At Homestead-Miami Speedway:
History
· Groundbreaking for Homestead-Miami Dade Motorsports Complex – as the track was originally named – began Aug. 24, 1993. The first race was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on Nov. 5, 1995.
· The original configuration was a four-turn, rectangular oval based on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's layout.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Homestead was held on Nov. 14, 1999.
· 2002 was the first season of the Championship Weekend at Homestead, with all three of NASCAR’s national series holding their season finale at the same track.
Notebook
· Since the inception of the position-based points system in 1975, only three drivers have made up a points deficit in the season finale: Richard Petty in 1979 (made up two points on Darrell Waltrip), Alan Kulwicki in 1992 (made up 30 points on Davey Allison) and Jimmie Johnson in 2010 (made up 15 points on Denny Hamlin).
· There have been 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Homestead, one per season since 1999.
· Five drivers have competed in all 12 races: Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Elliott Sadler and Tony Stewart.
· David Green won the first pole, in 1999.
· Tony Stewart won the inaugural race, in 1999.
· There have been nine different pole winners. Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne and Jimmie Johnson lead all drivers, with two.
· There have been eight different race winners, led by Greg Biffle, with three.
· Jack Roush has won seven races, most among owners.
· The race has been won from the pole twice: Bill Elliott (2001) and Kurt Busch (2002).
· The race has been won from a top-10 starting position in nine of 12 races.
· Denny Hamlin won in 2009 from the 38th starting position, the furthest back a race winner has started.
· Three active drivers have averaged a top-10 finish: Carl Edwards (5.7), Kevin Harvick (7.9) and A.J. Allmendinger (8.7).
Homestead-Miami Speedway Data
Race: 36 of 36 (11-20-11)
Track Size: 1.5 miles
Race Length: 267 laps/400.5 miles
· Banking/Corners: 18 - 20 degrees
· Banking/Straights: 4 degrees
· Frontstretch: 1,760 feet
· Backstretch: 1,760 feet
| Driver Rating at Homestead | |
|---|---|
| Carl Edwards | 117.5 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 107.4 |
| Matt Kenseth | 105.7 |
| Kevin Harvick | 102.8 |
| Greg Biffle | 97.4 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 97.4 |
| Denny Hamlin | 92.5 |
| Kasey Kahne | 89.6 |
| Mark Martin | 89.6 |
| Jeff Gordon | 88.7 |
Note: Driver Rating compiled from 2005-11 races (six total) at Homestead-Miami.
Qualifying/Race Data
2010 pole winner: Kasey Kahne (176.904 mph, 30.525 seconds)
2010 race winner: Carl Edwards (126.585 mph, 11-21-10)
Track qualifying record: Jamie McMurray (181.111 mph, 29.816 seconds, 11-16-03)
Track race record: Tony Stewart (140.335 mph, 11-14-99)
NASCAR in Florida
· There have been 167 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Florida.
· 165 drivers in NASCAR’s three national series have their home state recorded as Florida.
· There have been 10 race winners from Florida in NASCAR’s three national series:
| Driver | NSCS | NNS | NCWTS |
| Bobby Allison | 84 | 2 | 0 |
| Fireball Roberts | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| LeeRoy Yarbrough | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall Teague | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Nemechek | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| David Reutimann | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bobby Johns | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shorty Rollins | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Wilson | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aric Almirola | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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