Homestead Facts and Notes:


  • ‘¢ Carl Edwards won the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It was Edwards’ 18th Cup series victory in his 229th start and his second win in 2010. His win a week earlier at Phoenix ended a 70-race winless streak.
    ‘¢ Edwards won back-to-back races for the fifth time in his career. It was his second win at Homestead (2008). He joined Tony Stewart (two) and Greg Biffle (three) as the only multiple-race winners at Homestead.
    ‘¢ Edwards posted his sixth straight top-10 finish at Homestead.
    ‘¢ Edwards led 10 times for 190 laps, including the final 21. He led the most laps in a race for the first time this year. His 441 laps led at Homestead lead all drivers.
    ‘¢ Roush Fenway Racing posted its 120th Cup series win, ranking fourth all time. It was RFR’s fourth win in 2010.
    ‘¢ Ford posted its fourth win in 2010.
    ‘¢ Jimmie Johnson (second) is the 2010 Sprint Cup Series champion. He finished the season with two poles, six wins, 17 top-5 finishes and 23 top-10 finishes.
    ‘¢ Kevin Harvick (third) rebounded from a pit-road speeding penalty. He finished the season with three wins, 16 top-5 finishes and 26 top-10 finishes. He finished third in points, 41 back.
    ‘¢ Aric Almirola (fourth) earned his career-best finish.
    ‘¢ AJ Allmendinger (fifth) finished the season with two top-5 finishes and eight top-10 finishes.
    ‘¢ Kasey Kahne (sixth) finished the season with four poles (tied with Jamie McMurray for the most), seven top-5 finishes and 10 top-10 finishes. He drove the final four races of the season in the #83 Red Bull Racing car.
    ‘¢ Tony Stewart finished eighth after receiving two lucky dogs.
    ‘¢ Denny Hamlin (14th) entered the race with a 15-point lead in the championship. He finished second, 39 points behind Johnson.(ESPN)(11-22-2010)