2016 Ford EcoBoost 400

February 2025 NAS Ford EcoBoost 400 2016 schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site November 12, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadhttp://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/homestead-miami-speedway.html Homestead-Miami Speedway NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013 NASCAR.com November 12, 2016Entry List http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7191&StatType=Entry+List MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 15, 2016 November 15, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161115132922/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7191&StatType=Entry+List November 15, 2016 deadFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 18, 2016 November 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161122092431/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 22, 2016 deadQualifying Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 18, 2016 November 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161119182057/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx November 19, 2016 deadSecond Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 19, 2016 November 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161120150316/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 20, 2016 deadFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 19, 2016 November 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161120150326/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/11/Ford-EcoBoost-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx November 20, 2016 deadFord EcoBoost 400 Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7191&StatType=Race+Results MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 20, 2016 November 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161121170746/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7191&StatType=Race+Results November 21, 2016 deadPoints standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/36hms2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site November 21, 2016 November 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161122220658/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/36hms2016racereport.pdf November 22, 2016 deadManufacturer standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/36hms2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site November 21, 2016 November 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161122220658/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/36hms2016racereport.pdf November 22, 2016 dead 2016 11 20 2016 36 36 class=skin-invert|250px Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida 1.5 2.414 268 402 646.956 267 400.5 644.542 Temperatures hovering around 68.7 F C; wind speeds up to 12.7 mph km/hWeather information for the 2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 at The Old Farmers Almanac 128.869 mph km/h Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing 30.399 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing 132 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports NBC Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte 3.3/7 (Overnight)Paulsen Overnights Down Big, But NASCAR Finale Avoids Multi-Year Low http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/11/nascar-ratings-homestead-chase-finale-overnights-jimmie-johnson/ SportsMediaWatch.com Sports Media Watch November 26, 2016 November 21, 20163.5/8 (Final)Paulsen Despite Another Drop, Some Bright Spots For NASCAR Finale on NBC http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/11/nascar-ratings-chase-cup-finale-homestead-viewership-down/ SportsMediaWatch.com Sports Media Watch November 26, 2016 November 22, 20166.1 million viewers MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) 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 mi km off on 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. It was the final race for Sprint as the series sponsor, having been the Cup Series' title sponsor since 2008, after buying out Nextel in late 2005. Monster Energy replaced Sprint as title sponsor for the series for 2017. The race was also the last for future Hall of Famers Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards, as well as the final in the Cup Series for Michael Annett. With NASCAR introducing stage racing in all three national touring series in 2017, this was the last points-paying race in any of those series to be run as a single segment. Report Tony Stewart's final race The race marked the final start of three-time Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart after a farewell tour (of which he missed the first nine races due to a non-NASCAR racing accident), which took place a year after that of Jeff Gordon. Despite missing the first nine races, Stewart made the Chase with a win at Sonoma, but was eliminated in the first round. He started the race 11th, but finished 22nd. Championship drivers Jimmie Johnson was the first of the four drivers to clinch a spot in the Championship 4, winning the first race of the Round of 8 at Martinsville.White Tucker Johnson books championship ticket with victory at Martinsville http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=116694 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties November 17, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 30, 2016 Carl Edwards clinched the second spot in the Championship 4, winning the second race of the Round of 8 at Texas.Scott David Carl Edwards wins rain-shortened Texas race, advances to Chase finals https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article113002858.html November 17, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company November 7, 2016 Fort Worth, Texas Joey Logano clinched the third spot in the Championship 4, winning the third and final race of the Round of 8 at Phoenix.Diaz George Phoenix winner Joey Logano, Kyle Busch secure final Chase spots http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nascar/os-sp-nascar-phoenix-winner-george-diaz-1114-the-final-2-of-4-spots-in-nascars-20161113-column.html November 17, 2016 Orlando Sentinel tronc November 13, 2016 Avondale, Arizona Kyle Busch, the defending Cup champion, clinched the final spot, finishing second behind Logano at Phoenix to clinch his spot in the championship race.Gluck Jeff Joey Logano, Kyle Busch clinch final Chase spots at Phoenix https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/11/13/joey-logano-kyle-busch-clinch-final-chase-spots-phoenix/93771378/ November 17, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company November 13, 2016 Avondale, Arizona Entry list No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord7Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet10Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle Busch (CC)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Carl Edwards (CC)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Joey Logano (CC)Team PenskeFord23David RaganBK RacingToyota24Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Gray GauldingThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Dylan Lupton (i)Go FAS RacingFord34Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord38Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord41Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet47A. 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AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet48Jimmie Johnson (CC)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet49Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsToyota59Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevrolet78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota83Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)BK RacingToyota88Alex Bowman (i)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet95Ty Dillon (i)Circle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevroletOfficial entry list Practice First practice Ryan Newman was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.789 and a speed of 175.387 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Newman leads trio of non-Chasers in first Cup practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/newman-leads-trio-of-non-chasers-in-first-cup-practice-851797/?r=82648&em=1 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network November 18, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 18, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.789 175.387 2 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 30.795 175.353 3 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.812 175.256Official first practice results Second practice Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 30.973 and a speed of 174.345 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Jimmie Johnson tops Saturday morning Cup practice http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jimmie-johnson-tops-saturday-morning-cup-practice-852038/?s=1 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network November 19, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 19, 2016 PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet30.973174.345224Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet31.154173.332319Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.223172.949Official second practice results Final practice Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 30.983 and a speed of 174.289 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Truex tops final practice while Edwards leads title contenders http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/truex-tops-final-practice-while-edwards-leads-title-contenders-852073/?s=1 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network November 19, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 19, 2016 PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH178Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota30.983174.289219Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.029174.031331Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.264172.723Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|Kevin Harvick scored the pole position. Kevin Harvick scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.399 and a speed of 177.637 mph km/h on.Gelston Dan NASCAR championship drivers stumble in qualifying http://racing.ap.org/article/nascar-championship-drivers-stumble-qualifying November 18, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports November 18, 2016 Homestead, Florida https://web.archive.org/web/20161120004914/http://racing.ap.org/article/nascar-championship-drivers-stumble-qualifying November 20, 2016 dead He said he was "just so proud of everybody on this Jimmy John's Chevrolet team. They want to come to the race track and bring good race cars and perform well. Just real proud of that. That's awesome. I didn't know if we had a chance at the pole with as fast as the No. 24 (Chase Elliott) had been. But I knew if we could just run the same speed every round, that is half the battle because you never know how much it is going to slow down for everybody else, and it doesn't take much to make a mistake. Really proud of everybody on our Jimmy John's team."Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Homestead-Miami Pole to Harvick http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/11/Kevin-Harvick-Wins-Ford-EcoBoost-400-Pole.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 19, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161120004954/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/11/Kevin-Harvick-Wins-Ford-EcoBoost-400-Pole.aspx November 20, 2016 dead Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 R3 Best time in Round 3 14 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 30.616 30.406 30.399 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 30.412 30.456 30.416 331 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.470 30.546 30.442 411 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.758 30.506 30.475 524 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.217 30.243 30.492 678 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 30.698 30.445 30.513 720 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.699 30.492 30.594 821 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.678 30.390 30.610 918 Kyle Busch (CC) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.766 30.466 30.689 1019 Carl Edwards (CC) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.595 30.427 30.749 1114 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 30.717 30.552 30.861 1247 A. 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Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.652 30.467 30.887 1322 Joey Logano (CC) Team Penske Ford 30.514 30.571 1448 Jimmie Johnson (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.816 30.635 151 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.832 30.636 1641 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 30.527 30.639 173 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.642 30.661 1817 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.794 30.688 1988 Alex Bowman (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.761 30.742 206 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.773 30.763 2116 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.793 30.854 2244 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.828 30.860 2313 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 30.769 30.862 2442 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.648 31.078 2543 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 30.841 2659 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 30.862 2734 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.863 2827 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.876 295 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.911 3010 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 30.916 3149 Matt DiBenedetto (i) BK Racing Toyota 30.980 3238 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.030 3315 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 31.043 3495 Ty Dillon (i) Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 31.071 357 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 31.087 3623 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 31.299 3755 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31.657 3883 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) BK Racing Toyota 32.012 3932 Dylan Lupton (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 32.523 4046 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 32.558 Did not qualify 4130 Gray Gaulding The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31.965 Official qualifying results Race First half Under mostly sunny Florida skies, Kevin Harvick led the field to the green flag at 3:24 p.m. The first caution of the race flew on lap 27 for Ryan Blaney crashing hard into the outside wall in turn 1. Denny Hamlin led a lap under the caution after missing the entrance to pit road. He pitted the next time by and handed the lead back to Harvick. The race restarted on lap 32. Carl Edwards nudged Harvick in turn 4 to take the lead on lap 33. Harvick took it back on lap 35. A cycle of green flag stops started on lap 68. Harvick pitted from the lead the following lap and handed it to Edwards. He pitted on lap 72 and the lead cycled back to Harvick. The second caution flew on lap 80 after Jeffrey Earnhardt spun out in turn 4.Engle Greg The NASCAR Ford EcoBoost 400 as it happened http://cupscene.com/the-nascar-ford-ecoboost-400-as-it-happened/ CupScene.com Cup Scene November 23, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 20, 2016 The race restarted on lap 86 and Joey Logano beat Harvick to take over the lead. Edwards took the lead on lap 92. Kyle Larson worked his way through the field, catching Carl Edwards and passing him on the outside in turn 4 to take the lead on lap 119 just as another cycle of green flag stops started. Following the cycle, Edwards returned to the lead. A. J. Allmendinger was given a drive-through penalty for an uncontrolled tire. Second half thumb|Jimmie Johnson won the race to claim a record-tying seventh Cup Series championship title. Larson retook the lead on lap 126. Kyle Busch made an unscheduled stop for what he thought was a flat right-front tire on lap 137, only to find out a few laps later the tire wasn't flat. Another round of green flag stops commenced on lap 153 and Larson retained the lead through the cycle. Debris in turn 1 brought out the third caution on lap 171. The race restarted on lap 171. The fourth caution flew with 61 laps to go for Blaney again crashing hard in turn 1 The race restarted with 55 to go. The fifth caution flew with 15 to go for Dylan Lupton spinning in turn 2.Long Mark Another painful championship loss in finale for Carl Edwards http://racing.ap.org/article/another-painful-championship-loss-finale-carl-edwards November 23, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports November 20, 2016 Homestead, Florida https://web.archive.org/web/20161124094031/http://racing.ap.org/article/another-painful-championship-loss-finale-carl-edwards November 24, 2016 dead The race restarted with 10 to go and the sixth caution flew right away for a multi-car wreck in turn 1. On the restart, Edwards went low to block Logano's advance.Richards George Jimmie Johnson joins Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt with historic Homestead victory http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/article116096288.html November 23, 2016 Miami Herald The McClatchy Company November 23, 2016 Homestead, Florida But in doing so, he came across Logano's nose and got spun into the inside wall.Engle Greg Edwards, Logano, Busch on what might have been http://cupscene.com/edwards-logano-busch-on-what-might-have-bee/ CupScene.com Cup Scene November 23, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 20, 2016 His now destroyed car continued up the track and was lifted into the air after being rear-ended by Kasey Kahne's car.Scott David Driver Carl Edwards on NASCAR's Chase-shifting wreck: '100 percent on me' https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article116105418.html November 23, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company November 20, 2016 Homestead, Florida Regan Smith was also collected by the wreck.Busbee Jay Jay Busbee Carl Edwards faces sudden Sprint Cup loss with class, dignity https://sports.yahoo.com/news/carl-edwards-faces-sudden-sprint-cup-loss-with-class-dignity-021216460.html sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Sports November 23, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 20, 2016 Logano's car continued, got tapped by Edwards's car and sent into his teammate, Brad Keselowski's car.Cantanzareti Zach Jimmie Johnson Wins Historic 7th Sprint Cup Championship https://frontstretch.com/2016/11/21/127800/ Frontstretch.com Frontstretch November 23, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 20, 2016 This sent Brad into the wall along with Ryan Newman.White Tucker Late race multi-car wreck ruins title hopes for Edwards http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=117652 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties November 23, 2016 November 20, 2016 Martin Truex Jr. was also collected and his car burst into flames.Spencer Lee Jimmie Johnson wins historic seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup championship http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jimmie-johnson-wins-historic-seventh-nascar-sprint-cup-championship-852334/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network November 23, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 20, 2016 It brought out the red flag for 31 minutes and nine seconds.Oreovicz John Carl Edwards crashes out at Homestead with 10 laps to go http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/18099785/carl-edwards-crashes-homestead-miami-speedway-10-laps-left ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 23, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 20, 2016 Edwards walked from his wrecked car to the pit box of the 22 team to explain to Todd Gordon (Logano's crew chief) what happened.Gluck Jeff Gluck: Carl Edwards responds with pure class to NASCAR title loss https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/columnist/jeff-gluck/2016/11/20/carl-edwards-sportsmanship-championship-race-homestead/94184156/ November 23, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company November 20, 2016 Homestead, Florida He said what happened "was just good hard racing, and it was my deal, I own it. I had to block Joey to have any chance at winning the championship. I couldn’t have gone to bed tonight if I had given up that lane to him.” He also told Gordon to "go and get the championship."Garrett Jerry Jimmie Johnson Ties Record With Seventh NASCAR Championship https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/21/sports/autoracing/nascar-sprint-cup-jimmie-johnson.html?_r=0 November 23, 2016 The New York Times November 20, 2016 Homestead, Florida The race restarted with five to go and the seventh caution flew for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. getting loose, spinning out in turn 2, turning down the track and hitting the inside wall on the backstretch.Scott David Legendary: Victory at Homestead, 7th Cup title put Jimmie Johnson among NASCAR royalty https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article116096793.html November 23, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company November 20, 2016 Homestead, Florida Overtime Jimmie Johnson wins seventh NASCAR Cup Series championship The race restarted in overtime with two laps to go. Jimmie Johnson took the lead from Larson coming to the white flag and drove on to score the victory and his seventh Sprint Cup Series championship.Fryer Jenna Jimmie Johnson seizes record-tying 7th NASCAR championship http://racing.ap.org/article/jimmie-johnson-seizes-record-tying-7th-nascar-championship November 20, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports November 20, 2016 Homestead, Florida https://web.archive.org/web/20161124091427/http://racing.ap.org/article/jimmie-johnson-seizes-record-tying-7th-nascar-championship November 24, 2016 dead Post-race Driver comments After the race, an overwhelmed Johnson said "Luck came our way and we were able to win the race and win the championship.”Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Johnson Wins Seventh Championship http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/11/Jimmie-Johnson-Wins-Seventh-Championship.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network November 23, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161121170735/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/11/Jimmie-Johnson-Wins-Seventh-Championship.aspx November 21, 2016 dead He also stated his desire to go for an eighth championship, saying he didn't "know what the chances [were], but let's go."Pockrass Bob Jimmie Johnson already sets sights on breaking title record http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/18102988/jimmie-johnson-ready-break-nascar-title-record ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 23, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 21, 2016 Mentor and former teammate Jeff Gordon said he was "just in disbelief the way this race unfolded....Jimmie wanted that thing. He wanted that seventh championship and he got that seventh championship done. He deserves it. Just an amazing experience."Cain Holly Johnson speechless, but peers have plenty to say http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/11/20/jimmie-johnson-wins-seventh-sprint-cup-series-championship-homestead-miami.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. November 23, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 20, 2016 Teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr., gauging from the largely supportive fan reaction, said he thought "people are coming around [to liking Johnson]. He's always had a great understanding with his people, his fans. Now others are realizing how great he is. I can tell you this. I have no doubt that you can take Jimmie, my dad and Richard Petty and they would have won championships races whenever and wherever they raced. If Jimmie had raced against Dad, Dad wouldn't have won seven championships; and if Dad had raced against Jimmie, he wouldn't have won seven championships. Again, I think people are coming around. I hope so."McGee Ryan Ryan McGee Jimmie Johnson might have finally achieved appreciation in his own time http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/18098288/nascar-jimmie-johnson-achieved-appreciation-own ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures November 23, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 20, 2016 Michael McDowell, who earned his fourth career top-10 finish, said "it’s good momentum. Everybody at Circle Sport Leavine Family Racing we’ve been making great progress. Todd Parrott and all the guys at [CSLFR] gave me a great car today. We were up in the top 16-17. A little attrition there at the end, it got crazy. Great restart that last restart, my lane went and snuck out a top-10 pretty cool."Christie Toby Michael McDowell Notches First-Career Top-10 at Homestead http://motorsportstribune.com/michael-mcdowell-notches-first-career-top-10-at-homestead/ MotorsportsTribune.com Tribute Racing November 23, 2016 Homestead, Florida November 20, 2016 Tony Stewart came home 22nd in his final Sprint Cup Series race.Gelston Dan Tony Stewart takes final NASCAR ride of championship career http://racing.ap.org/article/tony-stewart-takes-final-nascar-ride-championship-career November 23, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports November 20, 2016 Homestead, Florida https://web.archive.org/web/20161124221627/http://racing.ap.org/article/tony-stewart-takes-final-nascar-ride-championship-career November 24, 2016 dead He was as fiery and temperamental as ever in his final start while cursing on his radio channel over a NASCAR-mandated lineup change, saying he "raced. I did what I do every time I get in the car. I didn’t think of anything else other than just racing the race. We got behind there and we tried something to make ground and got caught out and had to run 60 laps on a set of tires. At the end, the line-up there was... let’s say confusing. I was still screaming about that just like I would on any other race. I was true to my form all the way to the end."Weaver Matt Tony Stewart remains defiant and temperamental in his final NASCAR race http://autoweek.com/article/nascar-sprint-cup/tony-stewart-remained-defiant-and-temperamental-his-final-nascar-race November 23, 2016 Autoweek Crain Communications November 20, 2016 Homestead, Florida Johnson gave Stewart his "Chasing 7" helmet he wore during the race as a parting gift.James Brant Gluck Jeff Tony Stewart: 'The whole day was awesome' https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/11/20/tony-stewart-nascar-tribute-final-cup-race-homestead/94167468/ November 23, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company November 21, 2016 Homestead, Florida Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 48 Jimmie Johnson (CC) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268 40 2 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 268 41 3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 268 39 4 22 Joey Logano (CC) Team Penske Ford 268 37 5 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 268 36 6 18 Kyle Busch (CC) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268 35 7 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268 34 8 47 A. 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Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 268 33 9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 268 32 10 59 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 268 31 11 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268 30 12 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 268 29 13 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 268 28 14 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 268 27 15 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 268 26 16 88 Alex Bowman (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 268 0 17 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 24 18 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 267 23 19 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 266 22 20 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 266 21 21 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 20 22 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 266 19 23 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 266 18 24 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 17 25 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 264 16 26 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 264 15 27 49 Matt DiBenedetto (i) BK Racing Toyota 264 14 28 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 264 13 29 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 264 12 30 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 262 11 31 83 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) BK Racing Toyota 261 10 32 55 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Toyota 259 9 33 95 Ty Dillon (i) Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 258 0 34 19 Carl Edwards (CC) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 257 7 35 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 257 6 36 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 257 5 37 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 257 4 38 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 255 3 39 32 Dylan Lupton (i) Go FAS Racing Ford 250 0 40 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 213 1Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 20 among 6 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 33 laps Red flags: 1 for 31 minutes, 9 seconds Time of race: 3 hours, 7 minutes, 10 seconds Average speed: 128.869 mph km/h Media Television NBC covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled pit road on the television side. While the race itself aired on NBC, NBCSN aired NBCSN NASCAR Hot Pass, a simultaneous live feed dedicated to each of the Chase drivers, with commentary by Leigh Diffey and Parker Kligerman. Also, three different angles from in-car cameras and a track map tracked the driver's position and changes throughout the field. NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor commentator: Jeff BurtonColor commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsMike MassaroMarty SniderKelli Stavast Radio MRN handled the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Turns 1 & 2: Dave MoodyTurns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley Alex HaydenWinston KelleySteve Post Final season standings Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Jimmie Johnson 5,040 10px 1 2 Joey Logano 5,037 (–3) 10px 1 3 Kyle Busch 5,035 (–5) 10px 1 4 Carl Edwards 5,007 (–33) 10px 5 Matt Kenseth 2,330 (–2,710) 10px 6 Denny Hamlin 2,320 (–2,720) 10px 7 Kurt Busch 2,296 (–2,744) 10px 3 8 Kevin Harvick 2,289 (–2,751) 10px 1 9 Chase Elliott 2,285 (–2,755) 10px 2 10 Kyle Larson 2,273 (–2,767) 10px 3 11 Martin Truex Jr. 2,271 (–2,769) 10px 3 12 Brad Keselowski 2,267 (–2,773) 10px 13 Jamie McMurray 2,231 (–2,809) 10px 14 Austin Dillon 2,223 (–2,817) 10px 15 Tony Stewart 2,211 (–2,829) 10px 16 Chris Buescher 2,169 (–2,871)Official driver's standings Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Toyota 1,477 10px 2 Chevrolet 1,452 (–25) 10px 3 Ford 1,388 (–89)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. References Sprint Cup Series 2016 2016 Can-Am 500 2017 Daytona 500 Ford EcoBoost 400 Ford EcoBoost 400 Category:NASCAR races at Homestead-Miami Speedway Ford EcoBoost 400