Cup Series finale sells out for 6th straight year

HOMESTEAD, FLA. (AP) » NASCAR says the Cup Series season finale is sold out for the sixth consecutive year.

Homestead-Miami Speedway announced Friday that all seats in the grandstands have been sold for the EcoBoost 400, although many tickets can be found in secondary markets well below face value.

The track still has some hospitality opportunities available for Sunday’s race. Tickets also remained available Friday for the Truck Series finale and the Xfinity Series finale.

Speedway president Al Garcia says “this is a true testament, not just to the hard work by everyone on our staff, but the tremendous enthusiasm in this area for an event of this stature.”

It’s the last “championship weekend” for Homestead, which will host races in March beginning in 2020.

CLEVELAND (AP) » Former Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway has been suspended 10 games by the NFL for another violation of the league’s substanceabuse policy.

League spokesman Brian McCarthy said Friday that Callaway will begin serving the suspension immediately.

The 22-year-old player was suspended four games earlier this season for a drug violation. He was released on Thursday by Cleveland just hours before the club played the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Browns ran out of patience with Callaway, who had legal troubles in college at Florida.

Browns coach Freddie Kitchens benched Callaway for Sunday’s game against Buffalo after the receiver arrived late for the game.