8 - Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Toyota)
* Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 101.8
2009 Rundown
* Three wins, 14 top fives, 19 top 10s; one pole
* Average finish of 13.5
* Led 19 races for 1,309 laps
Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:
* Two top fives, two top 10s
* Average finish of 13.0 in four races
* Average Running Position of 15.7, 15th-best
* Driver Rating of 87.6, 11th-best
* 38 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-most
* 283 Green Flag Passes, third-most
* 637 Laps in the Top 15 (59.6%), ninth-most
* 153 Quality Passes, fifth-most
9 - Ryan Newman (No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet)
* Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 82.2
2009 Rundown
* Five top fives, 15 top 10s; two poles
* Average finish of 14.4
* Led 16 races for 214 laps
Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:
* Two top 10s
* Average finish of 20.3 in seven races
* Average Running Position of 15.7, 14th-best
* Driver Rating of 80.3, 16th-best
* 107 Quality Passes, 13th-most
10 - Kasey Kahne (No. 9 Budweiser Dodge)
* Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 87.8
2009 Rundown
* Two wins, seven top fives, 14 top 10s
* Average finish of 15.2
* Led 8 races for 248 laps
Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:
* One top five, two top 10s; one pole
* Average finish of 17.6 in five races
* Average Running Position of 12.8, eighth-best
* Driver Rating of 91.3, ninth-best
* 64 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-most
* 242 Green Flag Passes, eighth-most
* 118 Quality Passes, 11th-most
11 - Carl Edwards (No. 99 Aflac Ford)
* Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 87.3
2009 Rundown
* Seven top fives, 13 top 10s
* Average finish of 15.3
* Led 12 races for 164 laps
Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:
* One win, three top fives, four top 10s; one pole
* Average finish of 6.4 in five races
* Series-best Average Running Position of 7.3
* Series-best Driver Rating of 117.2
* Series-high 111 Fastest Laps Run
* Series-best Average Green Flag Speed of 164.223 mph
* Series-high 951 Laps in the Top 15 (89.0%)
* 149 Quality Passes, sixth-most
12 - Brian Vickers (No. 83 Red Bull Toyota)
* Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 82.8
2009 Rundown
* One win, four top fives, 13 top 10s; six poles
* Average finish of 17.3
* Led 10 races for 101 laps
Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:
* Average finish of 31.7 in six races
* Average Running Position of 33.4, 38th-best
* Driver Rating of 46.0, 38th-best
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 event on Nov. 5, 1995.
* The original configuration was a four-turn, rectangular oval based on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s layout.
* 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.
Notebook
* There have been 10 NASCAR Sprint Cup races, one per season since 1999.
* Five drivers have competed in all nine Homestead races: Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Elliott Sadler and Tony Stewart.
* David Green won the first pole, in 1999.
* Tony Stewart won the inaugural race, in 1999.
* There have been nine different pole winners. Kurt Busch (2002 and 2004) is the only multiple pole winner there.
* There have been seven different race winners, led by Greg Biffle with three.
* Jack Roush has won six races, most among owners.
* 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 eight of 10 times.
* Greg Biffle won in 2006 from the 22nd starting position, the furthest back a race winner has started.
* Three active drivers have averaged a top-10 finish: Carl Edwards (6.4), Jeff Gordon (9.9) and Kevin Harvick (9.1).
* Four of the last five races have ended with a margin of victory under one second.
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