Track facts for Homestead-Miami Speedway:
- Number of previous races: 13.
- First Sprint Cup race: November 14, 1999, won by Tony Stewart.
- Last Sprint Cup race: November 20, 2011, won by Tony Stewart.
- Won from pole: 2, most recently by Kurt Busch in 2002.
- Won from top-5 starting position: 7 times in 13 races (54%).
- Won from top-10 starting position: 9 times (69%).
- Won from 21st or worse starting position: 2 times (15%).
- Worst starting spot for race winner: 38th, by Denny Hamlin in 2009.
- Most laps led: 214, by Matt Kenseth in 2007.
- Fewest laps led by a race winner: 1, by Bobby Labonte in 2003.
- Track records:
- Fastest race: 140.335 mph by Tony Stewart in 1999.
- Fastest qualifying speed: 181.111 mph by Jamie McMurray in 2003.
- Most lead changes: 26 in 2011.
- Closest finish: Greg Biffle's .017 second margin over Mark Martin in 2005.
- Most caution flags: 14 in 2004.
- From 2007-2011 a typical Homestead race had 21.2 lead changes, 7.8 cautions for 37.8 laps, and an average green-flag run of 26.1 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
- Victories by manufacturer: Ford (7), Pontiac (2), Chevrolet (2), Dodge (1), Toyota (1).
- Most victories by owner: Jack Roush (7), Joe Gibbs (4), Ray Evernham (1), Stewart-Haas Racing (1).
Driver Notes:
- The most Homestead races without a:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Win: | Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon (13 races) |
| Top 5: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (12) | Elliott Sadler (12) |
| Top 10: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (12) |
| Pole: | Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart (13) |
| Lap led: | Robby Gordon (8) |
| Lead-lap finish: | Ken Schrader (7) |
- Top career marks at Homestead:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Races: | Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Tony Stewart (13) |
| Wins: | Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart (3) |
| Top 5s: | Jeff Gordon (6) |
| Top 10s: | Jeff Gordon (10) |
| Poles: | Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne (2) |
| Laps: | Tony Stewart (3,473) |
| Laps led: | Carl Edwards (560) |
| Lead-lap finishes: | Tony Stewart (12) |
- Best average finish among active drivers at Homestead (3 or more starts):
- Carl Edwards (5.2)
- Kevin Harvick (7.9)
- A.J. Allmendinger (10.2)
- Martin Truex, Jr. (10.4)
- Denny Hamlin (10.9)
- Jeff Gordon (11.3)
- Tony Stewart (11.5)
- Mark Martin (13.3)
- Jimmie Johnson (13.5)
- Clint Bowyer (13.8)
- Worst average finish among active drivers at Homestead (3 or more starts):
- Stacy Compton (37.0)
- J.J. Yeley (36.0)
- Marcos Ambrose (35.5)
- Mike Bliss (32.5)
- David Gilliland (29.8)
- Michael Waltrip (29.8)
- Ken Schrader (29.4)
- Jeff Green (29.3)
- Robby Gordon (28.9)
- Mike Skinner (28.6)
'Chase' drivers at Homestead:
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | AvSt | AvFn | Rating |
|---|
| Brad Keselowski |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1066 |
11 |
20.2 |
20.2 |
68.9 |
| Jimmie Johnson |
11 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
2793 |
74 |
17.2 |
13.5 |
95.2 |
| Kasey Kahne |
8 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2060 |
100 |
7.2 |
14.8 |
90.1 |
| Clint Bowyer |
6 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1578 |
1 |
16.7 |
13.8 |
87.8 |
| Denny Hamlin |
7 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1866 |
91 |
31.0 |
10.9 |
92.5 |
| Matt Kenseth |
12 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
2921 |
303 |
19.6 |
17.6 |
107.0 |
| Greg Biffle |
10 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2527 |
175 |
16.4 |
15.3 |
92.2 |
| Kevin Harvick |
11 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
0 |
2941 |
128 |
13.9 |
7.9 |
102.5 |
| Tony Stewart |
13 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
3473 |
450 |
14.5 |
11.5 |
93.1 |
| Jeff Gordon |
13 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
3404 |
69 |
15.8 |
11.3 |
92.9 |
| Martin Truex, Jr. |
7 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1854 |
97 |
17.3 |
10.4 |
109.7 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3177 |
93 |
19.9 |
23.1 |
69.6 |
Driver Rating is based on a formula developed by NASCAR which combines "loop data" elements such as average running position, average speed under green, number of fastest laps, etc. There is a maximum of 150 points that a driver can earn for each race. Driver Rating is not available for races prior to 2005.
Other notable Driver Ratings at Homestead: Carl Edwards (120.9), Kasey Kahne (90.1), Jeff Burton (86.5), Mark Martin (86.1), A.J. Allmendinger (84.7), Kyle Busch (84.2), Ryan Newman (83.9).
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