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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Homestead, Fla.: Ford EcoBoost 400 at a glance

Joey Logano, left, Jimmie Johnson, second from left, and Kyle Busch, right, laugh at a remark by Carl Edwards during a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series news conference Thursday in Miami Beach, Fla. The four will be competing for the season title this weekend.
Joey Logano, left, Jimmie Johnson, second from left, and Kyle Busch, right, laugh at a remark by Carl Edwards during a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series news conference Thursday in Miami Beach, Fla. The four will be competing for the season title this weekend. AP

Distance: 267 laps, or 400 miles.

Where: Homestead-Miami Speedway, a 1.5-mile asphalt oval in Homestead, Fla.

When: 2:30 p.m., Sunday.

TV: NBC.

Radio: Motor Racing Network.

Last year’s winner: Kyle Busch.

Also this week: Ford EcoBoost 300, Xfinity Series, Homestead-Miami Speedway, 3:30 p.m., Saturday, NBC Sports Network; Ford EcoBoost 200, Truck Series, Homestead-Miami Speedway, 8 p.m., Friday, Fox Sports 1.

Worth mentioning: NASCAR’s season will wrap up with championship weekend at Homestead. … Kyle Busch (Cup) and Matt Crafton (Trucks) hope to repeat as winners. … The Xfinity series will have a new champion.

Who’s Hot/ Who’s Not

HOT

Joey Logano: Has the momentum heading into the final four.

Kyle Busch: Back in the championship round, where he won in 2015.

NOT

Matt Kenseth: Can’t seem to catch a break in the Chase.

Xfinity series: Won’t have a semifinal-round winner in the final four.

William Byron: Dominant Truck season goes up in smoke at Phoenix.

David Scott

This story was originally published November 17, 2016 at 7:54 PM with the headline "NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Homestead, Fla.: Ford EcoBoost 400 at a glance."

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