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      <title><![CDATA[The journey continues for Labonte and JTG as the seaons ends with finale at HMS]]></title>
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With Thanksgiving Day around the corner, the curtain closes on the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series year at Homestead-Miami Speedway this Sunday. It’s been a long season, but JTG Daugherty Racing’s driver Bobby Labonte is already preparing for a fresh start in February 2013.

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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ragan ends first season with Front Row Motorsports at Homestead 400]]></title>
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This weekend David Ragan will be completing his first season with Front Row Motorsports (FRM) as the driver of the No. 34 Ford. Ragan, 26, joined the organization in late January and has piloted the FRM 34 Ford in all events this year. He has collected two top-10 and one top-five finishes this season. His best result came at Talladega in October when he crossed the line in the fourth ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/ragan-ends-first-season-with-front-row-motorsports-at-homestead-400/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Johnson on heading to finale at HMS: This isn't over]]></title>
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The headline says it all!
 


Homestead-Miami Speedway is one of five tracks on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series circuit where Johnson has yet to win. Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn and Kentucky Speedway in Sparta are the others.

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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mike Wallace and JD Motorsports hoping for fine finish at Homestead finale]]></title>
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Mike Wallace and Danny Efland head to the NASCAR Nationwide Series finale at Homestead Miami Speedway this weekend with one thing in mind – get a fantastic finish for their JD Motorsports w/Gary Keller team.
 
Mike Wallace ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/mike-wallace-and-jd-motorsports-hoping-for-fine-finish-at-homestead-finale/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Michael Waltrip Racing looks  ahead to Homestead and off-season priorities]]></title>
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Ty Norris, Michael Waltrip Racing’s executive vice-president of business development and general manager, has seen the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series organization transform from one that struggled to make races in 2007 to championship contention in 2012. Although mathematically eliminated from the title hunt, Norris notes MWR has a lot to race for in Sunday’s season finale in Homestead.
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dodge's Keselowski has the advantage heading to Homestead 400 ]]></title>
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Dodge’s Brad Keselowski leads the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with a 20-point advantage over Jimmie Johnson.  All other Chase drivers have been mathematically eliminated.

Brad Keselowski can clinch the 2012 Chase for the Sprint Cup championship with a finish of 15th or better in Sunday’s season finale; or 16th and lead at least one lap; or 17th and lead the most laps regardless ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/dodge-s-keselowski-has-the-advantage-heading-to-homestead-400/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Newman looks to thank U.S. soliders with a win in Homestead 400]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[RYAN NEWMAN
Final Mission
 
For Ryan Newman and the crew members who turn wrenches on the No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway marks the end of an era as it is the final race where Newman and the No. 39 team will be emblazoned in the colors of the U.S. Army.

 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/newman-looks-to-thank-u-s-soliders-with-a-win-in-homestead-400/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 00:33:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kurt Busch pleased with team progression heading into finale at Homestead ]]></title>
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When Kurt Busch joined Furniture Row Racing in mid October, the former NASCAR champion said the main goal for the final six Sprint Cup Series races would be for the driver and team to get to know each other and successfully prepare for the 2013 season. 
 
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 01:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Roush Fenway looks for continued success at Homestead finale]]></title>
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The 2012 NASCAR season comes to an official close this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway where Roush Fenway Racing hopes to amplify its rich history of racing at the 1.5-mile oval. RFR chalked up its first victory at HMS in the 1998 NASCAR Nationwide Series with Jeff Burton and achieved its first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win in 2002 when Kurt Busch won from the pole.  That same ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/roush-fenway-looks-for-continued-success-at-homestead-finale/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 02:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New 2013 Ford Fusion Titanium to pace Homestead 400]]></title>
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  The all-new 2013 Ford Fusion Titanium, which will serve as official pace car of Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, will not only be driven off the race track and into the driveway of one lucky fan thanks to a combined effort between Ford and Sprint, but will now be driven at the track by celebrity pace driver Kid Rock.
 
 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/new-2013-ford-fusion-titanium-to-pace-homestead-400/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gordon celebrates 20 years with Hendrick and DuPont ]]></title>
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This Thursday marks 20 years to the day when a bright new sponsor took a chance on a rookie driver with a newly formed Hendrick Motorsports team. And the rest, as they say, is history.

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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stewart to make 500th career Cup start in Homestead finale]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TONY STEWART
Ready To Hit ‘500’
 
There’s an adage in baseball that says when you hit “500” (home runs) you get into the Hall of Fame.
 
If that’s the case, Tony Stewart will punch his ticket to the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Sunday when he hits career start No. 500 upon taking the green for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Stewart, driver of the No ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/stewart-to-make-500th-career-cup-start-in-homestead-finale/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bayne, Wood Brothers prepared for season finale at HMS]]></title>
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Bayne, Wood Brothers Prepare For One Final Run in the 2012 Ford Fusion



Even though the Wood Brothers race team runs a partial Sprint Cup schedule, the Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race the team eagerly anticipates.

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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Edwards has one last shot of victory lane at Homestead-Miami Speedway]]></title>
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As the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season winds down with Sunday's season finale Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, most of the attention, and rightfully so, is focused squarely on two title contenders -- series points leader Brad Keselowski in the No. 2 Penske Racing Ford and five-time champion Jimmie Johnson in the NO. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

Keselowski heads ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/edwards-has-one-last-shot-of-victory-lane-at-homestead-miami-speedway/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Keselowski focused on winning first Cup championship in Homestead ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T)

Q:  What would it mean for you to be the first guy to bring home that title for Penske and that entire group?
   Well, to win a championship for Roger would certainly be a huge accomplishment considering everything he's been through in American motorsports and beyond.  You look at his legacy in the sport and you can't help but feel ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/keselowski-focused-on-winning-first-cup-championship-in-homestead/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 03:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Johnson still optimistic about championship heading into Homestead finale]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE'S CHEVROLET

Q. I know there's so many people trying to downplay the mind games, but are you just trying to plant a seed in Brad's (Keselowski)  mind?
   Yeah, you definitely want to plant a seed, but the thing that I know is regardless of the prodding or poking I can do, that moment is coming.  The aha moment comes for everybody that's in that championship ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/johnson-still-optimistic-about-championship-heading-into-homestead-finale/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 03:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Roger Penske hopes to earn his first Sprint Cup championship on Sunday]]></title>
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Roger Penske has earned many championships and important victories in his many years of motorsports competition, but the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship is one that has eluded him until now.  Going into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, Brad Keselowski holds a commanding 20-point lead and only needs to finish 15th or better to ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/roger-penske-hopes-to-earn-his-first-sprint-cup-championship-on-sunday/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Harvick says it is great to have momentum at the end of the year]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 BUDWEISER CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Homestead-Miami Speedway and discussed what last week’s win at Phoenix does for him and his team, how he feels the evolution of safety has come with the Car of Tomorrow, what it is like to run multiple races in a weekend and much more.

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/harvick-says-it-is-great-to-have-momentum-at-the-end-of-the-year/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Logano takes pole at Homestead for season finale ]]></title>
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At the Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday evening, Joey Logano had the fastest car in practice and when qualifying for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 ended, the young driver had the pole with a rapid lap speed of 176.056 miles per hour in the Home Depot/redbeacon.com Toyota.  
	
Sunday’s race will also be used to identify the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, and Brad Keselowski and ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/logano-takes-pole-at-homestead-for-season-finale/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stewart on 500th Cup start: It's a cool accomplishment]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Homestead-Miami Speedway and discussed making his 500th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start, the high and low points of the season and other topics. 

 ... <a class="more" href="http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/stewart-on-500th-cup-start-it-s-a-cool-accomplishment/">Keep reading</a>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
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