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Longtime dirt rivals Larson and Bell at last go head-to-head for NASCAR championship
Read full article: Longtime dirt rivals Larson and Bell at last go head-to-head for NASCAR championshipThe rivalry hardly reaches the heights of Petty versus Pearson or Earnhardt against Gordon as one of NASCAR’s great competitions.
Enter to win tickets to Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
Read full article: Enter to win tickets to Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR Cup Series PlayoffsNow’s your chance to enter to win tickets to the Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, which are being held on Oct. 23 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
3 people dead, 1 injured after car plunges into canal near Homestead International Speedway
Read full article: 3 people dead, 1 injured after car plunges into canal near Homestead International SpeedwayHOMESTEAD, Fla. – 3 people are dead and 1 injured after a series of events early Saturday that led to a car ending up in a canal in Homestead. According to Homestead Police Detective Eric Rodriguez, the car that crashed was the same vehicle that fled from officers not once, but twice early Saturday morning. Around 3 a.m. officers saw a dark colored vehicle that cut off a marked Homestead patrol car. During the second stop, the car fled again, according to Rodriguez. “When the officer got out of his car and approached the vehicle, the vehicle fled, turning its lights off again.”Miami-Dade fire rescue responded and pulled three people out of the car.
Crew chiefs feel the heat to be perfect in NASCAR finale
Read full article: Crew chiefs feel the heat to be perfect in NASCAR finaleFILE - In this Nov. 16, 2019, file photo, crew chief Christopher Gabehart watches practice for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. The pressure will be intense for crew chiefs in NASCAR's championship race. With everything on the line, his crew chief went with an aggressive adjustment aimed at gaining one last burst of speed. Only Hamlin and Gabehart, in their second season as driver and crew chief, have previously raced for a championship together. “I don’t think you can really be prepared for it until you go through it,” said the veteran Hendrick Motorsports crew chief.
Christopher Columbus High School holds rolling graduation ceremony at Homestead-Miami Speedway
Read full article: Christopher Columbus High School holds rolling graduation ceremony at Homestead-Miami SpeedwayHOMESTEAD, Fla. It's an especially exciting day for the Class of 2020 from a Miami high school. Christopher Columbus High School is making local history by becoming the first school to hold its graduation ceremony at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Seniors will pick up their diplomas as they cross the finish line before the entire graduating class takes a victory lap. We offered out students, our young men, a virtual mass and a virtual celebration, but we promised them that we would come through with something like this, said David Pugh, Principal of Christopher Columbus High School. Several high schools are planning to hold their gruaduation ceremonies at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the coming weeks.
Denny Hamlin wins on a long day at Homestead
Read full article: Denny Hamlin wins on a long day at HomesteadHOMESTEAD, Fla. Denny Hamlin found the magic at Homestead-Miami Speedway, once again. Hamlin went to the lead for the final time with 30 laps left and held off Chase Elliott for his record-tying NASCAR Cup Series victory at Homestead. At Homestead, he led 137 of 267 laps on the 1 1/2-mile track in Joe Gibbs Racing's No. Most of those fans were gone when Hamlin drove under the checkered flag at 10:46 p.m., ending the marathon day. Austin Dillon had a day hell never forget, though his seventh-place finish wasnt even close to the most significant development.
Heat is on: Hectic NASCAR tests drained drivers at Homestead
Read full article: Heat is on: Hectic NASCAR tests drained drivers at HomesteadAnd after an exhausting few days, NASCAR is about to offer another daunting test at Homestead-Miami Speedway. I think its a great test of will. Its a great test to the drivers. And several drivers, Wallace included, severed ties with a popular helmet designer this week over social media posts largely related to the flag. Track officials at Homestead are renaming one of the facilitys trademarks, the tunnel at Turn 3 that leads drivers into the track, in Johnsons honor.
Earnhardt returns; Burton wins Xfinity race at Homestead
Read full article: Earnhardt returns; Burton wins Xfinity race at HomesteadBurton, Gragson and Austin Cindric were three-wide going into that last lap, and it was Burton the 19-year-old son of former Cup star Jeff Burton, who wound up in front in a wild finish. I love you.Cindric was second and Gragson third, two spots ahead of Earnhardt part of his cars JR Motorsports ownership. It was Earnhardts third Xfinity Series appearance since retiring as a full-time Cup Series driver in 2017. Hed also raced there five times in the Xfinity Series, placing second in 1999 for his best finish. The Xfinity cars are back on the track Sunday before the Cup Series race at Homestead.
NASCAR set to allow fans back in Florida, Alabama
Read full article: NASCAR set to allow fans back in Florida, AlabamaDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.NASCAR is set to allow fans back at the track for races this month at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR will allow up to 1,000 Florida service members, representing the Homestead Air Reserve Base and U.S. Southern Command in Doral, to attend the Cup Series race Sunday as honorary guests and view the race from the grandstands. Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama will allow up to 5,000 guests in the frontstretch grandstands/towers for the June 21 Cup race. NASCAR has returned to racing, but had not allowed fans inside the tracks in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. We believe implementing this methodical process is an important step forward for the sport and the future of live sporting events.
3 things to do with your kids over spring break -- all free or inexpensive
Read full article: 3 things to do with your kids over spring break -- all free or inexpensiveSpring break is upon us, and if you’ve got children, you know what that means: about a week of time to fill with the kids. And kids 12 and younger are free in Turns 1 and 4 on Saturday. For the Dixie Vodka 400, kids 12 and younger are $10 in reserved grandstand seating. In the Xfinity Series Race, for the general admission grandstands, located in Turn 4, kids 12 and younger under are free. Finally, kids 12 and younger are free in the general admission and grandstand seating for the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series.
Championship weekend revs up for its last lap in Homestead
Read full article: Championship weekend revs up for its last lap in HomesteadHOMESTEAD, Fla. - For the last 18 years, Homestead has been the home to NASCAR's championship weekend. The championship format will now follow other sports and rotate its ultimate crown across different cities across the country. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Giminez hosted Formula 1 representatives at the Homestead-Miami Speedway earlier in the week. In a letter, Formula 1 representatives said that the Homestead venue would not suffice. "Homestead has been honored to host the grand finale of auto racing for 17 years," Homestead Mayor Steve Losner said.