Track facts for Homestead Miami Speedway:
- Number of previous races: 10.
- First Sprint Cup race: November 14, 1999, won by Tony Stewart.
- Last Sprint Cup race: November 16, 2008, won by Carl Edwards.
- Won from pole: 2, most recently by Kurt Busch in 2002.
- Won from top-5 starting position: 6 times in 10 races (60%).
- Won from top-10 starting position: 8 times (80%).
- Won from 21st or worse starting position: 1 time (10%).
- Worst starting spot for race winner: 22nd, by Greg Biffle in 2006.
- 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: 25 in 2007.
- Closest finish: Greg Biffle's .017 second margin over Mark Martin in 2005.
- Most caution flags: 14 in 2004.
- From 2001-2008 a typical Homestead race had 17.8 lead changes, 8.6 cautions for 45.5 laps, and an average green-flag run of 23.1 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
- Victories by manufacturer: Ford (6), Pontiac (2), Chevrolet (1), Dodge (1).
- Most victories by owner: Jack Roush (6), Joe Gibbs (3), Ray Evernham (1). Roush-owned cars have won the last 5 Sprint Cup races at this track.
Driver Notes:
- The most Homestead races without a:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Win: | Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Elliott Sadler (10 races) |
| Top 5: | Elliott Sadler (10) |
| Top 10: | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (9) |
| Pole: | J. Burton, J. Gordon, B. Labonte, E. Sadler, T. Stewart (10 races) |
| Lap led: | Robby Gordon (7) | K. Schrader, K. Wallace (7) |
| Lead-lap finish: | Kyle Busch (4) | Ken Schrader (7) |
- Top career marks at Homestead:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Races: | J. Burton, J. Gordon, B. Labonte, E. Sadler, T. Stewart (10) |
| Wins: | Greg Biffle (3) |
| Top 5s: | Jeff Gordon (5) |
| Top 10s: | Jeff Gordon (8) |
| Poles: | Kurt Busch (2) |
| Laps: | Tony Stewart (2,672) |
| Laps led: | Tony Stewart (341) |
| Lead-lap finishes: | Tony Stewart (9) |
- Best average finish among active drivers at Homestead (3 or more starts):
- Carl Edwards (6.4)
- Kevin Harvick (9.1)
- Jeff Gordon (9.9)
- Tony Stewart (11.9)
- Mark Martin (12.0)
- Martin Truex, Jr. (12.5)
- Denny Hamlin (13.0)
- Greg Biffle (13.4)
- Worst average finish among active drivers at Homestead (3 or more starts):
- Mike Bliss (32.8)
- Brian Vickers (31.7)
- David Gilliland (30.7)
- Michael Waltrip (29.8)
- Kyle Busch (29.5)
- John Andretti (29.3)
- Mike Skinner (28.6)
- Robby Gordon (27.4)
Chase drivers at Homestead:
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | AvSt | AvFn | Rating |
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| Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1998 | 43 | 21.6 | 13.6 | 87.2 |
| Mark Martin | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2383 | 30 | 17.6 | 12.0 | 91.6 |
| Jeff Gordon | 10 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2671 | 62 | 16.8 | 9.9 | 92.6 |
| Kurt Busch | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1669 | 49 | 16.2 | 21.5 | 63.4 |
| Tony Stewart | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2672 | 341 | 13.7 | 11.9 | 88.0 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 785 | 2 | 24.3 | 22.0 | 76.2 |
| Greg Biffle | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1803 | 173 | 17.3 | 13.4 | 103.0 |
| Denny Hamlin | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1065 | 20 | 33.0 | 13.0 | 87.6 |
| Ryan Newman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1719 | 140 | 10.1 | 20.3 | 80.3 |
| Kasey Kahne | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1259 | 90 | 5.8 | 17.6 | 91.3 |
| Carl Edwards | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1340 | 251 | 13.6 | 6.4 | 117.2 |
| Brian Vickers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1259 | 11 | 13.0 | 31.7 | 46.0 |
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.
Trends:
| Driver | Overall Points | Rank | Points in last 6 races | Rank |
|---|
| Jimmie Johnson | 6492 | 1 | 959 | 1 |
| Mark Martin | 6384 | 2 | 838 | 3 |
| Jeff Gordon | 6323 | 3 | 880 | 2 |
| Kurt Busch | 6281 | 4 | 821 | 4 |
| Tony Stewart | 6207 | 5 | 728 | 12 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 6203 | 6 | 708 | 13 |
| Greg Biffle | 6171 | 7 | 739 | 10 |
| Denny Hamlin | 6140 | 8 | 693 | 15 |
| Ryan Newman | 6081 | 9 | 694 | 14 |
| Kasey Kahne | 6016 | 10 | 660 | 20 |
| Carl Edwards | 5972 | 11 | 591 | 23 |
| Brian Vickers | 5826 | 12 | 530 | 28 |
Drivers trending upward in the points are indicated in green; drivers trending down are indicated in red. Drivers who are generally holding their positions are not shaded, though it should be noted that being at or near the top of the points and merely maintaining that position (there's nowhere to go but down, after all) is evidence of quality performance.
Non-Chase drivers:
Drivers who failed to qualify for the Chase, but who have performed well in the past six races include Clint Bowyer (818 points, 5th overall), Kyle Busch (793 points, 6th overall), Matt Kenseth (790 points, 7th overall), Jeff Burton (790 points, 7th overall), Joey Logano (784 points, 9th overall) and Kevin Harvick (733 points, 11th overall).
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