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TEAM CHEVY FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT: JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET – 2nd IN STANDINGS: “My focus is going down there and winning the race. We typically haven’t had to have that mentality going into this race, but we have shown we can race for the win. We did it in 2010 against Denny (Hamlin), finished second and won the championship. This 48 Lowe’s team can do it again. We have nothing to lose and can gamble and take chances. Brad (Keselowski) doesn’t have that luxury. This isn’t over. This team never gives up and we don’t intend to, now.”

Kenseth on racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway: “We had a really fast car last year at Homestead and we were able to finish fourth. Homestead is one of my favorite tracks on the circuit and it’s a great place to end the season. I think that with the banking they put in a few years ago, Homestead has really become one of the best tracks that we race at."

Paul Wolfe (Crew Chief, No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) WITH ONE RACE TO GO BEFORE THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP IS DECIDED, WHAT IS YOUR TEAM’S MINSET AND HOW HAVE YOUR PREPARED GOING INTO SUNDAY’S RACE AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY? “Well, our mindset going into this weekend is not a whole lot different than what we've done the first nine races of the chase."

This weekend will mark Eric McClure’s 199th-career start in NNS competition and his fifth at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In four starts, McClure has completed 75.6% of the total laps attempted and has an average finish of 31.5. He has also suffered one DNF as a result of an accident in 2009. Following Saturday’s Ford Ecoboost 300, the Virginia driver will have completed his sixth full-time season in NNS competition.

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Dodge’s Brad Keselowski leads the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with a 20-point advantage over Jimmie Johnson. All other Chase drivers have been mathematically eliminated.

This Thursday marks 20 years to the day when a bright new sponsor took a chance on a rookie driver with a newly formed Hendrick Motorsports team. And the rest, as they say, is history.

Ty Norris, Michael Waltrip Racing’s executive vice-president of business development and general manager, has seen the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series organization transform from one that struggled to make races in 2007 to championship contention in 2012. Although mathematically eliminated from the title hunt, Norris notes MWR has a lot to race for in Sunday’s season finale in Homestead.

After scoring their first win of the year in last weekend’s race at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR), Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet team travel to Homestead-Miami Speedway for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 – the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) season finale.

Mike Wallace and Danny Efland head to the NASCAR Nationwide Series finale at Homestead Miami Speedway this weekend with one thing in mind – get a fantastic finish for their JD Motorsports w/Gary Keller team.