Read more about the article Homestead-Miami Preview: Logano Thinks He’s Prepared to Win It All
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Homestead-Miami Preview: Logano Thinks He’s Prepared to Win It All

By Jared Turner It’s all come down to this. With 35 races in the books, the curtain will close on the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season Sunday night as four drivers do battle for NASCAR’s biggest prize in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Eliminated from championship contention last weekend at Phoenix were Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth. Left standing are Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Joey Logano and Kyle Busch. While the four finalists all bring clear strengths into the winner-take-all finale, there is not a clear favorite among the group. All four have been dominant at…

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Read more about the article Just Sayin’: Handicapping the Homestead Race Is Anyone’s Guess
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Just Sayin’: Handicapping the Homestead Race Is Anyone’s Guess

By Jared Turner Each of the four championship finalists has been downright brilliant at times this year. So who's the favorite to prevail in Sunday’s winner-take-all finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway? Let’s give the nod to Carl Edwards based on sheer, unbridled desire. No one wants this more than Carl, after losing the 2011 title to Tony Stewart in such heartbreaking fashion – on the basis of a tiebreaker. Then again, of the remaining title contenders, only Joey Logano and Kyle Busch have been part of the Championship 4 before, which could provide at least a psychological advantage. Then again, one could argue…

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Joey Logano advances to Championship 4 with hard-fought win at Phoenix

Nov. 13, 2016 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. – Joey Logano earned a return trip to the Championship 4 at Homestead-Miami Speedway after a year’s absence. Kyle Busch will head to the South Florida track to try to defend his 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title. And Kevin Harvick won’t be competing for the title for the first time since NASCAR debuted its elimination Chase format in 2014. Needing a victory to advance, as it turned out, Harvick finished fourth in Sunday’s Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. In a race that featured spectacular side-by-side racing and a substitute…

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Kyle Busch wins at Phoenix, as Championship 4 XFINITY field is set

Nov. 12, 2016 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. – It was just another routine Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway for Kyle Busch. But nothing else in the Ticket Galaxy 200 was at all ordinary. All the drama unfolded behind Busch, as eight drivers scrambled for four positions in the NASCAR XFINITY Series Chase’s Championship 4 Round at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Busch led 190 of 200 laps on the way to his 10th NASCAR XFINITY Series victory of the season, his 10th at the one-mile track and the 86th of his career, extending his own series record. Busch beat runner-up Austin…

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Daniel Suarez wins first Camping World Truck Series race as Chase final is set

Nov. 11, 2016 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. – William Byron’s bitter disappointment proved a boon for two of his Kyle Busch Motorsports teammates in Friday night’s Lucas Oil 150 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Phoenix International Raceway. When the engine in Byron’s No. 9 Toyota expired on Lap 141 of 150 – ending the championship run for the series’ most prolific winner this year – Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Daniel Suarez took over the race lead and went on to score the first NCWTS victory of his career. Byron’s elimination from the inaugural Camping World Truck…

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