NASCAR Cup Series

Johnson was leading the race and the championship until lap 213 during a schedules green flag pit stop. The pit crew left off a rear lug nut and Johnson had to come back in to pit again. Johnson lost a lap and the title started fading at that point. Then on lap 226 Johnson slowed and went to the pits for repairs……the championship was over for Johnson and the No.48 team.

RICKY STENHOUSE JR. – No. 6 Fifth Third Bank Ford Fusion – “We were getting our Fifth Third, Stand Up To Cancer Fusion better and better and we were slowly working our way up and passing some lead-lap cars. We took the wavearound and got back on the lead lap and then cut the tire down and got in the wall. That broke the right-front upper control arm, but it was fun and we learned a lot. I’m looking forward to next year.”

Miguel Paludo wrapped up 2012 with his best finish of the season, scoring his first top-five of the year in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

A total of 17 Team Chevy drivers will start the Ford Ecoboost 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Sadler and Dillon concluded the 2012 season second and third, respectively, in the NASCAR Nationwide Series driver championship point standings, 23 (Sadler) and 24 (Dillon) points shy of champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Starting deep in the field, Annett and the No. 43 Pilot Flying J team had one goal in mind, to finish fifth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series point standings. Annett began the race with a seven-point advantage over sixth-place Justin Allgaier.

Richard Childress Racing's Austin Dillon was officially named the 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year on Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

RICKY STENHOUSE JR. – No. 6 Cargill Beef Ford Mustang – HOW DOES IT FEEL TO WIN TWO STRAIGHT? “It feels really good. I think it’s just a testament to how hard Jack works to put these guys together. I guess Mike’s drinking already."

The 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday night delivered an exciting battle between Red Horse Racing driver Timothy Peters and the rest of the championship competitors as they battled for the championship title in the Ford EcoBoost 200.

Kyle Busch (second) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Saturday afternoon's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.