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Tony Stewart Wins His Third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship

Tony Stewart emerges from his No. 14 Chevy in Victory Lane at Homestead-Miami Speedway after winning the Ford 400 and claiming his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship on Sunday, Nov. 20. - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen, Getty Images HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, is the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) champion following a thrilling victory in the season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Stewart took his fourth and final lead of the race with 36 laps remaining and finished a little more than one second ahead Carl Edwards. Stewart won a points tie-breaker with Edwards, five victories to one, overcoming a three-point deficit in the finale’. “What an incredible championship run Tony put on this year,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet U.S. Vice President of performance Vehicles and Motorsports. “Winning a record five of the 10 Chase races and overcoming a deficit in the final race is the very definition of ... FULL STORY »

Dodge Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Ford 400 Post-Race Recaps

Dodge Motorsports BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Finished 20th YOU FINISHED FIFTH IN POINTS. “I don’t think anyone really expected that out of us, but I never stopped believing that we could be, you know, be a contender and ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS Ford 400 Race Results

Tony Stewart next to the 2011 NSCS Championship Trophy - Photo Credit: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images for NASCAR After having to repair damage early and be as far back as 40th in the field, Tony Stewart worked his way to the front to hold off Car Edwards (by 1.306 seconds) to win the NSCS Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami ... FULL STORY »

Hamlin Finishes Fifth in Season Finale at Homestead

No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota Camry Z-Line Designs Driver Notches 41st Top-Five in 128 Career Nationwide Series Starts Date: Nov. 19, 2011 Event: Ford 300 (Round 34 of 34) Series: NASCAR Nationwide Series Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway (1.5-mile oval) Start/Finish: 7th/5th (Running, completed 200 of 200 laps) Winner: Brad Keselowski of Penske Racing ... FULL STORY »

Roush Fenway, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Win Nationwide Series Championships

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hoists a championship flag after clinching the NASCAR Nationwide Series crown at the Ford 300 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday, Nov. 19. - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR Roush Fenway brings home two titles at Homestead NNS Finale  HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Nov. 19, 2011) – Roush Fenway Racing’s Ricky Stenhouse Jr., finished second in the season finale at Homestead-Miami and clinched the 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship. The championship is ... FULL STORY »

2011 NNS Ford 300 Race Results

Brad Keselowski gets ready to celebrate after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series season-ending Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday, Nov. 19. - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR Pole sitter and last year's NASCAR Nationwide Series champion, Brad Keselowski, held off the new 2011 NNS champion, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., by 0.268 seconds to win the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This was Keselowski's 5th series win of the 2011 season, ... FULL STORY »

Roush Fenway Moves One Step Closer to History with 11th Sprint Cup Pole of the Season

Roush Fenway Racing HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Nov. 19, 2011) – Roush Fenway Racing moved one step closer to history, with Carl Edwards winning the team’s career-high 11th Sprint Cup pole in Saturday afternoon’s qualifying session for Sunday’s season finale Ford 400 at Miami-Homestead Speedway. Roush ... FULL STORY »



Ford Racing
Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS Ford 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 11.19.11
CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion (Qualified 1st) – “Thank you to the fans for coming out to support this Ford weekend. It is a big weekend obviously and it is really neat to be part of a battle like this. It is great to be on the ...FULL STORY »
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Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Ford 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 11.19.11
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing Starting Position: 2nd How was your qualifying lap? "It's been a good day for the NAPA Toyota so far. We've been happy with the car all day. We had a lot of speed in race trim and ...FULL STORY »
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Team Chevy, 2011 NSCS Ford 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 11.19.11
With a seventh place qualifying effort, four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Serie (NSCS) champion Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, was the fastest of the 17 Team Chevy drivers that qualified for the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Also nailing down a top-10 starting position was five-time defending NSCS ...FULL STORY »
Dodge Motorsports
Dodge Motorsports, 2011 NSCS Ford 400 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 11.19.11
KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 4th HAVE YOU GOTTEN OUT OF YOUR RACE CAR WHAT YOU WANTED TODAY? “I think so. We started off way on the tight side and ended up way on the loose side so I was like ‘Hey, let’s shoot for the middle’ ...FULL STORY »
Carl Edwards - Photo Credit: Chris Trotman/Getty Images
2011 NSCS Ford 400 Starting Lineup
Posted 11.19.11
Carl Edwards, with a qualifying lap speed of 175.467 mph, captured the NSCS Ford 400 Coors Light Pole Award at Homestead-Miami Speedway, while his competition for the championship, Tony Stewart, qualified 15th with a speed of 173.332 mph. This was Edwards' third series pole of the 2011 season, his tenth series career pole ...FULL STORY »
2011 Brad Keselowski on Pole - Photo Credit: Todd Warshaw/Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NNS Ford 300 Starting Lineup
Posted 11.19.11
Brad Keselowski, with a lap speed of 167.660 mph, captured the NNS Ford 300 Coors Light Pole Award at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This was Keselowski's 4th series pole of the 2011 season, his 12th series career pole and his 1st series pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Sharing the front row with Keselowski and starting second ...FULL STORY »
Carl Edwards - Photo Credit: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NSCS Ford 400 Final Practice Session Speeds
Posted 11.19.11
The last NSCS practice session for the season is complete, and at top of the Ford 400 speed charts was Carl Edwards with a lap speed of 171.124 mph. And, battling him for the championship, Tony Stewart, was 28th with a lap speed of 167.926 mph. Second fastest and with a lap ...FULL STORY »
Dodge Motorsports
Dodge Motorsports’ KEYS FOR SUCCESS: Ford 400
Posted 11.19.11
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011) – Each race weekend, selected Dodge Motorsports engineers, Penske Racing engineers and crew chiefs, drivers or engine specialists give their insight on the ‘Keys for Success’ for the upcoming race. This week, Howard Comstock, Dodge Motorsports engineering - provides the keys for Sunday’s Sprint ...FULL STORY »
Uncle Kracker
Uncle Kracker to Perform Prior to the Start of the NSCS Ford 400
Posted 11.19.11
Multiplatinum artist to put on a show before NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ Championship race MIAMI—Top Dog/Atlantic recording artist Uncle Kracker will kick into gear the headline event of NASCAR’s series-crowning Ford Championship Weekend on Sunday during a performance on the frontstretch entertainment stage at 1:15 p.m. Homestead-Miami Speedway today announced that the ...FULL STORY »


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