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Bell comes from behind to secure critical Homestead win

Christopher Bell will compete for the NASCAR Cup Series championship for the second consecutive year after a come-from-behind win Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Bell made the winning pass on William Byron on lap 252 of 267. He led the final 16 …

Christopher Bell will compete for the NASCAR Cup Series championship for the second consecutive year after a come-from-behind win Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Bell made the winning pass on William Byron on lap 252 of 267. He led the final 16 laps unchallenged and won by 1.6s over Ryan Blaney.

It was a fight to get to that point. Bell qualified 13th and was in danger of going a lap down in the second stage. When he was informed of this by his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team, Bell sarcastically replied, “OK, I’ll start trying.”

It was not until lap 221 that he ran a green flag lap inside the top five. A caution with 46 laps to go further pushed Bell toward the front. He lined up fourth (second in the outside lane) for the restart and made a three-wide move in Turns 3 and 4 to clear Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney for the lead.

 

The No. 20 led until a caution flew a few laps later and the field returned to pit road. He came off pit road third and again chose to line up fourth for the final restart that took place with 25 laps to go.

The late charge resulted in his second win of the season. It is his first at Homestead.

“I’ve got the best team behind me,” Bell said of the rebound. “Honestly, I don’t know man, that race was a whirlwind and I was ready to throw the towel in in the second stage, and I got really frustrated on the radio and Adam [Stevens] kept after it. Adam, Tyler Williams, the guys back at the shop working over the adjustments…it gave me what I needed. When we got some clean air, this thing was really good.

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“I cannot say how proud I am to be here with our partners Rheem and DeWalt, driving these Toyota Camrys. I’ve been with Toyota since day one, so thank you to everyone who supported me. This is better than a dream come true.”

Blaney finished second after leading 53 laps. The Team Penske driver avoided potential disaster when Kyle Larson ran into him coming to pit road under green flag conditions on lap 213. Blaney was leading and Larson was trying to close the gap when he hit the Penske Ford in the bumper and then hit the sand barrels to bring out the red flag.

Tyler Reddick finished third, Byron fourth and AJ Allmendinger fifth. Bubba Wallace finished sixth, Ty Gibbs seventh, Joey Logano eighth, Aric Almirola ninth and Austin Dillon 10th.

Chris Buescher finished 21st. He is now in a must-win scenario going into the elimination race next weekend.

Martin Truex Jr. finished 29th with a potential engine issue. Denny Hamlin finished 30th after hitting the wall in Turn 1 on lap 236 while running inside the top five.

Larson finished 34th. He led the most laps (96) and won the first stage. Blaney won the second stage.

There were 25 lead changes among nine drivers in the 4EVER 400, and five caution flags.

Full results to come

Mayer fends off charging Herbst to grab Xfinity win at Homestead

Sam Mayer claimed his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series oval victory in the second half of a NASCAR doubleheader at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday in the Contender Boats 300 after holding off last week’s race winner Riley Herbst by a mere …

Sam Mayer claimed his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series oval victory in the second half of a NASCAR doubleheader at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday in the Contender Boats 300 after holding off last week’s race winner Riley Herbst by a mere 0.227s.

It marks the JR Motorsports driver’s fourth series victory of the season and his career. Most important for Mayer – who joked he didn’t breath the final four laps: it is his ticket into the Championship 4 finale that will decide the series title at Phoenix Raceway in two weeks.

The 20-year old Wisconsin native’s No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet led 46 laps on the day – including the final 30 – but brushed the wall exiting Turn 3 as he pushed forward on the last lap to keep a fast-closing Herbst behind him. Mayer’s fellow NASCAR Xfinity Series championship contender John Hunter Nemechek finished third in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota after leading seven laps despite feeling under the weather.

Regular-season champion Austin Hill was fourth in the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet and NASCAR Hall of Famer and crowd favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished fifth in his second and final start of the season.

“It’s unreal; we won on an oval,’’ a grinning Mayer screamed into the front grandstands. “This Chevrolet Camaro was so good.

“It’s all about putting a full race together,’’ he continued. “I’m so proud of these guys. They kicked tail on pit road and we made it happen with these HMS (Hendrick Motorsports) engines.

“It’s just really cool to be able to beat an amazing organization like that (Herbst’s Stewart-Haas Racing team). We’ve got to turn it on a little harder going into Phoenix.’’

 

Herbst’s Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Cole Custer won Stage 1 and led a dominating 114 of the race’s 200 laps only to suffer a tire problem with 50 laps remaining and drop a lap down. He rallied back but still finished 13th after an impressive early race. Custer and Hill are now tied three points above the cutoff line heading into next week at the half-mile Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Nemechek holds a healthy 44 point edge above them.

Another title favorite, Mayer’s JRM teammate Justin Allgaier – who came into the race ranked second in the championship standings — also had a tire issue after a pit stop and dropped back midway through the race. He rallied back to finish 15th, but dropped to fifth place in the standing, three points behind Hill for the automatic transfer position for the Championship 4.

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Nemechek’s JGR teammate Sammy Smith, who finished ninth, is now 49 points back in sixth place. It was a more dramatic day for the other championship contenders with Richard Childress Racing’s Sheldon Creed finishing 26th after exiting onto pit road with smoke trailing out of his Chevy with only two laps remaining in the race.

Kaulig Racing’s Chandler Smith rounds out the Playoff 8 – but finished a frustrating 34th place after being collected in an early accident. They are now 54 (Smith) and 65 (Creed) points below the fourth place transfer line and will need to win the race at Martinsville next week to meet their Playoff goals.

Kaulig’s Daniel Hemric, Big Machine Racing’s Parker Kligerman, JRM’s Brandon Jones, and the Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Sammy Smith and Joe Graf Jr. rounded out the top 10 on Saturday.

Earnhardt’s participation was certainly a crowd pleaser and his fifth-place effort in the JR Motorsports Chevy was his fifth top-five showing since he retired from full-time competition in the NASCAR Cup Series after the 2017 season. He methodically worked his way forward from a 23rd place starting position and survived a close call in the closing laps, ironically with Josh Berry, who drives for Earnhardt.

“Luckily it didn’t hurt our car and we were able to finish really good, so I’m happy about that,’’ Earnhardt said, noting he felt badly having an incident with one of his own team cars.

The series moves to the half-mile Martinsville Raceway for next Saturday’s Dead On Tools 250 (3:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) which will formally decide which three drivers will join Mayer in championship eligibility at the Phoenix season-ender.

“Getting that first oval win [today] was big. … we finally won on an oval and my confidence is feeling good,’’ Mayer said with a huge grin.

RESULTS

Hocevar edges closer to Truck Series title with Homestead win

Carson Hocevar secured his first NASCAR CRATSMAN Truck Series Championship 4 appearance with a victory Saturday in the Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, earning all four of his career series wins this season – the trophy …

Carson Hocevar secured his first NASCAR CRATSMAN Truck Series Championship 4 appearance with a victory Saturday in the Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, earning all four of his career series wins this season – the trophy Saturday most impactful among them.

Hocevar put his No. 42 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet into the lead with 11 laps remaining and held off the hard-charging Zane Smith by 2.705s to claim the win over the reigning series champion, whose runner-up effort was disqualified by NASCAR after a post-race technical inspection found the defending series champion’s No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford was illegal – using an unapproved windshield support.

 

“We are disappointed in the disqualification,’’ Front Row Motorsports said in a statement after the NASCAR inspection. “We will continue to work and discuss with NASCAR officials back at the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, N.C. before making any further comment.’’

The DQ moved ThorSport Racing’s Ben Rhodes into runner-up on the afternoon helping him to advance to the Playoffs — prevailing in a tiebreaker with rookie Nick Sanchez, the polesitter who finished 17th after making contact with another truck coming to pit road for his final stop.

Regular season champion, TRICON Garage’s Corey Heim, GMS Racing’s Grant Enfinger and Hocevar’s Niece Motorsports teammate Bailey Curry rounded out the top five.

Heim, Hocevar, Enfinger and Rhodes will now race for the championship Nov. 3 at Phoenix Raceway.

Hocevar celebrated the win by climbing high atop the flag stand to claim the checkered flag in person. He threw it down to the cheering fans behind the fence then climbed back down on the grandstand side to high-five fans and celebrate the biggest win of his life – to date.

“It kills me I can’t do a burnout but we have to take this truck to Phoenix,’’ a grinning Hocevar said. “This truck was so good. We just got behind on pit stops and just lost track position which was unfortunate, but man, it’s so good to feel [like this]. I love it.

“I thought we could win today with our truck, even with all the setbacks from the debris and everything. We had a shot to win and we did just that.’’

The battle for that final Playoff position was as dramatic as the fight for the victory.

Rhodes came into this final regular season race only five points behind Sanchez for the fourth championship-eligible transfer position. He finished 24th in the opening stage and 10th in the second stage. It still left him outside looking into the Championship 4, so Rhodes’ ThorSport team opted to pit for fresh tires early and out of pit sequence. The move allowed his No. 99 Ford to take the race lead as the other frontrunners pit later.

He held the point with 30 laps remaining only to have Hocevar and Smith chase him back down. Hocevar passed him with 11 laps remaining, Smith a lap later.

“We failed Ben today. We didn’t give him a very good truck and he bailed us out at the end there,’’ Rhodes’ crew chief Rich Lushes said. “It was the only call we had. We had to do something different than everybody else and it all worked out so I guess we’re going to [the championship race] again.’’

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It was a heartbreaking ending for the 22-year old Sanchez, who is from nearby Miami and raced often at Homestead-Miami Speedway as he was coming up the junior ranks. He won the pole and led the opening five laps, only to see his Playoff hopes in jeopardy after a miscue approaching his final pit stop with 34 laps remaining. His No. 2 Rev Racing Chevrolet hit the back of Tanner Gray’s truck as the two were slowing to enter pit road causing noticeable damage to Sanchez’ Chevrolet.

“Obviously I lost a lot of time there and just lost time in the pits trying to fix it,’’ Sanchez said. “Just my fault, no two ways to it. I really didn’t know the No. 15 was pitting and didn’t slow down [enough], so that’s on me. I apologize to my team. They’re going to support me. To miss by one point is pretty rough, but all you can do is go to Phoenix and try to win.”

Heim led a race-best 57 of the 134 laps and swept both Stage victories. His third place finish marked the series-best 15th-consecutive top-10 finish of the season.

“I really thought we had them covered today. I mean, we were smoking the first two stages and kind of waiting on the third stage and then it went out like a light switch so we’ll look everything over,’’ Heim said, adding, “We’ve got bigger things on the horizon so we’ll focus on that.’’

Stewart Friesen, Matt Crafton, Rajah Caruth, Ty Majeski and Chase Purdy rounded out the top 10. Majeski joins Smith, Sanchez and Christian Eckes being eliminated from Playoff contention.

Eckes finished 20th after what looked like a sure-bet top-10 finish was hampered by penalties and miscues on the afternoon. He was called for moving lanes on a restart and another time for speeding on pit road exit late in the race.

“We had a truck able to advance and just kept making mistakes,’’ Eckes said. “Just wasn’t good enough today.’’

IndyCar star Marco Andretti finished 18h in his second series start in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. He’s also scheduled to race at Phoenix in two weeks.

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series concludes the season with the Craftsman 150 at the one-mile Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 3 (10:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

RESULTS

Reddick eager to learn from frustrating Vegas run

Tyler Reddick looks at Sunday’s run at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as an outlier for his 23XI Racing team and one they are eager to learn from immediately. “How we performed at Vegas is not ourselves,” Reddick said. Reddick finished eighth in the South …

Tyler Reddick looks at Sunday’s run at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as an outlier for his 23XI Racing team and one they are eager to learn from immediately.

“How we performed at Vegas is not ourselves,” Reddick said.

Reddick finished eighth in the South Point 400, but it was the overall performance through the 400-mile event that brought frustration. In the opening race of the third round of the postseason, Reddick didn’t lead a lap and earned just nine stage points. It was an empty result after entering the weekend optimistic about being able to capitalize on the first intermediate track in the round.

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“We’re definitely further behind than we wanted to be coming out of Vegas,” Reddick said of being 16 points below the playoff grid cutline. “You guys know the stats better than me, but I swear I’ve heard it — we’ve led at like every mile-and-a-half track going into Vegas and then we didn’t lead a single one while we were there. That’s frustrating for sure because the car showed it had good speed; our handling was not what we’re kind of used to, and we really thought we were going to have a handle on it, literally, going into the race on Sunday, and we did not. Pretty much from the beginning of that race, it was a handful all day.

“The car had speed, it’s just the handling wasn’t there. It’s very unlike us. In practice, the car was fast, it was just very difficult to hang on and manage it over the course of a run, manage it in traffic, and it just built for a tough day for us. That was definitely disappointing but at the same time, we can learn from our mistakes and certain things we didn’t really like that our car did at Vegas as we approach Homestead. It was a tough day, for sure. Hopefully, on the other side of it, when we get to Homestead, we’ll be better.”

Whatever 23XI Racing threw at the Jordan Brand Camry at Las Vegas, it didn’t create the balance Reddick expected. Nigel Kinrade/Motorsport Images

Homestead-Miami Speedway has been kind to Reddick in the past, and it’s a track he’s always glad to see on the schedule. It’s the perfect place to move on to after a tough weekend, and Reddick said he can’t wait to get back on track.

In four Xfinity Series starts at Homestead-Miami, Reddick won twice, which also claimed him the series championship. Of his three Cup Series starts at the track, Reddick has two top-five finishes.

This is the furthest Reddick has ever been in the Cup Series postseason in three appearances. Until this year, he’d never made it out of the first round.

“I think coming into this year, it was just about getting both cars in the playoffs and just seeing where we’re at right now,” Reddick said. “When we look at the speed we’ve had this year, we’ve led a few laps at a number of different places; we’ve had good speed. So, I guess when the year started, we didn’t really know where our ceiling was going to be, but when we look at the speed we’ve had this year, I think being in the Round of 8 was very possible for us.

“When you look at how the years transpire, we’re about where we should be. I would like to take it a step further by all means, but I think for us, it’s been a good year. We just want to keep going. I don’t think anyone on this team or in this organization will ever settle for good enough. We’re just going to keep pushing.”

Racing on TV, October 20-22

All times Eastern; live broadcasts unless noted. Friday, October 20 COTA practice 1 9:15-10:00am COTA practice 1 1:25-2:30pm COTA practice 1 1:25-2:30pm COTA practice 2 2:55-3:35pm COTA qualifying 4:55-6:00pm COTA qualifying 4:55-6:00pm Homestead …

All times Eastern; live broadcasts unless noted.

Friday, October 20

COTA
practice 1		 9:15-10:00am

COTA
practice 1		 1:25-2:30pm

COTA
practice 1		 1:25-2:30pm

COTA
practice 2		 2:55-3:35pm

COTA
qualifying		 4:55-6:00pm

COTA
qualifying		 4:55-6:00pm

Homestead
practice/
qualifying		 6:00-7:30pm

COTA
qualifying		 6:30-7:10pm

Indianapolis 7:00-8:30pm
(D)

Indianapolis 8:30-
10:30pm (D)

Saturday, October 21

Homestead
practice/
qualifying		 9:00-11:00am

COTA
race 1		 10:45-11:20am

Homestead 11:30am-
12:00pm
pre-race
12:00-2:00pm
race

COTA sprint
shootout		 1:25-2:30pm

COTA sprint
shootout		 1:25-2:30pm

COTA race 1 2:10pm

Homestead 2:30-3:00pm
pre-race
3:00-6:00pm
race

COTA
race 2		 4:30-5:00pm

COTA
sprint		 5:55-6:30pm

COTA
sprint		 5:55-6:30pm

Sunday, October 22

COTA
race 2		 10:50am

Road Atlanta 10:30-
11:30am (D)

COTA
race 3		 10:40-11:30am

Road Atlanta 11:30am-
1:30pm (D)

Australia 1:00-3:30pm
(SDD)

USGP 1:30-3:00pm
pre-race
3:00-5:00pm
race

USGP 1:30-3:00pm
pre-race
3:00-6:00pm
race

Homestead 2:00-2:30pm
pre-race
2:30-6:00pm
race

Indianapolis 2:00-3:30pm (D)

Key: SDD: Same day delay; D = delayed; R = Repeat/Replay

A variety of motor racing is available for streaming on demand at the following sites:

  • SRO-america.com
  • SCCA.com
  • SpeedSport1.com
  • Ferrari Challenge
  • The Trans Am Series airs in 60-minute highlight shows in primetime on the MAVTV Network. For those wishing to tune in live, the entire lineup of SpeedTour events will stream for free on the SpeedTour TV YouTube page. SpeedTour TV will also air non-stop activity on Saturday and Sunday (SVRA, IGT and Trans Am). You can also watch all Trans Am event activity on the Trans Am YouTube page and Facebook page.
  • All NTT IndyCar Series stream live on Peacock Premium.

Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Sunday’s Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway sports betting odds and lines, with NASCAR analysis, picks and tips.

The NASCAR Cup Series heads down to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Dixie Vodka 400. The green flag drops Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET with the race televised on FOX. Below, we analyze the Dixie Vodka 400 odds and betting lines, with NASCAR picks and tips with odds from BetMGM sportsbook.

Dixie Vodka 400: What you need to know

Odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday, June 13 at 6:20 a.m. ET.

Sunday’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be the first sporting event with fans in the stands since mid-March. NASCAR will allow 1,000 fans, just military members or first responders, to attend as honorary guests. Fans will be required to wear masks, will be screened upon arrival and will be expected to follow physical-distancing guidelines at six feet apart.

Even with a smattering of people in the grandstands, this event will have a much different look and feel from previous seasons. From 2002 to 2019, the South Florida track hosted the final race of the season, leading to the crowning of the Cup Series champion. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch (+500 for Sunday’s race) won the championship with a checkered flag at this track last season, his second trip to Victory Lane at HMS in five years.

  • Six of the previous seven races have been won by a driver starting fifth or better. Denny Hamlin (+1000), Joey Logano (+800), Brad Keselowski (+1000), Busch and Chase Elliott (+700) are in starting spots 1 through 5.
  • Toyota has been the Victory Lane in two of the past three at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and four of the past seven.
  • Busch leads all drivers with 463 laps led, although he ranks 12th among active drivers with a 16.33 Average-Finish Position (AFP) across his 15 career starts at this track.
  • Rick Ware Racing’s J.J. Yeley (+100000) and Front Row Motorsports’ Michael McDowell (+50000) lead all active drivers with four DNFs apiece.

Who is going to win the Dixie Vodka 400?

HAMLIN (+1000) was a big disappointment at Martinsville Wednesday night, but has had strong results at this track in the past. Look for a nice bounce back. Plus, he is a strong value at this price.

Hamlin has two career wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway, while posting four top-5 runs, 10 top-10 finishes, 256 laps led and a 10.53 AFP in 15 starts at the track.

KEVIN HARVICK (+400) is always a threat at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He leads all active drivers with a sparkling 6.42 AFP in 19 career starts. While he has just one win, he has placed inside the top 5 on 11 different occasions while leading 414 laps. He has never finished lower than 20th at this track, too.

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CHASE ELLIOTT (+700) has yet to taste victory at HMS, but has never finished lower than 15th, either. In fact, he has a 9.50 AFP, second best in the field among drivers with at least four starts.

Homestead-Miami Speedway prop bets

HARVICK (-154) is a strong play to finish inside the top 5. In addition, HAMLIN (+140) is worth a roll of the dice to finish in the top 5, too.

Among the best finishing position matchups, take HAMLIN (-112) to finish better than Keselowski. CLINT BOWYER (-106) is a good bet to outpace William Byron, while Florida native ARIC ALMIROLA (+125) is a value play over Tyler Reddick.

Homestead-Miami Speedway long-shot bets

AUSTIN DILLON (+1400) has the best potential to crash the party and spoil the day for the favorites. He has shown tremendous and consistent improvement since making his debut at this track in 2014. He improved to 15th in 2015, 12th in 2016, 11th in both 2017 and 2018 and eighth last season.

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NASCAR Betting: Ford EcoBoost 400 betting tips

Breaking down Sunday’s NASCAR Monster Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 with predicted picks and betting tips

The Monster Energy Cup Series wraps up the 2019 season at Homestead-Miami Speedway Sunday for the Ford EcoBoost 400 at 3 p.m. ET, and we’ll crown a series champion after the sun goes down.

The four drivers eligible for the championship are Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick against the Joe Gibbs Racing trio of Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. Harvick won the series title in 2014, Busch won in 2015 and MTJ won in 2017. Only Hamlin has yet to nail down a championship, but he comes in hotter than anyone.

Who is going to win the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway?

For a full-set of today’s sports betting odds, access them at USA TODAY Sports.

Harvick enters Sunday’s race with a win, 10 top-5 finishes and 16 top-10 showings across 18 career races at Homestead with a 6.6 Average-Finish Position (AFP) with 373 laps led and zero DNFs.

NASCAR’s Loop Data shows Harvick with a 124.6 Driver Rating across the past five starts at HMS while posting a 2.6 AFP. He also leads all drivers running 99.6 percent of his laps inside the Top 15.

Busch ranks fourth in Driver Rating (111.1) across the past five starts at Homestead, leading 106 laps while posting a 10.4 AFP. He has also run 87.4 percent of his laps inside the Top 15. He has had mixed results over the years at this track, posting a win with four top-5 finishes and seven top-10 results, but he has two DNFs and a 17.4 AFP in 14 career starts.

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As far as Hamlin is concerned, he has two career victories at Homestead-Miami Speedway while posting an impressive 10.6 AFP in 14 career starts. He has led 254 laps, too. Across the past five starts he has a 102.6 Driver Rating while running 92.6 percent of his laps inside the Top 15. He is just as good a bet as any to win and claim his first championship. MTJ has a 98.2 Driver Rating, and he has a 13.6 AFP across the past five stops at Homestead while running 83.3 percent of his laps inside the Top 15.

Homestead-Miami Speedway long-shot bets

If you’re looking for a non-title contender to come and ruin the party, look to Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott. He has finishes of fifth, seventh and 11th in three career starts at Homestead. While he is certainly not returning big odds, and probably could have been in the hunt for a title if not for a wreck in Phoenix last week, he might have something to prove.

Ganassi Racing’s Kyle Larson is also a non-contender looking to capture checkers. He has six career starts at HMS, turning in three top-5s and three top-10s with an AFP of 8.5 while racking up 325 laps led. He has never won at Homestead, but he has a runner-up finish under his belt.

Now that you know which drivers you should consider to bet in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, head to BetMGM and place your wagers today.

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