Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Straight Talk Wireless 400

Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Homestead-Miami Speedway just outside of Miami, Florida, going into the Straight Talk Wireless 400 on Sunday, October 27 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY-SPECIFIC STATISTICS

(Playoff Round of 8 Driver stats below are from 2005 – Present)

1 – Christopher Bell (No. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 95.2

2024 Rundown

• Three wins, 14 top fives, 22 top 10s, three poles
• Led 999 laps
• Average Finish of 12.7

Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:

• One win, one top five, two top 10s
• Average Finish of 10.000, second-best
• Average Running Position of 14.306, 13th-best
• Driver Rating of 82.7, 13th-best
• 623 Laps in the Top 15 (58.3%), 14th-most

2 – Kyle Larson (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 100.8

2024 Rundown

• Seven wins, 14 top fives, 17 top 10s, five poles
• Led 1,677 laps
• Average Finish of 13.1

Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:

• One win, five top fives, five top 10s
• Average Finish of 13.000, eighth-best
• Average Running Position of 7.985, series-best
• Driver Rating of 112.6, series-best
• 2,193 Laps in the Top 15 (82.1%), second-most

3 – William Byron (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 90.5

2024 Rundown

• Three wins, 13 top fives, 19 top 10s, one pole
• Led 287 laps
• Average Finish of 13.4

Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:

• One win, two top fives, three top 10s, one pole
• Average Finish of 14.833, 12th-best
• Average Running Position of 10.391, third-best
• Driver Rating of 99.9, third-best
• 1,177 Laps in the Top 15 (73.5%), fifth-most

4 – Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)

• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 85.0

2024 Rundown

• Three wins, six top fives, 12 top 10s, three poles
• Led 307 laps
• Average Finish of 17.2

Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:

• One win, four top fives, seven top 10s, one pole
• Average Finish of 14.533, 11th-best
• Average Running Position of 12.727, ninth-best
• Driver Rating of 90.0, 10th-best
• 2,659 Laps in the Top 15 (66.4%), 12th-most

5 – Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 91.3

2024 Rundown

• Three wins, ten top fives, 16 top 10s, four poles
• Led 922 laps
• Average Finish of 14.6

Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:

• Three wins, five top fives, 12 top 10s, three poles
• Average Finish of 10.895, fourth-best
• Average Running Position of 11.021, fifth-best
• Driver Rating of 98.1, fourth-best
• 3,785 Laps in the Top 15 (74.6%), fourth-most

6 – Tyler Reddick (No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota)

• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 90.4

2024 Rundown

• Two wins, 11 top fives, 19 top 10s, two poles
• Led 506 laps
• Average Finish of 13.1

Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:

• Three top fives, three top 10s
• Average Finish of 11.000, fifth-best
• Average Running Position of 11.442, sixth-best
• Driver Rating of 96.3, sixth-best
• 756 Laps in the Top 15 (70.8%), 10th-most

7 – Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Team Penske Ford)

• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 87.2

2024 Rundown

• Two wins, nine top fives, 16 top 10s, one pole
• Led 476 laps
• Average Finish of 16.3

Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:

• Two top fives, two top 10s
• Average Finish of 16.778, 17th-best
• Average Running Position of 14.505, 14th-best
• Driver Rating of 84.6, 12th-best
• 1,550 Laps in the Top 15 (64.5%), 13th-most

8 – Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 90.8

2024 Rundown

• One win, ten top fives, 17 top 10s
• Led 214 laps
• Average Finish of 12.1

Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:

• Two top fives, three top 10s
• Average Finish of 10.375, third-best
• Average Running Position of 10.986, fourth-best
• Driver Rating of 90.7, ninth-best

1,625 Laps in the Top 15 (76.0%), third-most

NASCAR Cup Series 2024 Top 8 in the Driver Standings at Homestead-Miami

* – Based on last 19 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway (2005 – 2023).

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

• This season will be the 19th year Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted a NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race (2004-2019, 2022-2024).

• The 2024 season also marks the third-time (2022-2024) Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ – the second-race in the Round of 8 (Race No. 34 of the season).

• Prior to the 2022 season, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the season finale race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs from 2004-2019 (16 straight races). Then in 2020 and 2021, Homestead-Miami Speedway did not participate in the Playoffs and instead hosted regular season races.

• A total of 13 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 in South Florida.

• 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.

• This season four of the eight active NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers are previous winners at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the series – Denny Hamlin (2009, 2013), Christopher Bell (2023), Kyle Larson (2021) and Joey Logano (2018).

• A total of 12 different crew chiefs have won a NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, led by Adam Stevens (2015, 2019, 2023) and Doug Richert (2004, 2005, 2006) with three each.

• A total of six different organizations have won a NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, led by RFK Racing with six victories (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010).

• All three official OEMs have won a NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, led by Ford with seven wins, followed by Toyota with six and Chevrolet with five.

• Non-Playoff drivers have won the Playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway four times: 2004, 2006, 2013, 2022.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

• During the Playoff Era (2004-Present) in the Cup Series, the winner of the Homestead-Miami Speedway Playoff race also won the NASCAR Cup Series championship in the same season seven times: 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

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).

• 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, by Joey Logano in 2022.

• Last season, Ryan Blaney finished runner-up at Homestead-Miami Speedway, the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, and went on to win his first series championship that same season.

• Homestead-Miami Speedway (2022-2024) 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).

• A total of 10 different drivers have won the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, led by NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson with five victories – all at Texas Motor Speedway: 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015.

• Kyle Larson leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in victories in the eighth race of the Playoffs with two postseason wins (Texas: 2017, 2018, 2019).

• This season three of the eight active NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers are previous winners in the eighth race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs – Denny Hamlin (Texas, 2010), Christopher Bell (Homestead-Miami, 2023), Kyle Larson (Kansas, 2021 and Homestead, 2022).

• A total of 11 different crew chiefs have won the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs (2004-2023), led by NASCAR Hall of Famer Chad Knaus with five victories (2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 – all at Texas Motor Speedway).

• A total of six different organizations have won the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, led by Hendrick Motorsports with seven victories at three different tracks (Texas: 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015; Kansas: 2021; Homestead: 2022).

• Four OEMs have won the eighth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, led by Chevrolet with 10 wins, followed by Ford with five, Toyota with four and Dodge with one.

• 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.

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

• 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 times 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 the eighth NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race by a driver that went on to win the title that same season was:

o   At Phoenix Raceway it was 10th by Kurt Busch in 2004.

o   At Texas Motor Speedway it was 38th by Jimmie Johnson in 2009.

o   At Kansas Speedway it was first by Kyle Larson in 2021.

o   At Homestead-Miami Speedway it was 18th by Joey Logano in 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

Track Race Record:

Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 142.654 MPH, (02:48:47), November 17, 2019

2023 Playoff Race Pole Winner:

Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 167.411 MPH, 32.256 secs. October 21, 2023

2023 Playoff Race Winner:

Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 125.221 MPH, (03:11:54), October 22, 2023

At Homestead-Miami Speedway Stats & Tidbits:

 Season Race #: 34 of 36 (October 27, 2024)

Track Size/Type: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval

The Purse: $7,997,564

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 (End on Lap 165)

Finale Stage Length: 102 Laps (Ends on Lap 267)

HISTORY

• Groundbreaking for Homestead-Miami Dade Motorsports Complex – as the track was originally named – began August 23, 1994, thanks to Ralph Sanchez, a long-time promotor of street races in the area.

• The 600-acre sporting facility, at the time was owned by city of Homestead and was leased by Sanchez.

• The original configuration of Homestead-Miami Speedway was a four-turn, rectangular paved oval based on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s layout.

• 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. Jarrett owned the No. 32 Ford he won the race in, and Jarrett only led the last two laps of the event. The average speed of the race was 92.229 MPH.

• 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, driving a Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac. The average speed of the race was 140.335 MPH.

• International Speedway Corporation became the sole owner of Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2001.

• 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.

• In 2003, the track underwent a major reconfiguration from what was a flat 1.5-mile rectangular-shaped track to a 1.5-mile asphalt oval with progressive banking in the turns.

• The 2019 season was the last time all three NASCAR national series held the Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

• There have been 25 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; 128 have competed in more than one.
• Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 23 starts.
• Top five in Cup starts at Homestead-Miami: Kevin Harvick (23), Kurt Busch (21), Ryan Newman (21), Jimmie Johnson (20) and Matt Kenseth (20).  
• Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. lead all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 19 starts each.
• 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.
• Ty Gibbs leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in average starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 7.500 in two starts.

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

POLES

• A total of 16 different drivers have won the pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and five of the 16 have won multiple poles.
• This weekend, four of the 16 NASCAR Cup Series pole winners at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be active, and three of four are Playoff contenders (Hamlin, Logano and Byron):

• Joe Gibbs Racing’s driver 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 (Tyler Jet Motorsports). It was Green’s only pole of his Cup career. After starting on the pole, he finished 22nd in the race.
• Three NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won their first series career pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway:

o   David Green (November 1999),

o   Jamie McMurray (November 2003)

o   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).
• Denny Hamlin is the only driver to win consecutive poles in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway – 2017 and 2018.
• 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 six poles among four drivers: Joey Logano (2012), Matt Kenseth (2013), Denny Hamlin (2015, 2017, 2018) and Martin Truex Jr. (2023).
• Five different manufacturers have won the pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series, led by Toyota with eight, and followed by Chevrolet (six), Ford (four), Dodge (three) and Pontiac (one).

WINS

• A total of 17 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.
• This weekend, seven of the 17 NASCAR Cup Series race winners at Homestead-Miami Speedway are active, and five of the seven are current Playoff drivers (Hamlin, Bell, Byron, Larson and Logano).

• 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 Speedway in the series: 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 25 NASCAR Cup Series races (12%) 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 25 NASCAR Cup Series races (28%) 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%).

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 nine victories among five drivers: Tony Stewart (1999, 2000), Bobby Labonte (2003), Denny Hamlin (2009, 2013, 2020), Kyle Busch (2015, 2019) and Christopher Bell (2023).

• 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 (seven), Pontiac (two) and Dodge (one).

ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS

Runner-Up Finishes:

• A total of 20 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished runner-up at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and only three of the 20 have finished runner-up multiple times.
• 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.

Active Drivers With Runner-Up Finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Top-Five Finishes:

• A total of 43 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished inside the top-five at Homestead-Miami Speedway, 26 of the 43 have finished in the top-five multiple times.
• Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-five finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 12 top fives.
• Martin Truex Jr. leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in top-five finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway with seven top fives.

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

Top-10 Finishes:

• A total of 64 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 19 top-10 finishes.

• Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. lead all the active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in top-10 finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 12 top-10 finishes each.

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 7.478 in 23 starts.

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

• Christopher Bell leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 10.0 in four starts.

LAP LEADERS

• A total of 62 different drivers have led at least one lap in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• Kyle Larson leads all NASCAR Cup Series drivers in laps led at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 625 laps led in 2,560 laps completed (24.4%).
• 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 25 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 13 NASCAR national series race winners from the state of Florida have combined to win 110 NASCAR national series races.

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