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November 20th, Homestead-Miami Speedway – Chad McCumbee felt Friday night’s season ending Ford 200 might break the SS Green Light Racing teams streak of six straight finishes outside of the top-ten in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. When the checkered flag flew after 136 laps, McCumbee just missed that mark with an eleventh place finish behind Kevin Harvick.
Once again, the No. 07 tiwi/Valvoline Fuel Proof Guarantee Chevrolet showed the promise of speed in Thursdays practice sessions with Chad running fifth in the final session. Friday afternoon Chad pulled off another stellar qualifying effort placing the SS Green Light Racing Chevy on the outside pole for the second time this season. It was McCumbee’s his ninth top-ten start of the ... more»
What Talladega showed aside from everything else is the rampant credibility gaps that exist between the sport and its participants. Much has been focused on the credibility issues that exist with the sanctioning body, ... more»
Well loyal readers and other folks, I supposed I should spit out my 2 cents worth of writin' wisdom on that event held at Talladega last Sunday. It eventually became a race for a few ... more»
"Busch Clinches NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship, Then Wins Homestead Season Finale for Good Measure"
Date: Nov. 21, 2009
Event: ... more»
Kyle Busch’s first NASCAR championship, by the numbers…
9 Nationwide Series wins this season, four more than any other driver.
207 ... more»
TOYOTA NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS)
Post-Race Notes & Quotes
Homestead-Miami Speedway - November 21, 2009
- Camry driver Kyle Busch earned the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) championship when he took the green flag on
Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The championship marks the first NNS driver's title for ... more»
"Wins Nationwide Series Championship, First Camry Driver to Win Title"
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (November 21, 2009) -- Kyle Busch clinched the NNS driver's championship
and his first career NASCAR title when his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Camry took the green
flag in Saturday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series ... more»
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE
FORD 300
NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE
AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009
· Mike Bliss clinched the 2009 WIX Filters Lap Leader Award in tonight’s Ford 300. Bliss captured WIX ... more»
Where the Raybestos Rookies finished at Homestead:
Brendan Gaughan, 11th
Justin Allgaier, 20th
Michael Annett, 21st
John Wes Townley, 24th
Ken Butler, 27th
Erik Darnell, 31st
Terry Cook, 40th
RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER QUOTES FOR
THE FORD 300
NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE
AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI ... more»
Mike Rowe, Ford spokesman and host of the Discovery Channel’s popular show ‘Dirty Jobs’, is serving as the Grand Marshal for Sunday’s Ford 400. He visited the Homestead-Miami infield media center to discuss his role and answer questions.
MIKE ROWE – WHAT ARE YOUR TOP THREE DIRTY JOBS? “Top three or bottom three? There’s no difference anymore. It’s hard to know. You can’t compare chipping out the concrete from the inside of a cement drum on
a concrete truck, to replacing a broken lift pump in a five-story silo and a waste-water treatment plant versus ... more»
FORD RACING NOTES AND QUOTES
Ford 300,
November 21, 2009
Homestead-Miami Speedway
CARL EDWARDS – No. 60 Ortho Ford Fusion (Finished 2nd) –
It was a lot
of fun. We needed a couple of more lap. We got off sequence; we had
those tires. I just appreciate all of the fans coming out here and
supporting our sport. We have the greatest fans in the world. And I’m
just proud of Ford Motor Company. ... more»
When Dale Earnhardt, Jr. speaks, people listen. ARCA RE/MAX Series driver Steve Arpin is finding that out.
"It's kind of funny you called about that," said Arpin. "Since Monday, my phone's been ringing off the hook."
Arpin is referring to comments Earnhardt made, first published at usatoday.com, regarding Arpin's future.
"Carl Edwards came to me in the middle of the season and said, ‘You need to look at this guy (Arpin).' I'd love to put him in the 5 car fulltime but I can't find any money for it," said Earnhardt.
While finding sponsorship in this economy is challenging no matter what your last ... more»
"Idaho Native Ends Up Seventh In NCWTS Points"
Homestead, FL (November 20, 2009) – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitor Brian Scott started the season with a 12th place finish at Daytona and ended the season with a 12th place finish in Friday night's Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It was Scott's strong mid-season run however that will define his tenure in the truck series. Scott posted 13 top-ten finishes, 7 top-five finishes and his first career NASCAR touring series win at Dover. He had several near misses, finishing second to NCWTS champion Ron Hornaday Jr. at Memphis and Nashville ... more»