HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — It’s championship Sunday for NASCAR’s premier series.
Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. are the four championship contenders. The highest finisher of the finalists will claim the Monster Cup Series title.
Prepped for one final battle. pic.twitter.com/aBbFhrXz6G
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 19, 2017
It’s also the final Cup race for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Matt Kenseth. Earnhardt is retiring from full-time racing but plans to drive in a few second-tier Xfinity Series events in 2018. Kenseth remains without a ride for next season. Earnhardt and Kenseth were rookies together in 2000 and now appear to be leaving together.
The end of an era. pic.twitter.com/y46tqI9BG3
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 19, 2017
Danica Patrick also is done with NASCAR on a full-time basis. But she announced earlier this week that she will drive in the Daytona 500 and the Indy 500 in 2018.
Denny Hamlin starts on the pole in the finale, with Truex second, Busch third, Keselowski fifth and Harvick ninth.
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