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Homestead

2016 NASCAR Cup Homestead

United States
Nov 18, 2016 to Nov 20, 2016
Homestead-Miami Speedway, US
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NASCAR Cup Homestead

NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup - Homestead

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Thanks for tuning in and check back soon at Motorsport.com for complete coverage and wrap up of the race and championship battle.
Kyle Busch finished sixth unofficially.
Final championship four standings will be Johnson, Logano, Busch and Edwards.
Larson finished second with Kevin Harvick third and Joey Logano fourth.
Jimmie Johnson now joins Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt Sr. as the only NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 7 time champion.
Chequered Flag
Checkered Flag and Jimmie Johnson wins and takes his 7th championship.
Jimmie Johnson takes the lead
Green Flag
GREEN FLAG
Kyle Larson will lead and restart on the outside row with Johnson on the inside with Logano behind him in third.
This will be a green-white-checkered finish IF it goes green the rest of the way.
This will be the first attempt at overtime.
Lap 264 - Kyle Busch comes down pit road.
Yellow Flag
Lap 263 - Caution #7 as Stenhouse spins off of turn 2. Logano moved all the way up to third on the lap.
Green Flag
Lap 263 - Green Flag with Larson, Harvick on the frint row
Restart should be on Lap 262 - Which means there will be a five-lap shootout to the finish.
Could this be the move of the race bringing Logano down pit road. Wanted to pull the fender off of the car.
Lap 259 - Joey Logano pits
31 minute, 9 second red flag to be exact according to NASCAR
The red flag was out for approximately 30 minutes for the clean up
Yellow Flag
NASCAR has just given the field the yellow and lifted the red Flag
Here is what appears to be the top 10 restart order: Larson, Harvick, Ky. Busch, Johnson, Kenseth, Hamlin, A. Dillon, Elliott, Logano, McMurray 


Logano will line up 9th when we get back under caution.
Here's a tweet just now from NASCAR's Steve O'Donnell: Couple more minutes-Want track as ready as possible prior to lifting red flag for as many GF laps as possible. Hang in there with us!
Thanks for your patience as we await NASCAR to finish clean up at the track and also determine the lineup. 

NASCAR is still working on cleaning up the track.
Lap 258 - It appears Joey Logano, Kyle Busch and Jimmie Johnson are still alive to race for the championship
Red Flag
The red flag is out
Lap 257 - Caution #6 as Logano went to pass Edwards and a massive wreck ensues.
Green Flag
Lap 257 - Green Flag 10 Laps to go. Larson still leads the race.
Pit Stop
Pit stops with Edwards having the fastest stop at 11.5 seconds with Logano at 11.7, Johnson at 12.4 and Busch at 12.8. Busch loses three spots on pit road.
Pit Stop
Prior to the pit stops the Chase standings are Edwards, Ky. Busch, Logano, Johnson
Yellow Flag
Lap 252 - Caution #5. This is getting ready to get interesting. Pit crews will earn their money now.
Lap 250 - Larson leads the race with Edwards second followed by Ky. Busch, Logano, Harvick, Johnson, Kenseth, Keselowski, Elliott and Hamlin the rest of the top 10.
Lap 247 - 20 laps to go. While Busch and Edwards raced hard, Logano has closed in on Kyle Busch.
Lap 245 - Edwards seems to be pulling away from Busch. He now leads Busch by five car lengths. Kyle Larson still leads the race. This is also the longest the leaders have stayed on the track between pit stops all day.
Lap 243 - Edwards takes second from Busch.
Lap 242 - Edwards and Busch are side by side ffor secodn which will put one in the lead for the Chase championship.
Lap 240 - Edwards has caught Kyle Busch in Turn 4.
If things stay the way there are it appears the championship will come down between teammates Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards.
Lap 234 - Kyle Busch now sees his teammate in his rearview mirror as Edwards closes in.
Lap 231 - Carl Edwards passes Joey Logano in Turn 3-4 to take over third place in the race and second in the Chase standings
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