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, the fifth race of the Playoffs, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 31st iteration of the

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. The race was held on October 26, 2024, at

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, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In an action-packed race,

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, driving for

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, would pass

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for the lead in the final stages, and went on to have a dominating performance, leading a race-high 82 laps and winning both stages to earn his 10th career

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win, and his fourth of the season. With his win, he would also clinch a spot in the Championship 4. To fill out the podium, Custer, driving for

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, and

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, driving for

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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Report

Background

is a

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track located in

. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including

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, the

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, and the Grand-Am

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. From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of

's series: the

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and

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; due to Ford Motor Company sponsoring all three races the weekend was known as the 'Ford Championship Weekend'. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both effected by the

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, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the second race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.

Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver. * (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. * (P) denotes playoff driver. * (OP) denotes owner's playoff car.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 25, at 4:05 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.

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, driving for

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, and

, driving for

, would set the fastest time in the session, with both drivers getting a lap of 33.629, and a speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, October 25, at 4:40 PM EST. Since

is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.

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, driving for

, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 33.067, and a speed of . No drivers would fail to qualify.

Qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 45'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 45'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 110''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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