Chase elliott led 42 laps at chicagoland en route to a secondplace finish and owns a. Final 4 drivers face off for the nascar sprint cup championship. The nascar playoffs is a championship playoff system used in the nascars three national series. There can be no doubt about who staged the greatest comeback in 2015. Of these drivers only moffitt 2018 and crafton 2015 have a previous win at homestead. Nascar race statistics at homestead miami speedway. It really is shaping up to be three scenarios at homestead. Moffitts win at homestead last year came in his series debut at the track. Awards for the 2015 nascar sprint cup season bleacher report. Kyle busch crowned 2015 nascar sprint cup champion. Finished ninth as a non finalist overall at homesteadmiami.
Last season, keselowski scored a mandatory race win at talladega. Harvick wins at new hampshire to advance to 2nd round of. Nov 18, 2015 if any driver should feel like the chase is out to get them, its jeff gordon. Truex would be considered the least likely of the four to. Nov 22, 2015 with nascars championship on the line, kyle busch took control on a late restart, then went on to win the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway. The assumption is that the fast laps and laps led points will go to a championship contender, but that has not been the case in past homestead. Or a driver with one win is going to win the championship. Nascars 2015 final four talk the chase, jeff gordons finale, more. Kevin harvick won last years race at homestead to become the first champion of the new playoff format. Joe gibbs racing, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2009, 20, 2015, 2019. Jeff gordon is the only other driver among the final four to win at homestead. The championship 4 field of the chase for the sprint cup has been set and includes martin.
Harvick, busch and the reigning champion truex, dubbed nascars big three, are joined by joey logano, and the final four playoff drivers will race for the 2018 monster energy nascar cup series championship sunday at homesteadmiami speedway. Qualifying results, tv schedule, live stream, stage lengths dale earnhardt jr. Sprint cup series driver kyle busch 18 leads sprint cup series driver brad keselowski 2 and sprint cup series driver kevin harvick 4 during the ford ecoboost 400 at homesteadmiami speedway. The system was founded as the chase for the championship on january 21, 2004, and was used exclusively in the nascar cup series from 2004 to 2015. Busch holds off harvick, wins first sprint cup championship. Jeff gordon as a certain finalfour participant at homesteadmiami speedway in two weeks. In fact, should the 2014 champ harvick, 2015 champ busch or 2017 champ truex. Harvick and busch won in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and truex is trying to. Stewarthaas racing with fred biagi driver chase briscoe holds a.
Even if he were to break his duck and win this weekend at homestead, it would put him in a pretty select group. He recovered and went on to also make the chase, winning two races along the way. Kyle busch completed his remarkable comeback season sunday with a win in the ford ecoboost 400 to seal the sprint cup championship at homestead miami. Johnson won pole at homesteadmiami speedway sports. The first driver to win multiple championships was sam ard in. Chris buescher wins 2015 nascar xfinity series championship. If youre confused by the latest chase for the championship system, youre not alone. Driver most likely to win homestead official site of nascar. Was part of a threecar wreck on lap 219, finished 38th last years race at homesteadmiami. Jan 01, 2018 he ended the year as the highestplaced non chase driver, edging kasey kahne by just six points in their battle for th place. Nov 16, 2015 after a tough start to the chase an accident in the opener at chicagoland dropped him to 15th in the 16 driver chase, harvick rallied with a seasonsaving victory at dover del.
Points will not be awarded to drivers finishing in. Why nascars 4 championship drivers each think theyll win at. Furniture row toyota driver truex took control of the first part of the races. But here he comes to homestead with a shot at his fifth title in the final race of his career. Tony stewart has three wins at homesteadmiami speedway, but his 2011 win is the only since. It also was his 11th topfive finish the most by a driver without a win. The drivers championship was first awarded in 1982, to jack ingram.
The nascar xfinity series drivers championship is awarded by the chairman in nascar to the most successful xfinity series racing car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on race results. Earnhardts last win was the final race in the round of 8 in 2015 at phoenix. Nov 08, 2019 with five wins and 18 top5 finishes through the first 34 races this year, hamlins been piloting a fast car all season. In fact, earnhardts last win was the final race in the round of 8 in 2015 at phoenix international raceway. Ken block drives the all new extreme e electric racecar in last stage of dakar rally duration. Sixtime champion jimmie johnson cant win the title this year he was eliminated last month leaving kevin harvick, denny hamlin. Kyle larson led late last season but was eventually passed by busch.
Kyle busch won the race and the championship, his fifth of the season and first of. Harvick or a non playoff driver to win and then to have a better. Sep 12, 2016 what you need to know about all 16 chase drivers. Ahead of the unquestioned biggest race of the 2015 season, here is a rundown of the updated chase for the sprint cup grid, as well as a closer look at who is left in the field. Nov 09, 2015 just because jimmie johnson is out of chase contention doesnt mean. Nascars championship 4 contenders are set for battle. Following each points race, kickin the tires takes a deep look at the current playoff grids for both the nascar xfinity series and camping world truck series, evaluating the postseason picture for nascars second and third tours. Betting favorites and fantasy sleepers for sundays ford ecoboost 400, the last race of. Bowyers best finish in 36 starts was a victory in the fall race at talladega superspeedway. The xfinity series playoffs start with 12 drivers in the round of 12, then cut off the lowest 4 non winners in the points standings after 3 races. Of all the drivers championship eligible or not harvick must feel most optimistic. Follow your picks in the chase battle grid presented by toyota if nascar wanted an unpredictable chase. Not only are they competing with each other, but they also have to fend off any. What each championship 4 driver must do to win the 2015.
Click on the race name to go to the nextlast race inforundown page for each race. Kevin harvick, brad keslowski, joey logano, and kyle larson rounded out the top five. Nov 18, 2015 best average finish at homesteadmiami. Kyle busch looks ahead to homestead miami speedway, talking favorites if any and the strength of the championship 4 drivers. Five drivers most likely to win at homestead page 5. Championship 4 slot is huge step in kyle buschs journey. His lone championship win was in 2015, a season filled with adversity and victory. The hendrick motorsports driver made a late race charge at homesteadmiami speedway. Hes won on this track twice, and will in fact come into this years race as the defending champion after last seasons triumph. Nascar championship contenders hit homestead knowing they. Without taking the checkered flag, his bestcase scenario for advancing to homestead is for truex, harvick or a non playoff driver to win and then to have a better finish than most of the. Let nascars 4 championship drivers convince you why theyll win at homestead.
In years past, once a driver made the chase after race 26, he was in it until the end, even if he fell so far behind after a few races that, by homestead miami speedway, a title was completely out. Biffle was the second of two drivers outside the chase to win a chase race in 2004. Jimmie johnson may be out of chase contention, but still has. Logano wins nascar cup championship e3 spark plugs.
What each championship 4 driver must do to win the 2015 nascar sprint cup title. Chase briscoe wins truck race at homestead as christopher. Last season under normal points format, as the ncwts adopted a chase format in 2016. Kyle busch wins first cup series championship 2015 homesteadmiami duration. For the win asked the nascar cup series final four title.
We keep waiting for the year of the kahne, after the driver won six races in his third season 2006 as a fulltime driver. The only reason the champion always wins at homestead is because the non championship drivers might as well not even be out on the track. Crafton became the first driver in ncwts history to win consecutive championships. Nov 22, 2016 promonascar on fox and nascar on nbc 2017 songmountain mississippi queen 16best non cup series driver xfinity and truckswilliam byron and erik jones 15best nascar teamjoe gibbs racing 14. Kyle busch wins second nascar cup championship and. The champion is the first to finish of the four chase drivers. The 2015 ford ecoboost 400 was a nascar sprint cup series race held on november 22, 2015, at homesteadmiami speedway in homestead, florida. Homesteadmiami speedway archives page 7 of 8 racing news. Nascar sprint cup series full race ford ecoboost 400.
The dixie vodka 400 is a nascar cup series race held at homesteadmiami speedway in. Since the new chase format was adopted, a championship 4 driver has won every year kevin harvick in 2014, kyle busch in 2015. The best driver, crew chief and team this season are motivated to cap off what has. Which drivers should i pick for fantasy nascar at homestead. Nov 18, 2017 who will win the monster energy nascar cup championship at homesteadmiami speedway.
The 2015 ford ecoboost 400 was a nascar sprint cup series race held on november 22, 2015, at homestead miami speedway in homestead, florida. Championship 4 set to do battle in homestead finale accesswdun. Jones became the youngest champion in ncwts history. Roush fenway racings chris buescher had a smooth day saturday at homesteadmiami speedway, doing all he needed to earn the 2015 nascar xfinity series championship. Watch the complete race from homestead miami on november 22, 2015. Chase finalists including nascar sprint cup series driver kevin harvick 4, kyle busch 18, jeff gordon 24 and martin truex jr. Busch, the 2015 champion thanks to his win at homestead, followed in. Kyle busch wins first nascar championship at homestead.
Nascar jeff gordon ready to make chase finally end in his favor. The drivers on the right side of the chase cutoff entering the event are. Sep 12, 2017 why change the name from the chase to the cup series playoffs. Jimmie johnsons run for his fourth straight cup title starts from the pole. Busch won the ford ecoboost 400 on sunday at homesteadmiami. Usually, this award would go to a driver who struggled the previous season and. Kahne got into the 2014 chase with a late regularseason.
Johnson won pole at homesteadmiami speedway sports illustrated. Harvick wins at new hampshire to advance to 2nd round of nascar chase. Nov 12, 2019 since 2015, the worst he has finished at homestead was sixth in 2017. Odds, key stats, prediction, sleepers, fantasy drivers to draft. The final weekend of the nascar season is here as a champion is set to be crowned at homestead. Chase briscoe wins truck race at homestead as christopher bell wins title. They always yield to chase drivers and even if they have. Kyle busch is the defending winner of the event, having won the race and 2019 cup. Sunday is nascars first championship playoff race, where four drivers will battle for the sprint cup series crown. Stewart became the first driver to win championships under nascars old points system and in the chase format and is the only driver to do this as of the beginning of the. Take a look at five drivers who could win on sunday.
Answering every question nascar fans have about cup series. Kyle busch wins the race and the championship charlotte. Chase driver brad keslowski, who was leading most of the race, came within five laps of a victory. Nascar ford ecoboost 400 predictions, picks, and betting. This one came with driver bell after his 2015 success with erik jones. Buschs first cup championship was in 2015, a season in which he. Jimmie johnson won at texas, becoming the first non chase driver to win a race in the chase. Nov 16, 2014 in order to avoid a possible tie and make it as simple as possible, there are no bonus points.
Busch qualifying for the chase was one of the seasons bigger accomplishments. Denny hamlin wins nascars first chase race sports the. For 2012, a lateseason surge lifted bowyer to second place in the final chase standings 39 points behind brad keselowski. It earned him an automatic berth in the 12 driver contender round, which begins oct. Based on averagefinish stats, heres wholl take home the title related. Roush fenway racing driver chris buescher clinched the 2015 nascar xfinity series championship on saturday at homestead miami speedway. This process is repeated with the remaining drivers for the round of 8, leaving 4 drivers still eligible to win the championship that season. As the green flew over homsteadmiami speedway for the ford ecoboost 400, all four drivers drew a bead on each other as the race for the 2018 championship was on. Although hes led the second most laps 343 among the four title contenders at homestead, his only win came in his 2015 championship year. Logano became the wins leader of 2015 with six trips to victory lane. Brad keselowski was eliminated from the chase last week, but he proved to be the best of the non championship contenders at homestead.
You always want to win when you have a car like we had sunday, but ill take it again at homestead. Nascars championship 4 contenders are set for battle the drive. Even veteran nascar watchers occasionally have to stop and carefully ponder how the 2014 sprint cup. In a season that would make a pretty good movie script, kyle busch completed his comeback and bacame the 2015 nascar sprint cup champion at homestead. Martin truex jr became the 2017 nascar cup champion by fending off kyle busch to win a tense finale at homestead.