Statistical Advance: Analyzing the 4EVER 400 Presented by Mobil 1

Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Miami, Florida, going into the 4EVER 400 Presented by Mobil 1 on Sunday, October 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Fast Facts: Race #8 (Homestead-Miami)

• This season will be the 18th-year Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted a NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race (2004-2019, 2022-2023).
• The 2023 season marks the second-time (2022-2023) the second-race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 has been hosted by Homestead-Miami Speedway (Race No. 34 of the season and eighth of the postseason).
• Homestead-Miami Speedway (2022-2023) is the fourth different track to host the eighth-race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs; joining Phoenix Raceway (one race: 2004), Texas Motor Speedway (16 races: 2005-2020), and Kansas Speedway (one race: 2021).
• Prior to the 2022 season, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the season finale race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs from 2004-2019 (16 races). Then in 2020 and 2021, Homestead-Miami hosted regular season races and did not participate in the Playoffs.
• A total of 12 different drivers have won the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff races at Homestead-Miami Speedway, led by Greg Biffle with three postseason victories (2004-2006) at the 1.5-mile track.
• Denny Hamlin (2009, 2013) and Kyle Busch (2015, 2019) lead all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in victories in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff races at Homestead-Miami Speedway with two postseason wins each.

• During the Playoffs Era (2004-Present), seven times has the winner of the Homestead-Miami Speedway Playoff race also won the NASCAR Cup Series championship in the same season:

1. In 2011, NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart won from the 15th starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and as a result secured his third-career NASCAR Cup Series championship (2002, 2005, 2011).
2. In 2014, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick won from the fifth starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the first year of the elimination-style format of the Playoffs, and as a result won his first NASCAR Cup Series title.
3. In 2015, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch won from the third starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the second year of the elimination-style format of the Playoffs, and as a result he won his first NASCAR Cup Series championship.
4. In 2016, Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson won from the 14th starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the third year of the elimination-style format of the Playoffs, and as a result he tied NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the series-most titles with seven each.
5. In 2017, Furniture Row Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. won from the second starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the fourth year of the elimination-style format of the Playoffs, and as a result he won his first series championship.
6. In 2018, Team Penske’s Joey Logano won from the fifth starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the fifth year of the elimination-style format of the Playoffs, and as a result he won his first series championship.
7. In 2019, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch won from the fourth starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the sixth year of the elimination-style format of the Playoffs, and as a result he won his second NASCAR Cup Series championship, becoming the only active driver with multiple titles (2015, 2019).

• A total of nine different drivers have won the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, led by Jimmie Johnson with five postseason victories – all at Texas Motor Speedway: 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.
• Kevin Harvick leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in victories in the eighth race of the Playoffs with three postseason wins (Texas: 2017, 2018, 2019).

• Four times the winner of the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs has gone on to win the title later that same season – three at Texas Motor Speedway (2007, 2011, 2013) and once at Kansas Speedway (2021).

1. In 2007, Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson won from the eighth starting position at Texas Motor Speedway and went on to win his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series title later that season. The Playoff win at Texas was his third of four consecutive victories in the 2007 Playoffs – the only driver to win four straight in the NASCAR Cup Series postseason (Martinsville, Atlanta, Texas, Phoenix).
2. In 2011, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Tony Stewart won from the fifth starting position at Texas Motor Speedway and went on to win his third NASCAR Cup Series championship later that season (2002, 2005, 2011). The Texas Playoff win was Stewart’s fourth of his record setting five NASCAR Cup Series Playoff wins in a single postseason run in 2011 (Chicago, New Hampshire, Martinsville, Texas, Homestead-Miami).
3. In 2013, Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson won from the third starting position at Texas Motor Speedway and went on to win his sixth NASCAR Cup Series championship later that season. The Texas Playoff win was Johnson’s second of two postseason victories (Dover, Texas) in 2013.
4. In 2021, Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson won from the first starting position at Kansas Speedway and went on to win his first NASCAR Cup Series title later that same season. The Kansas Playoff win was Larson’s fourth of his five postseason wins in 2021 (Bristol, Charlotte RC, Texas, Kansas, Phoenix); tying NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart’s record for the most Playoff wins in a single Playoff run with five each.

• The worst finish in a NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race by the eventual series champion at Homestead-Miami Speedway is 18th and it has occurred once: 2022. Last season, Joey Logano finished 18th at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs and went on to win his second series championship that same season.
• The worst finish in the eighth NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race by a driver that went on to win the title that same season was:
• At Phoenix Raceway it was 10th by Kurt Busch in 2004.
• At Texas Motor Speedway it was 38th by Jimmie Johnson in 2009.
• At Kansas Speedway it was first by Kyle Larson in 2021.
• At Homestead-Miami Speedway it was 18th by Joey Logano in 2022.
• Non-Playoff drivers have won the Playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway four times: 2004, 2006, 2013, 2022.
• Greg Biffle won the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway and was ranked 21st in the point standings at the time of the win.
• Greg Biffle won the 2006 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway and was ranked 13th in the point standings at the time of the win.
• Denny Hamlin won the 2013 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway and was ranked 23rd in the point standings at the time of the win.
• Kyle Larson won the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway and was ranked ninth in the point standings at the time of the win. Larson was eliminated from the Playoffs in the Round of 12 in 2022.
• Non-Playoff drivers have won the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs five times – four times at Texas Motor Speedway: 2006, 2014, 2015, 2020; and once at Homestead-Miami Speedway: 2022.
• Tony Stewart won the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs at Texas Motor Speedway in 2006 and was ranked 11th in the point standings at the time of the win.
• Jimmie Johnson won the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs at Texas Motor Speedway in 2014 and was ranked 11th in points at the time of the win. Johnson was eliminated from the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs in the Round of 12.
• Jimmie Johnson won the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs at Texas Motor Speedway in 2015 and was 12th in points at the time of the win. Johnson was eliminated from the 2015 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs in the Round of 16.
• Kyle Busch won the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs at Texas Motor Speedway in 2020 and was ninth in points at the time of the win. Busch was eliminated from the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs in the Round of 12.
• Kyle Larson won the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2022 and was ninth in points at the time of the win. Larson was eliminated from the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs in the Round of 12.

NASCAR Cup Series 2023 Top 8 in the Driver Standings at Homestead-Miami

* – Based on last 18 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway (2005 – 2022).

Homestead-Miami Speedway Qualifying & Race Data:

Track Qualifying Record:
Brad Keselowski, Team Penske Ford, 181.238 mph, 29.795 secs. November 14, 2014, Set in Round 1 of 3

2022 Pole Winner:
William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 166.389 mph, 32.454 secs. October 22, 2022

Track Race Record:
Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 142.654 mph, (02:48:47), November 17, 2019

2022 Race Winner:
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 129.612 mph, (03:05:24), October 23, 2022

At Homestead-Miami Speedway Stats & Tidbits:

Season Race #: 34 of 36 (October 22, 2023)
Track Size: 1.5-mile
The Purse: $7,634,143
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 18-20 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 18-20 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 4 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 4 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 1,760 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,760 feet
Race Length: 267 laps / 400.5 miles
Stages 1 Length: 80 Laps
Stages 2 Length: 85 Laps
Finale Stage Length: 102 Laps

HISTORY

• Groundbreaking for Homestead-Miami Dade Motorsports Complex – as the track was originally named – began August 24, 1993.
• The first race held at Homestead-Miami Speedway was a NASCAR Xfinity Series event on November 5, 1995 – the inaugural Xfinity Series race was won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett (Ford, 92.229 mph).
• The original configuration of Homestead-Miami Speedway was a four-turn, rectangular paved oval based on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s layout.
• The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway was held on November 14, 1999 – the inaugural Cup Series race was won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart (Pontiac,140.335 mph).
• The 2002 season was the first year the Championship Weekend was held at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with all three of NASCAR’s national series holding their season finale at the same track. The track would host the season finale from 2002-2019.
• The 2019 season was the last time all three NASCAR national series held the Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• There have been 24 NASCAR Cup Series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway, one per season since 1999.

STARTS

• In total 163 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway; 124 have competed in more than one.
• Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 22 starts.
• A total of three different drivers have made their NASCAR Cup Series career debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway – Bobby Hamilton (Nov. 12, 2000), Drew Herring (Nov. 17, 2019) and Juan Pablo Montoya (Nov. 19, 2006).
• Of the three drivers that made their first career NASCAR Cup Series start at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Drew Herring put up the best finish in his series debut with a 29th-place finish in 2019.
• Casey Atwood leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 6.333 in three starts.
• Brad Keselowski leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in average starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 9.200 in 15 starts.

Top 10 in Average Starting Position at Homestead-Miami Speedway (All-Time & Active)

POLES

• A total of 15 different drivers have won the pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and five have won multiple poles.
• Four of the 15 NASCAR Cup Series pole winners at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be active this weekend:

• Denny Hamlin leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Homestead-Miami Speedway with three (2015, 2017, 2018).
• David Green won the first NASCAR Cup Series pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 1999 at a speed of 155.759 mph (34.669 sec.) in a Pontiac owned by Tim Beverly.
• Three NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won their first series career pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway: David Green (November 1999), Jamie McMurray (November 2003) and David Reutimann (November 2008)
• Youngest Cup Series Homestead pole winner: Joey Logano (November 18, 2012 – 22 years, 5 months, 25 days).
• Oldest Cup Series Homestead pole winner: Bill Elliott (November 11, 2001 – 46 years, 1 month, 3 days).
• A total of nine different organizations have won a pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

• Joe Gibbs Racing leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Homestead-Miami Speedway with five poles among three drivers: Joey Logano (2012), Matt Kenseth (2013) and Denny Hamlin (2015, 2017, 2018).
• Five different manufacturers have won the pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series – Toyota (seven), Chevrolet (six), Ford (four), Dodge (three) and Pontiac (one).

WINS

• A total of 16 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and five different drivers have won more than once at the 1.5-mile track.
• Seven of the 16 NASCAR Cup Series race winners at Homestead-Miami Speedway six of them are active this weekend.

• Greg Biffle (2004, 2005, 2006), Tony Stewart (1999, 2000, 2011) and Denny Hamlin (2009, 2013, 2020) lead the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway with three wins each.
• Of the five drivers with multiple wins at Homestead-Miami, Tony Stewart is the only driver to win in two different manufacturers: Pontiac (1999, 2000) and Chevrolet (2011).
• Two drivers have won consecutive races at Homestead-Miami: Tony Stewart (1999 – 2000) and Greg Biffle (2004 – 2006, three straight).
• Youngest Cup Series Homestead-Miami race winner: William Byron (February 28, 2021 – 23 years, 2 months, 30 days).
• Oldest Cup Series Homestead-Miami race winner: Bill Elliott (November 11, 2001 – 46 years, 1 month, 3 days).
• No driver has scored their first career Cup win at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• A total of 12 different starting positions on the grid have produced wins in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• Three of the 24 NASCAR Cup Series races (12.50%) at Homestead-Miami Speedway have been won from the pole or first starting position: Bill Elliott (2001) and Kurt Busch (2002) won from the pole. Denny Hamlin won from the first starting position in 2020 due to Metric Qualifying.
• Seven of the 24 NASCAR Cup Series races (29.17%) at Homestead-Miami Speedway have been won from the front row: three from the first starting position and four from the second starting position.
• The second starting position and the fifth starting position are the most proficient starting positions in the field producing more winners (four each) than any other starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway (16.67%).

NASCAR Cup Series Wins by Starting Positions at Homestead-Miami Speedway

• The deepest in the field that a race winner has started in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway is 38th, by Denny Hamlin in 2009.
• Tony Stewart (1999) is the only driver to win at Homestead-Miami Speedway in his first appearance.
• A total of seven different organizations have won at least one race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series.
• Joe Gibbs Racing leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway with eight victories among four drivers: Tony Stewart (1999, 2000), Bobby Labonte (2003), Denny Hamlin (2009, 2013, 2020), and Kyle Busch (2015, 2019)

• Five different manufacturers have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway, led by Ford with eight victories; followed by Chevrolet (seven), Toyota (six), Pontiac (two) and Dodge (one).

ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS

Runner-Up Finishes:

• A total of 19 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished runner-up at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. lead the NASCAR Cup Series in runner-up finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway with three second-place finishes each.

Drivers With Runner-Up Finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway (All-Time)

ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS

Top-Five Finishes:

• A total of 42 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished inside the top-five at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-five finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 12 top fives.

Top Five in Top-Five Finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Top-10 Finishes:

• A total of 62 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished inside the top-10 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-10 finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 18 top-10 finishes.

Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Average Finish:

• Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 7.318 in 22 starts.

Top Five in Average Finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway (All-Time & Active)

LAP LEADERS

• A total of 62 different drivers have led at least one lap in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• Carl Edwards leads the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 615 laps led of his 3,462 laps completed (17.8%).
• Kyle Larson leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in laps led at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 529 laps led in 2,346 laps completed (22.5%).
• The most laps led at Homestead-Miami Speedway by the race winner was 214 of the scheduled 267 laps (80.1%) by Matt Kenseth on November 18, 2007 – he started from the fourth position.
• The most laps led at Homestead-Miami Speedway by a driver that did not win was 191 of the scheduled 267 laps (71.5%) by Kyle Busch on November 18, 2012 – he started eighth and finished fourth.
• The fewest laps led at Homestead-Miami Speedway by the race winner was one lap led of the scheduled 267 laps by Bobby Labonte on November 16, 2003 – he started second and passed Bill Elliott on the last lap to win the race.

Top 10 Lap Leaders at Homestead-Miami Speedway (All-Time & Active)

FEMALE COMPETITORS

• Danica Patrick is the only female driver to compete at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series.

TRACK SPECIFIC STATS

• The closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway was the November 20, 2005 race won by Greg Biffle over Mark Martin by a margin of 0.017 second.

Top Five Closest Margins of Victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway

• Qualifying has been cancelled at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series three times – 2019 (weather), 2020 (pandemic), and 2021 (pandemic).
• None of the 24 Cup Series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway have been shortened due to weather.
• Three times the NASCAR Cup Series race has resulted with an Overtime finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

NASCAR IN FLORIDA

• There have been 358 NASCAR national series races among 11 tracks in the state of Florida.
• The first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Florida was on July 10, 1949 at the Daytona Beach & Road Course in Daytona Beach, Florida – the event was won by Red Byron (Oldsmobile).

FLORIDA DRIVERS IN NASCAR

• A total of 197 different drivers that have made at least one start in a NASCAR national series race have their home state recorded as Florida.
• There have been 12 NASCAR national series race winners from the state of Florida have combined to win 103 NASCAR national series races.

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