Most-Improved Montoya, Boca Native Signs with Andretti...

2008 Ford 400 winner Carl Edwards looks for a big season in 2010 and is a strong favorite to capture the Nationwide Series crown. Some predict that he may capture NASCAR's biggest prize - the Sprint Cup (photo courtesy: Jamie Squire, Getty Images Sport

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NASCAR/ Ford Championship Weekend (Nov. 19-21): Most-Improved Montoya, J.J. Answers “Athlete” Debate,  a Real “Green” Flag?...

South Florida’s own Juan Pablo Montoya showed the most improvement in 2009 in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series by finishing 17 positions higher in the Championship standings than he did the year previous. Montoya is considered a strong contender for the 2010 Sprint Cup Series Championship, which will be crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 21. For tickets and more information, stay tuned to THEChampionshipTrack.com or call (866) 409-RACE.

The NASCAR season kicks off in Daytona with the 2010 Budweiser Shootout complete with new eligibility requirements. The 2010 NASCAR season will conclude at Homestead-Miami Speedway during Ford Championship Weekend Nov. 19-21.

Drivers, teams and sponsors will be racing for more than the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series trophy Nov. 21 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The race will be on for top NASCAR rides, jobs and sponsorship money during NASCAR’s series-crowning Ford Championship Weekend.

When NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson was crowned Sprint Cup Series Champion in Miami in November—for the fourth consecutive time at Homestead-Miami Speedway—did he even consider the possibility of being named athlete of the year?

Carl Edwards—winner of the 2008 Nationwide Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, as well as the Sprint Cup Ford 400—has emerged as the early favorite to win the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series crown. The series’ trophy won’t simply be handed to Edwards, of course, but some of his biggest rivals—including 2009 Ford 300 Champion Kyle Busch and 2009 Ford 200 winner Kevin Harvick—may choose to run limited Nationwide Series schedules this year, a competition advantage for Edwards.

Could NASCAR’s 3400-pound, fossil fuel-burning monsters be “green” by the time Championship Week rolls around at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2011?

NASCAR’s youngest owner/driver and Camping World Truck Series veteran is preparing to race in South Africa to honor the 2010 World Cup. Marc Davis finished 32nd in the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in November after suffering an accident.

Thank you, NASCAR fans, for volunteering to help those in need. The NASCAR Foundation in 2009 contributed $1.8 million in program services to nonprofit organizations.

All three of NASCAR’s premier racing series—the Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series—again will crown Champions during Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 19-21). For ticket information, stay tuned to THEChampionshipTrack.com or call toll free (866) 409-RACE.

IndyCar/Championship Weekend (Oct. 1-2): Boca Native Signs with Andretti, Danica Launches NASCAR and Perfume Line, “Kellie Gearbox” to Try Stock Car Racing…

The IZOD Indy Car Series has created a program to advance young, career-minded race drivers into the IndyCar Series with an ultimate goal of capturing a Championship, which again in 2010 will be crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway (Oct. 2).

The IndyCar Series future of Boca Raton-native Ryan Hunter-Reay IndyCar Series appears to have gotten a bit brighter, as he recently joined Andretti Autosport (alongside Key Biscayne’s Tony Kanaan) to run a limited schedule in 2010.

IndyCar Series veteran/NASCAR newbie Danica Patrick long has been considered a fashionista, and this spring she will launch her line of perfume.

South Florida-resident Helio Castroneves will have a third teammate for the entire 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series campaign, which will crown its 2010 Champion at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Oct. 2.

Miami resident and “Speed Racer” movie actress Milka Duno is preparing to make her stock car debut. The popular Venezuelan driver finished 17th in the Firestone Indy 300 in Miami last fall.

Sarah Fisher Racing-driver Jay Howard will compete in January’s inaugural Championship Karting International (CKI) Florida Cup at the Homestead-Miami Speedway Karting Facility.

Pippa Mann has signed to drive with one of the best teams in the Firestone Indy Lights Series in 2010, her sophomore season in the series. She drove to her career best finish of eighth at Homestead-Miami Speedway during the Championship finale in October.

The IZOD IndyCar and Firestone Indy Lights Series Championships will culminate at Homestead-Miami Speedway Oct. 1-2, 2010. For ticket information, stay tuned to THEChampionshipTrack.com or call toll free (866) 409-RACE.

Grand-Am/Grand Prix of Miami (March 6): $20 Tix, Patrick Dempsey to Double His Pleasure in 2010, Hialeah Native to Race at Homestead-Miami…

The Grand Prix of Miami is set for March 6 at Homestead-Miami Speedway and will feature some of the top sports car racers in the world. The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series—which last fall at Homestead-Miami delivered one of the closest Championship finishes in series history—attracts a driver lineup from worldwide racing disciplines, counting amongst its alumni NASCAR Champions Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch; IndyCar Champions Dario Franchitti and Scott Dixon; and South Florida-residents Juan Pablo Montoya (NASCAR Sprint Cup contender) and Helio Castroneves (three-time Indy 500 winner-turned-“Dancing with the Stars” Champion); as well as “Grey’s Anatomy” star Patrick Dempsey. This two-hour, 45-minute battle of man and machine will play out on the highly demanding 2.3-mile road course at Homestead-Miami Speedway. For tickets priced at just $20, visit THEChampionshipTrack.com or call (866) 409-RACE.

“Dr. McDreamy” of Dempsey Racing will double his assault on a GT Class Championship in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series.

Bobby Labonte—2003 Homestead-Miami Ford 400 winner and 2000 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion—will race in the Rolex 24 at Daytona Jan. 30-31. The Racer’s Group has joined forces with Flying Lizard Motorsports to create a super team for the 24 hour classic. Andy Lally also re-signed with TRG to be a full-time driver in 2010, including the Grand Prix of Miami ($20) that takes place March 6at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Miami resident and 2009 IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year Rafa Matos will join a star-studded Brumos Racing lineup for the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Jan. 30-31. Click here for a review of Rafa’s IndyCar season.

Orlando resident Ricky Taylor impresses Miami’s own Ozz Negri in GRAND-AM testing at Daytona. Taylor’s father, Wayne, founded SunTrust Racing in the Rolex Sports Car Series. The Grand Prix of Miami ($20) will take place March 6 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Hialeah’s Terry Borcheller will run the full 2010Daytona Prototype season in the GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, including the stop at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 6. The car will be prepared by several key personnel from the Brumos team that claimed victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway in October.