NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship (32 images)

NASCAR Nationwide Series racer, Danica Patrick prepares for her qualifying run at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida on November 17, 2012. Patrick will compete in the Ford EcoBoost 300 race. The Speedway is hosting the Ford Championship Weekend from November 16 through 18, 2012. .UPI/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell

NASCAR Nationwide Series racer, Kyle Bush prepares for his qualifying run at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida on November 17, 2012. Bush will compete in the Ford EcoBoost 300 race. The Speedway is hosting the Ford Championship Weekend from November 16 through 18, 2012. .UPI/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell

NASCAR Nationwide Series racer, Jeffrey Earnhardt emerges from his vehicle as he completed his qualifying run at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida on November 17, 2012. Earnhardt will compete in the Ford EcoBoost 300 race. The Speedway is hosting the Ford Championship Weekend from November 16 through 18, 2012. .UPI/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell

NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship contender, Austin Dillon, currently third in the standings with 1187 points, jumps out of his car following his qualifying run at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida on November 17, 2012. Dillon drives car #3, Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet will compete in the Ford EcoBoost 300 Championship during the Ford Championship weekend. .UPI/Joe Marino-Bill Cantrell