The 2024 Dixie Vodka 400 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on October 27, 2024, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it will be the 34th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the eighth race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 8.
| Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
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| Race 34 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | October 27, 2024 | ||
| Location | Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Todd Gordon | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) | ||
Report
editBackground
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Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series; 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 COVID-19 pandemic, 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
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Media
editTelevision
editNBC will cover the race on television. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte will call the race from the broadcast booth. Reporters TBA handle the pit road duties from pit lane.
| NBC | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte |
TBA |
Radio
editMRN will have the radio call for the race, which will also bw simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and former NASCAR crew chief Todd Gordon will call the action of the race for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody will cover the action for MRN in turns 1 & 2, and Mike Bagley will have the call of the action from turns 3 & 4. Steve Post, Brienne Pedigo, and Jason Toy will cover the action of the race for MRN on pit road.
| MRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Todd Gordon |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley |
Steve Post Brienne Pedigo Jason Toy |
References
edit- ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "Homestead-Miami Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ Taranto, Steven (October 3, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.