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Keselowski moves up to pole after Logano crashes in practice:

Point leader #2-Brad Keselowski will move onto the front row of Sunday's Sprint Cup finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway thanks to a wreck during Saturday's first practice. Pole-sitter #20-Joey Logano will go to a backup car and start at the back of the field after being...
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Where will the 12 Chase drivers start at Homestead?

[by points standings before the race] 1) #2-Brad Keselowski 3rd 2) #48-Jimmie Johnson 10th 3) #5-Kasey Kahne 12th 4) #15-Clint Bowyer 6th 5) #11-Denny Hamlin 41st 6) #17-Matt Kenseth 11th 7) #16-Greg Biffle 13th 8) #29-Kevin Harvick 23rd 9) #14-Tony Stewart 35th 10...
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Qualifying Fast Facts – Homestead:

#20- Joey Logano won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 14th Annual Ford EcoBoost 400 with a lap of 30.672 seconds, 176.056 mph. This is his fifth pole in 147 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his second pole and 16th top-10 start in 2012. This is his first pole...
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Hendrick seeking first Sprint Cup Series win at Homestead:

Hendrick Motorsports has yet to win a Sprint Cup race at Homestead-Miami Speedway despite having five-time Champion Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and some of the top drivers in the sport since the first Sprint Cup Series visit to HMS in 1999. Adding further to this challenge...
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Most wins in a season by a first time champ:

Brad Keselowski has five wins this season. If he claims the championship, only Jeff Gordon in 1990 would have more wins during their first title season. Jimmie Johnson also had five wins during his first title year of 2006. Most cup wins in season of 1st title, since...
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Keselowski vs. Johnson Homestead Specific Stats:

1 - Brad Keselowski (#2 Miller Lite Dodge) � Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 99.0 2012 Rundown � Five wins, 13 top fives, 23 top 10s � Average finish of 9.9 � Led 21 races for 735 laps Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook: � Average finish of 20.3 in ...
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Dodge going for first driver championship since 1975:

Dodge's #2-Brad Keselowski leads the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with a 20-point advantage over Jimmie Johnson. All other Chase drivers have been mathematically eliminated. Dodge is seeking its first Sprint Cup Series championship since 1975 (Richard Petty). Dodge...
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Homestead Notes and Facts:

� Groundbreaking for Homestead-Miami Dade Motorsports Complex - as the track was originally named - began Aug. 24, 1993. The first race was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on Nov. 5, 1995. � The original configuration was a four-turn, rectangular oval based...
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NASCAR National Series Clinch Scenarios Set For Homestead:

#2- Brad Keselowski leads five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion #48-Jimmie Johnson by 20 points going into Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Keselowski clinches his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship with a finish of 15th or better; or ...
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Johnson talks about his accident and 32nd place finish at Phoenix:

#48-Jimmie Johnson was the points leader coming into the race at Phoenix, but finished 32nd due to an accident when a right front tire blew with 77 laps to go. The team made reapirs and Johnson returned to the race 33 laps down. Johnson: 'We still have to go to Homestead...
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Where did the 12 Chase drivers finish at Phoenix?

[by points standings before the race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 32nd - accident 2) #2-Brad Keselowski 6th 3) #15-Clint Bowyer 28th - accident 4) #5-Kasey Kahne 4th 5) #17-Matt Kenseth 14th 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 30th - accident 7) #11-Denny Hamlin 2nd 8) #14-Tony Stewart 20th...
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Race Fast Facts – Phoenix

#29-Kevin Harvick won the 25th Annual AdvoCare 500, his 19th victory in 429 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2012. He breaks a 44-race winless streak dating to Richmond on Sept. 10, 2011. This is Richard Childress ...
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Phoenix Notes-n-Nuggets:

' Kevin Harvick earned his 19th career win in his 429th start. ' Kevin Harvick's last victory came at Richmond in September of 2011, 44 starts ago. ' Kevin Harvick won for the third time at Phoenix in his 20th-career start there. ' Kevin Harvick's three victories...
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Special ‘Beyond 200: The Hendrick Motorsports Story’:

Beyond 200: The Hendrick Motorsports Story, an exclusive SPEED special produced by Emmy Award-winning NASCAR Productions, is scheduled to air Sunday, Nov. 11 at 8:00pm/et on SPEED. The show captures behind-the-scenes anecdotes and emotional revelations along the path...
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Nine qualifying track records have been set in 2012, including four races in a row during June:

1) Las Vegas, #5-Kasey Kahne, 190.456mph, March 9, 2012 - was 188.884 2) Pocono, #20-Joey Logano, 179.598mph, June 9, 2012 - was 172.533 3) Michigan, #9-Marcos Ambrose, 203.241mph, June 16, 2012 - was 194.232mph 4) Sonoma, #9-Marco Ambrose, 95.262mph, June 22, 2012...
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Where will the 12 Chase drivers start at Phoenix?

[by points standings before the race] 1) #48-Jimmie Johnson 24th 2) #2-Brad Keselowski 14th 3) #15-Clint Bowyer 16th 4) #5-Kasey Kahne 4th 5) #17-Matt Kenseth 22nd 6) #24-Jeff Gordon 11th 7) #11-Denny Hamlin 3rd 8) #14-Tony Stewart 9th 9) #56-Martin Truex Jr. 2nd 10...
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The numbers for Phoenix and caution update:

1 - fewest lead changes (11/4/90) 2 - fewest leaders (11/4/90) 2 - fewest caution (11/7/99) 3 - fewest cars on lead lap at finish (10/30/94) 4 - number of wins from the pole (most recent, Carl Edwards, 11/14/10) 4 - fewest laps led by race winner (Ryan Newman, 4/10...
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NASCAR says no problem with Texas restarts:

NASCAR vice president for competition Robin Pemberton broke almost a year-long vow not to listen to talk radio on Monday morning. 'In three minutes, I was done,' Pemberton said with a laugh. That's because fans were outraged that #48-Jimmie Johnson, #2-Brad Keselowski...
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Phoenix International Raceway News and Notes:

* Construction was completed in January 1964. The facility consisted of a one-mile oval and a 2.5-mile road course. * Alan Kulwicki won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix on Nov. 6, 1988. * The first spring race was held on April 23, 2005 and also the...
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Johnson’s win is Chevy’s 700th:

Jimmie Johnson's win of the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in his #48 Lowe's Chevy scored the 700th all-time victory for Chevy in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition. This unprecedented win secured an important milestone for Chevy as the most successful manufacturer...