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By The Numbers: Homestead-Miami Speedway:

1 - Tony Stewart, in his last appearance this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, is the only driver in series history to win at the famed 1.5-mile speedway in his first appearance (1999). 2 - Number of Coors Light poles at Homestead-Miami Speedway by the series leaders...

FanVision launches the Legend:

FanVision Entertainment launched its new flagship product called the Legend, an innovative device that provides a new level of data and information in realtime for car owners. The next step in FanVision Entertainment and Racing Electronic's continued legacy of excellence...

Florida Lottery sponsoring Whitt:

Cole Whitt will be behind the wheel of the #14 TriStar Motorsports Toyota for the NASCAR XFINITY Series season finale in Miami, Florida. Whitt brings with him Florida Lottery to serve as the primary sponsor of the #14 Toyota. Whitt competed last week in the #14 Rinnai...

Phoenix warnings/fines announced:

NASCAR has announced penalties and warnings following the Can-Am 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway on November 13, 2016. Adam Stevens, the crew chief for #18-Kyle Busch, was fined $10,000 for lug nut(s) not properly installed after the ...

Phoenix TV Ratings:

NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Phoenix, the penultimate race in the Chase For the Cup, had a 2.4 final rating and 4.0 million viewers on the NBC broadcast network Sunday afternoon - down 23% in ratings and 21% in viewership from 2014 on ESPN, the last time the race ...

Why did the #11 FexEx car change the FedEx paint schemes?

FedEx has a highly recognizable, iconic logo, but the color scheme across the company's many business divisions varied-until now. FedEx announced back in August (yep, I missed it) that it's consolidating its look by turning all of its logos purple and orange. The simplified...

NBCSN to feature Hot Pass during the Championship race:

NBCSN compliments NBC's live coverage of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship race from Homestead-Miami Speedway with Hot Pass Sunday November 20th at 2:30pm/et. While NBC provides the primary broadcast of Jimmie Johnson's quest for a historic seventh Championship...

50th XFINITY Series start for Bowman:

Alex Bowman will make his 50th career NASCAR Xfinity Series start this weekend in the #88 Advance Auto Parts Chevrolet. Saturday's race will mark Bowman's first NXS start at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Arizona native has two previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts...

Ty Dillon to run the #95 at Homestead:

Ty Dillon is scheduled to make his 11th Sprint Cup Series start of the 2016 season this weekend at Homestead in the #95 Advil Chevy. Dillon has one previous NSCS start at the 1.5-mile speedway; he drove the #33 Nexium 24HR Chevy to a 23rd-place finish last November...

Top-Ten Lap Leaders after 35 races:

Driver, Laps Led 1) #78-Martin Truex Jr, 1,795 2) #18-Kyle Busch, 1,374 3) #4-Kevin Harvick, 1,305 4) #20-Matt Kenseth, 943 5) #19-Carl Edwards, 869 6) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 729 7) #22-Joey Logano, 690 8) #2-Brad Keselowski, 540 9) #11-Denny Hamlin, 516 10) #24-Chase...

Koda the Cheetah to make Championship pick Tuesday UPDATE – Edwards:

To kick off Ford Championship Weekend, at 10:30am/et on Tuesday, November 15th, Zoo Miami, in partnership with Homestead-Miami Speedway, will host an event that will feature 'Koda,' a 4-year old cheetah from South Africa. For the second straight year, Koda will serve...

TV Actor Justin Hartley named Grand Marshal for the Ford EcoBoost 400:

To match the championship aura of Ford Championship Weekend, November 18-20, Homestead-Miami Speedway has named NBC's 'This Is Us' actor Justin Hartley as Grand Marshal for the Ford EcoBoost 400 on November 20. Hartley will give the famous command of 'Drivers, start...

Entry List

for the FORD EcoBoost 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is posted, 41 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed, including: #21-Blaney*, #30-Gaulding*, #32-Dylan Lupton, #49-DiBenedetto(#93)*, #55-Sorenson*, #59-McDowell*, #83-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #...

Phoenix Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2016 Can-Am 500:

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday's race. Began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 2:29 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 5:57 PM (all times are DST). NBC...

Phoenix Facts and Notes:

- Joey Logano: 3rd win this season (17th of career); qualifies for Championship 4 for 2nd time in 3 seasons (finished 4th in 2014) - Logano: 2 of 3 wins this season have been in Chase cutoff races (won at Talladega); 7th career Chase race win (all in last 3 seasons...

Restrictor-plate engines in Indy XFINITY race?

NASCAR is considering a major experiment to see if it can improve the racing entertainment at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where there has been precious few green-flag passes for the lead in recent years. The sanction is considering use of restrictor-plate engines...

Kenseth’s race win and championship hopes evaporate in late accident:

In one moment, #20-Matt Kenseth was leading Sunday's Can-Am 500 at Phoenix and seemed destined to race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship next Sunday at Homestead. A moment later, he was wrecked and out of the Chase. Kenseth led the field to green on the...

Pocono Raceway Offering Worry-Free Weather Guarantee:

In a continued effort to take care of its fans and create exciting experiences and lifelong memories, Pocono Raceway today announced it will offer a Worry-Free Weather Guarantee. This guarantee is FREE to all Pocono fans that hold a Sunday Grandstand, Club or Suite...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings – Round of 8:

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36, Chase race 9 of 10] 1) #22-Joey Logano*, [3 wins], 4118 (won Phoenix) 2) #19-Carl Edwards*,[3 wins], 4071 (won Texas) 3) #48-Jimmie Johnson*,[4 wins], 4078 (won Martinsville) 4) #18-Kyle Busch,[4 wins], 4113, +6 eliminated from the Chase...

Phoenix Sprint Cup Series Pre-Race Schedule for Sunday, November 13:

(eastern time) 2:00:00 NSCS Drivers Introductions 2:30:00 Intro Presentation of Colors by: Luke Air Force Base Color Guard 2:30:20 Moment of Silence for Veterans & Invocation by: Ken Bowers, PIR Chaplin 2:30:45 Intro National Anthem 2:31:00 National Anthem by Member...