Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion, spoke with Ford Racing following the final Cup practice session Saturday afternoon at Homestead Miami Speedway. Logano finished seventh in the final session, fastest among the Championship 4, and spoke about his team’s final preparations and what the next 24 hours look like.
DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE BALANCE OF THE CAR AFTER THE TWO PRACTICE SESSIONS TODAY?
“Yeah, we struggled getting the balance right. And I don’t think we’ve really hit it exactly where we need it to be yet. So, we’ll go back through the stuff that everybody did on our cars and definitely try to improve for tomorrow.”
In his 12th and final NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) start with Turner Scott Motorsports, Tayler Malsam and the No. 32 Outerwall Chevrolet Silverado battled in the caution-filled 134-lap race before settling for a less-than-ideal finish in the 2014 season's grand finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
In taking the checkered flag in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Ben Kennedy captured the 2014 Sunoco Rookie of the Year title, capping off his season with a top-20 finish. Despite handling struggles which resulted in a disappointing 17th-place finish, Kennedy made history as the first descendant of NASCAR's founding family to complete a season in one of the sport's top-three touring series.
Good afternoon. This is day 3 of the 2014 Ford championship weekend here as we wrap up what has been another exciting and successful NASCAR racing season. You know, we couldn't do it without the support, the professionalism, and the collaboration between three outstanding partners. We thought that we would let you men and women hear from them today.
Jamie Allison, director, Ford Racing, participated in a press conference this afternoon with counterparts from Chevrolet and Toyota. Below is a transcript of Allison’s remarks.
Making his third NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) start of the 2014 season for Turner Scott Motorsports, Kyle Larson put on a dominating performance for the majority of the 134-lap race, leading a race-high 96 laps en route to a solid second-place finish in the season finale. With his first-ever go-kart sponsor ParkerStore back on board, Larson and his No. 42 team unloaded with speed right off the truck during the weekend's two practice sessions.
Matt Crafton earned the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) driver's championship with a ninth-place finish in Friday night's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Tundra driver Matt Crafton captured the 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) driver's championship when he finished ninth in Friday evening's season-finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Crafton and his ThorSport Racing No. 88 Menards Toyota Tundra captured the title by 21 points over second-place Ryan Blaney -- becoming the first driver in Camping World Truck Series history to win back-to-back driver's championships.
Jeff Gordon: Yeah, I'm just blown away right now. To me this has been one of the toughest places for qualifying for me over the years, and that's why we've never sat on a pole. I think having the three rounds of qualifying actually helped me a lot, and the team did an excellent job with the tuning to get it ready for that last round.
