2018 Ford EcoBoost 400

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Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.

From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Cup Series, the Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300, and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series held its season-ending races at Homestead from 1995 until 2020, when it was moved to Phoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.

Joey Logano 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.

Kyle Busch clinched the second spot in the Championship 4 based on points at the Phoenix race when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. crashed out of the race and finished 33rd. Busch had to finish at least 33rd to be locked in on points. He later clinched a playoff berth anyway by winning the race.

Martin Truex Jr. clinched the third spot in the Championship 4 based on points.

Kevin Harvick clinched the final spot based on points after his Texas win was encumbered after a spoiler violation.

Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 31.035 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|173.997|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Martin Truex Jr. fastest in Friday's Cup practice at Homestead|url=https://www.motorsport.com/us/nascar-cup/news/martin-truex-jr-friday-cup-practice-homestead/3215223/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=November 16, 2018|location=Homestead, Florida|date=November 16, 2018}}

File:Denny Hamlin 2018 NASCAR Media Tour.jpg scored the pole position.]]

Denny Hamlin scored the pole for the race with a time of 31.059 and a speed of {{Convert|173.863|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite news|last=Fryer|first=Jenna|title=Kyle Busch leads title contenders in qualifying for finale|url=https://racing.ap.org/article/kyle-busch-leads-title-contenders-qualifying-finale|access-date=November 16, 2018|work=Associated Press|agency=Associated Press|publisher=AP Sports|date=November 16, 2018|location=Homestead, Florida|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117104904/https://racing.ap.org/article/kyle-busch-leads-title-contenders-qualifying-finale|archive-date=November 17, 2018|url-status=dead}}

Joey Logano was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 31.838 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|169.609|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=DeGroot|first=Nick|title=Joey Logano leads Saturday's first Cup practice at Homestead|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/joey-logano-practice-homestead-saturday/3215876/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=November 17, 2018|location=Homestead, Florida|date=November 17, 2018}}

Joey Logano was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 31.450 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|171.701|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=Logano and Truex top final practice; Kyle Busch scrapes the wall|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/logano-tops-final-practice-homestead/3215929/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=November 17, 2018|location=Homestead, Florida|date=November 17, 2018}}

File:Joey logano championship celebration (45277678654).jpg won the race and his first Cup Series championship title.]]

Note: Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., and Kyle Busch were not eligible for stage points in this race because of their participation as the Championship 4 drivers.

Stage 1

Laps: 80

Stage 2

Laps: 80

Stage 3

Laps: 107

• Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 5 for 26
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 36 seconds
• Average speed: {{convert|133.056|mph|km/h}}

NBC covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race. While the race itself aired on NBC, NBCSN aired NBCSN NASCAR Hot Pass, a simultaneous live feed dedicated to each of the Championship drivers, with commentary by Leigh Diffey and Dale Jarrett. Also, three different angles from in-car cameras and a track map tracked the driver's position and changes throughout the field.

MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

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• Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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Ford EcoBoost 400

Category:NASCAR races at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Ford EcoBoost 400