Saturday, November 20, 2010

Driver Chassis Selections For Homestead-Miami Ford 400

1. Denny Hamlin:Defending race winner; Fourth-best average finish (7.0) in the two races with the COT; Finished third in 2006 and 2007; Two-time winner on 1.5-mile speedways in 2010; Seventh-best average finish (14.1) in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 291) that he won with at Texas two weeks ago.
2. Jimmie Johnson: Started from the pole and finished fifth last year; Finish was sixth top 10 in nine starts; Best finish, of second, came in 2004; Second-best average finish (10.4) in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will pilot the same car (chassis No. 580) that he finished third with at Auto Club last month.
3. Kevin Harvick: Leads all drivers with a 2.5 average finish in the two races with the COT;  Led 56 laps and finished third last year; Finish was seventh top 10 in nine starts; Fourth-best average finish (12.9) in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will debut a new car (chassis No. 325) in the Ford 400.
4. Carl Edwards: Second-best average finish (4.0) in the two races with the COT; Finished seventh last year for fifth consecutive top 10; Won this event in 2008 after leading 157 laps; Eighth-best average finish (14.3) in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 709) that he finished 16th with at Charlotte last month.
5. Matt Kenseth: Won the 2007 event after leading 214 laps; Win is one of three top 10s in 10 starts; 19.0 average finish in the two races with the COT; Leads all drivers with a 14.1 average finish (14.1) in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 704) that he finished 15th with at Martinsville.
6. Jeff Gordon: Homestead is only active track he's yet to win at; Has finished sixth or better in last three races; Leads all drivers with nine top 10s; First in laps led (429) in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season.
7. Kyle Busch: Homestead is his worst track based on his 25.2 average finish; Coming off first top 10 in five starts in eighth; Fifth in average finish (13.7) and laps led (276) in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 283) that he most recently finished 32nd with in a tough outing at Texas.
8. Greg Biffle: Leads all drivers with three wins; 16.0 average finish in the two races with the COT; Fourth in laps led (302) in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will return in the same car that he led 224 laps with at Texas. (Using backup car due to hitting wall with this primary car car in the first practice)
9. Tony Stewart: Led 43 laps and finished 22nd last year in first track start with Stewart-Haas; Finished ninth in 2008 with Joe Gibbs Racing for fifth top 10; Won the first two events on the old configuartion; Third in laps led (334) in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will pilot the same car (chassis No. 583) that he posted top 10s with at Las Vegas and Chicagoland.
10. Kurt Busch: Led 43 laps and finished fourth last year; Finish was second top five in four starts with Penske Racing; Won the 2002 race from the pole with Roush Racing; 15.6 average finish and 393 laps led in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will debut a new car (chassis No. 739) in the Ford 400.
11. Clint Bowyer: Fifth-place finish in 2008 lowered average finish to 16.2 in four starts; Led first lap last year en route to an 11th-place finish; Sixth-best average finish (13.8) in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will debut a new car (chassis No. 328) in the Ford 400.
12. Jeff Burton: Coming off best finish (second) in 11 starts; 11th-best average finish (15.5) in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will return in the same car that he posted top-five finishes with at both Atlanta and Dover.
13. Mark Martin: Finished 12th in first track start with Hendrick Motorsports last season; Best finish, of second, came in 2005 with Roush Racing; Third-best average finish (12.7) in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 595) that he led 41 laps and finished sixth with at Auto Club.
14. Jamie McMurray: Will make first track start in an Earnhardt-Ganassi Chevrolet; Three top 10s in eight starts; Ninth-best average finish (15.0) and 183 laps led in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 1006) that he most recently won with at Charlotte.
15. Ryan Newman: Finished 23rd last year in first track start with Stewart-Haas; Posted two top 10s and an average finish of 20.3 in seven starts with Penske Racing; 16.7 average finish in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season.
16. Joey Logano: Finished 24th in first start last year; 17.3 average finish and 32 laps led in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Has scored five straight top 10s in last five races this season; Will debut a new car (chassis No. 290) in the Ford 400.
17. Juan Pablo Montoya: Has yet to post a top 10 in four starts; 22.8 average finish in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 1015) that he most recently finished 11th with at Charlotte.
18. David Reutimann: Coming off best finish (15th) in three starts; Won the pole for the 2008 race; 19.0 average finish and 55 laps led in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season.
19. Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Homestead is his worst track on the schedule based on his 23.9 average finish; Finished 41st and 28th, respectively, in two starts with Hendrick Motorsports; 20.2 average finish and 56 laps led in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season; Will return in the same car (chassis No. 599) that he finished 22nd with at Kansas.

20. AJ Allmendinger: 10.5 average finish in two starts; 10th-best average finish (15.4) in the nine races on 1.5-mile speedways this season.

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