| Rank | Driver | Races | Poles | Wins | Top Fives | Top 10s | DNFs | Average Finish | Driver Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15.3 | 95.1 |
| 2 | Matt Kenseth | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17.6 | 106.0 |
| 3 | Kevin Harvick | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 7.9 | 100.1 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23.1 | 91.5 |
| 5 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22.1 | 71.2 |
| 6 | Jeff Gordon | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 10.6 | 95.8 |
| 7 | Greg Biffle | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14.4 | 91.0 |
| 8 | Clint Bowyer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12.1 | 92.2 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.0 | 64.3 |
| 10 | Kurt Busch | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19.8 | 71.7 |
| 11 | Ryan Newman | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17.0 | 85.7 |
| 12 | Kasey Kahne | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15.4 | 90.2 |
| 13 | Carl Edwards | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6.0 | 119.0 |
* – Based on last eight races at Homestead-Miami Speedway (2005-2012).
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Homestead-Miami Speedway:
History
· Groundbreaking for Homestead-Miami Dade Motorsports Complex – as the track was originally named – began Aug. 24, 1993.
· The first race held at Homestead-Miami Speedway was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on Nov. 5, 1995 – won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett.
· The original configuration was a four-turn, rectangular oval based on Indianapolis Motor Speedway's layout.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at HMS was held on Nov. 14, 1999 – won by Tony Stewart.
· 2002 was the first season of the “Championship Weekend” at HMS, with all three of NASCAR’s national series holding their season finale at the same track.
Homestead-Miami Speedway Data
Season Race #: 36 of 36 (11-17-13)
Chase Race #: 10
Track Size: 1.5-mile
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
Top 13 Driver Ratings at Homestead
Carl Edwards..................... 119.0
Martin Truex Jr.................. 110.8
Matt Kenseth.................... 106.0
Kevin Harvick.................... 100.1
Jeff Gordon......................... 95.8
Jimmie Johnson.................. 95.1
Clint Bowyer....................... 92.2
Kyle Busch........................ 91.5
Greg Biffle.......................... 91.0
Kasey Kahne...................... 90.2
Tony Stewart...................... 89.7
Denny Hamlin..................... 88.8
Ryan Newman.................... 85.7
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2012 races (eight total) among active drivers at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2012 pole winner: Joey Logano, Toyota, 176.056 mph, 30.672 secs. 11-16-12
2012 race winner: Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 142.245 mph, (02:48:56), 11-18-12
Track qualifying record: Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 181.111 mph, 29.816 secs. 11-14-03
Track race record: Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 142.245 mph, (2:48:56), 11-18-12
Notebook
· Since the inception of the position-based points system in 1975, only four 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), Jimmie Johnson in 2010 (made up 15 points on Denny Hamlin) andTony Stewart in 2011 (made up three points on Carl Edwards). Note: Stewart’s comeback is the only one made under the current one-point-per-position structure.
· There have been 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway, one per season since 1999.
· 110 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup race at HMS; 87 in more than one.
· Four drivers have started all 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at HMS: Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewartand Bobby Labonte.
· David Green won the first Coors Light pole at Homestead in 1999 with a speed of 155.759 mph (34.669 sec.).
· There have been 10 different Coors Light pole winners, led by Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson andKasey Kahne with two each.
· Youngest HMS pole winner: Joey Logano (11/18/2012 – 22 years, 5 months, 25 days).
· Oldest HMS pole winner: Bill Elliott (11/11/2001 – 46 years, 1 month, 3 days).
· Jamie McMurray (November 2003) and David Reutimann (November 2008) won their first career Coors Light poles at HMS.
· There have been nine different NASCAR Sprint Cup race winners at HMS, three have won more than once, led byGreg Biffle and Tony Stewart with three each. Carl Edwards (two)is the only other driver with multiple wins at Homestead.
· Of the three drivers with multiple wins at HMS, Tony Stewart is the only driver to win in two different manufacturers: Pontiac (1999, 2000) and Chevrolet (2011).
· Two of the 14 (14.2%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at HMS have been won from the Coors Light pole: Bill Elliott(2001) and Kurt Busch (2002).
· Five of the 14 (35.7%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at HMS have been won from the front row: two from the pole and three from second place.
· Nine of the 14 (64.2%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at HMS have been won from a starting position inside the top 10.
· Denny Hamlin won the 2009 race from the 38th-place starting position, the furthest back a race winner has started.
· Two drivers have won consecutive races at HMS: Tony Stewart (1999, 2000 and 2012) and Greg Biffle (2004-2006).
· Carl Edwards leads the series in average finish at HMS with a 6.0; only two other drivers have an average finish inside the top 10: Kevin Harvick (7.9) and Martin Truex Jr. (9.8).
· Roush Fenway Racing leads the series in wins at HMS with seven, followed by Joe Gibbs Racing with four.
· Youngest HMS winner: Kurt Busch (11/17/2002 – 24 years, 3 months, 13 days).
· Oldest HMS winner: Bill Elliott (11/11/2001 – 46 years, 1 month, 3 days).
· Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick lead the series in runner-up finishes at HMS with two each.
· Jeff Gordon leads the series in top-five finishes at HMS with seven; followed by Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick with five each.
· Eight of the nine NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers who have won at HMS participated in at least two or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Tony Stewart (1999) is the only driver to win at the track in his first appearance.
· Jeff Gordon competed at HMS 13 times before winning (2012); the longest span of any the nine winners.
· Bobby Labonte and Jeff Burton lead the series with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup starts at HMS without visiting Victory Lane with 14.
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at HMS is the (4/10/2010) race won by Greg Biffle with a MOV of 0.017 seconds.
· Danica Patrick will have the opportunity to become the first female driver to compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at HMS this weekend.
NASCAR in Florida
· There have been 173 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races among eight tracks in Florida.
Track Name
|
City
|
NSCS
|
Daytona International Speedway
|
Daytona Beach
|
133
|
Homestead-Miami Speedway
|
Homestead
|
14
|
Daytona Beach & Road Course
|
Daytona Beach
|
10
|
Palm Beach Speedway
|
West Palm Beach
|
7
|
Speedway Park
|
Jacksonville
|
6
|
Five Flags Speedway
|
Pensacola
|
1
|
Golden Gate Speedway
|
Tampa
|
1
|
Titusville-Cocoa Speedway
|
Titusville
|
1
|
· 170 drivers in NASCAR national series history 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
|
Fireball Roberts
|
33
|
0
|
0
|
LeeRoy Yarbrough
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
Marshall Teague
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
Joe Nemechek
|
4
|
16
|
0
|
Bobby Johns
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
David Reutimann
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
Shorty Rollins
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Rick Wilson
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Aric Almirola
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
Joey Coulter
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup: Homestead-Miami Speedway
· Homestead-Miami Speedway has been a part of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup since the playoffs’ inception in 2004. This season the track will host its 10th Chase event.
· The winner of the Homestead-Miami Speedway Chase race has gone on to win the championship during the Chase era once: Tony Stewart (2011).
· Greg Biffle leadsthe series in Chase race wins at HMS with three (2004-2006); followed by Carl Edwards with two (2008, 2010).
· The worst finish in a Chase race by the eventual series champion at HMS is 15th (three times), Tony Stewart in 2005, Jimmie Johnson in 2008 and Brad Keselowski in 2012.
· Chase Contenders have won seven of the nine previous Chase races at HMS. The only non-Chase contender to win a Homestead-Miami Speedway Chase race was Greg Biffle (2004 and 2006).
· Four of the 2013 Chase Contenders are former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase race winners at HMS: Greg Biffle (three), Carl Edwards (two), Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon (one each).
· The average Chase race finish by the eventual series champion at HMS is 8.2. In four of the nine previous Chase races at HMS the eventual series champion has finished in the top five.
· Roush Fenway Racing leads the series in Chase race wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway with six, including five consecutive: Greg Biffle (2004-2006), Matt Kenseth (2007) and Carl Edwards (2008).
· Ford leads the series in Chase wins at HMS with six; followed by Chevrolet with two.
· The most dominant performance by a Chase race winner at HMS is Carl Edward’s victory in 2010. He posted a Perfect Driver Rating of 150.0 and led 190 of the 267 laps (71.1% of his laps completed) - most by a Chase race winner at the track.
· Clinch Scenario: Jimmie Johnson has to finish better than 23rd without leading a lap, 24th or better while leading a lap, and 25th or better while leading the most laps.
· Jimmie Johnson has competed 122 times on 1.5/1.54-mile tracks in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and has finished worse than 23rd a total of 21 times in his career (17.2%). Of those 21 finishes worse than 23rd-place on 1.5/1.54-mile tracks, four have come at Homestead-Miami Speedway, including each of the last two. Johnson finished 32nd in 2011 and 36th in 2012 at HMS.
· Matt Kenseth trails Jimmie Johnson by 28 points. In their head to head career, Kenseth has out-pointed Johnson by 28 points…
o 31 of 434 at all NASCAR Sprint Cup point races
o 2 of 35 in 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup point races (8/24 Bristol and 9/7 Richmond)
o 2 of 12 at Homestead-Miami Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup races (2005 and 2011)
· Kevin Harvick trails Johnson by 34 points. In their head-to-head career, Harvick has out-pointed Johnson by 35 points (Harvick does not own the tiebreaker)…
o 7 of 433 at all NASCAR Sprint Cup point races
o 1 of 35 in 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup point races (8/18 Michigan)
o 0 of 12 at Homestead-Miami Speedway NASCAR Sprint Cup races (best is 33 points in 2005)
Eventual champion’s points position and point deficit to the standings leader following the ninth Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race:
Season
|
Champion
|
Points Back From Leader
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Points Position Following Ninth Chase Race
|
Points Ahead Of Second-Place
|
2004
|
Kurt Busch
|
0
|
1st
|
18
|
2005
|
Tony Stewart
|
0
|
1st
|
52
|
2006
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
0
|
1st
|
63
|
2007
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
0
|
1st
|
86
|
2008
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
0
|
1st
|
141
|
2009
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
0
|
1st
|
108
|
2010
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
-15
|
2nd
|
0
|
2011
|
Tony Stewart
|
-3
|
2nd
|
0
|
2012
|
Brad Keselowski
|
0
|
1st
|
20
|
Note: 2011 and 2012 are under the current points per finish system
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