Entering Homestead this weekend the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings are not as close as they were one year ago. Still, there are plenty of reasons to take a peak at Sunday’s season finale.
Brad Keselowski leads five-time Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson by 20 points going into Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. To win the championship Keselwoski simply needs a finish of 15th or better, or 16th and at least one lap led, or 17th and the most laps led.
Many eyes will be fixed on the cars of Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon. After Bowyer made slight contact with Gordon, the four-time champion turned Bowyer into the wall. What ensued was something straight out of the WWE. It should come as no surprise that there always seems to be the chance that someone will provide a little pay back in the seasons final race.
There also are a handful of drivers making their last appearances for teams. Matt Kenseth will run his last race in Roush Fenway Racing’s No. 17 while Joey Logano will drive the No. 20 one last time.
Entry List for Ford EcoBoost 400
| CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | OWNER |
| 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops | Felix Sabates |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | Roger Penske |
| 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | Linda Hendrick |
| 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | John Henry |
| 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Black & Decker | Richard Petty |
| 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | TMone.com | Tommy Baldwin |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | J D Gibbs |
| 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | Bob Germain |
| 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Margaret Haas |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | Rob Kauffman |
| 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | Jack Roush |
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | John Henry |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M’s | Joe Gibbs |
| 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | Joe Gibbs |
| 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Glen Wood |
| 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | Walter Czarnecki |
| 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | Robert Richardson |
| 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | Rick Hendrick |
| 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | Jerry Freeze |
| 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Duracell | Richard Childress |
| 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | Richard Childress |
| 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | Kevin Buckler |
| 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | Richard Childress |
| 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | Jack Roush |
| 33 | Stephen Leicht* | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | Richard Childress |
| 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Barrett-Jackson | Bob Jenkins |
| 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Florida Lottery | Allan Heinke |
| 37 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | C&C Audio Video & Appliance, Inc. | Larry Gunselman |
| 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Long John Silver’s | Brad Jenkins |
| 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | Tony Stewart |
| 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | Chip Ganassi |
| 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | Richard Petty |
| 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Clorox | Tad Geschickter |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe’s | Jeff Gordon |
| 51 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | James Finch |
| 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron’s Dream Machine | Bill Jenkins |
| 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | Michael Waltrip |
| 78 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | Barney Visser |
| 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves / aloft hotel tempe | Andrea Nemechek |
| 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | Rick Hendrick |
| 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | Thomas Ueberall |
| 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | Mike Curb |
| 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | Jack Roush |
| 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | Randy Humphrey |
| 179 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | United Supermarkets | Archie St. Hilaire |
| 191 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | Mark Smith |
