Bacardi kid does Miami proud, Danica-mania to strike Homestead-Miami twice this fall...

Matt Plumb, left, and Gian Luis Bacardi hold up their trophy after winning the Fresh From Florida 200 at Daytona (photo courtesy: GRAND-AM Media)

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NASCAR: Ford Championship Weekend - Nov. 19-21 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Danica-mania to strike Homestead-Miami twice this fall; Hamlin hunts Johnson

Danica Patrick has made her stock racing debut and will race at Homestead-Miami Speedway during Ford Championship Weekend Nov. 19-21. For Danica, this will make it two Miami Championship finales inside of two months—the IZOD IndyCar Championship Oct. 2 followed by NASCAR’s series-crowning finales in November.

The 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is set to begin (Daytona) and end (Miami) in Florida, and the new season will see new faces in new places, including a new teammate for South Florida’s Juan Pablo Montoya.

Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing recently was listed as the preseason choice to unseat Jimmie Johnson as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion, which will be crowned at Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov. 21.

Kyle Busch was crowned the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but he failed to make last year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup. His critics have compared him to other great athletes who have great regular seasons but struggle in the postseason.

Carl Edwards, winner of the 2008 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and his Roush Fenway Racing team are making changes to improve day-to-day focus.

Hispanic driver Carlos Contreras lands a ride for the Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona.

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 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Wheldon wheels it in a kart at HMS; Wilson brothers take to track for Championship Weekend in Miami

The IndyCar version of “musical chairs” continues with Justin Wilson changing teams before the start of the 2010 season. And it looks like it will be a family affair during IndyCar Championship Weekend, as Stefan Wilson has landed a ride in the Firestone Indy Lights Series. The IndyCar Series will again crown its Champion at Homestead-Miami Speedway Oct. 2, preceded by the Indy Lights finale on Oct. 1.

Speaking of new faces in Indy places, the new IndyCar Series boss has saddled up to take the reins of the series that culminates at Homestead-Miami Speedway Oct. 2.

Team Penske driver Will Power—who substituted for South Florida resident Helio Castroneves during his much-publicized tax evasion trial last year--feels that this might be the most competitive IndyCar season yet. Will he be a contender for the IndyCar Series Championship that culminates at Homestead-Miami Speedway Oct. 2?

St. Petersburg resident Dan Wheldon this spring is returning to his karting roots at Homestead-Miami Speedway, as the property will host the inaugural Championship Karting International Florida Cup.

The IZOD IndyCar Series season 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: The Grand Prix of Miami - March 6-7 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Anything but a “rum bum”—Bacardi kid does Miami proud; MRN to carry all Grand-Am races

South Florida college-kid Andrew Carbonell and rum-son Gian Luis Bacardi did Miami proud with podium finishes during Rolex 24 weekend in Daytona. Another local, Hialeah native Terry Borcheller, teamed with 2009 Grand Prix of Miami winner Joao Barbosa at the Rolex to continue the latter’s winning ways.
 
Motor Racing Network (MRN) is set to carry every GRAND-AM race this season, including the Grand Prix of Miami on March 6, for which Homestead-Miami is offering tickets for just $20 (and a FREE Paddock Pass for early purchasers)….

GRAND- AM team owner Kevin Buckler is employing some innovative marketing strategies that allow him to compete in the Grand Prix of Miami on March 6 as well as during NASCAR’s Ford Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov. 19-21.

How in the world does a France family member—the executive VP of NASCAR, no less—go unnoticed at Grand-Am’s Rolex 24 at Daytona?

Tickets are just $20 to attend the March 6 Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway and come with a FREE Paddock Pass for a limited time. For more information, check out THEChampionshipTrack.com or call toll free (866) 409-RACE.