Homestead-Miami Speedway NSCS Logo 100 px wide Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series News and Notes Race: Homestead 400 Date: Sunday, November 17, 2013 Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway Richard Childress Racing in Homestead ... Homestead-Miami Speedway is one of the few race tracks where team owner Richard Childress has yet to earn a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory. Richard Childress Racing entries have finished second on three occasions: 2003 (Kevin Harvick), 2008 (Harvick) and 2009 (Jeff Burton). In 43 starts, RCR has earned seven top-five and 20 top-10 finishes at the 1.5-mile, progressively-banked oval with drivers Dave Blaney, Clint Bowyer, Burton, Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Green, Harvick and Mike Skinner. Kentucky Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway are the other tracks on the current Sprint Cup Series schedule where RCR is still on the hunt for hardware. RCR in the NSCS ... In 2,378 Sprint Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 43 pole awards,105 wins, 449 top-five finishes and 945 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.9 and an average finishing position of 15.8. RCR has earned 14 total championships (six Sprint Cup Series championships with Earnhardt in 1986, 87, 90,91, 93 and 94, five NASCAR Nationwide Series titles, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles and one ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards title) and was the first organization to win titles in NASCARs three national series. RCR Phoenix Rewind ... In the Sprint Cup Series event at Phoenix International Raceway last weekend, Harvick notched his fourth victory of the 2013 season while Paul Menard and Jeff Burton crossed the finish line 16th and 17th, respectively. The Collective RCR ... Throughout the seasons first 35 races, RCRs Sprint Cup Series entries have earned one pole award with Harvick at Kansas Speedway in October and collected four wins with Harvick at Richmond International Raceway in April, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Kansas in October and Phoenix International Raceway last weekend. Collectively, the organization has notched 14 top-five and 35 top-10 finishes with drivers Burton, Dillon, Harvick, Menard and Brian Scott. Harvick is representing RCR in the 2013 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and is currently third in the standings. RCRs other two full-time Sprint Cup Series drivers rank 17th (Menard) and 19th (Burton) in the driver championship point standings. Interactive RCR ... For up-to-date news and exclusive content, visit RCRs Twitter page - @RCRracing - along with the RCR Sprint Cup Series team Twitter pages - @RCR27PMenard and @RCR29KHarvick, and driver Twitter pages - @KevinHarvick and @JeffBurton. Information about the 14-time championship winning organization can be found on Facebook at facebook/RichardChildressRacing and at RCRRacing along with official driver pages: facebook/PaulMenard27, facebook/OfficialKevinHarvick facebook/OfficialJeffBurton. Catch the Action ... ESPNs live coverage from Homestead-Miami Speedway begins Sunday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The race will also be broadcast on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90. 2011 CC Team Icon 27 NSCS Menards Paul Menard No. 27 Moen/Menards Chevrolet SS Event Preview Fact Sheet This Weeks Moen/Menards Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway... Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 428 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS was raced previously this season at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. Homestead-Miami Speedway Stats ... Menard has seven NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His best start of 16th came in 2010 and best finish of 11th came in last years season-ending event. The Wisconsin native has completed 1,864 of 1,870 laps attempted (99.7 percent) at the Florida track. About Moen ... As the #1 faucet brand in North America, Moen offers a diverse selection of thoughtfully designed kitchen and bath faucets, showerheads, accessories, bath safety products and kitchen sinks for residential and commercial applications each delivering the best possible combination of meaningful innovation, useful features and lasting value. For more information on Moen, visit moen. Race Rewind ... Starting 18th, Menard finished 11th in last years season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, marking his best finish to date at the 1.5-mile track. PAUL MENARD QUOTE: Menards Thoughts on Racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway: Its always bittersweet going into the last race of the season. Im ready for a bit of a break, but it will be an adjustment not jumping in a race car every weekend. Homestead-Miami Speedway is a track that has a lot of different grooves, which makes it fun for me as a driver. Its a wide track, which allows for some passing. Its not just follow the leader. Its fun to go to Homestead because the track atmosphere is always electric. Its the last event of the season for the fans and its championship weekend, so there is so much extra excitement around the races. Im sure Slugger (Labbe, crew chief) and the crew will have a fast Moen/Menards Chevrolet for me, and we are going to do our best to go out and win the last race of the season. Kevin Harvick No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet SS Event Preview Fact Sheet This Weeks Budweiser Chevrolet SS at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Kevin Harvick will pilot chassis No. 438 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the Homestead 400. This is a new Chevrolet and will run its first competitive laps when it arrives at the 1.5-mile track. Sunshine State Stats ... Since 2001, Harvick has made 12 Sprint Cup Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Throughout the years, the RCR driver has earned five top-five and 10 top-10 finishes. Harvick holds an average starting position of 14.7 coupled with an average finishing position of 7.9, has completed 99.9 percent (3,208 of 3,209) of the laps contested and has 128 laps led to his credit. Championship Hunt ... Heading into the season-finale event at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Harvick sits third in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings, 34 markers behind leader Jimmie Johnson and six points out of second place. Meet the Press ... Harvick will participate in the Contenders Press Conference at Noon Eastern Time on Thursday, Nov. 14 in the Homestead-Miami Speedway media center. Members of the media will have the opportunity to speak with the 23-time Sprint Cup Series race winner, along with other championship contending drivers. Sign Here, Please ... Harvick is scheduled to sign autographs on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. ET in the Homestead Midway. Any fan with a ticket to Saturdays NASCAR Nationwide Series event can visit the Midway to participate in the autograph session. Special Look ... In celebration of his 14-years with RCR, Harvick will sport a custom designed helmet featuring memorable moments, achievements and milestones from his successful career with the organization. Looking Back ... Harvick will complete his 13th season of Sprint Cup Series racing at RCR following Sunday afternoons 267-lap event at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Since his first series start at Rockingham Speedway in 2001, the California native has made 23 trips to Victory Lane, earned six pole awards, 100 top-five and 208 top-10 finishes in 465 starts. Race Rewind ... After starting the 267-lap affair from the 23rd position, Harvick and the No. 29 Budweiser team drove to an eighth-place finish in the 2012 Sprint Cup Series season-finale event at Homestead-Miami Speedway. KEVIN HARVICK QUOTES: Share your thoughts on racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Homestead (Miami Speedway) has been a great race track for us, whether it was flat or banked. Its been a race track where weve run well. It would be nice to close out my career at Richard Childress Racing with a win there and go out on the right note. RCR is where I got my start and its been a great career so far. Is it difficult to go to a track only once a year? Its definitely different for the fact that it seems like the track changes so much more because we only go there once a year, not to mention the progression of the car is so different from year-to-year. Homestead has aged over the years because of the climate its in and has become a very challenging track to drive and figure out. It does create new challenges when you only go there once a year, because you dont put as much focus on that specific track with testing and the things you should do to collect the needed data to put into the simulations to get the right starting point. Are you fatigued or excited when you finally get to Homestead-Miami Speedway? Youre pretty excited when you get to Homestead, because you know youre going to get some time off. Youre obviously still working during the winter doing photoshoots and working with sponsors, but at least you get to come home and sleep in your own bed at night. Its great to get month or so off, but Im pretty excited for the last day of school. Is it bittersweet for you to close out this chapter of your career? Im excited for what lies ahead. Im extremely grateful for opportunity that Richard (Childress, team owner) gave me, and Im proud of everything that we have accomplished throughout the years. 2011 CC Team Logo NSCS 31 CAT Jeff Burton No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS Event Preview Fact Sheet This Weeks No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Jeff Burton will race chassis No. 426 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This No. 31 Chevrolet was utilized earlier this season at Michigan International Speedway in June, Indianapolis Motor Speedway in July, Chicagoland Speedway in September and Charlotte Motor Speedway in October. Career Miami Stats ... Sundays event marks Burtons 15th start at the 1.5-mile oval and 691st-career Sprint Cup Series entry. He has amassed four top-five and six top-10 finishes and led 29 laps at the Homestead, Fla.-based race track. Thank You Jeff ... In recognition and appreciation for representing Caterpillar at the highest level of NASCAR racing, the No. 31 Chevrolet will have a special Thank you Jeff message on the upper-rear quarter panels this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. For the past six seasons, Burton has been a great ambassador for the CAT Racing program and his fans while working with Caterpillar dealers and employees, signing autographs and posing for photographs with tens of thousands of CAT Racing fans across the world. Rewind to Last Year ... Burton and the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet team finished off the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season with a 19th-place effort in the season-finale race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. JEFF BURTON QUOTE: Burtons thoughts on Homestead-Miami Speedway: The races at Homestead-Miami Speedway are always fun because there is so much on the line in each series with drivers going for the championship. The track is so much different than when we used to go there earlier in my career. It truly is a multi-grooved race track now. You can run the bottom, top and everywhere in between. It is a challenge for both the driver and the crew because we start the race in the late afternoon and usually finish under the lights. The track conditions change a great deal over 400 miles as the temperature drops. NNS 100 px wide Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series News and Notes Race: Homestead 300 Date: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway RCRs NASCAR Nationwide Series History at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... In 27 previous Nationwide Series appearances at Homestead-Miami Speedway, RCR has two wins at the 1.5-mile track, with Jeff Burton notching a win in 2007 and Kevin Harvick bringing the organization to the Winners Circle in 2004. RCR has started Nationwide Series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway from the pole position with two different drivers - Harvick in 2006 and Jeff Green in 2002. RCR in the NNS ... In 969 Nationwide Series starts through the last 15 years, RCR has earned 66 wins, 50 pole awards, 327 top-five and 542 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 11.9 and an average finishing position of 12.3 among all races contested. RCR earned the Nationwide Series driver point championships in 2001 and 2006 with Harvick and in 2008 with Clint Bowyer. The Welcome, N.C.-based team earned the owners title in 2003 with Johhny Sauter and Harvick, and again in 2007 with Jeff Burton and Scott Wimmer. The Season So Far ... In the 32 races contested this season, RCR has earned two wins in the Nationwide Series, with Tony Stewart at Daytona International Speedway and Harvick at Atlanta Motor Speedway, along with 30 top-five and 53 top-10 finishes. Austin Dillon has earned seven pole awards doing so at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Iowa Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Daytona International Speedway and Kansas Speedway, setting the all-time pole award record in the Nationwide Series with four consecutively. Brian Scott earned a pole award for the organization at Richmond International Raceway. The organization has led 1,110 laps in 2013. Get to the Points ... Dillon leads the Nationwide Series driver championship point standings by eight points over Sam Hornish, Jr., while Scott is seventh, 106 points out of the lead. In the Nationwide Series owner championship point standings, the No. 3 Chevrolet team sits third, while the No. 33 team is sixth and the No. 2 team is 11th. Social Media ... To keep up-to-date with the latest news, information and to view exclusive content, visit RCRs Twitter page - @RCRracing, RCRs NASCAR Nationwide Series team Twitter pages - @RCR2BScott, @RCR3ADillon and @RCR33NNS, RCRs NNS driver Twitter pages - @BScottRacing, @AustinDillon3 and @TyDillon and the official Facebook fan pages - facebook/BScottRacing, facebook/austindillon3, and facebook/TyDillonMotorsports. Catch the Action ... Flag-to-flag coverage of the Homestead 300 will be televised on ESPN beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, Nov. 16 and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Satellite Radio, channel 90. Brian Scott No. 2 Shore Lodge Chevrolet Camaro Event Preview Fact Sheet This Weeks Shore Lodge Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Brian Scott and the No. 2 Shore Lodge team will travel to the NASCAR Nationwide Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway with chassis No. 129 from Richard Childress Racings Nationwide Series stable. This chassis was most recently utilized at Texas Motor Speedway where Scott earned an eighth-place finish. He also earned a second-place finish at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 12th at Charlotte Motor Speedway in October, 11th at Kentucky Speedway in September and 10th at Atlanta Motor Speedway in August driving this Chevrolet Camaro. South Beach History ... Scott has three previous Nationwide Series starts at the 1.5-mile tri-oval, earning two top-10 finishes and a 100 percent lap completion rate. He finished seventh in 2012. Fighting For Every Point ... Scott currently sits seventh in the Nationwide Series driver championship point standings, 106 points out of first. 2013 Summed Up ... As the 2013 Nationwide Series season comes to an end this weekend, Scott has already posted the strongest season of his career. The Boise, Idaho-native has earned one pole award, three top-five and 13 top-10 finishes, along with 254-laps led. Scott nearly claimed victory at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and showed a dominant performance at Richmond International Raceway where he claimed the pole, led 239 laps and took the checkered flag in second place. Lodging in Idaho ... Shore Lodge will serve as primary sponsor for Scott and the No. 2 team this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Set on the southern shore of Payette Lake in McCall, Idaho, four seasons of adventure await at this idyllic location. A family favorite since 1948, the travel destination allows guests to enjoy the spectacular views, friendly service and generous accommodations at the lake front resort. Shore Lodge serves as the perfect mixture of adventure and luxury featuring 26 spa adventures, fitness studio, golf privileges at Whitetail Club, jet skiing, and a private beach for guests. Race Rewind ... In this event one year ago, Scott earned his best starting and finishing spot at the Homestead, Fla-based speedway by qualifying inside the top-10 and finishing seventh. BRIAN SCOTT QUOTE: What are your thoughts going into Homestead-Miami Speedway? Im excited to get on track this weekend at Homestead Miami-Speedway. Through the past several races weve been really strong on mile-and-a-half speedways. We ran in the top-five for a majority of the race at Texas Motor Speedway and are bringing that same car this weekend. If everything goes right, hopefully we can close the year out in victory lane. How would you describe your first season with Richard Childress Racing? Overall, we had a pretty strong first season together at Richard Childress Racing. We started the year off with a bunch of top-10 finishes, but had a few tough finishes throughout the season. As a team we nearly won Indianapolis Motor Speedway and dominated Richmond International Raceway. Statistically this season is my best Nationwide Series year of my career, so thats a plus. I think this off-season will be beneficial to myself, my crew chief Phil Gould and the team. Well be back stronger next year and ready to contend. Austin Dillon No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet Camaro Event Preview Fact Sheet This Weeks AdvoCare Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Austin Dillon will pilot chassis No. 102 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series stable. Dillon drove this Chevrolet Camaro to a second-place finish at Charlotte Motor Speedway in October, a third-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway in July and a sixth-place finish after earning the pole award at Kentucky Speedway in June 2013. This is the same Chevrolet Dillon drove to Victory Lane in both Nationwide Series races at Kentucky Speedway last year after starting on the pole each time. He raced this Chevrolet to a fifth-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway in November, a sixth-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway in July, a sixth-place finish at Dover International Speedway in June, a fifth-place finish at Darlington Raceway in May, a fifth-place finish at Texas Motor Speedway in April and a seventh-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March, all in 2012. Dillon at Homestead-Miami Speedway... In one previous Nationwide Series start at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2012, Dillon earned a fifth-place finish and clinched the 2012 Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors. In two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts at the track, Dillon finished 10th en route to clinching the 2011 Camping World Truck Series championship two years ago. In 2010, he earned the pole award at Homestead-Miami Speedway and led 11 laps, but finished 31st after involvement in an on-track incident in the closing laps of the race. The Season So Far ... According to NASCARs Loop Data Season-to-Date Statistics, Dillon leads the Nationwide Series championship contenders in Average Starting Position (4.8), leads the series in Laps in the Top 15 (92.6 percent), leads the series in Percentage of Laps Run on the Lead Lap (95.96 percent), has led the third-most laps (557), ranks third in Average Running Position (8.332), maintains the third-best Driver Rating (103.7), is the third-Fastest Driver on Restarts (7.719), and ranks fourth in Fastest Laps Run (382). Get to the Points ... Dillon leads the Nationwide Series driver championship standings by eight points over Sam Hornish, Jr. with one race remaining this season. Spark Your Engines ... Dillon and the RCR team will sport the colors of award-winning premier health and wellness company AdvoCare on the No. 3 Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway. AdvoCare offers nutrition, weight loss, energy and sports performance products of the highest quality developed through comprehensive research and backed by a Scientific and Medical Advisory Board. Dillon trains with AdvoCare products throughout the week and is a distributor as well. For more information about Dillons favorite products, including Spark, Rehydrate, meal replacement bars and Post-Workout Recovery, visit AdvoCare. AdvoCare Supporting the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma ... If Dillon wins this weekends Nationwide Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, AdvoCare will make a $5,000 donation to the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma. The health and wellness company will pledge $2,000 to CIPT for a top-five finish and $1,000 for a top-10 finish. So far this season, the No. 3 team has raised $35,000 towards the cause. The Childress Institute invests resources in research, education and awareness to improve the treatment for critically injured children in the U.S. and AdvoCares generous donations are aimed at helping to raise awareness for pediatric trauma, the No. 1 killer of children in America. You can help save the lives of injured children by making a contribution to the Childress Institute in two ways: donate $33 in honor of Dillon via his website, or text WIN to 80077 to make a $10 donation. AUSTIN DILLON QUOTE: What are your thoughts on racing this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway? Were bringing chassis No. 102 to Homestead-Miami Speedway, which is the same car we raced at Charlotte Motor Speedway in October. Its a fast car and I am looking forward to Homestead because Ive been successful there in the past. I am going into the race with the same mindset Ive had all year; to try and stay focused and determined and to gain maximum points. If we can do that by winning the race that would be great, but if we dont win a race this season, I will not look at this year as incomplete or unsuccessful by any means. Our goal is to win a championship and to head into the last race of the year with an opportunity to win a championship. If we can accomplish that it would be a huge honor. I can guarantee you that I am going into the last race trying my hardest and giving everything I have to accomplish our teams goals, and thats all you can ask for in a season. Ty Dillon No. 33 WESCO Chevrolet Camaro Event Preview Fact Sheet This Weeks WESCO Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Ty Dillon will pilot chassis No. 112 from the Richard Childress Racing stable in Saturdays NASCAR Nationwide Series event. This RCR-prepared Chevrolet visited victory lane at Texas Motor Speedway last season and garnered a total of seven top-five and nine top-10 finishes in two seasons of competition. Miami Nuggets ... Saturdays 200-lap affair marks Dillons first appearance at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the Nationwide Series. Although Dillon has yet to make any competitive laps in the No. 33 entry at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he has two starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at the 1.5-mile track where he has one top-10 finish to his credit. What is WESCO? ... WESCO International, Inc. (NYSE: WCC), a publicly traded Fortune 500 holding company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of electrical, industrial, and communications maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) product, construction materials, and advanced supply chain management and logistic services. 2012 annual sales were approximately $6.6 billion. The Company employs approximately 8,900 people, maintains relationships with over 18,000 suppliers, and serves over 65,000 active customers worldwide. Customers include commercial and industrial businesses, contractors, government agencies, institutions, telecommunications providers and utilities. WESCO operates eight fully automated distribution centers and approximately 475 full-service branches in North America and international markets, providing a local presence for customers and a global network to serve multi-location businesses and multi-national corporations. Double Dose of Dillon ... Before climbing behind the wheel of the No. 33 WESCO Chevrolet, Dillon will participate in the Homestead 200 Camping World Truck Series race on Friday night in his full-time ride of the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet. Live coverage of the event begins at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on FOX Sports 1 and the Motor Racing Network. Looking Ahead ... Dillon is scheduled to compete full time in the Nationwide Series in 2014 driving the No. 3 Chevrolet for RCR. Yuengling Light Lager will serve as a primary sponsor for eight races and will have an associate presence on the car for the remaining 25 events on the schedule. Additional sponsors will be announced soon. TY DILLON QUOTE: What are your thoughts heading into the season-finale race at Homestead-Miami Speedway? I enjoy running double duty. It helps me learn more about the track and what it takes to get around there. The last weekend I ran both the (Camping World) Truck and Nationwide Series was Texas, and I went to victory lane on Friday night. Im hoping to make a repeat of that this weekend. NCWTS Logo 100 px wide Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News and Notes Race: Homestead 200 Date: Friday, November 15, 2013 Location: Homestead-Miami Speedway Richard Childress Racings Camping World Truck Series History ... In 316 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts, RCR has earned 39 pole awards, 29 wins, 120 top-five finishes and 193 top-10 finishes. RCR also earned the inaugural series championship in 1995 with Mike Skinner, and again with Austin Dillon in 2011. The organization has an average starting position of 9.3 and an average finishing position of 10.4. RCR at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Richard Childress Racing has 10 previous Camping World Truck Series starts at the Homestead, Fla.-based track. In those 10 appearances, the Welcome, N.C.-based organization boasts one pole award, three top-five and four top-10 finishes with a 96.2 percent (1,409 of 1,465) completion of the laps contested and 96 laps led. RCR holds a 10.7 average starting position coupled with a 15.5 average finishing position. Points Racin ... With one Camping World Truck Series event remaining in 2013, Ty Dillon is second in the driver championship point standings, trailing the leader by 46 markers, while Brendan Gaughan is seventh in the standings. The No. 3 team is third in the owner championship point standings and the No. 62 team is ninth. Vote for Team RCR ... Dillon and Gaughan are in the running for the 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Most Popular Driver award. Fans can vote online at nascar/ncwtsmpd through Nov. 15. The winner of the prestigious award will be announced at the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series awards banquet on Nov. 18 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Social Media ... To keep up-to-date with the latest news, information and to view exclusive content, visit RCRs Twitter page - @RCRracing, RCRs Camping World Truck Series team Twitter pages - @RCR3TDillon and @RCR62BGaughan. RCRs Camping World Truck Series driver Twitter pages - @tydillon and @Brendan62. Catch the Action ... Flag-to-flag coverage of the Homestead 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway is scheduled to be televised live on Friday, Nov. 15 beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on FOX Sports 1 and broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90. Ty Dillon No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Silverado Event Preview Fact Sheet This Weeks Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet at Homestead-Miami Speedway ... Ty Dillon will pilot Chassis No. 026 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series stable in Fridays season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This RCR-prepared Chevrolet was driven to victory lane by Dillon two weeks ago at Texas Motor Speedway where he led 130 of the 147 laps contested. Miami Details ... This weeks 134-lap event marks Dillons third appearance at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the Camping World Truck Series. Dillon made his first-career Camping World Truck Series start at the track in 2011 earning a second-place starting position and finished sixth. Last year, the 21-year-old driver was competing for the year-end championship when another competitor made contact with Dillon, resulting in a 25th-place finish. A Season at a Glance ... With one race remaining in the 2013 season, Dillon has two wins (Kentucky Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway), one pole award (Las Vegas Motor Speedway), nine top-five and 12 top-10 finishes. The Welcome, N.C., native holds an average starting position of 6.6 and a 10.2 average finishing position. He has completed 94.5 percent (3,066 of 3,243) of the contested laps and led for 501 circuits. Double Duty ... Aside from his driving duties in the No. 3 Chevrolet Friday night for the Camping World Truck Series event, Dillon will drive the No. 33 WESCO Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Coverage of the season-finale race of the season will be televised on ESPN beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern Time and broadcast on the Motor Racing Network. Calling All Voters ... There are only a few days left in the Most Popular Driver contest. Cast your vote for Dillon at NASCAR/ncwtsmpd. Fans may vote once every 24 hour period until Nov. 15. TY DILLON QUOTES: This weekend marks the last race of the 2013 season. What is your goal going into the weekend? We have one goal this weekend - win. What better way to end the season than in victory lane. This Bass Pro Shops team deserves to go out with a bang. We cant win the championship, but we can definitely go out and fight for one last win of the year. Talk about the 2013 season, any regrets? Theyre not so much regrets as missed opportunities. We definitely could have contended for the championship this year. We had a championship caliber team, but we had a lot of bad luck come our way throughout the season. There were a handful of races that we should have won. The main thing is we stuck together as a team. We took the bad luck as a team and battled back the next week with everything we had. Im really proud of these guys, theyre all like brothers to me. Brendan Gaughan No. 62 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet Silverado Event Preview Fact Sheet This Weeks South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet Silverado at Homestead Miami Speedway ... Brendan Gaughan will pilot chassis No. 028 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Series stable in the Homestead 200. Gaughan most recently drove this RCR-prepared machine to an eighth-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in September. Homestead Stats ... In seven Camping World Truck Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway dating back to the 2002 season, Gaughan has earned one top-five and one top-10 finish, with his best start of eighth and best finish of second coming in 2006. The Las Vegas native holds an average starting position of 17.6 paired with an average finishing position of 16.4, has completed 96.1 percent (894 of 930) laps contested and is credited with 24 laps led. South Point Hotel & Casino ... Opened in December of 2005, the South Point resort was the first megaresort located south of McCarran International Airport and the Las Vegas Strip. The facility consists of a 25 story hotel tower and 90,000 square feet convention center located on a 60 acre site along Las Vegas Boulevard in Enterprise, Nevada. South Point Hotel offers a total of 2,163 rooms and 160,000 sq. ft. meeting and convention space; the largest of any hotel in Las Vegas that is not on the Strip. For more information, visit southpointcasino or call 1-866-796-7111. A Las Vegas Did You Know ... There are 124,270 hotel rooms in the city of Las Vegas, 2,163 of those can be found at the South Point Hotel & Casino. In the Rearview Mirror: Phoenix International Raceway ... Starting from the third position, Gaughan and the No. 62 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet team picked up their eighth top-five finish of the 2013 Camping World Truck Series season under the lights of Phoenix International Raceway after spending the majority of the 150-lap event running within the top five. BRENDAN GAUGHAN QUOTE: What are your thoughts on racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway? Homestead (Miami Speedway) has always been a great race for me, except for one. Even with my old South Point team in the very lean years we would run great there. Last year I ran the NASCAR Nationwide Series race there with the No. 33 team and finished third, and was catching the leader at the end. Id like to finish out this season on a good note, and I think Homestead will allow us to do that.
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