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Homestead Notes & Facts – Saturday – drivers:

- 113 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead; 89 in more than one. - Two drivers have made all 15 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Homestead: Jeff Burton and Jeff Gordon. - Two drivers have won consecutive races at Homestead...

NASCAR Grassroots Ties Aplenty With Chase Finalists:

Denny Hamlin's first NASCAR championship was earned in a mini stock at Langley Speedway in his native Virginia. Seventeen years later, he's positioned to reach the pinnacle of the profession. Hamlin's start in stock car racing began in the entry-level divisions of ...

Championship Fast Facts:

Driver Champion: Matt Crafton Team: # 88 Menards Toyota Matt Crafton won his second consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship. He is the first driver in series history to win back-to-back championships (2013-2014). Crafton is the 13th different driver...

Where the four 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Homestead:

[listed by current driver chase points position] 1) #11-Denny Hamlin, 8th 2) #22-Joey Logano, 9th 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 21st 8) #4-Kevin Harvick, 5th...

Hamlin Hopes To Repeat At Homestead:

After going winless the first 35 races last year, Denny Hamlin captured the checkered flag in the season finale at Homestead to salvage his streak of notching at least one victory in each of his first eight full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series campaigns. The stakes are...

Logano Looks For One More Large Performance In Chase:

No driver has been better in this year's Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup than Joey Logano. The 24-year-old has coasted his way to the Championship 4 behind a Chase-best 5.3 average finish and two victories. To earn his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship, Logano...

Master of Survival: Newman Can Capture Cup Title At Homestead:

On the final lap of last Sunday's penultimate race at Phoenix, Ryan Newman found himself on the verge of elimination, needing to gain one more position from his 12th-place spot on the track. In a final move of desperation, Newman was able to force Kyle Larson into ...

Harvick Heads To Homestead In Hunt For First Championship:

Entering the penultimate race at Phoenix in last place among Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup contenders, #4-Kevin Harvick could only guarantee himself a spot in The Championship 4 by winning at the Arizona track. Shrugging off the pressure, Harvick turned in a dominant...

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Homestead:

#99-Carl Edwards 115.5 #78-Martin Truex Jr. 110.0 #20-Matt Kenseth 109.8 #4-Kevin Harvick 99.1 [Chase driver] #48-Jimmie Johnson 96.6 #24-Jeff Gordon 96.5 #18-Kyle Busch 93.4 #11-Denny Hamlin 93.4 [Chase driver] #15-Clint Bowyer 92.7 AND #31-Ryan Newman 84.8, 13th-...

‘Bonsai’ predicts Hamlin as the champ:

The season-ending Ford EcoBoost 400 race may be taking place this Sunday, but South Florida got a taste of Vegas when Zoo Miami's 'Bonsai,' a binturong, became the official Zoo Miami 'Wildlife Prognosticator,' picking the winner of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship...

Chevy close to clinching 38th Manufacturers’ Title:

Chevrolet will clinch this season's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturers' Title if its top finishing SS concludes the race 38th or better, giving Chevy its 38th Sprint Cup Series manufacturers' championship. It will be the 12th consecutive manufactures' trophy for...

Grandstands, premium seating sold out for Ford Ecoboost 400:

Homestead- Miami Speedway President Matthew Becherer announced that the grandstands are sold out for the Ford EcoBoost 400 on Sunday, November 16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In addition, premium seating areas in Champions Club, Speedway Club and the Pit Box are sold...

NASCAR Numbers:

2,083: Laps led by Kevin Harvick through the first 35 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races this year, far and away a career best. Harvick added 264 laps to his total on Sunday in winning the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, his fourth victory...

SportsCenter To Follow NASCAR Championship Contenders All Week:

With the revised Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship having determined the four drivers who have a chance to win what will be the first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship for each, ESPN SportsCenter will follow the four contenders all week as they prepare...

Harvick wins at Phoenix:

#4-Kevin Harvick won the Quicken Loans Race For Heroes 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway for his 4th win of the season, 6th win and 3rd straight win at Phoenix and his 27h career win. The win clinched a spot into the NASCAR Sprint Cup...

Race Fast Facts – Phoenix:

#4-Kevin Harvick won the 27th Annual Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, his 27th victory in 501 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. With the victory, Harvick clinched a spot in the Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This is his fourth victory and 19th top-10...

Where the 2014 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finished at Phoenix:

[listed by driver chase points position before the race](started) 1) #22-Joey Logano, 6th (4) - advanced 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 5th (1) - advanced 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 11th (20) - advanced 4) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2nd (7) 5) #20-Matt Kenseth, 3rd (5) 6) #99-Carl Edwards, 15th...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings before reset:

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36] first four drivers head to the Championship race at Homestead 1) #4-Kevin Harvick [4 wins, 1 in round 3] 4102 2) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win] 4112 [+10] 3) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 4111 [+9] 4) #31-Ryan Newman, 4103 [1 points ahead of 4th...

Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:

[after Phoenix, race 35 of 36] driver that finishes highest at Homestead will win the Sprint Cup Championship at Homestead 1) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win] 5000 2) #22-Joey Logano [5 wins] 5000 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 5000 4) #4-Kevin Harvick [4 wins] 5000 drivers below eliminated...

Average Finish at Homestead of the Four Chase Drivers:

1) #4-Kevin Harvick, 8.1, 0 wins 2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 11.2, 2 wins 3) #31-Ryan Newman, 17.0, 0 wins 4) #22-Joey Logano, 20.8, 0 wins (ESPN Sports Center)(11-9-2014)...