Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, lead the field to the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead Speedway on November 17, 2019 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Homestead-Miami Speedway just outside of Miami, Florida going into the Dixie Vodka 400 on June 14 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

Homestead-Miami Speedway Data
Season Race #: 12 of 36 (06-14-20)
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
Stages 1 & 2 Length: 80 Laps (each)
Finale Stage Length: 107 Laps

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Homestead
Kevin Harvick………………….. ……108.8
Martin Truex Jr………………………. 107.3
Matt Kenseth………………………….. 105.2
Kyle Busch…………………………….. 102.3
Denny Hamlin………………………….. 97.4
Joey Logano……………………………. 94.2
Jimmie Johnson……………………….. 93.7
Chase Elliott…………………………….. 91.8
Brad Keselowski………………………. 89.2
Clint Bowyer…………………………….. 85.9
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2019 races (15 total) among active drivers at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

HOMESTEAD-SPECIFIC LOOP DATA STATISTICS

(Driver stats in the below section are from 2005-Present)

Clint Bowyer (No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)

• Three top fives, eight top 10s
• Average finish of 13.571, eighth-best
• Average Running Position of 14.469, 12th-best
• Driver Rating of 85.9, 10th-best
• 27 Fastest Laps Run, 14th-best
• 2,566 Laps in the Top 15 (68.6%), eighth-most
• 664 Quality Passes, fourth-most

Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• Two wins, five top fives, eight top 10s
• Average finish of 16.333, 12th-best
• Average Running Position of 11.913, seventh-best
• Driver Rating of 102.3, fourth-best
• 284 Fastest Laps Run, second-best
• 3,014 Laps in the Top 15 (75.2%), fourth-most
• 587 Quality Passes, eighth-most

Austin Dillon (No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet)

• One top 10
• Average finish of 13.500, seventh-best
• Average Running Position of 13.966, 11th-best
• Driver Rating of 83.0, 12th-best
• 11 Fastest Laps Run, 18th-best
• 1,084 Laps in the Top 15 (67.6%), 12th-most
• 256 Quality Passes, 13th-most

Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• One top five, two top 10s
• Average finish of 9.500, fourth-best
• Average Running Position of 11.296, fourth-best
• Driver Rating of 91.8, eighth-best
• 26 Fastest Laps Run, 15th-best
• 843 Laps in the Top 15 (78.9%), 14th-most
• 227 Quality Passes, 14th-most

Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• Two wins, four top fives, ten top 10s; three poles
• Average finish of 10.533, fifth-best
• Average Running Position of 11.648, fifth-best
• Driver Rating of 97.4, fifth-best
• 161 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-best
• 2,892 Laps in the Top 15 (72.2%), sixth-most
• 645 Quality Passes, fifth-most

Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)

• One win, 11 top fives, 17 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 5.533, series-best
• Average Running Position of 7.886, series-best
• Driver Rating of 108.8, series-best
• 251 Fastest Laps Run, third-best
• 3,401 Laps in the Top 15 (84.9%), series-most
• 644 Quality Passes, sixth-most

Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• One win, five top fives, 11 top 10s; two poles
• Average finish of 15.200, 11th-best
• Average Running Position of 12.951, eighth-best
• Driver Rating of 93.7, seventh-best
• 118 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-best
• 2,942 Laps in the Top 15 (73.4%), fifth-most
• 689 Quality Passes, second-most

Matt Kenseth (No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet)

• One win, four top fives, 11 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 8.214, second-best
• Average Running Position of 8.834, third-best
• Driver Rating of 105.2, third-best
• 139 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-best
• 3,178 Laps in the Top 15 (85.0%), third-most
• 587 Quality Passes, seventh-most

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Team Penske Ford)

• Three top fives, five top 10s
• Average finish of 14.417, 10th-best
• Average Running Position of 12.998, ninth-best
• Driver Rating of 89.2, ninth-best
• 73 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-best
• 2,118 Laps in the Top 15 (66.1%), ninth-most
• 492 Quality Passes, ninth-most

Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)

• One win, four top fives, six top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 12.727, sixth-best
• Average Running Position of 11.829, sixth-best
• Driver Rating of 94.2, sixth-best
• 77 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-best
• 2,021 Laps in the Top 15 (68.8%), 10th-most
• 400 Quality Passes, 11th-most

Ryan Newman (No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford)

• Two top fives, seven top 10s
• Average finish of 13.733, ninth-best
• Average Running Position of 13.380, 10th-best
• Driver Rating of 85.5, 11th-best
• 32 Fastest Laps Run, 12th-best
• 2,701 Laps in the Top 15 (67.4%), seventh-most
• 671 Quality Passes, third-most

Martin Truex Jr (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• One win, six top fives, ten top 10s
• Average finish of 8.643, third-best
• Average Running Position of 8.321, second-best
• Driver Rating of 107.3, second-best
• 289 Fastest Laps Run, series-best
• 3,226 Laps in the Top 15 (86.3%), second-most
• 762 Quality Passes, series-most

NASCAR Cup Series 2020 Top 16 in the Driver Standings at Homestead-Miami

* – Based on last 30 races at Martinsville Speedway (2005 – 2019).

Homestead Qualifying / Race Data
2019 pole winner:
None – Due To Weather – 11/16/2019
Denny Hamlin started from 1st

2019 race winner:
Kyle Busch, Toyota
142.654 mph, (02:48:47), 11-17-19

Track qualifying record:
Brad Keselowski, Ford
181.238 mph, 29.795 secs. 11-14-14
Set in Round 1 of 3

Track race record:
Kyle Busch, Toyota
142.654 mph, (02:48:47), 11-17-19

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 Xfinity 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 Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami was held on Nov. 14, 1999 – won by Tony Stewart (Pontiac).
• 2002 was the first season the Championship Weekend was held at Homestead, with all three of NASCAR’s national series holding their season finale at the same track.
• The 2019 season was the last time all three NASCAR national series held the Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• There have been 21 NASCAR Cup Series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway, one per season since 1999.

STARTS

• A total of 146 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• A total of 113 drivers have competed in more than one series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick lead the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 19 each.
• Three drivers have made their first NASCAR Cup Series career start at Homestead-Miami Speedway:

• Casey Atwood (three starts) leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 6.333.
• Ryan Blaney (five starts) leads all active drivers in the series in average starting position with a 9.4.

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

POLES

• A total of 14 different drivers have won a Busch Pole Award at Homestead-Miami Speedway, five of the 14 are active this weekend.
• Denny Hamlin leads the series in poles at Homestead-Miami Speedway with three (2015, 2017, 2018).
• 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.
• Three NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won their first series career pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway:
  • David Green (November 1999),
  • Jamie McMurray (November 2003)
  • David Reutimann (November 2008)

• Youngest series Homestead-Miami pole winner: Joey Logano (November 18, 2012 – 22 years, 5 months, 25 days).
• Oldest series Homestead-Miami pole winner: Bill Elliott (November 11, 2001 – 46 years, 1 month, 3 days).
• Five different manufacturers have won the pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series – Toyota (seven), Chevrolet (five), Ford (four), Dodge (three) and Pontiac (one).

WINS

• A total of 14 different NASCAR Cup Series race winners at Homestead-Miami Speedway; seven of 14 are active this weekend.
• Greg Biffle (2004, 2005, 2006) and Tony Stewart (1999, 2000, 2011) lead the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway with three wins each.
• Denny Hamlin (2009, 2013) and Kyle Busch (2015, 2019) leads all active drivers in wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway with two victories (2009, 2013).
• Of the five drivers with multiple wins at Homestead, 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: Tony Stewart (1999 – 2000) and Greg Biffle (2004 – 2006, three straight).
• Youngest series Homestead-Miami race winner: Kurt Busch (November 17, 2002 – 24 years, 3 months, 13 days).
• Oldest series Homestead-Miami race winner: Bill Elliott (November 11, 2001 – 46 years, 1 month, 3 days).
• Two of the 21 NASCAR Cup Series races (9.5%) at Homestead-Miami Speedway have been won from the pole: Bill Elliott (2001) and Kurt Busch (2002).
• Six of the 21 NASCAR Cup Series races (28.5%) at Homestead-Miami Speedway have been won from the front row: two from the pole and four from the second starting position.

NASCAR Cup Series Wins by Starting Positions at Homestead-Miami Speedway

• Denny Hamlin won the 2009 race from the 38th-place starting position, the furthest back a race winner has started at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• Tony Stewart (1999) is the only driver to win at Homestead-Miami in his first appearance.
• Seven different organizations have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• Roush Fenway Racing and Joe Gibbs Racing lead the series in wins at Homestead-Miami with seven victories each.

ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS

Runner-Up Finishes

• A total of 16 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished runner-up at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• Kevin Harvick (2003, 2008, 2015) and Martin Truex Jr. (2006, 2018, 2019) lead the series in runner-up finishes with three each.

Drivers with Runner-Up Finishes at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Top-Five Finishes

• A total of 37 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished in the top-five at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• Kevin Harvick leads the series in top-five finishes at Homestead-Miami with 11 top fives in 19 starts. 

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

Top-10 Finishes

• A total of 56 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished in the top-10 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup series in top-10 finishes with 17 top 10s in 19 starts. 

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

Average Finishes

• Kevin Harvick leads the series in average finish position at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 6.4. 

Top 10 in Average Finishing position at Homestead-Miami Speedway (All-time & Active)

LAP LEADERS

• A total of 54 different drivers have led at least one lap in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
• Carl Edwards leads the series in laps led at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 615 laps led of his 3,462 laps completed (17.8%); Kyle Busch leads all active drivers with 463 laps led (12.4%).

Top 10 in Laps Led at Homestead-Miami Speedway (All-Time & Active)

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  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.  

FEMALE COMPETITORS

• Danica Patrick became the first and only female driver to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 

TRACK / EVENT SPECIFIC STATS

• Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Homestead-Miami Speedway is the November 20, 2005 race won by Greg Biffle with a MOV of 0.017 seconds over second-place Mark Martin.

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

• Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions at Homestead-Miami Speedway just once – 2019.
• None of the 21 series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway have been shortened due to weather.
• Three of the 21 series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway have ended under NASCAR Overtime:

NASCAR IN FLORIDA

• There have been 407 NASCAR national series races among 10 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).

FLORIDA DRIVERS IN NASCAR

• A total of 183 drivers that have made at least one start in a NASCAR national series race have their home state recorded as Florida.
• There have been 12 NASCAR national series race winners from the state of Florida.

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