On Sunday, November 18th, NASCAR will be live from the Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Ford EcoBoost 400.
This race will determine who gets crowned the 2018 Monster Energy Cup Series Champion. Currently, there are four drivers eligible to win the championship. Since 2002, NASCAR has held their final stage of the season at this track and it has been an annual backdrop for entertaining and racing.
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The Homestead-Miami Speedway is a 1.5 mile track shaped like an oval. This weekend’s Ford EcoBoost 400 race breaks down as follows:
400 miles
Stage 1: First 80 laps
Stage 2: Secondly 80 laps
Last Period: Staying 107 laps
267 total laps
The race will start at air and 3 PM ET on NBC.
Heading into Homestead-Miami
Coming into this race, NASCAR’s Big 3 qualified along with Joey Logano for the right to be crowned the 2018 winner. But this race has more than just a championship. The following storylines are worth watching out for:
End for Knaus and JJ
Sunday’s race marks the end of an era as Jimmie Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus will part ways after 17 years. During that interval, this duo won over 80 races and 7 championships. They have won at every significant track and left their mark on the game that will probably never be matched again. That said, Knaus will move over to be the crew chief for William Byron and Johnson will partner with Kevin Meendering in 2019. Can his winless streak split and earn his first win of 2018?
Truex Going later Logano
If Martin Truex Jr. and Joey Logano aren’t in contention for the championship late in the race on Sunday, watch out for retaliation from Truex. In Martinsville, a few weeks before, Logano bumped Truex out of the way to win the race, while Martin finished 3rd. It was a movement that drew the ire of the #78 team. Truex has stated he will get retaliation when the chance presents itself.
Paying Tribute to “The Silver Fox”
Earlier this week, former 3-time winner David”The Silver Fox” Pearson passed away at age 82. Pearson was a pioneer of the sport and the most important rival to Richard Petty throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s. It is believed that this rivalry is exactly what helped to bring NASCAR to the mainstream. A number of the current drivers are paying their respects in memory of Pearson. On Sunday, NASCAR may pay some kind of tribute.
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