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Statistical Advance: Analyzing the NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 18, 2025) – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, going into the Straight Talk Wireless 400 on Sunday, March 23 at 3 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

2025 Cup Series Points2025 Driver Playoff Outlook Following Race No. 5
RankDriverPtsLdr.RankDriverPointsWinsStagesPlayoff PtsPts From Cutoff
1William Byron20701Christopher Bell1783116In On Wins
2Christopher Bell178-292William Byron207116
3Tyler Reddick159-483Josh Berry119116
4Chase Elliott159-484Tyler Reddick15900045
5Alex Bowman156-515Chase Elliott15900045
6Kyle Larson152-556Alex Bowman15600042
7Ryan Blaney143-647Kyle Larson15202238
8Joey Logano136-718Ryan Blaney14301129
9Chris Buescher133-749Joey Logano13601122
10Ross Chastain128-7910Chris Buescher13300019
11Bubba Wallace125-8211Ross Chastain12800014
12Denny Hamlin122-8512Bubba Wallace12501111
13Josh Berry119-8813Denny Hamlin1220008
14Michael McDowell117-9014Michael McDowell1170003
15John H. Nemechek116-9115John Hunter Nemechek1160002
16Ricky Stenhouse Jr.116-9116Ricky Stenhouse Jr.1160002
17Kyle Busch114-9317Kyle Busch114000-2
18Ryan Preece102-10518Ryan Preece102011-14
19Daniel Suarez94-11319Daniel Suarez94000-22
20Chase Briscoe94-11320Chase Briscoe94000-22
21Austin Cindric93-11421Austin Cindric93011-23
22Carson Hocevar92-11522Carson Hocevar92000-24
23AJ Allmendinger92-11523AJ Allmendinger92000-24
24Todd Gilliland91-11624Todd Gilliland91000-25
25Erik Jones85-12225Erik Jones85000-31
26Ty Dillon85-12226Ty Dillon85000-31
27Riley Herbst #79-12827Riley Herbst #79000-37
28Justin Haley78-12928Justin Haley78000-38
29Zane Smith77-13029Zane Smith77000-39
30Brad Keselowski73-13430Brad Keselowski73000-43
31Shane Van Gisbergen72-13531Shane Van Gisbergen #72000-44
32Austin Dillon71-13632Austin Dillon71000-45
33Noah Gragson59-14833Noah Gragson59000-57
34Ty Gibbs56-15134Ty Gibbs56000-60
35Cole Custer47-16035Cole Custer47000-69
36Jimmie Johnson34-17336Cody Ware24000-92
37Cody Ware24-18337Jimmie Johnson34000Ineligible for Playoffs – Not Fulltime
38Corey Lajoie21-18638Corey Lajoie21000
39Katherine Legge7-20039Katherine Legge7000
40JJ Yeley1-20640JJ Yeley1000
41Martin Truex Jr.1-20641Martin Truex Jr.1000

 

HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY-SPECIFIC STATISTICS

(Drivers are listed in alphabetical order; Loop Data stats in the below section are from 2005-Present)

 

Christopher Bell

(No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

  • One win, two top fives, three top 10s
  • Average Finish of 8.800, series-best
  • Average Running Position of 12.528, ninth-best
  • Driver Rating of 88.4, 11th-best
  • 877 Laps in the Top 15 (65.7%), 14th-most

 

Ryan Blaney

(No. 12 Team Penske Ford)

  • Three top fives, three top 10s
  • Average Finish of 15.300, 11th-best
  • Average Running Position of 13.589, 13th-best
  • Driver Rating of 88.4, 12th-best
  • 1,803 Laps in the Top 15 (67.5%), 10th-most

 

Kyle Busch

(No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet)

  • Two wins, five top fives, 11 top 10s
  • Average Finish of 15.950, 13th-best
  • Average Running Position of 12.941, 10th-best
  • Driver Rating of 95.1, seventh-best
  • 3,730 Laps in the Top 15 (69.8%), third-most

 

William Byron

(No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

  • One win, two top fives, four top 10s; one pole
  • Average Finish of 13.571, eighth-best
  • Average Running Position of 10.269, sixth-best
  • Driver Rating of 100.6, fourth-best
  • 1,407 Laps in the Top 15 (75.3%), 11th-most

 

Austin Dillon

(No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet)

  • One top five, four top 10s
  • Average Finish of 12.636, sixth-best
  • Average Running Position of 13.936, 14th-best
  • Driver Rating of 83.6, 14th-best
  • 1,943 Laps in the Top 15 (66.1%), eighth-most

 

Chase Elliott

(No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

  • Three top fives, four top 10s
  • Average Finish of 9.778, fourth-best
  • Average Running Position of 10.206, fifth-best
  • Driver Rating of 94.3, eighth-best
  • 1,879 Laps in the Top 15 (78.2%), ninth-most

 

Denny Hamlin

(No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

  • Three wins, six top fives, 13 top 10s; three poles
  • Average Finish of 10.500, fifth-best
  • Average Running Position of 10.718, seventh-best
  • Driver Rating of 99.1, fifth-best
  • 4,051 Laps in the Top 15 (75.8%), second-most

 

Carson Hocevar

(No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet)

  • One top 10
  • Average Finish of 9.000, second-best
  • Average Running Position of 9.787, third-best
  • Driver Rating of 96.9, sixth-best
  • 218 Laps in the Top 15 (81.6%), 26th-most

 

Brad Keselowski

(No. 6 RFK Racing Ford)

  • Four top fives, seven top 10s
  • Average Finish of 14.647, ninth-best
  • Average Running Position of 12.376, eighth-best
  • Driver Rating of 89.3, 10th-best
  • 3,135 Laps in the Top 15 (69.1%), fourth-most

 

Kyle Larson

(No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

  • One win, five top fives, five top 10s
  • Average Finish of 13.000, seventh-best
  • Average Running Position of 8.508, second-best
  • Driver Rating of 110.6, series-best
  • 2,342 Laps in the Top 15 (79.7%), seventh-most

 

Joey Logano

(No. 22 Team Penske Ford)

  • One win, four top fives, seven top 10s; one pole
  • Average Finish of 15.375, 12th-best
  • Average Running Position of 13.201, 11th-best
  • Driver Rating of 87.9, 13th-best
  • 2,724 Laps in the Top 15 (63.7%), sixth-most

 

Tyler Reddick

(No.45 23XI Racing Toyota)

  • One win, four top fives, four top 10s; one pole
  • Average Finish of 9.000, third-best
  • Average Running Position of 9.907, fourth-best
  • Driver Rating of 104.1, third-best
  • 1,018 Laps in the Top 15 (76.3%), 13th-most

 

NASCAR Cup Series 2025 Top 16 in the Standings at Homestead-Miami Speedway

 DriverRacesPolesWinsTop FivesTop 10sDNFsAverage FinishDriver Rating
1William Byron140137114.395.3
2Christopher Bell103035117.486.1
3Tyler Reddick101015215.784.3
4Ryan Blaney1710610112.694.5
5Chase Elliott150035419.689.3
6Alex Bowman150145217.484.0
7Denny Hamlin2601614212.391.4
8Kyle Busch27211215211.399.3
9Joey Logano233481419.5100.5
10Chris Buescher160002118.162.7
11Kyle Larson170381219.4104.6
12Bubba Wallace140012222.263.1
13John H. Nemechek40001018.861.7
14Ricky Stenhouse Jr190012120.366.5
15Michael McDowell220000728.748.5
16Ross Chastain130045016.876.1

* – Based on last 20 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway (2005 – 2024).

Homestead-Miami Speedway Stats & Tidbits:

Season Race #: 6 of 36 (March 23, 2025)

Track Size/Type: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval

The Purse: $11,055,250

Banking/Turns (All four): 18-20 degrees

Banking/Frontstretch & 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)

QUALIFYING & RACE RECORDS

Track Qualifying Record:

Brad Keselowski, Team Penske Ford, 181.238 MPH, 29.795 secs. November 14, 2014, Set in Round 1 of 3

2024 Pole Winner:

Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing Toyota, 167.452 MPH, 32.248 secs. October 26, 2024

Track Race Record:

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

2024 Race Winner:

Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing Toyota, 129.379 MPH, (03:05:44), October 27, 2024

 

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 of construction, was owned by city of Homestead on county land 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 (now NASCAR) 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.
  • At 25 degree longitude, Miami is the southernmost track that NASCAR visits within the United States. Mexico City is at 19 degree longitude.
  • There have been 26 NASCAR Cup Series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway, one per season since 1999.

STARTS

  • In total 167 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway; 130 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), Matt Kenseth (20), Denny Hamlin (20), Kyle Busch (20) and Martin Truex Jr. (20).  
  • Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch lead all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 20 starts each.
  • Top five active drivers in Cup starts at Homestead-Miami: Denny Hamlin (20), Kyle Busch (20), Brad Keselowski (17), Joey Logano (16) and Michael McDowell (15). 
  • A total of three different drivers have made their NASCAR Cup Series career debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway: Bobby Hamilton, Juan Pablo Montoya and Drew Herring.
DriversStartFinishDateCrew ChiefOrganizationManufacturer
Bobby Hamilton Jr303311/12/2000Bobby HamiltonBobby Hamilton RacingChevrolet
Juan Pablo Montoya293411/19/2006Steve BoyerChip Ganassi RacingDodge
Drew Herring372911/17/2019Mark HillmanGaunt Brothers RacingToyota

  • 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.
  • Brad Keselowski leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in average starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 9.412 in 17 starts.

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

RankAll-Time DriverAvg StartRacesRankActive DriversAvg StartRaces
1Casey Atwood6.33331Brad Keselowski9.41217
2Brad Keselowski9.412172Ty Gibbs9.6673
3Ty Gibbs9.66733Chase Elliott10.0009
4Chase Elliott10.00094Christopher Bell11.4005
5Martin Truex Jr10.250205Ryan Blaney11.50010
6Christopher Bell11.40056Kyle Busch11.80020
7Carl Edwards11.462137Kyle Larson13.36411
8Ryan Blaney11.500108Tyler Reddick14.0005
9Kyle Busch11.800209Joey Logano14.12516
10Kevin Harvick11.8702310Denny Hamlin15.50020

  • Tyler Reddick leads all NASCAR Cup Series drivers in average starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the Next Gen car (2022-2024) with a 3.667 in three starts.

POLES

  • A total of 17 different drivers have won the pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and five of the 17 have won multiple poles.
  • 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.
  • This weekend, four of the 17 NASCAR Cup Series pole winners at Homestead-Miami Speedway are entered:
Active Homestead Pole WinnersPolesSeasons
Denny Hamlin32018, 2017, 2015
Tyler Reddick12024
William Byron12022
Joey Logano12012

  • Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Homestead-Miami Speedway with three (2015, 2017, 2018).
  • Denny Hamlin is the only driver to win consecutive poles in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway – 2017 and 2018.
  • Three NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won their first Cup 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).
  • A total of 10 different organizations have won a pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Pole Winning Organizations (10)PolesSeasons
Joe Gibbs Racing62023, ’18, ’17, ’15, ’13, ’12
Hendrick Motorsports42022, ’14, ’09, ’07
RFK Racing42011, ’05, ’04, ’02
Evernham Motorsports22006, ’01
Chip Ganassi Racing22003, ’00
23XI Racing12024
Stewart-Haas Racing12016
Red Bull Racing12010
Michael Waltrip Racing12008
Tyler Jet Motorsports11999

  • 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 nine, and followed by Chevrolet (six), Ford (four), Dodge (three) and Pontiac (one).

WINS

  • A total of 18 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.
  • The inaugural Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami 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.
  • This weekend, seven of the 18 NASCAR Cup Series race winners at Homestead-Miami Speedway are active:
Active Homestead Race Winners (7)WinsSeasons
Denny Hamlin32020, ’13, ’09
Kyle Busch22019, ’15
Tyler Reddick12024
Christopher Bell12023
Kyle Larson12022
William Byron12021
Joey Logano12018

  • 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.
  • Four of the 26 NASCAR Cup Series races (15.4%) at Homestead-Miami Speedway have been won from the pole or first starting position: Bill Elliott (2001), Kurt Busch (2002) and Tyler Reddick (2024) won from the pole. Denny Hamlin won from the first starting position in 2020 due to Metric Qualifying.
  • Eight of the 26 NASCAR Cup Series races (30.8%) at Homestead-Miami Speedway have been won from the front row: four 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

 

Starting PositionWinsWinning %Starting PositionWinsWinning %
1415.38%1327.69%
2415.38%1413.85%
313.85%1527.69%
4311.54%2213.85%
5415.38%3113.85%
727.69%3813.85%
Stats  Winning %Wins
Winning from the First Starting Position:15.38%4
Winning from the Front Row:30.77%8
Winning from a Top-Five Starting Position:61.54%16
Winning from a Top-10 Starting Position:69.23%18
Winning After Starting Outside the Top 20:11.54%3

  • 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 eight different organizations have won at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Race Winning Organizations (8)WinsSeasons
Joe Gibbs Racing92023, ‘20, ’19, ’15, ’13, ’09, ’03, ’00, 1999
RFK Racing72010, ’08, ’07, ’05, ’04, ’02, ’06
Hendrick Motorsports42022, ‘21, ’16, ’12
Stewart-Haas Racing22014, 2011
23XI Racing12024
Team Penske12018
Furniture Row Racing12017
Evernham Motorsports12001

  • 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).
  • RFK Racing leads the Cup Series in consecutive wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway with five straight from 2004-2008.
  • Five different manufacturers have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway, led by Ford and Toyota with eight victories each; followed by Chevrolet (seven), Pontiac (two) and Dodge (one).
  • Ford leads the Cup Series in consecutive wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway with five straight from 2004-2008.

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS

Runner-Up Finishes:

  • A total of 20 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished runner-up at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and four drivers have finished runner-up multiple times at the 1.5-mile track.
  • Kevin Harvick (2003, 2008, 2015) and Martin Truex Jr. (2006, 2018, 2019) lead the NASCAR Cup Series in runner-up finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway with three second-place finishes each.
  • Ryan Blaney (2023, 2024) leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in runner-up finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway with two second-place finishes.

Runner-Up Finishers at Homestead-Miami Speedway (All-Time)

RankAll-Time DriversRunner-Ups
1Kevin Harvick3
2Martin Truex Jr3
3Jimmie Johnson2
Ryan Blaney2
5Bobby Labonte1
Carl Edwards1
Chase Elliott1
Clint Bowyer1
Jeff Burton1
Jeremy Mayfield1
Joe Nemechek1
Kurt Busch1
Kyle Busch1
Kyle Larson1
Mark Martin1
Matt Kenseth1
Michael Waltrip1
Ross Chastain1
Ryan Newman1
Tyler Reddick1

 

Top-Five Finishes:

  • A total of 43 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished inside the top-five at Homestead-Miami Speedway, 27 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.
  • Denny Hamlin leads all active Cup Series drivers in top-five finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway with six top fives.

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

RankAll-Time DriversTop FivesRankActive DriversTop Fives
1Kevin Harvick121Denny Hamlin6
2Jeff Gordon72Kyle Busch5
Martin Truex Jr7Kyle Larson5
4Denny Hamlin64Brad Keselowski4
5Carl Edwards5Joey Logano4
Jimmie Johnson5Tyler Reddick4
Kyle Busch5
Kyle Larson5

 

Top-10 Finishes:

  • A total of 66 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 leads all the active Cup Series drivers in top-10 finishes at Homestead with 13 top-10 finishes.

 

Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway (All-Time & Active)

RankAll-Time DriversTop 10sRankActive DriversTop 10s
1Kevin Harvick191Denny Hamlin13
2Denny Hamlin132Kyle Busch11
Jeff Gordon133Brad Keselowski7
4Martin Truex Jr12Joey Logano7
5Jimmie Johnson115AJ Allmendinger6
Kyle Busch11
Matt Kenseth11

 

Average Finish:

  • Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 7.478 in 23 starts.
  • Christopher Bell leads all active Cup drivers in in average finishing position at Homestead with an 8.8 in five starts.

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

RankAll-Time DriversAvg FinishRacesRankActive DriversAvg FinishRaces
1Kevin Harvick7.478231Christopher Bell8.8005
2Christopher Bell8.80052Tyler Reddick9.0005
3Tyler Reddick9.00053Chase Elliott9.7789
4Chase Elliott9.77894Denny Hamlin10.50020
5Jeff Gordon10.294175Austin Dillon12.63611
6Denny Hamlin10.500206Kyle Larson13.00011
7Carl Edwards11.154137William Byron13.5717
8Martin Truex Jr11.300208Brad Keselowski14.64717
9Scott Wimmer12.00049AJ Allmendinger14.92313
10Austin Dillon12.6361110Ryan Blaney15.30010

LAP LEADERS & LEAD CHANGES

  • A total of 64 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 626 laps led out of 2,827 laps completed (22%) – 11 starts.
  • 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.
  • Last season’s race winner, Tyler Reddick, led 97 of the 267 scheduled laps (36.3%)

Top 10 Lap Leaders at Homestead-Miami Speedway (All-Time & Active)

RankAll-Time DriversLedCompleted% LedRankActive DriversLedCompleted% Led
1Kyle Larson6262,82722%1Kyle Larson6262,82722%
2Carl Edwards6153,46218%2Kyle Busch4705,0799%
3Kyle Busch4705,0799%3Denny Hamlin4495,3068%
4Tony Stewart4504,45210%4Joey Logano1974,1705%
5Denny Hamlin4495,3068%5Brad Keselowski1794,5194%
6Matt Kenseth4495,0569%6Ryan Blaney1702,6626%
7Kevin Harvick4146,1457%7William Byron1591,8169%
8Martin Truex Jr3875,2857%8Chase Elliott1122,4035%
9Jeff Gordon2534,4726%9Tyler Reddick1011,3108%
10Bill Elliott2482,6629%10Chris Buescher572,3972%

 

  • The most leaders in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is 15 set in 2011.
  • The fewest leaders in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is four set in 2017.
  • The most lead changes in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is 33 set in 2024.
  • The fewest lead changes in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway is 11 set in 2022.
  • The NASCAR Cup Series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway have had a last lap pass for the lead to win the race twice: 2003 (Bobby Labonte passed Bill Elliott) and 2024 (Tyler Reddick passed Ryan Blaney)

 

FEMALE COMPETITORS

  • Danica Patrick is the only female driver to compete at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series.
DateDriverStarting PositionFinishing PositionDriver Rating
Sunday, November 19, 2017Danica Patrick253745.8
Sunday, November 20, 2016Danica Patrick301947.7
Sunday, November 22, 2015Danica Patrick352464.7
Sunday, November 16, 2014Danica Patrick321867.7
Sunday, November 17, 2013Danica Patrick242061.4
AVERAGES29.223.657.5

 

 

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.
  • Last season’s Cup race at Homestead-Miami was the second-closest finish in series history at the track with a 0.241 second.

Top Five Closest Margins of Victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Margin of VictoryDateWinnerRunner-Up
0.017Sunday, November 20, 2005Greg BiffleMark Martin
0.241Sunday, October 27, 2024Tyler ReddickRyan Blaney
0.342Sunday, November 21, 2004Greg BiffleJimmie Johnson
0.389Sunday, November 19, 2006Greg BiffleMartin Truex Jr
0.466Sunday, November 20, 2016Jimmie JohnsonKyle Larson

 

  • 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 26 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.
DateScheduledActualOvertimeWinnerRunner-Up
Sunday, November 20, 20162672681Jimmie JohnsonKyle Larson
Sunday, November 19, 20062672681Greg BiffleMartin Truex Jr
Sunday, November 21, 20042672714Greg BiffleJimmie Johnson

NASCAR IN FLORIDA

  • There have been 372 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).
NASCAR Tracks in FloridaCityCupXfinityTruckCombinedFirst Year
Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach15667262491959
DAYTONA Road CourseDaytona Beach22262020
Homestead-Miami SpeedwayHomestead263128851999
Daytona Beach & Road CourseDaytona Beach1000101949
Five Flags SpeedwayPensacola10011953
Golden Gate SpeedwayTampa10011963
Palm Beach SpeedwayW. Palm Beach70071952
Speedway ParkJacksonville60061951
Titusville-Cocoa SpeedwayTitusville10011957
Volusia County SpeedwayBarberville04041989
Walt Disney World SpeedwayOrlando00221997
Totals21010458372

 

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 112 NASCAR national series races.

 

NASCAR Winners From FloridaCup WinsXfinity WinsTruck WinsCombined
Fireball Roberts330033
LeeRoy Yarbrough140014
Marshall Teague7007
Ross Chastain52512
Joe Nemechek416020
Aric Almirola38213
Bobby Johns2002
David Reutimann2114
Shorty Rollins1001
Rick Wilson0202
Nicholas Sanchez0022
Joey Coulter0011
Ben Kennedy0011
Totals712912112