{"id":5061,"date":"2012-11-18T10:24:08","date_gmt":"2012-11-18T15:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/?p=5061"},"modified":"2012-11-18T10:26:57","modified_gmt":"2012-11-18T15:26:57","slug":"homestead-nascar-green-flag-start-time-pole-and-starting-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/2012\/11\/18\/homestead-nascar-green-flag-start-time-pole-and-starting-lineup\/","title":{"rendered":"Homestead: NASCAR green flag start time, pole and starting lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4941\" title=\"homestead\" src=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2012\/11\/homestead.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2012\/11\/homestead.jpg 450w, http:\/\/tireball.com\/nascar\/files\/2012\/11\/homestead-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the last race of the season, the drivers are at <strong>Homestead-Miami Speedway<\/strong> for the running of the <strong>Ford EcoBoost 400<\/strong>.<strong> Joey Logano<\/strong> was on the pole until an accident during final\u00a0 practice forced him, along with <strong>Greg Biffle<\/strong> and <strong>Denny Hamlin<\/strong> to back up cars, subsequently moving them to the back of the field. Because of this, the inside row will all move up one row, allowing<strong> Brad Keselowski<\/strong> to <strong>start at the front of the field<\/strong>. However, <strong>Marcos Ambrose<\/strong> will lead the field to green.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keselowski<\/strong> is chasing his first title &#8211; as he starts the race 20 points ahead of five time champion<strong> Jimmie Johnson<\/strong>. Johnson will start the race from the <strong>10th position<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Jonathan Hillstrand from the <strong><em>Deadliest Catch<\/em><\/strong>, which airs on the Discovery Channel will give the command to fire engines at <strong>3:11 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The races<strong> green flag start time<\/strong> is set for <strong>3:18p.m<\/strong> EST. The race is <strong>267 laps, 400 miles<\/strong>. The track has called home to NASCAR&#8217;s &#8220;<strong>Ford Championship Weekend<\/strong>&#8221; in all three series since 2002.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who to watch at Homestead?<\/strong> It&#8217;s no doubt that all eyes will be on <strong>Keselowski<\/strong> and <strong>Johnson<\/strong> as they battle it out to take home the Sprint Cup, but there are other drivers that have the potential to pull off a win at <strong>Homestead<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carl Edwards<\/strong> is still looking for his first win of the season, after losing the championship to<strong> Tony Stewart<\/strong>, one year ago. The good news for Edwards though, is he is <em>really good<\/em> at Homestead, with an average finish of 5.2, and is starting the race fourth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin Truex Jr.<\/strong> is another driver that has come close on multiple occasions, but still has not found himself in victory lane. Truex qualified in the seventh starting position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Clint Bowyer,<\/strong> after last weekend would love to find himself in the winners circle one last time before seasons end. Bowyer is starting right ahead of Truex Jr, in the sixth starting position.<\/p>\n<p>You can follow me on Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cjandcamden\" target=\"_blank\">@cjandcamden<\/a> for race updates and commentary.<\/p>\n<h1>Starting lineup for today&#8217;s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway:<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Joey Logano *to the back, back-up car*<br \/>\n2. Marcos Ambrose<br \/>\n3.<strong> Brad Keselowski<\/strong><br \/>\n4.\u00a0 Carl Edwards<br \/>\n5. Aric Almirola<br \/>\n6. Clint Bowyer<br \/>\n7. Martin Truex Jr.<br \/>\n8. Kyle Busch<br \/>\n9. Mark Martin<br \/>\n10.<strong>Jimmie Johnson<\/strong><br \/>\n11. Matt Kenseth<br \/>\n12. Kasey Kahne<br \/>\n13.\u00a0 Greg Biffle<br \/>\n14.\u00a0 Jamie McMurray<br \/>\n15.\u00a0 Jeff Gordon<br \/>\n16. Dale Earnhardt Jr.<br \/>\n17.\u00a0 Sam Hornish Jr.<br \/>\n18. Paul Menard<br \/>\n19.\u00a0 Ryan Newman<br \/>\n20.\u00a0 Trevor Bayne<br \/>\n21.\u00a0 Juan Pablo Montoya<br \/>\n22.\u00a0 David Stremme<br \/>\n23.\u00a0 Kevin Harvick<br \/>\n24.\u00a0 Regan Smith<br \/>\n25.\u00a0 Michael McDowell<br \/>\n26.\u00a0 Kurt Busch<br \/>\n27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.<br \/>\n28. Casey Mears<br \/>\n29.\u00a0 Mike Bliss<br \/>\n30.\u00a0 Landon Cassill<br \/>\n31.\u00a0 Dave Blaney<br \/>\n32.\u00a0 Bobby Labonte<br \/>\n33.\u00a0 Jeff Burton<br \/>\n34. David Ragan<br \/>\n35. Tony Stewart<br \/>\n36. Josh Wise<br \/>\n37. David Reutimann<br \/>\n38.\u00a0 Travis Kvapil<br \/>\n39.\u00a0 J.J. Yeley<br \/>\n40.\u00a0 David Gilliland<br \/>\n41.\u00a0 Denny Hamlin<br \/>\n42.\u00a0 Ken Schrader<br \/>\n43. Scott Riggs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the last race of the season, the drivers are at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the running of the Ford EcoBoost 400. Joey Logano was on the pole until an accident during final\u00a0 practice forced him, along with Greg Biffle and Denny Hamlin to back up cars, subsequently moving them to the back of the field. 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