This year's Ford Championship Weekend fueled with even higher octane (daily schedule announced)

Can four-time NEXTEL Cup champion Jeff Gordon hold off reigning Cup-champ Jimmie Johnson? What about the hard-charging Tony Stewart? Might Miami-resident Juan Pablo Montoya eclipse them all on his home track? Can Greg Biffle four-peat in the Ford 400? And what kind of showing will it be for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in this, his final race in the No. 8 car?

And did you know that Ford Championship Weekend will represent NASCAR's final race in traditional stock cars before next season going full-time to the Car of Tomorrow?

Join us live Nov. 16-18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, as NASCAR crowns its 2007 season champions during Ford Championship Weekend. The Ford 200/Craftsman Truck race is set for Friday and the Ford 300/Busch on Saturday; the weekend culminates with Sunday's Ford 400—the final race in the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup (see schedule below).

In addition to the races, Ford Championship Weekend includes the Ford Racefest extravaganza—featuring live concerts, interactive exhibits, NASCAR drivers and the NEXTEL Cup trophy on display—as well as the Homestead-Miami Speedway Celebrity Golf Classic and Ford's "Bailando Por La Copa" ("Dancing for the Cup") salsa-dance finals.

For more information on Ford Championship Weekend and all Homestead-Miami Speedway events, log on to www.HomesteadMiamiSpeedway.com. For tickets, call 866-409-RACE or visit www.RaceTickets.com.

Ford Championship Weekend

Friday, Nov. 16
8:30 a.m.	Gates Open
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ford 200 Practice
10:25 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ford 200 Final Practice
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Ford 400 Practice
1:10 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.	NASCAR Busch Series Ford 300 Practice
3:10 p.m.	NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Ford 400 Qualifying
5:00 p.m.	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ford 200 Qualifying
6:30 p.m. – 7:20 p.m.	NASCAR Busch Series Ford 300 Final Practice
7:30 p.m.	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ford 200 Driver Intros
8:00pm	NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ford 200 Race
	(134 laps, 200 miles)

Saturday, Nov. 17
10:00 a.m.	Gates Open
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.	NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Ford 400 Practice
12:05 p.m.	NASCAR Busch Series Ford 300 Qualifying
2:50 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.	NASCAR NEXTEL CUP Ford 300 Final Practice
4:00 p.m.	NASCAR Busch Series Ford 300 Driver Intros
4:30pm	NASCAR Busch Series Ford 300 Race
	(200 laps, 300 miles)
Sunday, Nov. 18
10:00 a.m.	Gates Open
3:00 p.m.	NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Ford 400 Driver Intros
3:30 p.m.	NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Ford 400 Race
	(267 laps, 400.5 miles)


*subject to change

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