Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet)
• Two top fives, five top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 13.4
• Average Running Position of 16.8, 16th-best
• Driver Rating of 85.0, 12th-best
• Average Green Flag Speed of 164.874 mph, 13th-fastest
• 537 Laps in the Top 15 (67.0%), sixth-most
• 92 Quality Passes, tied for 10th-most
Kasey Kahne (No. 9 Budweiser Dodge)
• One top five
• Average finish of 20.5
• Average Running Position of 10.3
• Driver Rating of 97.4, fifth-best
• 63 Fastest Laps Run, second-most
• Average Green Flag Speed of 165.106 mph, eighth-fastest
• 561 Laps in the Top 15 (70.0), fourth-most
Matt Kenseth (No. 17 DEWALT Ford)
• One win, two top fives, three top 10s
• Average finish of 20.0
• Average Running Position of 8.4, second-best
• Driver Rating of 115.6, second-best
• 44 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-most
• 178 Green Flag Passes, sixth-most
• Average Green Flag Speed of 165.635 mph, fourth-fastest
• 648 Laps in the Top 15 (80.8%), third-most
• 103 Quality Passes, sixth-most
Ryan Newman (No. 12 Alltel Dodge)
• Two top 10s
• Average finish of 20.2
• Average Running Position of 11.0, sixth-best
• Driver Rating of 90.7, eighth-best
• 495 Laps in the Top 15 (61.7%), 11th-most
• 107 Quality Passes, fifth-most
Martin Truex Jr. (No. 1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet)
• One top five, two top 10s
• Average finish of 13.3
• Series-best Average Running Position of 6.7
• Series-best Driver Rating of 116.1
• 51 Fastest Laps Run, third-most
• Series-fastest Average Green Flag Speed of 165.962 mph
• 498 Laps in the Top 15 (93.1%), series-best percentage
• Series-high 137 Quality Passes
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 race on Nov. 5, 1995.
• The original configuration was a four-turn, rectangular oval based on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s layout.
• The first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Homestead was in 1996.
• In the summer of 1997, a reconfiguration project changed the turns from a quad-oval to a traditional, continuous-turn oval.
• 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.
• The track was reconfigured prior to the 2003 race. The banking in the turns was changed to a graduated tri-level culminating in a 20-degree banking on the outer level. Lights were also added for night racing.
Notebook
• There have been nine NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway, one per season since 1999.
• Seven drivers have competed in all nine Homestead races: Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin, Elliott Sadler and Tony Stewart.
• David Green won the first pole, in 1999.
• Tony Stewart won the inaugural race, in 1999.
• There have been eight different pole winners, led by Kurt Busch with two. He is the only repeat pole winner there.
• There have been six different race winners, led by Greg Biffle with three.
• Jack Roush has won five races, more than any other car owner.
• 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 seven of nine times.
• Greg Biffle won in 2006 from the 22nd starting position, the furthest back a race winner has started at Homestead.
• There have been two green-white-checkered races: 2004 (271 laps) and 2006 (268)
Hot Fact
Greg Biffle won three consecutive races at Homestead from 2004-2006, the first back-to-back winner there since Tony Stewart won the first two Homestead races. Those are his only top-10 finishes at Homestead.
NASCAR in Florida
• There have been 158 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Florida.
• 151 drivers in NASCAR’s three national series have their home state recorded as Florida.
• There have been nine race winners from Florida in NASCAR’s three national series:
Driver NSCS NNS NCTS
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
Shorty Rollins 1 0 0
Rick Wilson 0 2 0
David Reutimann 0 1 1
Aric Almirola 0 1 0
Homestead-Miami Speedway Data
Race #: 36 of 36 (11-16-08)
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
Martin Truex Jr. 116.1
Matt Kenseth 115.6
Greg Biffle 111.0
Carl Edwards 107.2
Kasey Kahne 97.4
Jeff Gordon 92.8
Mark Martin 91.6
Ryan Newman 90.7
Kevin Harvick 88.4
David Ragan 88.3
Note: Driver Rating compiled from 2005 and 2007 races (3 total) at Homestead.
Qualifying/Race Data
2007 pole winner: Jimmie Johnson (176.788 mph, 30.545 seconds)
2007 race winner: Matt Kenseth, 131.888 mph, 11-18-07)
Track qualifying record: Jamie McMurray (181.111 mph, 29.816 seconds, 11-14-03)
Track race record: Tony Stewart (140.335 mph, 11-14-99)
Pit Window: Every 50-55 laps, based on fuel mileage.
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