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RACE RECAP | HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
10 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
9 Kurt Busch (another Top 10)
8 Kevin Harvick
7 Aric Almirola
6 Martin Truex Jr.
5 Greg Biffle
4 Kyle Busch dominated again, led the most laps
3 Ryan Newman
2 Clint Bowyer finished 2nd in points on the season

VICTORY LANE

1 Jeff Gordon takes the checkered flag on the 20th anniversary of his very first Cup Series start. 87th career cup win.

Continue reading “Jeff Gordon Wins Homestead-Miami Speedway, Brad Keselowski Is 2012 Cup Champion”

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Nov. 15, 2012
By Reid Spencer

NASCAR Wire Service

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Brad Keselowski is doing his level best to focus on the business at hand — winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup championship — despite Jimmie Johnson’s best efforts to make Keselowski concentrate on other things.

With one race left on the schedule, Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Keselowski and Johnson are the only two drivers mathematically alive in the battle for the Cup championship. Keselowski has the upper hand, leading Johnson by 20 points; if the driver of the No. 2 Dodge finishes 15th or better, he’ll be the champion, no matter what else happens during the race.

Continue reading “Jimmie Johnson Makes Last-Ditch Attempt To Get Into Brad Keselowski’s Head”

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Brad Keselowski has the inside track to his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship leading Jimmie Johnson by 20 points entering Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His sixth-place finish at Phoenix International Raceway, coupled with Johnson’s 32nd, significantly reversed the five-time champion’s previous seven-point advantage. Keselowski clinches the championship with a finish of 15th or better; or 16th and at least one lap led; or 17th and the most laps led, even if Johnson wins and leads the most laps.

Continue reading “Keselowski Regains Chase Leader But Standings Closer Than They Appear”