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The final showdown in the Sprint Cup Chase kicks off on Sunday afternoon, November 18, 2012 airing live from the Homestead-Miami Speedway on ESPN.

Since 2002, the Ford 400 has been part of the Ford Championship Weekend, the final week of the official NASCAR season. As such, it's THE biggest race of the year and the hottest ticket in racing.

Ultimately, it's all about racking up the points at the Ford 400 for the last chance to vie for the NASCAR crown.

Ford 400 tickets traditionally go on sale in the spring, with prices ranging anywhere from the hundreds of dollars to thousands for special ticket-and-travel packages to Miami. As the Ford 400 is the only major NASCAR race to occur in the Miami area, tickets go fast as locals snatch them up as soon as they are made available.

In 2011, the phenomenal Tony Stewart won his third Sprint Cup championship when he held off Carl Edwards to win the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the closest title race in NASCAR history.

Tony Stewart wins the 2011 Ford 400 and Sprint Cup Championship

More about the Ford 400 around the Web:

Homestead-Miami Speedway - The official site of the Ford 400 venue with photos, news features & ticket info.

NASCAR on Yahoo! Sports - Extensive coverage of the Ford 400 with feature articles, news, video and picture gallery.

NASCAR on ESPN - Top Ford 400 news & stories, photos, streaming video reports, current standings, and more in the Nextel Cup archive.

Ford 400 - Wikipedia - Brief overview and list of winners dating back to 1999.

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