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The final showdown in the Sprint Cup Chase kicks off on November 21, 2010 and airs live beginning at 1PM from the Homestead-Miami Speedway on ABC Television.

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 as, after 267 action-packed laps, a Sprint Cup champion is crowned.

In early 2010, watch for Ford 400 tickets to go on sale, 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 race to occur in the Miami area, tickets go fast as locals snatch them up as soon as they are made available.

In 2009, a crowd of about 65,000 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway watched as Denny Hamlin was named the official winner, although the phenomenal Jimmie Johnson won the overall standings and defended his title as NASCAR champ for the fourth consecutive year!

Who will it be this year? Stay tuned ...

More about the Ford 400 around the Web:

Ford Championship Weekend - What's going on with the complete schedule of events for the week including information on the Ford Racefest, seating charts & maps, parking information.

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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