NASCAR Straight Talk Wireless 400: Weather forecast for the upcoming race at Homestead-Miami Speedway

NASCAR fans are in for another thrilling weekend of stock car racing at the Homestead-Miami Speedway as the venue hosts the 34th race of the 2024 season, the Straight Talk Wireless 400, on Sunday, October 27.

This weekend, the 1.5-mile-long quad-oval-shaped track on the NASCAR schedule will host a NASCAR Cup Series playoff race for the eighth time. A total of 38 Cup Series drivers will compete over 267 laps in Homestead, Florida, divided into three stages, adding up to 400.5 miles overall.

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Weather forecast for the 2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Here’s the weather forecast for this week’s Cup Series event, Straight Talk Wireless 400, according to dailydownforce.com:

Saturday, October 26, 2024

NASCAR Cup Series Practice: High 83°F, Low 75°F, Partly Sunny, and 5% chance of rain.

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying: High 83°F, Low 75°F, Partly Sunny, and 5% chance of rain.

Sunday, October 27, 2024

Straight Talk Wireless 400: High 82°F, Low 72°F, Mostly Cloudy, and 5% chance of rain.

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How could weather conditions affect the race?

Weather conditions can impact the race in Homestead, Florida, in several ways, especially in October or November. The factors that could affect Straight Talk Wireless 400 are temperature, rain, wind, visibility and humidity.

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Full entry list for the 2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

The 2024 iteration of the Homestead-Miami race is set to feature 38 Cup Series drivers on the grid. The entry list is as follows:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain
2. #2 - Austin Cindric
3. #3 - Austin Dillon
4. #4 - Josh Berry (R)
5. #5 - Kyle Larson (P)
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski
7. #7 - Justin Haley
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott (P)
10. #10 - Noah Gragson
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin (P)
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney (P)
13. #14 - Chase Briscoe
14. #15 - Kaz Grala (R)
15. #16 - A. J. Allmendinger (i)
16. #17 - Chris Buescher
17. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
18. #20 - Christopher Bell (P)
19. #21 - Harrison Burton
20. #22 - Joey Logano (P)
21. #23 - Bubba Wallace
22. #24 - William Byron (P)
23. #31 - Daniel Hemric
24. #34 - Michael McDowell
25. #38 - Todd Gilliland
26. #41 - Ryan Preece
27. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
28. #43 - Erik Jones
29. #44 - J. J. Yeley (i)
30. #45 - Tyler Reddick (P)
31. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
32. #48 - Alex Bowman
33. #51 - Corey LaJoie
34. #54 - Ty Gibbs
35. #66 - Chad Finchum (i)
36. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
37. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
38. #99 - Daniel Suárez

Catch NASCAR Cup Series action live at Homestead-Miami on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports.