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Brad Keselowski – No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion – “I’m not happy with fourth, but I’m happy with how strong we’ve been all day. We had decent runs. Our first qualifying run was really strong and then our second and third just weren’t quite where we wanted to be. I’m not sure what we were missing there, but we were close.”

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 TARGET CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Homestead-Miami Speedway and discussed the potential to wrap up the Rookie of the Year title, his conversation with Ryan Newman this week and many other topics.

Fans continue to count the days until M&M’S® Crispy Milk Chocolate Candies return to stores – but for one fan, that moment arrived faster. A LOT faster.

Tonight, MAKE Motorsports will start the Ford EcoBoost 200. This start will complete the 2014 season, which is the first full season that the small family own and ran team out of Shelby, North Carolina has been able to complete. The #50 Chevrolet Silverado has had the support to be able to attempt to run every race to the last lap but one. MAKE captured their first top 15 finish as well as a 12th place start during the 2014 season.

Denny Hamlin - In 2014, Hamlin has one win, seven top fives and 17 top 10s. During the 2014 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Hamlin scored one top five and six top 10s.

“2014 has been a great year for our team,” adds Mittler. “I can’t thank or give enough praise to everyone who allows us to race at this level. Without the talent and dedication of our people, whether in the office, the shop, crew, sponsors- everyone, we would not be here in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and I truly appreciate each and every one our people.”

When Ryan Newman visited Martinsville High School as part of NASCAR’s Chase Across America tour, he found himself 16th in points and an underdog in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Ten weeks later, Newman now finds himself as one of four drivers in the Championship Round, with a chance to win the title Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

"I feel a ton less pressure on me. There is not one sleepless night that I've worried about if we're going to win this championship, how can we screw this thing up, how can we lose this thing. Last year every two hours I'd wake up from about mid-season on, but now if it's meant to be it will be.

GMS Racing's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series History at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... This weekend will mark GMS Racing's second start at the Homestead, Fla., facility. In 2013, Spencer Gallagher posted a 32nd-place finish at the 1.5-mile oval track.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What does it mean to be part of the final four competing for the championship? "This is a very exciting week for us."