NASCAR Cup Series

In the battle for the championship, give round one to Matt Kenseth as he scored his third pole of the season on Friday afternoon at Ford EcoBoost 400. The 41-year-old lapped the Homestead-Miami Speedway track in 30.394 seconds to take the top spot.

Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet SS, scored his 9th top five starting position of the year in qualifying second for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400, the final round of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. This is Busch’s eighth second place start and his ninth front row starting position of the season.

"I had been arguing with myself for an hour or two as to where to run in turns three and four. That was the first time I've run on the bottom all day. It was a little too loose off both ends but definitely was a decent lap for us."

“It was better in practice. Turn one and two was a lot better in practice. I messed up in three and four a little bit and we have been struggling there in practice. The car wasn’t as good as I thought it would be. I am disappointed, but it was a pretty decent lap.”

Since that controversial night at Richmond International Raceway, the season has been a roller coaster for Michael Waltrip Racing driver, Martin Truex Jr. Upon...

Sam Hornish Jr., driver of the No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts Ford Mustang, brushed the wall in practice this morning. He spoke to members of the media about the incident, along with his reaction to the retirement of Dario Franchitti.

Richard Petty won seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships during his Hall of Fame career and during a media session this morning at Homestead-Miami Speedway he spoke about the possibility of Jimmie Johnson capturing his sixth title on Sunday.

Following a sub-par performance at Phoenix, Matt Kenseth comes into the final race of the season, 28 points behind Jimmie Johnson. It gives him a shot at the championship, but he has to rely on Johnson having some misfortune.

Let's take Danica, for instance. She's pretty popular, but what new does she really bring to the table? Hasn't it been preached to the public going on years now that roughly half the NASCAR fan base are female?

As we head into Homestead for the season ending races, along with all of the the fanfare of the 2013 NASCAR Champions, we will say goodbye to some important drivers. There will be tears of joy for the drivers that win, and there will be tears of sadness for those drivers that are not going to be racing next season.