In a storybook finish to conclude a revamped Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Kevin Harvick won the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway Sunday to claim his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship.
JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion (PIT ROAD INTERVIEW) – “It was a heck of a race up there. I screwed up and hit the wall early and we were able to recover then had the mistake on pit road which didn’t give us enough time to recover from that. It is unfortunate. Execution was our strong point all year and we just didn’t do it tonight. For that reason we finished fourth after I think we scored the most points this whole Chase."
In the final start of his 2014 Rookie Campaign, Dylan Kwasniewski and his No. 31 Rockstar Energy Drink team battled throughout the 200-lap race, ultimately coming home with a 19th-place finish in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Kyle Larson and his Turner Scott Motorsports team went out with a bang in the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) grand finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, leading 111 of the 200-lap race before two heart-pounding green/white/checkered flag finishes left Larson with a third-place finish.
A total of 22 Team Chevy drivers will start the Ford EcoBoost 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The 267-lap event is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m., ET and will air live on ESPN, MRN Radio, Sirius/XM Radio Channel 90 and www.nascar.com.
A strong run in the final race of the Nationwide Series season for Landon Cassill was spoiled by late-race engine problems.
Cassill ran as high as 11th in the Ford EcoBoost 300 Saturday and was pushing toward a top 10 in the closing miles when he was forced to park with engine issues.
Jeffrey Earnhardt wrapped up his first full Nationwide Series season with a 21st-place finish in Saturday’s Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
The final race of the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series was all about small victories for James Buescher and the No. 99 Rheem / RAB Racing team. Throughout the 2014 season, the Rheem Toyota team seemed to run into bad luck everywhere they turned. A solid result in the Ford Ecoboost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway would put all that behind them ending into the off-season. Tenth in points was also up for grabs, Buescher came into the final race of the season tied in the driver point standings.
Brian Scott qualified seventh for the Homestead-Miami 300 and was the highest qualifying Richard Childress Racing entry at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Teammates Brendan Gaughan, Ty Dillon, Paul Menard qualified eighth, 21st and 31st respectively.
RCR teammates Ty Dillon, Brian Scott, Paul Menard and Brendan Gaughan finished seventh, 10th, 12th and 29th.
In the final NASCAR Nationwide Series driver point standings, Brian Scott led the RCR drivers finishing in fourth while Ty Dillon was fifth and Brendan Gaughan eighth.
Ryan Reed, driver of the No. 16 American Diabetes Association Drive to Stop DiabetesSM presented by Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang was running solidly inside the top-10 with just a handful of laps remaining in Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The closing laps proved to be chaotic with several cautions and a green-white-checker finish. Contact with another competitor ultimately led to a flat tire, leaving the team with a 27th-place finish.
DJ Kennington and the #17 Castrol Dodge team return to NASCAR Canada Series competition this Saturday, July 4th, as the series heads to Autodrome Montmagny for a doubleheader event.
Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA will look for a taste of last year’s success as the team heads to Brazil next week for the Rolex 6 Hours of São Paulo and the latest round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).
ARCA Menards Series veteran Jason Kitzmiller carries valuable momentum into Friday night’s Ashley Furniture 150 at Chicagoland (Ill.) Speedway, as the series begins the second half of its schedule.
