NASCAR Cup Series

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.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What happened at the end of the practice session? "Just trying to get a tire sheet late and missed the line and went through the grass. It was pretty exciting for a little while."

Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford Fusion, spoke with Ford Racing following the final Cup practice session Saturday afternoon at Homestead Miami Speedway. Logano finished seventh in the final session, fastest among the Championship 4, and spoke about his team’s final preparations and what the next 24 hours look like.

DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE BALANCE OF THE CAR AFTER THE TWO PRACTICE SESSIONS TODAY? “Yeah, we struggled getting the balance right. And I don’t think we’ve really hit it exactly where we need it to be yet. So, we’ll go back through the stuff that everybody did on our cars and definitely try to improve for tomorrow.”

For Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 23 DipYourCar.com Toyota for BK Racing, this season has been one of firsts and lasts. One of those firsts, in the last race of the season, is that he is competing at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the very first time in his career.

Good afternoon. This is day 3 of the 2014 Ford championship weekend here as we wrap up what has been another exciting and successful NASCAR racing season. You know, we couldn't do it without the support, the professionalism, and the collaboration between three outstanding partners. We thought that we would let you men and women hear from them today.

Jamie Allison, director, Ford Racing, participated in a press conference this afternoon with counterparts from Chevrolet and Toyota. Below is a transcript of Allison’s remarks.

Jeff Gordon, who fell out of championship contention last week, scored his first ever pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway and the 200th pole for Hendrick Motorsports. And with that he also announced that he fully intends to pursue the spoiler role in the NASCAR race season finale.

Jeff Gordon: Yeah, I'm just blown away right now. To me this has been one of the toughest places for qualifying for me over the years, and that's why we've never sat on a pole. I think having the three rounds of qualifying actually helped me a lot, and the team did an excellent job with the tuning to get it ready for that last round.

Matt Kenseth, No. 20 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Starting Position: 3rd - How strong is your race car for Sunday? "We just worked on qualifying today so we'll get into race practice a little bit tomorrow. Then we'll have a little better idea about Sunday. Today went well -- we had good speed the first lap on the track. I thought qualifying went pretty good."