“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.
Sunday’s race at World Wide Technology Raceway will be John Hunter Nemechek’s third NASCAR Cup Series start at the track. He earned his highest finish of sixth in last year’s event at St. Louis.
With just 13 races left for the 2026 Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing Series season, the tour made its way back to the East Coast following a grueling West Coast swing for the last week and a half.
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