NASCAR SPRINT CUP
FORD ECOBOOST 400
Site: Homestead, Fla.
Schedule: Today, practice (ESPN2, 1:30-3 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 6-7:30 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, 3-4 p.m.); Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (ESPN, 1:30-7 p.m.).
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 400.5 miles, 267 laps.
Fast facts: To win the championship, Brad Keselowski needs to finish 15th or better, 16th or better if he leads at least one lap, or 17th or better if he leads the most laps.
| Rank | +/- | Driver | Pts | Back |
| 1. | +1 | Brad Keselowski | 2,371 | — |
| 2. | -1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2,351 | -20 |
| 3. | +1 | Kasey Kahne | 2,321 | -50 |
| 4. | -1 | Clint Bowyer | 2,319 | -52 |
| 5. | +2 | Denny Hamlin | 2,309 | -62 |
NATIONWIDE
FORD ECOBOOST 300
Site: Homestead, Fla.
Schedule: Today, practice (ESPN2, 3-4:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.), race, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN, 4-7:45 p.m.).
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.
Fast facts: To wrap up the title, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. must finish 16th or better, 17th or better with at least one lap led, or 18th or better with the most laps led.
| Rank | +/- | Driver | Pts | Back |
| 1. | — | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1,212 | — |
| 2. | — | Elliott Sadler | 1,192 | -20 |
| 3. | — | Austin Dillon* | 1,187 | -25 |
| 4. | — | Sam Hornish Jr. | 1,105 | -107 |
| 5. | — | Michael Annett | 1,050 | -162 |
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
FORD ECOBOOST 400
Site: Homestead, Fla.
Schedule: Today, practice, qualifying (Speed, 4:30-6 p.m.), race, 8 p.m. (Speed, 7:30-10:30 p.m.).
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 201 miles, 134 laps.
Fast facts: To win the championship, James Buescher needs to finish seventh or better, eighth or better with one or more laps led, or ninth or better with the most laps led.
| Rank | +/- | Driver | Pts | Back |
| 1. | — | James Buescher | 777 | — |
| 2. | +1 | Timothy Peters | 766 | -11 |
| 3. | -1 | Ty Dillon* | 765 | -12 |
| 4. | +1 | Joey Coulter | 748 | -29 |
| 5. | -1 | Parker Kligerman | 740 | -37 |
FORMULA ONE
U.S. GRAND PRIX
Site: Austin, Texas.
Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, 10-11:30 a.m., 2-3:30 p.m.), Saturday, practice (Speed, 10-11 a.m.), qualifying (Speed, 1-2:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (Speed, 1:30-4 p.m.).
Track: Circuit of The Americas (road course, 3.427 miles).
Race distance: 191.94 miles, 56 laps.
Next: Brazilian Grand Prix, Nov. 25, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo.
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