Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, Fla.
When: Sunday, 3:30 p.m.
TV/radio: Channel 6/WXTU (92.5-FM), WNPV (1440-AM)
Race course: 1.5-mile oval
Race distance: 267 laps/400 miles
Last year's race winner: Greg Biffle
Last year's pole winner: Kasey Kahne, 178.259 mph
Track qualifying record: Jamie McMurray, 181.111 mph (November 2003)
Track facts: Martin Truex Jr. was runner-up to Greg Biffle in last year's Homestead race; Denny Hamlin was third . . . Biffle has won the last three Cup races at Homestead . . .
Tony Stewart won the first two Cup races at Homestead, in 1999 and 2000. Other winners at the track are Bobby Labonte, Kurt Busch, and Bill Elliott. The latter two were the fastest qualifiers . . . Identifying the pole winner for the first Homestead race would test many fans. It was David Green.
Wins: Jimmie Johnson, 10; Jeff Gordon, 6; Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards, 3 each; Kurt Busch, 2; Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Casey Mears, Jamie McMurray, Juan Pablo Montoya, 1 each.
NEXTEL CUP CHASE
Top
Wins5sPts.Behind
1. Jimmie Johnson. . . 10206,572-
2. Jeff Gordon. . . 6206,486-86
3. Clint Bowyer. . . 156,331-241
4. Kyle Busch. . . 1116,185-387
5. Tony Stewart. . . 3116,169-403
6. Matt Kenseth. . . 1126,103-469
7. Kevin Harvick. . . 146,093-479
8. Jeff Burton. . . 196,089-483
9. Carl Edwards. . . 3106,067-505
10. Kurt Busch. . . 256,056-516
11. Martin Truex Jr.. . . 176,009-563
11. Denny Hamlin. . . 1115,973-599
