Posts Tagged ‘Homestead’

NASCAR National Series Clinch Scenarios Set For Homestead

Only one finish guarantees Carl Edwards his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship – a victory in Sunday’s season-finale Ford 400. Just three points separate points leader Edwards and second-place Tony Stewart, a margin so tight, no other finish would clinch the title for Edwards regardless of where Stewart finishes. Stewart owns the tie-breaker (best [...]

NASCAR podcast: Homestead preview

On this week’s podcast: · All three championship contenders, their crew chiefs and team owners. · Full highlights from Thursday’s NASCAR Championship Contenders news conference. · NASCAR stats guru Mike Forde gives the week’s best fantasy advice in the Fantasy Fix. To listen to the podcast, please click here.

Top 5 and 5 to watch: Homestead

By Bill Marx Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (November 18, 2010)   1. Denny Hamlin, 94.7 driver rating. The intangible with Hamlin is whether he can put last week’s disappointing finish at Phoenix behind him. He leads Jimmie Johnson by 15 points and Kevin Harvick by 46. It’s a battle royal among the three. Hamlin [...]

Allgaier knows Homestead will be emotional for him

By Lee Montgomery Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (November 18, 2010) Justin Allgaier already has a solid ride in place for next season, as he’ll join Turner Motorsports for a full NASCAR Nationwide Series season. But that doesn’t mean he’s ready to walk away from Penske Racing just yet, not when Penske gave [...]

Homestead may be winner-take-all affair

By Jim Pedley Special to Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (November 18, 2010) The stats, the intangibles and the contenders’ words all seem to suggest that his weekend’s season-ending Ford 400 has shaken out as a winner-take-all race. Win at Homestead-Miami Speedway, probably win the championship. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s going to take [...]

NASCAR By The Numbers

NASCAR Number By Roger Kuznia Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service (July 3, 2010) 4: Active Sprint Cup tracks where Jimmie Johnson does not have a win. The four are Chicagoland, Homestead, Michigan and Watkins Glen. His best finish at Chicagoland, site of next Saturday’s Cup race, and Homestead is second, and his best result at [...]

Nuts And Bolts

A brief news flash from the world of NASCAR: 6 — Active Sprint Cup Series tracks where Jimmie Johnson has yet to win. Bristol Motor Speedway is one of those; he’s winless in 16 starts. But Johnson may be close to a breakthrough. He led a combined 195 laps in the two Bristol races in [...]