“It’s really exciting to have the final race of the season in Florida,” explained Black. “I live just a few hours north of Miami, so I’ll have a lot of friends and family coming down for this one. Obviously, the pressure is on to run well since it is the last race of the season, but it also gives me a chance to celebrate the year and have fun with my team and family.”
“I have always loved racing at Homestead,” said Wallace. “It’s a track that allows you to race all over the place, which makes it a ton of fun. Whether it’s rolling around the top or hugging that white line on the bottom, there’s plenty of room to make moves and work your way forward.
Todd Gordon, crew chief for the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion and Joey Logano, was part of a teleconference today discussing this weekend’s Championship 4 in which Logano will be one of four drivers competing for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Here is a transcript of Gordon’s comments.
Roush Fenway Racing heads to South Beach this weekend for the final race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season at Homestead-Miami Speedway, a track that has seen a Roush Fenway Ford visit victory lane on 11 different occasions across NASCAR’s three major touring series.
Corey will be making his third career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This event will be LaJoie's 16th career XFINITY series start and the 10th this season in the No. 24 Toyota.
Dakoda will be making his fifth career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Homestead-Miami Speedway to go along with two previous starts in the Camping World Truck Series. Armstrong has a best XFINITY Series finish of 15th at the South Florida track which came in last year's event.
However, Saturday’s Ford EcoBoost 300 isn’t just about the final checkered flag in 2016, it’s about remembering the priceless memories the team shared in its inaugural season while hoping to make new ones in South Florida.
“I do admit there is some feeling of emptiness this weekend,” said Truex. “We felt all year that we had a championship caliber team and the goal was to be one of the four teams in Homestead vying for the title. We’re not one of those teams and that’s disappointing.
“I’m so grateful for this opportunity to represent AutoNation and make my NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut this weekend at Homestead,” said Staropoli. “The AutoNation Cure Bowl is such an amazing sporting event that not only provides a great platform for great football but also make a difference in the everyday fight for finding a cure for Breast Cancer.”
“This is a very busy weekend for us, but a very excited one at the same time,” said Young. “I’m proud to have both Scott and Patrick in our trucks this weekend. Both drivers have their own agenda for what they want to accomplish this weekend and there’s little doubt in my mind that with a little luck that can happen.
Layne Riggs and the No. 34 team enter this weekend's race at Watkins Glen International third in the driver standings for the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.
Decorated with a historical nod to its heritage as one of NASCAR’s original race tracks, North Wilkesboro Speedway will debut the new 47 Reserve corporate hospitality area at the July 19 Window World 450
With an off-weekend from his full-time ARCA Menards Series East campaign, reigning series champion Isaac Kitzmiller will join the national tour and make his road course debut at Watkins Glen International in Friday afternoon’s General Tire 100 at The Glen.
Fans attending the Sonsio Grand Prix NTT INDYCAR SERIES event May 8-9 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway are encouraged to “Plan Ahead” through IMS.com/PlanAhead, an interactive web page that serves as a home base for fans headed to the track.
23XI Racing announced today that the team will collaborate with The Academy of Country Music to feature an ACM Awards design on Tyler Reddick’s No. 45 Toyota Camry XSE at Dover Motor Speedway.
