup Series official website, the Straight Wireless 400 race in 2024 will be held from 3:00 PM Eastern Time on Sunday, March 23. It will be a 267-lap event covering a total distance of 400.5 miles. The Straight Talk Wireless race will be divided into three stages, the first two stages are 80 laps each whereas the last stage will be 107 laps long. No further information is available about the schedule of the race on the NASCAR official site.

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Straight Talk Wireless 400 2025 Venue

The race will be held at the Homestead Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida in the United States. The track is a 1.5 miles long paved oval with a banking of 18-20 degrees in turns and it is classified as a Speedway by NASCAR. The Homestead-Miami Speedway’s lap record in the NASCAR Cup Series has been awarded to Kevin Harvick. He clocked a time of 0:31.527 in 2019 during his lap.

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Drivers who have the most wins in the Straight Talk Wireless 400 race

Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, and Denny Hamlin are three drivers who have won the race maximum times. Denny Hamlin is the only active driver with most wins in the event. He also won the event as a team owner in 2024, when his team 23XI Racing won the race. The trio has won the race a total of three times. Denny Hamlin is the only active driver with the most wins in the Straight Talk Wireless 400 race. Joe Gibbs Racing has claimed nine wins in the event which is the most wins by any team.

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Where to watch the Straight Talk Wireless 400 2025?

The broadcast rights of the race are solely provided to FS1 according to the NASCAR official site. Whereas, the radio privileges will be handled by MRN and SiriusXM.

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