Everything you need to know about the Sprint Cup finale at Homestead
Today's Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway is the season finale and championship race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
And the storylines are plentiful.
Championship 4 contenders Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and Joey Logano will battle it out for the Sprint Cup title in the winner-take-all showdown.
Johnson will be vying for a record-tying seventh Sprint Cup championship, and if he's able to accomplish the feat, he'll join NASCAR legends Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt at the top of the list.
Busch will try to defend his 2015 title, while Edwards and Logano look to earn their first.
It also marks Tony Stewart's final NASCAR race after 18 seasons, three championship and 49 race wins.
Here's everything you need to know for today's historic race in South Florida:
Green flag:
3:00 p.m. ET
Tune-in:
11:30 a.m.ET: "NASCAR RaceDay" (FS1)
3 p.m. ET: Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400
9 p.m. ET: "NASCAR Victory Lane" (FS1)
Race distance: 267 laps, 400.5 miles
Track size: 1.5-mile oval
Grid size: 40 cars
Forecast: Mostly sunny, zero percent chance of rain, 77 degrees
National anthem: Jencarlos Canela
Grand Marshal: TV actor Justin Hartley
Honorary starter: Actor Wilmer Valderrama
Flyover: 4 F-16's from Homestead Air Force Reserve Base
Defending race winner: Kyle Busch
Front row: Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski
