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RACE RECAP | HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
Jimmie Johnson 48 Homestead10 A.J. Allmendinger
9 Martin Truex Jr.
8 Kyle Busch
7 Carl Edwards
6 Jeff Gordon
5 Jimmie Johnson
4 Kurt Busch
3 Kevin Harvick
2 Jeff Burton second week in a row in the second spot

VICTORY LANE

1 Denny Hamlin takes home his 4th win of the 2009 season and finished 5th in the chase

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Jimmie Johnson has made NASCAR history becoming the only 4 time consecutive Cup Series Champion

-Hendrick Motorsports finished 1-2-3 in the points, no other team has ever done that before

1 Jimmie Johnson
2 Mark Martin 5 wins 7 poles
3 Jeff Gordon

-Marcos Ambrose led a few laps early, and then had some troubles

-There was a battle between Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya having a disagreement on the track with JPM getting the worst of the damage. Later in the race, Montoya paid Stewart back by spinning the 14 car. Of course NASCAR penalized the 42 two laps.

-Dale Earnhardt Jr. pounded the wall several times finishing 28th

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NNS Recap: Busch Wins NASCAR Nationwide Series Race After Clinching Title

Kyle Busch 2009 Nationwide Series ChampionNot only did Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota, win Saturday’s NASCAR Nationwide Series and the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he captured the NASCAR Nationwide Championship — giving him two flags he used to celebrate with fans and his crew. (Photo CIA Stock Photo)
By Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service

(November 21, 2009)

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — In a fitting end to the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series season, Kyle Busch had two reasons to do a celebratory burnout.

After signing in and putting his car on the grid before Saturday’s Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Busch clinched the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship. That was a mere formality. Two hundred laps later, he crossed the finish line .482 seconds ahead of charging Carl Edwards to win his ninth race of the season and the 30th of his career.

Continue reading “Kyle Busch takes win & Nationwide title”

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Podcast LogoKerry chats with Tim Duerr, Ford’s NASCAR Marketing Manager, about Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami.

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NCWTS Recap: Harvick roars past Peters in overtime finish

Harvick Hornaday Truck ChampsRon Hornaday Jr. celebrates winning his fourth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship after the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Photo credit: CIA Stock Photo)

By Reid Spencer, Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(November 20, 2009)

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kevin Harvick roared past Timothy Peters moments after a Lap 135 restart and pulled away to win Friday night’s Ford 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race in a green-white-checkered-flag finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The victory was Harvick’s second in a row, his third in six starts this year and the sixth of his career. Matt Crafton finished second and Colin Braun third, as both drivers also passed Peters, who ran fourth, on the final two-lap dash.

Continue reading “Kevin Harvick wins Truck race & Owners Champ”