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Johnny Sauter started and finished the season on a high note, as he claimed victory at Daytona International Speedway in the first race of the season and then capped it off by winning his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the final race of the season. Sauter’s championship came in the inaugural year of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase.

Johnny Sauter continued Chevrolet’s winning tradition in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) by capturing his first Championship with a third-place finish in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Since the inception of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) in 1995, Chevrolet and Silverado have been competing for wins and championships. Sauter is the 13th NCWTS driver in Chevrolet’s storied history to take the Bowtie Brand to the Championship Stage.

Kevin Harvick won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The driver of the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS posted a quick time of 30.399 seconds/177.637 mph to secure his 17th career pole award and his second top start of the season. Sunday’s 400-mile race will mark the first time that the Stewart-Haas Racing driver will lead the field to the green flag at Homestead.

JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – WHAT MORE WERE YOU LOOKING FOR OUT THERE? “I don’t know. We just missed it a little bit. I am not really sure. I don’t have the answer for you right now. We have to think about it a little bit. We want to be faster than that obviously. It is okay though. We are not that far back. We have a long race and it is easy to pass so we will work our way up.”

KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 4 JIMMY JOHN’S CHEVROLET SS – POLE WINNER "I am just so proud of everybody on this Jimmy John's Chevrolet team. They want to come to the race track and bring good race cars and perform well."

Ford Championship Weekend is in full swing, and to celebrate the XFINITY Series championship race on Saturday, Homestead-Miami Speedway announced Johnathan Hillstrand, star of the show “Deadliest Catch,” as the Grand Marshall for the Ford EcoBoost 300.

Roger Penske is going for his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship this weekend after Brad Keselowski delivered his first in 2012. Joey Logano will be the man trying to give him his second in his 50th anniversary season in motorsports. Penske was part of an owner’s press conference to talk about this weekend earlier today at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

CHIP GANASSI, TEAM OWNER, CHIP GANASSI RACING, met with members of the media to discuss the addition of Tyler Reddick to the CGR Xfinity Series team. Partial Transcript: ON TONY STEWART: “He drove for us at Indy one day, did a great job. You know you get involved in this business and you meet people along the way and I’m just sorry we didn’t work harder to do more with him as a driver with our team."

TONY STEWART, NO. 14 ALWAYS A RACER/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Homestead-Miami Speedway and discussed his final race as a full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competitor, his future plans, his legacy and many other topics.

Team Penske announced today that AutoZone, the industry leader in retail automotive parts and supplies, will return as an associate sponsor on the No. 22 Ford Fusion driven by Joey Logano for the 2017 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season and beyond. AutoZone will continue its presence on the c-post of the No. 22 Ford Fusion for the fourth-consecutive season.