NASCAR Sprint Cup Final Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400

Homestead-Miami Speedway Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps)
Sunday, Nov.16 3 p.m. (ET) TV: ESPN, 2 p.m. (ET) Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90

NASCAR Nationwide Series Ford EcoBoost 300
Homestead-Miami Speedway Distance: 300 miles (200 laps)
Saturday, Nov. 15 4 p.m. (ET) TV: ESPN2, 4:30 p.m. (ET)
Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200
Homestead-Miami Speedway Distance: 200 miles (133 laps)
Friday, Nov. 14 8 p.m. 8:30 p.m. (ET) TV: FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. (ET)
Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90

Final Chase Round:
Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Insurance Ford
Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota
Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet
Highest finisher at Nov. 16, 2014 – Homestead-Miami Speedway will be a 1st NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship

After Phoenix, The Championship 4 Harvick, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman had their points reset to 5,000. At Homestead, the format is simple. Drivers
cannot earn bonus points for leading laps. Whoever crosses the line first among the quartet will win the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. None of the
drivers have ever won a NSCS title, guaranteeing that the series will crown its 30th champion in its 66-year history.

Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 109.9
2014 Rundown
· Four wins, 13 top fives, 19 top 10s; eight poles
· Average finish of 13.3
· Led 26 races for 2,083 laps
Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:
· Five top fives, 11 top 10s
· Average finish of 8.1 in 13 races
· Average Running Position of 10.9, fourth-best
· Driver Rating of 99.1, fourth-best
· 83 Fastest Laps Run, 12th-most
· 681 Green Flag Passes, ninth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 161.857 mph, fifth-fastest
· 1,805 Laps in the Top 15 (75.1%), fourth-most
· 398 Quality Passes, sixth-most

Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 90.7
2014 Rundown
· One win, seven top fives, 17 top 10s; three poles
· Average finish of 14.5
· Led 17 races for 313 laps
Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:
· Two wins, four top fives, five top 10s
· Average finish of 11.2 in nine races
· Average Running Position of 14.0, 10th-best
· Driver Rating of 93.4, eighth-best
· 88 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-most
· Series-high 826 Green Flag Passes
· 1,406 Laps in the Top 15 (58.5%), 11th-most

Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Insurance Ford
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 106.7
2014 Rundown
· Five wins, 16 top fives, 22 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 11.2
· Led 22 races for 993 laps
Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:
· One top 10; one pole
· Average finish of 20.8 in five races
· Average Running Position of 19.5, 19th-best
· Driver Rating of 71.2, 22nd-best

Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet
3 – Ryan Newman (No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet)
· Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 86.1
2014 Rundown
· Four top fives, 15 top 10s
· Average finish of 13.0
· Led 7 races for 41 laps
Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:
· One top five, four top 10s
· Average finish of 17.0 in 12 races
· Average Running Position of 13.8, ninth-best
· Driver Rating of 84.8, 13th-best
· 696 Green Flag Passes, eighth-most
· 1,520 Laps in the Top 15 (63.2%), ninth-most
· 426 Quality Passes, third-most

Now that Jeff Gordon is out I have to change my pick to win the Championship to Kevin Harvick.

Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
Switched teams to win a Championship, has the momentum to win

Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota
Odds on favorite to win at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Insurance Ford
Would be the youngest driver to win since Jeff Gordon & would be a great feat for Penski Motorsports

Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet
Without a win he still managed to get to the final 4

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