#NASCAR Cup Season Finale Promises Excitement

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

• Championship Race: Ford EcoBoost 400
• The Place: Homestead-Miami Speedway
• The Date: Sunday, Nov. 20
• The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
• Tickets: NASCAR.com/tickets
• TV: NBC, 2 p.m. ET
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
• Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps)

Groundbreaking for Homestead-Miami Dade Motorsports Complex – as the track was originally named – began August 24, 1993. Homestead-Miami Speedway has been a part of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup since the playoff’s inception in 2004. Sunday the track will host its thirteenth Chase event.

The first of the Championship 4 drivers to cross the finish line at Homestead will become the 2016 series driver champion. Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and Joey Logano are the Championship 4 and have competed all season for the chance at the title in the Ford EcoBoost 400.

HOMESTEAD-MIAMI-SPECIFIC STATISTICS

 

1 - Joey Logano
(No. 22 Team Penske Ford Fusion)

• · Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 83.5

2016 Rundown

• · Three wins, 15 top fives, 25 top 10s,
• · Led 697 laps
• · Average Finish of 10.7

Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:

• · One top five, two top 10s; one pole
• · Average finish of 17.714, 16th-best
• · Average Running Position of 15.383, 15th-best
• · Driver Rating of 83.5, 15th-best
• · 957 Laps in the Top 15 (51.2), 15th-most
• · 216 Quality Passes, 20th-most

2 - Jimmie Johnson
(No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)

• · Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 96.8

2016 Rundown

• · Four wins, ten top fives, 15 top 10s,
• · Led 734 laps
• · Average Finish of 14.3

Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:

• · Four top fives, ten top 10s; two poles
• · Average finish of 15.727, 12th-best
• · Average Running Position of 12.686, sixth-best
• · Driver Rating of 96.8, sixth-best
• · 2214 Laps in the Top 15 (75.4), sixth-most
• · 520 Quality Passes, third-most

3 - Carl Edwards
(No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)

• · Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 109.4

2016 Rundown

• · Three wins, nine top fives, 18 top 10s,
• · Led 871 laps
• · Average Finish of 13.3

Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:

• · Two wins, five top fives, seven top 10s; two poles
• · Average finish of 8.818, fourth-best
• · Average Running Position of 9.666, fourth-best
• · Driver Rating of 109.4, series-best
• · 2369 Laps in the Top 15 (80.6), third-most
• · 457 Quality Passes, eighth-most

4 - Kyle Busch
(No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)

• · Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 95.5

2016 Rundown

• · Four wins, 17 top fives, 24 top 10s,
• · Led 1378 laps
• · Average Finish of 11.6

Homestead-Miami Speedway Outlook:

• · One win, two top fives, four top 10s
• · Average finish of 21.091, 23rd-best
• · Average Running Position of 14.792, 13th-best
• · Driver Rating of 95.5, eighth-best
• · 1962 Laps in the Top 15 (66.8), eighth-most
• · 447 Quality Passes, 10th-most

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