Brian Scott will be making his final NASCAR career start this weekend, after announcing his retirement prior to the race weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. Scott's final start will come at the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, in just his second start at the 1.5-mile oval in the Sprint Cup Series. Scott will retire from NASCAR racing following Sunday's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend to bring the 2016 race season to a close. In a year that saw varied results and brought changes within the team, Aric Almirola is looking to end the season with a strong finish at one of his favorite tracks on the circuit. The No. 43 Smithfield Ford team has seen improved results in the final 10 races of the season, scoring three Top-15 and five Top-20 finishes.
Phoenix Recap: Denny Hamlin finished seventh in the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway and was eliminated from the 2016 Chase playoffs. Hamlin started fifth and ran most of the first half of the race in the top-five, but with track position at a premium, Hamlin and crew chief Mike Wheeler gambled and stayed out to inherit the lead during a caution period with 51 laps to go.
Stenhouse has four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS) with an average starting position of 18.5 and average finishing position of 26.2.
Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Homestead-Miami Speedway is one of the few race tracks where team owner Richard Childress has yet to earn a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Richard Childress Racing entries have finished second on four occasions: 2003 (Kevin Harvick), 2008 (Harvick), 2009 (Jeff Burton) and 2014 (Ryan Newman)
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season will come to an end Sunday at Ford Championship Weekend as Homestead-Miami Speedway hosts the Ford EcoBoost 400. Joey Logano has advanced to the Championship 4 for the second time in three years and will try to win his first series title on Sunday afternoon.
A year ago, during Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Eddie and Len Wood along with representatives of Ford Motor Company and Motorcraft/Quick Lane announced the latest chapter in the long and storied history of the Wood Brothers racing team.
JR Motorsports race operations manager Mike Bumgarner will serve as crew chief of the No. 1 OneMain Financial team this Saturday at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway as driver Elliott Sadler vies for the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.
Ty Dillon and the No. 95 Advil Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Ty Dillon is scheduled to make his 11th Sprint Cup Series start of the 2016 season this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Dillon has one previous NSCS start at the 1.5-mile speedway; he drove the No. 33 Nexium® 24HR Chevrolet SS to a 23rd-place finish last November.
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 your engines!” just before the green flag waves for the NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series championship race, which will be broadcast live on NBC.
The 2022 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, led the final 25 of 505 over-scheduled laps and utilized a late strategic call to assume the lead with worn tires to beat Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson through two restarts, including an overtime shootout, to become the 207th competitor to win in NASCAR's premier series.
Ty Gibbs earned his first NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway, holding off his competitors in a dramatic two-lap overtime shootout.
Daniel Suárez, driver of the No. 7 NationsGuard Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports, fought hard all day despite handling issues and earned a 12th-place finish in Sunday's 503-lap race at Bristol
RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Discount Tire Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “Before the last yellow I was side-by-side for the lead and I slipped into three and that kind of cost us a shot to get it before that last yellow."
