Welcome to “Fuel It Up”! The racing world is chock full of intriguing stories, but sifting through them to get a good general sense of the landscape can be challenging. In Fuel It Up, I take the biggest, more interesting storylines and present them to you in a quick, compact 300-words-or-less format.
The winner of this week’s paint scheme award goes to David Reutimann who will drive the #83 VooDoo BBQ & Grill Toyota…………… Jimmie Johnson needs only to finish 23rd or better or 24th and leading at least one lap Sunday to clinch his 6th Sprint Cup Championship…………… Trevor Bayne has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Bayne, who missed part of the 2011 season with blurred vision and fatigue, expects to be able to continue to race for Rouch Fenway Racing in 2014. Bayne is currently 6th in points in the Nationwide Series…………… Joey Logano announced his engagement to Brittany Baca on Twitter this week. Logano, 23, tweeted “Yes it’s true. I asked her last night. I’m so lucky to be engaged to my best friend.” …………… Travis Pastrana has announced he is leaving NASCAR after this season. The 11-time X Games gold medalist could never figure out racing on pavement. Pastrana was disappointed in his performance with the Nationwide Series but looks forward to doing some off-road racing in the future. Pastrana is 14th in the Nationwide point standings going into the final race this weekend at Homestead……………. The track at Miami Homestead was opened in 1995. After Hurricane Andrew left a path of utter destruction in this area, Miami racing promoter Ralph Sanchez negotiated a deal with the City of Homestead to build the facility…………… Greg Biffle and Tony Stewart have the most victories at Homestead with three. Jeff Gordon is the defending race champion…………… Actress and recording star, Zendaya, will perform the National Anthem prior to the Ford Echo Boast 400 on Sunday at Miami-Homestead Speedway on. Country Music Superstar, Toby Keith, will be the Grand Marshall…………… The weather forecast for Homestead, Florida for Sunday calls for partly sunny skies with a high temperature of 83f (28c)…………… The Ford Echo 400 can be seen in the US on ESPN and in Canada on TSN2 at 3:00 pm.
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