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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 7

NASCAR's title weekend rolls on at Homestead, and Larson leads

Plus, a judge denies Carol City's playoff appeal and Miami Springs fixes its school zone signs.

The 5AM Hialeah team2 stories13 sources5 min read

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NASCAR's championship weekend is at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with the O'Reilly title race today

The three title races run Friday through Sunday

  1. Nov. 6Craftsman Truck Series race starts at 7:30 p.m.
  2. Nov. 7O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race starts at 5 p.m.
  3. Nov. 8NASCAR Cup Series championship race starts at 3 p.m.

Source: WPLG Local 10

If you want in on NASCAR's championship weekend, has all three title races: the Craftsman Truck Series on Friday at 7:30 p.m., the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series today at 5 p.m. and the Cup Series on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Today's O'Reilly race runs 200 laps and 300 miles, and Justin Allgaier leads Jesse Love by 22 points. He's 40, won the 2024 series title and just signed a multiyear deal with JR Motorsports. Four younger drivers are chasing him.

Allgaier leads four O'Reilly rivals by 22 to 42 points

Source: Miami Herald

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Jesse Love22 points
Corey Day23 points
Carson Kvapil31 points
Sheldon Creed42 points

Track president Guillermo Santa Cruz said fans will see upgrades. The festival area has moved to the edge of the property, onto land that had been left in disrepair and was refurbished. Romero Britto designed the Bill France Cup and the track's palm-tree logo.

  • Truck Series: Kaden Honeycutt leads Layne Riggs by 20 points
  • Allgaier's career wins: 34, sixth all-time
  • New this year: video-game-like view from the Turn 1 Tower

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Kyle Larson heads into Sunday's Cup finale at Homestead with a 67-point lead

If you're headed to Homestead for the Cup Series championship race, Sunday's 3 p.m. green flag comes with a favorite. Kyle Larson has a 67-point lead over second-place Christopher Bell and a 70-point edge over regular-season champion Denny Hamlin.

Larson built a big cushion over the Chase

67 points
ahead of second-place Christopher Bell
70 points
ahead of regular-season champion Denny Hamlin
55 points
behind Hamlin before the nine Chase races

Sources: NewsRadio WIOD, Miami Herald

NASCAR changed the format this year to a 10-race miniseason where the most points win. The Miami Herald says nine points, a 28th-place finish, would give Larson his second straight title and third overall.

“Try to get to the front and manage the race from there, and hopefully the first stage goes well and then you can really just race free after that.”

Kyle Larson, Thursday, Nov. 5
  • wins: Illinois, Kansas and Talladega
  • Winless streak he snapped: 51 races
  • Past six finales: Phoenix Raceway

9 pointswhat a 28th-place finish Sunday would earn Larson, enough for the title

That would give him a second straight Cup title and a third overall.

Source: Miami Herald

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News Notes

Zoo Miami

A Zoo Miami employee was taken to the hospital Friday morning after becoming ill during a routine procedure on an older kudu antelope being prepared for a move, zoo officials said. Authorities haven't confirmed the cause, but the zoo said the drugs given to the kudu include thiafentanil, a potent opioid. WPLG Local 10Telemundo 51

Miami Springs

Miami Springs has corrected conflicting school zone signs on Westward Drive near Miami Springs Senior High School and Springview Elementary, where signs on the same block showed different enforcement times. The start times now match, but some residents still question whether the mismatch played a role in camera tickets. WPLG Local 10

Canes

No. 1 Miami plays No. 4 Notre Dame today in South Bend, Indiana, renewing the Catholics vs. Convicts rivalry, whose bad blood stems from the infamous 1988 showdown. The Miami Hurricane says Miami is the underdog by nearly a touchdown. Miami won last year's meeting 27-24. WSVNThe Miami Hurricane

Dolphins

The Dolphins host the Lions at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday afternoon, their first meeting since 2022, when Miami won 31-27. Kaytron Allen, Malik Herring and Jaylen Wright are listed as questionable. Miami Herald

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Hola quien tiene un zitchu bebé q me regale para mi esposo, esta con cáncer y ese es su sueño y no puedo pagar uno le daremos todo el amor y será ese recuerdo entre nosotros tengo casa nunca estará abandonado.

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The Wrap

Knights, jesters and a living chess game sound like a Sunday well spent. The Camelot Days Medieval Festival fills T.Y. Park in Hollywood with musicians, artisans and eateries, and you can cheer for your favorite side at the joust. It runs Saturdays and Sundays, including Sunday, Nov. 8. Huzzah.

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  2. Thurs., Nov. 5Canes star Malachi Toney heads to ankle surgery before Notre Dame
  3. Wed., Nov. 4Miami Dade College takes back the Tower Theater on Calle Ocho
  4. Tues., Nov. 3Polls are open until 7 p.m., and Miami faces Notre Dame Saturday
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5AM Hialeahto me · Sat., Nov. 76:00 a.m.

NASCAR's title weekend rolls on at Homestead, and Larson leads

Plus, a judge denies Carol City's playoff appeal and Miami Springs fixes its school zone signs.

The TLDR

  1. NASCAR's title weekend continues at Homestead today at 5 p.m.
  2. Larson holds a 67-point lead going into Sunday's Cup finale
  3. A Zoo Miami employee is hospitalized after a kudu procedure
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