As the 2011 NASCAR season drew to a close today at Homestead-Miami Speedway, AARP Foundation President Jo Ann Jenkins celebrated the first season of Drive to End Hunger by thanking the people and corporate donors that contributed to the campaign’s initial success.
A total of 17 Team Chevy drivers will start the Ford 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Round 36 of the 2011 season.
The Finish: Joey and the GameStop team put an exclamation point on the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series season Saturday night at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Roush Fenway Racing’s Ricky Stenhouse Jr., finished second in the season finale at Homestead-Miami and clinched the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON WINNING THE CHAMPIONSHIP? “It is unbelievable. There are a lot of people that have worked really hard for this. My family has sacrificed a lot. Jack Roush and all these guys on our team, they were with us when we were struggling and they never gave up last year."
RICKY STENHOUSE JR. – No. 6 Blackwell Angus/Cargill Ford Mustang – CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW – WHAT ABOUT THE LAST TWO OR THREE LAPS? “We sure tried."
BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/T) Race Winner “You couldn’t ask for a better way to end the season. Not being able to win the championship, it’s good to be able to finish on a high note, winning the pole and the race today at Homestead."
Roush Fenway Racing moved one step closer to history, with Carl Edwards winning the team’s career-high 11th Sprint Cup pole in Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session for Sunday’s season finale Ford 400 at Miami-Homestead Speedway.
The 25-year-old Green from Concord, North Carolina, is set to become the 10th competitor to pilot Spire Motorsports' No. 77 Chevrolet entry throughout the 2026 Truck Series season and for his series' debut at Talladega Superspeedway on October 23.
The 36-year-old Ellis from Torrance, California, is Alpha Prime Racing's first full-time competitor signed for the 2027 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season.
In 150 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Phoenix Raceway, Richard Childress Racing has scored six victories, led by Kevin Harvick with four wins (including a sweep of both races in 2006 plus fall races in 2012 and 2013).
Ryan Ellis was announced as Young’s Motorsports’ full-time driver in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series as the organization enters its third season of competition.
