Toyota closed the NASCAR Cup Series season with four drivers in the Homestead-Miami race’s top six, led by Tyler Reddick’s runner-up finish. Toyota drivers dominated much of the race, but Ryan Blaney took the finale win. Kyle Larson secured the series championship; Christopher Bell was Toyota’s highest finisher in the final standings, in second.

By the Numbers
  • Toyota drivers led 222 of 267 laps.
  • Denny Hamlin led a race-high 87 laps.
  • Four Toyota drivers finished in the race’s top six: Reddick (2nd), Bell (4th), Bubba Wallace (5th) and Hamlin (6th).
  • Five Toyota drivers finished in the season standings’ top 10: Bell (2nd), Hamlin (3rd), Reddick (5th), Chase Briscoe (6th) and Ty Gibbs (9th).
Yes, But

Toyota’s strong race-day showing didn’t translate into the finale win: Blaney surged past Reddick late. Briscoe, who said he had been running well, suffered an engine failure and finished 39th, hurting his chance to improve his place in the standings.

State of Play
  • Larson won the 2026 Cup Series championship, while Toyota’s Bell finished second in the standings.
  • The season is over; Toyota says it will review Briscoe’s engine failure.
Bottom Line

Toyota showed strong pace and depth at Homestead, but the season finale underscored the difference between leading laps and closing out a win—and how a single mechanical failure can reshape a driver’s finish.