nascar_nscs_pole_hms_kenseth_1115131 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 30.394 177.667
2 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row / Denver Mattress Chevrolet 30.432 177.445
3 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 30.460 177.282
4 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 30.498 177.061
5 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 30.535 176.846
6 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 30.568 176.655
7 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe`s Chevrolet 30.578 176.598

The Final Lap Weekly #280 NASCAR Podcast – Ford Racing’s Pat DiMarco / Homestead-Miami Championship Preview

8 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 30.606 176.436
9 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Ford EcoBoost Ford 30.606 176.436
10 55 Elliott Sadler(i) Aaron`s Dream Machine Toyota 30.610 176.413 Continue reading “2013 NASCAR Cup Series Homestead-Miami Starting Lineup – Matt Kenseth On Pole”

The AP names Jimmie Johnson male athlete of the yearFive-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team with crew chief Chad Knaus may seem like they have super human qualities, but we all know they are just people. Great people, no doubt.

by Dwight Drum at Racetake.com

Those talented people take their No. 48 Chevrolet hauler full of super machines to Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the Ford EcoBoost 400 during the Ford Championship Weekend in Homestead, Florida.

They are seeking a sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup championship in the HMS finale after nine races of NASCAR’s playoffs, the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Their team sits at the top of the point heap with a 28 point buffer. That’s no guarantee as a total of 48 points remain to be grasped potentially by some winner, but given their performance history it’s a substantial hurdle for Matt Kenseth and team. Continue reading “FYI WIRZ: NASCAR’s Chase Finale Has Two Contenders And Maybe One Super Human”

kevin_harvick_phoenix1 9 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 312 48 5 140.7 $258,186 Running
2 7 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 312 43 1 122.2 $171,715 Running
3 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe`s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 312 42 1 121.9 $182,326 Running
4 11 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet 312 41 1 107.3 $131,135 Running
5 8 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet 312 39 102.6 $137,630 Running Continue reading “2013 NASCAR CUP CHASE RACE #9 RESULTS, PHOENIX – KEVIN HARVICK WINS”

kyle_busch54Nov. 9, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Don’t bet against Kyle Busch when he races at Phoenix.

Don’t bet against him when he wins the pole for a NASCAR Nationwide Series race.

Kyle Busch did both on Saturday, and with working for him, Busch blew away the opposition to win his sixth race at the one-mile flat track in the Sonoran desert. Continue reading “Kyle Busch Crushes The Competition In Dominating NNS Win At Phoenix”