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The NASCAR HOTPASS lineup for the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway is as follows: DIRECTV Channel 795: Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge team of Penske Racing Brad Keselowski will make his 125th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his fourth at Homestead-Miami Speedway … Has one top-15 finish in four Sprint Cup starts at Homestead … The 28-year-old Rochester Hills, Mich., native has nine wins and 43 top-10 finishes in 124 Sprint Cup starts … 2012 marks Keselowski’s third full year in Sprint Cup with a career-best points finish of fifth in 2011 … Won 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship … Started 14th and finished sixth last week at Phoenix International Raceway … Ranks first in Sprint Cup points with five wins and 23 top-10 finishes.   DIRECTV Channel 796: Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota team of Joe Gibbs Racing Denny Hamlin will make his 259th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start and his eighth at Homestead-Miami Speedway ...
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