Denny Hamlin would hold off Matt Kenseth and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the final laps to win the Ford EcoBoost 400. Jimmie Johnson would finish ninth and be crowned 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion.
Brad Keselowski would take the lead on a late race restart to win his seventh race of the season. Meanwhile, Austin Dillon fought back from having an ill-handling car early to win the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship, three points ahead of Sam Hornish Jr.
Matt Crafton captured the 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) title on Friday night at the series season ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
With 18 laps to go, Kyle Busch would take the lead from Austin Dillon and set sail. He would then hold off Brendan Gaughan on three different green-white-checkereds to win the Ford EcoBoost 200.
Kyle Busch would hold off Brendan Guaghan on the three different Green-White-Checkereds to win the Ford EcoBoost 200 and the owner’s championship for Kyle Busch Motorsports.
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.
With his second pole of the season, Ryan Blaney would sit on the 21 Means 21 Pole for the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The 19-year-old will be looking for his second career win tonight behind the wheel of his No. 29 Cooper Standard Ford for Brad Keselowski Racing.
In the final practice for the Nationwide Series Ford EcoBoost 300, it’d be JR Motorsports driver Regan Smith topping the charts with a lap of 32.262 seconds. Last year in his first start with JR Motorsports, Smith went to victory lane behind the wheel of his No. 7 TaxSlayer Chevrolet.
Turner-Scott Motorsports driver Jeb Burton would lead the only practice for the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a lap of 32.267 seconds. The driver of the No. 4 Arrowhead Chevrolet is looking for his second win of the season after winning at Texas Motor Speedway earlier this year.
Jimmie Johnson has been tested throughout his NASCAR career, but the five-time champion survived one of his toughest test yet today at the Advocare 500.
NASCAR is devastated by the tragic loss of Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, daughter Emma, son Ryder, Craig Wadsworth and Dennis and Jack Dutton in a fatal plane crash.
NHRA’s 75th anniversary season is set for 2026 and with the incredible landmark season comes a wave of special, can’t-miss items and happenings throughout the course of the season.
