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Matt Kenseth wins the pole for Ford EcoBoost 400

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Photo Credit: Noel Lanier

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.

Kenseth comes into the final race of the season sitting second in points behind Jimmie Johnson. Johnson can clinch the championship by finishing 23rd or better. However, if Johnson finishes 24th or worst, the door opens up for Kenseth to take the title. Johnson qualified seventh.

Kurt Busch posted the second quickest lap behind the wheel of his No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet. This marks Busch’s final start with the Furniture Row Racing team as he moves to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014.

Penske Racing teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski qualified third and fourth, respectively. Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five.

Kevin Harvick, who has a slim chance to win the championship should he win the race while Johnson finishes last and Kenseth struggles, qualified in the sixth positon. Johnson qualified seventh followed by Martin Truex Jr., Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Elliott Sadler.

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Ryan Blaney wins Ford EcoBoost 200 pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway

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Photo Credit: Noel Lanier

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.

ThorSport Racing’s Johnny Sauter qualified second for his ninth top 10 in 2013 behind the wheel of his No. 98 Nextant Aerospace/Curb Records Toyota.

Richard Childress Racing’s Ty Dillon qualified third for his 17th top 10 start this season behind the wheel of his No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Tractor Boats Chevrolet.

In first start for NTS Motorsports after running for Turner-Scott Motorsports all year, Nelson Piquet Jr. qualified the No. 9 GunBroker.com Chevrolet in fourth.

Ross Chastain rounded out the top five as his 2014 plans are up in the air currently with it already stated that he will not be at Brad Keselowski Racing in 2014.

2012 Series Champion James Buescher qualified sixth followed by Austin Dillon, Matt Crafton, Cale Gale and Miguel Paludo. When Crafton takes the green flag tonight, he will officially clinch the 2013 Championship.

CHEVY NSCS AT HOMESTEAD: Qualifying Notes & Quotes

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Ford EcoBoost 400 Post-Qualifying Quotes

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Regan Smith leads final practice for Ford EcoBoost 300

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Photo Credit: Noel Lanier

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.

Tri-Star Motorsports driver Cole Whitt was second quickest at a lap of 32.313 seconds behind the wheel of his No. 44 Takagi Tankless Water Heaters Toyota.

Turner-Scott Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier was third quickest, followed by Smith’s teammate Brad Sweet and Blake Koch. Koch is making his first start behind the wheel of the No. 99 CompassionRacing.com Toyota for RAB Racing. The car was previously driven by Alex Bowman, but he has been let go from the team.

Richard Childress Racing driver Brian Scott was sixth quickest followed by Nelson Piquet Jr., Trevor Bayne, Joey Logano and Sam Hornish Jr. Hornish comes into the weekend sitting eight points behind Austin Dillon in the points standings. Dillon was 18th quickest.

The owner’s points standings is closer with the No. 22 Penske Racing team leading the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing team by four points. Logano will be behind the wheel of the No. 22 Hertz Ford, while Kyle Busch will be piloting the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota. Busch was 11th in practice.

Qualifying for the Ford EcoBoost 300 will take place tomorrow morning with the race to follow tomorrow afternoon.

Jeb Burton leads Ford EcoBoost 200 practice at Homestead

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Photo Credit: David Scearce/OnPitRoad.com

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.

Richard Childress Racing driver Ty Dillon was second quickest in his No. 3 Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet as he looks to move to the NASCAR Natiownwide Series in 2014.

Burton’s Turner teammate and 2012 series champion James Buescher was third quickest behind the wheel of his No. 31 Rheem Chevrolet, followed by teammate Ron Hornaday. Hornaday is piloting the No. 34 Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet for Turner-Scott Motorsports after he was released from NTS Motorsports following last weekend’s race.

Brad Keselowski Racing teammates Ryan Blaney and Ross Chastain were fifth and sixth quickest.

Max Gresham was seventh followed by Nelson Piquet Jr., German Quiroga and Matt Crafton. All Crafton has to do tonight to win the NCWTS title is start the race. Once he takes the green flag, he will have officially clinched the championship.

The Owner’s championship is still up for grabs though as the No. 88 ThorSport Racing truck leads the No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports truck by 29 points. Kyle Busch, driving the No. 51 ToyotaCare Toyota Tundra, was 22nd quickest.

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Truex’s roller coaster season on up swing at Homestead

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Photo Credit: Mike Holloway/Speedway Media

Since that controversial night at Richmond International Raceway, the season has been a roller coaster for Michael Waltrip Racing driver, Martin Truex Jr. Upon the completion of that event, Truex was informed he was in the Chase. After reviewing the circumstances of the night, NASCAR decided to make some changes. Those changes removed Truex from the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

During the nine Chase races completed so far, Truex learned that his sponsor, NAPA, would not return.  That bit of bad news was followed up with more bad news from his team, Michael Waltrip Racing, who said they would not field three full-time cars in 2014 effectively leaving him out of a ride. On the track, Truex has only managed two top-10 finishes – not the results he had hoped for.

On the other side of the coin, it was announced that Truex will drive the No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet next season. This puts him in a quality ride that made the Chase this season with driver Kurt Busch. There are also rumors beginning to swirl that NAPA may be considering following him to his new team. At this point, it is just a rumor, but at least gives some hope. It was also announced that Truex’s entire pit crew will follow him to Furniture Row Racing as well. This should make him feel right at home and permit him to settle in quickly at his new home.

Truex is also attempting to end the season on a high note in the Ford Ecoboost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend. Truex topped the speed charts in the first practice on Friday. Truex posted a lap of 176.661 MPH to best Kasey Kahne, who was second fastest.

Rounding out the top-5 were Paul Menard in third, Clint Bowyer in fourth, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr in fifth.

Sam Hornish Friday Advance

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