Homestead-Miami Speedway race expected to run after Daytona 500 on 2021 schedule

Sports Business Journal’s Adam Stern reports that NASCAR will move the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway to the second week of the season, following the season-opening Daytona 500, for 2021.

“Homestead is expected to market the move as a way for fans already attending the Daytona 500 to extend their stay in Florida for another week,” he explained as part of the reasoning for the move.

.@HomesteadMiami will move to the second slot of the 2021 @NASCAR Cup Series schedule, per sources.

➖ Homestead is expected to market the move as a way for fans already attending the Daytona 500 to extend their stay in Florida for another week.

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— Adam Stern (@A_S12) September 25, 2020