2014 Ford EcoBoost 400

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2014 Ford EcoBoost 400
Race details [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Race 36 of 36 in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
2014 Ford EcoBoost 400 program cover.jpeg
The 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400 program cover, featuring a beluga whale. Artwork by Guy Harvey.
Date November 16, 2014 (2014-11-16)
Location Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Weather Sunny with a temperature of 81 °F (27 °C); wind out of the ESE at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Average speed 122.280 mph (196.791 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
 Hendrick Motorsports
Time 29.876
Most laps led
Driver Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 161
Winner
No. 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network ESPN & MRN
Announcers Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree (Television)
Joe Moore and Jeff Striegle (Booth)
Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) (Turns) (Radio)
Nielsen Ratings 3.1/7 (Final)
2.9/6 (Overnight)
5.223 Million viewers [11]

The 2014 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on November 16, 2014, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps, it was the 36th and final race of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, and the tenth and final race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. This race marked the final NASCAR broadcast for ESPN, ending an eight-year stint covering the sport; [12] as well as the final NASCAR broadcast for Allen Bestwick, who had covered the sport since 1986. He would remain with ESPN and ABC calling IndyCar races the following season. [13] Kevin Harvick held off Ryan Newman to score the victory and score his first ever championship. Chevrolet clinched its twelfth consecutive manufacturers championship. Newman was second while Brad Keselowski, Paul Menard, and Jamie McMurray rounded out the top five. The top rookies of the race were Kyle Larson (13th), Justin Allgaier (15th), and Austin Dillon (25th).

Contents

Previous week's race

Kevin Harvick dominated the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 to score the victory. [14] "Wow. I guess that's what it feels like to hit a walkoff in extra innings. I mean this thing -- both races here -- has been bad to the bone," Harvick said after winning his fourth race at this 1-mile oval in the last five tries. Harvick would not have made the final four to race for the title without a win. I could tell that we were going to have to win because everybody was running in the front of the pack that we were racing against. I think this says a lot about our team. We had our backs against the wall. We're in victory lane and we get to go on." [15]

Report

The layout of Homestead-Miami Speedway, where the race was held. Homestead-Miami Speedway track map--Speedway.svg
The layout of Homestead-Miami Speedway, where the race was held.

Background

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the IRL IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, and the Championship Cup Series. From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300, and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series (then known as the Nationwide Series) held its season-ending races at Homestead from 1995 until 2020, when it was moved to Phoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.

This was the final NASCAR race for driver Marcos Ambrose, who returned to V8 Supercars in his native Australia the following season. [16] It was also the final NASCAR race for crew chief Steve Letarte, who would leave Hendrick Motorsports, where he had worked since he was 16, and move to the broadcast booth for NBC Sports in 2015. [17] After four decades of being a crew chief and winning races in four decades, Jimmy Fennig retired from the sport after the checked flag flew. [18] “Racing is what makes him tick and the competition,’‘ Matt Kenseth said of Fennig. “It’s hard to argue that Jimmy isn’t one of the best crew chiefs in the garage. There’s not many people that have been in the sport as long as he has and remained relevant and competitive as long as he has. I’ll never forget when we won the Daytona 500 in 2012 and he was smiling and said, ‘The last time I was here was 25 years ago with Bobby Allison – that was the last time I won the Daytona 500.’ When you think about that and all the changes that this sport has had with technology and the cars and engineering and all that stuff compared to where we started, it really says something about somebody that's still that competitive today.” [18] “Jimmy somehow finds more time in the day and finds a way to work harder than almost anybody I’ve ever met," Carl Edwards said. "He cares as much or more about winning than anyone I’ve ever been around, so to me Jimmy has been a huge positive influence on me and my driving and he’s a friend.’’ [18]

Entry List

No.DriverTeamManufacturer
1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick (CC) Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
7 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
11 Denny Hamlin (CC) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet
14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway RacingFord
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
21 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano (CC)Team PenskeFord
23 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota
24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
26 Cole Whitt (R)BK RacingToyota
27 Paul Menard Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
31 Ryan Newman (CC)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
32 Blake Koch Go FAS Racing Ford
33 Brian Scott Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford
36 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet
38 David Gilliland Front Row MotorsportsFord
40 Landon Cassill Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet
41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas RacingChevrolet
42 Kyle Larson (R)Chip Ganasi RacingChevrolet
43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty MotorsportsFord
47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet
55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip RacingToyota
66 Brett Moffitt Identity Ventures Racing Toyota
78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
83 J. J. Yeley BK RacingToyota
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford
98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet
99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway RacingFord

Practice and qualifying

Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.167 and a speed of 179.004 mph (288.079 km/h). [19] Jeff Gordon won the pole with a new track record time of 29.876 and a speed of 180.747 mph (290.884 km/h). [20] “I'm really excited about the pole. I don't know that I've ever been on the pole here and to get the 200th for Hendrick is cool," said Gordon. I think the way we are looking at this weekend is we want to close out the season the absolute best we can. It has been a tremendous season. The No. 24 team has been incredible this year. We are disappointed that we aren't in this thing for the championship, but that's not going to stop us from trying to go out to win the pole and win the race." [20] “This is going to be a race that you are going to go through some changing conditions,” said Kevin Harvick of the 400 miles that wait on Sunday. “Today was really about trying to get a solid starting spot. And we were able to do that with my Budweiser team. Just really proud of my guys. We had a really good day today. Just got to keep doing what we have to do and see where it all falls on Sunday." [20] “A buddy of mine once said it isn't where you start, it is where you stop. We have got half of them beat to start, we'll keep digging with the Caterpillar Chevrolet. We just struggled there a little bit." Ryan Newman said of his qualifying effort. [20] Kevin Harvick was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 30.845 and a speed of 175.069 mph (281.746 km/h). [21] Brian Scott blew his engine early in the session and started from the rear since this change took place post-qualifying. [21] Ryan Newman had to replace the front splitter after hitting a piece of debris. [21] Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.822 and a speed of 175.200 mph (281.957 km/h). [22]

Race

Kevin Harvick won the race and his first Cup Series championship title. Eustis experiences 'day in the fast lane' with NASCAR driver 140820-F-CK351-044 (cropped).jpg
Kevin Harvick won the race and his first Cup Series championship title.

The race was scheduled to begin at 3:17 p.m. Eastern time, but the cars didn't begin rolling off pit road until 3:19 p.m. The race started eight minutes late at 3:25 p.m. with Jeff Gordon leading the field to the green. With 22 entries in the field, Chevrolet clinched their 38th manufacturers championship and twelfth consecutive. [23] "Winning the Manufacturers' championship is one of the goals we set at the beginning of every season," Jim Campbell, U.S. vice president, Performance Vehicles and Motorsports, said. "This championship is the result of great teamwork by the owners, drivers, crew chiefs, crews and technical partners. Special thanks to the Chevrolet powertrain team, along with the engine shops at Hendrick Motorsports and Earnhardt-Childress Racing for delivering the right combination of power, fuel economy, and reliability throughout the entire season. Congratulations to everyone who has made this special achievement possible for Chevrolet." [23] The first caution of the race flew on lap eleven for a cable coming off the catch fence near the start/finish line. [24] Blake Koch stayed out to lead a lap before pitting. Kurt Busch beat Gordon off pit road to assume the lead. The race restarted on lap 15. Kevin Harvick pushed Gordon to the lead and then slingshotted around him to take the lead himself. [24] Jeff Gordon took the lead back on lap 26. [24] The second caution of the race flew on lap 58 after Brett Moffitt had smoke billowing from his car. [24] The race restarted on lap 64 and Denny Hamlin shot to the lead. [24] Gordon took the lead back from Hamlin on lap 66. [24] The third caution of the race flew on lap 86 after Brett Moffitt slammed the wall in turn 2. [24] The race restarted on lap 91. The fourth caution of the race flew on lap 116 after Alex Bowman scraped the wall in turn 2. [24] Kyle Busch was running fifth when he broke the rear-end axle when his car was dropped off the jack. [25] The race restarted on lap 121. Gordon and Harvick swapped the lead back and forth the next three laps until Kevin muscled his way to the lead on lap 124. [24] The fifth caution of the race flew on lap 155 after A. J. Allmendinger slapped the wall in turn 3. [24] Jeff Gordon retook the lead after beating off Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick off pit road. The race restarted on lap 161. The sixth caution of the race flew on lap 162 after Greg Biffle slammed the wall in turn 3. [24] The race restarted on lap 166 and Denny Hamlin retook the lead. [24] Tony Stewart, who was running 28th a lap down, took his car to the garage with 82 laps to go. This ended his streak of 15 consecutive seasons of winning at least one race. [26] The seventh caution of the race flew with 74 laps to go when Marcos Ambrose, making his final NASCAR start, slammed the wall in turn 3. [24] The race restarted with 69 laps to go. The eighth caution of the race flew with 61 laps to go after Trevor Bayne, in his final race with the Wood Brothers, blew a tire on the backstretch. [24] The race restarted with 55 laps to go and Denny Hamlin took back the lead. [24] Debris on the backstretch brought out the ninth caution of the race with 47 laps to go. Jeff Gordon beat Hamlin off pit road to retake the lead. [24] The race restarted with 42 laps to go. The tenth caution of the race flew with 32 laps to go after A. J. Allmendinger slammed the wall rear first in turn 1. [24] The race restarted with 25 laps to go. Debris in turn 2 brought out the eleventh caution with 20 laps to go. [24] The race restarted with 15 laps to go and Denny Hamlin took back the lead. [24] With 13 laps to go, J. J. Yeley and Blake Koch wrecked hard in turn 3. [24] That brought out the twelfth caution. The race restarted with nine laps to go. [24] Kevin Harvick took the lead with eight laps to go. [24] Debris in turn 1 brought out the 13th caution of the race with six laps to go. [24] The race restarted with three laps to go and Kevin Harvick took both the victory and the championship. [27] “I was just holding the pedal down and hoping for the best,’’ Harvick said. "This new format has been so stressful. I’m going to go sleep for a week." [28] ’ “We didn't have quite enough,” Newman said. “That's disappointing, but like I said, it was an awesome team effort, and I think, again, this is a great racetrack to have a race like this, and I thought there was some amazing passing, and we don't get that at every racetrack.” [28] Jeff Gordon's tenth-place finish moved him past Mark Martin for the second-most top ten finishes in NASCAR history. [29]

Post-race

During the race, NASCAR ordered Chad Knaus and members of Hendrick Motorsports to report to the NASCAR hauler after the race. [30] Knaus would not face any penalties for putting in a wheel spacer. [30] “It’s really not a big deal,’’ Robin Pemberton said. “We were trying to clarify what went on. I’m not going to get into the weeds on (the rule), but sometimes if you thought you had an issue with a wheel stud or something mechanical like that, you may need to put a spacer on to get some clean threads for the lug nuts. I have no idea (why they wanted it on), that’s not our question. It really is such a minute deal. It’s fine. Everything is good.’’ [30]

Results

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerR1R2R3
124 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.89430.10029.876
241 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.88129.80229.895
320 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.04330.09829.951
42 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.79530.01330.001
54 Kevin Harvick (CC) Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 29.83230.01330.009
615 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 30.09630.11030.068
718 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.02030.10530.087
811 Denny Hamlin (CC) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.98930.09830.109
922 Joey Logano (CC) Team Penske Ford 29.83630.13630.124
1078 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 29.96430.06830.156
1188 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.20430.10030.280
1248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.14030.00630.563
1355 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 30.29530.167—
1451 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 30.16830.178—
1599 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.22730.201—
1627 Paul Menard [A 1] Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.25730.202—
179 Marcos Ambrose [A 2] Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.26030.205—
1843 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.24130.235—
191 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.14430.235—
2016 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.16330.256—
2131 Ryan Newman (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.05730.296—
2217 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.16230.344—
235 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.25230.375—
243 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.08530.392—
2547 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.298——
2621 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.314——
2742 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.315——
2814 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 30.333——
2913 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 30.390——
3033 Brian Scott [A 3] Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.476——
3134 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.489——
3210 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 30.496——
3340 Landon Cassill Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 30.622——
3483 J. J. Yeley BK Racing Toyota 30.629——
3538 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.672——
3636 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 30.745——
3798 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 30.760——
3895 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 30.773——
397 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 30.877——
4032 Blake Koch Go FAS Racing Ford 30.882——
4123 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 30.934——
4226 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 31.009——
4366 Brett Moffitt Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 31.069——

Race results

PosGridNo.DriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
154 Kevin Harvick (CC) Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 26743 nb
22131 Ryan Newman (CC) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26742 nb
342 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 26741
41627 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26740
5191 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 26739
6320 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26738
7811 Denny Hamlin (CC) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26737 nb
8615 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 26736
91248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26735
10124 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26736
11241 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 26734
12235 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26732
132742 Kyle Larson (R) Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 26731
141188 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 26730
151451 Justin Allgaier (R) HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 26729
16922 Joey Logano (CC) Team Penske Ford 26728 nb
171078 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 26727
183210 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 26726
191843 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 26725
202913 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 26724
213895 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Ford 26723
222217 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 26722
231355 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 26721
243636 Reed Sorenson Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 26720
25243 Austin Dillon (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26719
264226 Cole Whitt (R) BK Racing Toyota 26718
27179 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 26717
283033 Brian Scott Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 26716 op
293340 Landon Cassill Hillman-Circle Sport LLC Chevrolet 26715 op
303134 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 26714
313538 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 26713
323798 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 26712
334123 Alex Bowman (R) BK Racing Toyota 26411
341599 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 26310
35397 Michael Annett (R) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 2639
364366 Brett Moffitt Identity Ventures Racing Toyota 2628
373483 J. J. Yeley BK Racing Toyota 2547 op
384032 Blake Koch Go FAS Racing Ford 2546 op
39718 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2465
402547 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 2354
412016 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2203
422621 Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2042 op
432814 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 1821

Notes regarding points (See Championship Points for explanation):
nb - Driver and owner are not eligible for any of the three NASCAR bonus points (three for winning, one for leading a lap, one for leading the most laps) as they are a Championship Four driver and team.
op - Driver did not declare for Sprint Cup Series driver points. Points listed are owner points only, used by NASCAR for bonus money programs and provisional starting positions.

Race statistics

Final season standings

Note

  1. ↑ Paul Menard started from the rear for unapproved adjustments.
  2. ↑ Marcos Ambrose started from the rear for unapproved adjustments.
  3. ↑ Brian Scott started from the rear for changing engines post-qualifying.

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The 2015 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on March 1, 2015, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 325 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2 km) asphalt quad-oval, it was the second race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson won the race, his first win of the season, while Kevin Harvick finished second. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joey Logano and Matt Kenseth rounded out the top five.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 STP 500</span> Motor car race

The 2015 STP 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on March 29, 2015, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.526 miles (0.847 km) paperclip shaped short track, it was the sixth race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin won the race while Brad Keselowski finished runner-up. Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth and David Ragan rounded out the top five.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Food City 500</span> Motor car race

The 2015 Food City 500 In Support Of Steve Byrnes And Stand Up To Cancer was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on April 19, 2015, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 511 laps—extended from 500 laps due to a green–white–checker finish—on the 0.533 miles (0.858 km) concrete short track, it was the eighth race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Matt Kenseth won the race – his first victory since 2013 – while Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon finished second and third. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Ryan Newman rounded out the top five.

The 2015 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (XXXI) was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on May 16, 2015, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 110 laps, it was the second exhibition race of the 2015 Sprint Cup Series season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Irwin Tools Night Race</span> Motor car race

The 2015 Irwin Tools Night Race was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on August 22, 2015, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. Contested over 500 laps on the .533 mile (.858 km) concrete short track, it was the 24th race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Joey Logano won the race, making this his second consecutive and overall at the track and his third of the season. Kevin Harvick finished second for the tenth time in the season while Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Ford EcoBoost 400</span> Motor car race

The 2015 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on November 22, 2015, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 36th and final race of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Kyle Busch won the race and the championship, his fifth of the season and first of his career. Kevin Harvick finished second. Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Kyle Larson rounded out the top-five. Jeff Gordon finished sixth in his 797th and final scheduled career start and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the Chase drivers in 14th.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Ford EcoBoost 400</span> Motor car race

The 2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on November 20, 2016, at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. Contested over 268 laps – extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) oval, it was the 36th and final race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Jimmie Johnson won the race, and with it his seventh career Cup championship, tying him with Dale Earnhardt and Richard Petty for the most Cup Series championships of all time.

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