ON THE TRACKS This weekend’s events
NASCAR SPRINT CUP Ford 400 Homestead, Fla.
Schedule: Today, practice (ESPN2, 11:30-1 p.m.), qualifying (ESPN2, 3-5 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, 1:30-2:30 p.m.; ESPN2, 3-4 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (ESPN2, noon-1 p.m.; ESPN, 1-5 p.m.).
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 400.5 miles, 267 laps.
Last year: Jimmie Johnson won his record fourth straight championship, finishing fifth in the finale. Denny Hamlin won the race for his fourth victory of the year.
Top 12: 1. Denny Hamlin, 6,462; 2. Jimmie Johnson, 6,447; 3. Kevin Harvick, 6,416; 4. Carl Edwards, 6,198; 5. Matt Kenseth, 6,151; 6. Jeff Gordon, 6,124; 7. Kyle Busch, 6,115; 8. Greg Biffle, 6,113; 9. Tony Stewart, 6,074; 10. Kurt Busch, 6,033; 11. Clint Bowyer, 6,028; 12. Jeff Burton, 5,958.
NATIONWIDE Ford 300 Homestead, Fla.
Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, 1-2:30 p.m., 6:30-7:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.), race, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2, 4-7:30 p.m.).
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Kyle Busch won the season title by starting the finale, then raced to his ninth series victory of the year.
Top 10: 1. Brad Keselowski, 5,474; 2. Carl Edwards, 5,044; 3. Kyle Busch, 4,739; 4. Justin Allgaier, 4,544; 5. Paul Menard, 4,329; 6. Kevin Harvick, 4,214; 7. Joey Logano, 3,887; 8. Trevor Bayne, 3,886; 9. Steve Wallace, 3,822; 10. Jason Leffler, 3,807.
CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS Ford 200 Homestead, Fla.
Schedule: Today, qualifying (Speed, 5-6 p.m.), race, 8 p.m. (Speed, 7:30-10:30 p.m.).
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Race distance: 201 miles, 134 laps.
Last year: Kevin Harvick won the season-ending race and his Ron Hornaday Jr.-driven Kevin Harvick Inc. entry took the owners’ title with an eighth-place finish. Hornaday had already wrapped up his fourth drivers’ championship.
Top 10: 1. Todd Bodine, 3,772; 2. Aric Almirola, 3,570; 3. Johnny Sauter, 3,506; 4. Matt Crafton, 3,397; 5. Austin Dillon, 3,304; 6. Timothy Peters, 3,231; 7. Ron Hornaday Jr., 3,135; 8. Mike Skinner, 3,114; 9. David Starr, 3,040; 10. Jason White, 2,880.
INDY RACING LEAGUE
Final top 10: 1. Dario Franchitti, 602; 2. Will Power, 597; 3. Scott Dixon, 547; 4. Helio Castroneves, 531; 5. Ryan Briscoe, 482; 6. Tony Kanaan, 453; 7. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 445; 8. Marco Andretti, 392; 9. Dan Wheldon, 388; 10. Danica Patrick, 367.
NHRA
Final top 5s: Top Fuel — 1. Larry Dixon, 2,684; 2. Tony Schumacher, 2,582; 3. Cory McClenathan, 2,551; 4. Antron Brown, 2,460; 5. Shawn Langdon, 2,431. Funny Car — 1. John Force, 2,621; 2. Matt Hagan, 2,579; 3. Ashley Force Hood, 2,449; 4. Jack Beckman, 2,439; 5. Bob Tasca III, 2,395. Pro Stock — 1. Greg Anderson, 2,591; 2. Greg Stanfield, 2,479; 2. Mike Edwards, 2,469; 4. Shane Gray, 2,439; 5. Jason Line, 2,438. Pro Stock Motorcyle — 1. Louis Tonglet, 2,681; 2. Andrew Hines, 2,677; 3. Ed Krawiec, 2,559; 4. Matt Smith, 2,450; 5. Hector Arana, 2,442.
FORMULA ONE
Final top 10: 1. Sebastian Vettel, 256; 2. Fernando Alonso, 252; 3. Mark Webber, 242; 4. Lewis Hamilton, 240; 5. Jenson Button, 214; 6. Felipe Massa, 144; 7. Nico Rosberg, 142; 8. Robert Kubica, 136; 9. Michael Schumacher, 72; 10. (tie) Rubens Barrichello, Adrian Sutil, 47.
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