NASCAR at Homestead 2019: Schedule, lineup, TV, more for Ford EcoBoost 400 championship race
It’s race day at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and we've got all the information you need to get ready for Sunday's Ford EcoBoost 400, the season finale and championship race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
START TIME: 3 p.m. ET. GREEN FLAG: 3:28 p.m. ET.
President of Automotive for Ford Motor Company Joseph Hinrichs will instruct drivers to start their engines at 3:18 p.m. ET.
Three-time NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart is the honorary pace car driver.
TV: NBC. Pre-race broadcast begins at 2 p.m. ET.
RADIO: Motor Racing Network. STREAMING: For those who sign in with their cable/satellite provider's credentials, you can watch at stream.nbcsports.com.
RACE DISTANCE: 267 laps around the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami Speedway for a total of 400 miles.
STAGE LENGTHS (laps per stage): Stage 1: 80, Stage 2: 80, Stage 3: 107.
CHAMPIONSHIP 4 CONTENDERS: Kyle Busch (2015 champion), Denny Hamlin (2010 runner-up), Kevin Harvick (2014 champion) and Martin Truex Jr. (2017 champion).
NATIONAL ANTHEM: Americana recording artist Candi Carpenter will perform the anthem at 3:11 p.m. ET, followed by a flyover by four F-16s from the 93rd Fighter Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base.
WEATHER: Ideal. The Weather Channel is calling for sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 70s at the green flag with clear skies and high 60s after sunset. Rain is not in the forecast.
PREVEW: NASCAR's best drivers ready to race for title in Homestead's last hurrah
ANALYSIS: Who will win the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series championship?
HAMLIN: Ready for his championship moment after 14 years
BUSCH: Retiring with one title would stink, but five is 'still attainable'
LAST TIME: Joey Logano led a race-high 80 laps, including the final 12, topping Martin Truex Jr. by 1.725 seconds for his first Cup Series title.
LINEUP: The Championship 4 will be the first four on the starting grid after rain on Friday caused NASCAR to move a practice session to Saturday and cancel qualifying. Starting positions are based on owners points.
Here is the lineup for the Ford EcoBoost 400 (car number in parentheses):
1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
2. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford
3. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota
5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford
6. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
7. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford
8. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford
9. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet
10. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford
11. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
12. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
13. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet
14. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford
15. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford
16. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota
17. (41) Daniel Suarez, Ford
18. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
19. (21) Paul Menard, Ford
20. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet
21. (95) Matt Dibenedetto, Toyota
22. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
23. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford
24. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
25. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet
26. (47) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet
27. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet
28. (34) Michael Mcdowell, Ford
29. (32) Corey Lajoie, Ford
30. (36) John H. Nemechek, Ford
31. (38) David Ragan, Ford
32. (15) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet
33) 0) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet
34. (51) JJ Yeley, Ford
35. (77) Reed Sorenson, Cherolet
36. (27) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
37. (96) Drew Herring, Toyota
38. (52) Josh Bilicki, Ford
39. (53) Bj Mcleod, Chevrolet
40. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota
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