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It has been quite a season for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and now he can celebrate with his second consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) championship. This championship proved that he is a true champion and all he endured throughout the season set him up for this great championship run.

Regan Smith won the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS)Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway for his first win in 2012 and the first win for JR Motorsports since 2010.

After grabbing the lead with 15 laps to go, Regan Smith would win the Ford Ecoboost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway for his first ever Nationwide Series victory. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. would finish sixth to win the driver's championship for the second straight season. Joe Gibbs Racing would win the owner's championship with the No. 18 car for the fourth time in five years.

With six top-five finishes and 17 top-10 finishes in his first season with Richard Petty Motorsports, driver Michael Annett has had one heck of a year. In fact, in 32 races, Annett has only had five where he finished outside the top-15.

It is an impressive line-up of talent for Ford Championship Weekend, both on and off the track. Pre-race ceremonies at Homestead-Miami Speedway feature a variety of regional and national talent. The 2012 finalist on NBC’s “The Voice” Chris Mann will perform the National Anthem on Sunday for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400. CEO of The World Famous West Coast Customs Ryan Friedlinghaus will wave the green flag for Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series Ford EcoBoost 300 as the Honorary Starter.

Brad Keselowski and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. find themselves in similar situations heading into their respective season ending series finales at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Both drivers lead their respective series championships heading into Homestead by 20 points and only need 15th place finishes to lock up their series championships.

Iowa Speedway officials announced today that individual event tickets and weekend ticket packages for 2013 racing events will be available for purchase on November 20, and in advance of the traditional Holiday Season. The on-sale date for single races and weekend packages is the earliest they have been offered to customers in the six year history of the Newton facility.

Camry drivers Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch earned second and third-place finishes, respectively, in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Phoenix International Raceway.

At the Beyond Sport Summit in London, in the days leading up to the Summer Olympics, NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France spoke passionately about his sport’s efforts to drive sustainable behavior amongst millions of fans through the NASCAR Green platform. Today, he joined National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern on a panel at Yankee Stadium entitled Beyond Sport United: Sports Teams for Social Change.

The all-new 2013 Fusion Hybrid and popular EcoBoost F-150 pickup truck will serve as official pace vehicles for the Ford EcoBoost 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series and Ford EcoBoost 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events, respectively, at Ford Championship Weekend on Nov. 16-18.