NASCAR Xfinity Series at Homestead-Miami explained

Race Title:Contender Boats 300
Series Long:NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue:Homestead–Miami Speedway
Location:Homestead, Florida, United States
Sponsor:Contender Boats
Distance:300miles
Laps:167
Stages 1/2: 40 each
Final stage: 87
Previous Names:Jiffy Lube Miami 300 (1995–1998)
HotWheels.com 300 (1999)
Miami 300 (2000)
GNC Live Well 300 (2001)
Ford 300 (2002–2011)
Ford EcoBoost 300 (2012–2019)
Hooters 250 (2020 race 1)
Contender Boats 250 (2020–2021)
Most Wins Driver:Joe Nemechek (3)
Most Wins Team:Joe Gibbs Racing (5)
Most Wins Manufacturer:Chevrolet (14)
Surface:Asphalt
Length Mi:1.5
Turns:4

Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series has been held at the Homestead–Miami Speedway since the track's inauguration in 1995. For much of its history, it was the final race of the second-tier series' season. The event is currently named Contender Boats 300 for sponsorship reasons; with exception of one-off emergency races in 2020 and a one-off change in 2021, the race has been held as a 300-mile race.

Sam Mayer is the defending winner.

Race history

The race at Homestead was added to the then-Busch Series calendar in 1995, and was immediately positioned as the final event of the series' season. Through the 2001 season, the Busch Series was the only one of NASCAR's three major series to end its season at the track. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series began racing at the track in 1996 with an early season date, while the NASCAR Cup Series placed the series on its 1999 schedule and gave it the penultimate race date on its schedule.

In 2002, NASCAR began having its season ending weekend at Homestead, with all three series crowning their respective champions at the end of the weekend. The 300 mile event was run on Saturday of that weekend, and carried sponsorship from Ford Motor Company until 2019.

In 2020, the race date was changed to early spring as part of a schedule realignment. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race was moved to June and changed from a single 300-mile race to two races combined for a total distance of 501 miles, replacing a date at Iowa Speedway.[1] Hooters assumed naming rights for the first race, while Contender Boats, a local boat manufacturer, sponsored the second, a Dash 4 Cash event.[2] [3] [4] The Sunday race was originally named the 2020Census.gov 300 as the United States Census was going on at the time of the initially-scheduled date.[5]

For the 2021 season, the race was originally announced as reverting to its original 300-mile distance with Contender Boats returning as title sponsor,[6] but it instead remained at 250 miles with 167 laps and the Contender Boats 250 race name.[7] [8]

A NASCAR bulletin that Fox Sports' Bob Pockrass received notes the 300-mile distance will return in 2022.

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		Ref
LapsMiles (km)
1995November 532 Dale JarrettDale JarrettFord200300 (482.803)3:16:2892.229[9]
1996November 388 Kevin LepageLepage RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:32:04119.158[10]
1997November 987 Joe Nemechek*NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:39:26112.9[11]
1998November 159 Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:18:53129.605[12]
1999November 1387 Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:24:28124.596[13]
2000November 1124 Jeff GordonJG MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:23:29125.45[14]
2001November 1087Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:16:10132.191[15]
2002November 1623Scott WimmerBill Davis RacingPontiac200300 (482.803)2:25:42123.542[16]
2003November 1538 Kasey KahneAkins MotorsportsFord200300 (482.803)2:28:18121.376[17]
2004November 2029 Kevin HarvickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet202*303 (487.631)2:45:22110.482[18]
2005November 1939 Ryan NewmanPenske RacingDodge200300 (482.803)2:24:41124.41[19]
2006November 1817 Matt KensethRoush RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:22:16126.523[20]
2007November 1729 Jeff BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:39:59112.512[21]
2008November 1560 Carl EdwardsRoush Fenway RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:33:24117.34[22]
2009November 2118 Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:21:49126.924[23]
2010November 2018 Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:42:32110.747[24]
2011November 1922Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingDodge200300 (482.803)2:30:47119.377[25]
2012November 175 Regan SmithJR MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:19:44128.817[26]
2013November 1648 Brad KeselowskiPenske RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:45:06109.025[27]
2014November 1520 Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota206*309 (497.287)2:40:36115.442[28]
2015November 2142 Kyle LarsonHScott MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:20:20128.266[29]
2016November 1919Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200300 (482.803)2:34:34116.455[30]
2017November 1800 Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord200300 (482.803)2:12:13136.14[31]
2018November 179 Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:08:06140.515[32]
2019November 162 Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:31:49118.564[33]
2020June 13*20 Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota167250.5 (403.140)2:06:34118.752[34]
June 14*98 Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord177*265.5 (427.280)2:15:52117.247[35]
2021February 27*2 Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet179*268.5 (432.108)2:30:59103.72[36]
2022October 229 Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:24:08124.884[37]
2023October 211 Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet200300 (482.803)2:34:29116.517[38]
2024October 26

Notes

Track configuration notes

Multiple winners (drivers)

  1. Wins
DriverYears Won
3 Joe Nemechek1997, 1999, 2001
2 Jeff Burton1998, 2007
Kyle Busch2009, 2010
Brad Keselowski2011, 2013
Matt Kenseth2006, 2014
Tyler Reddick2018, 2019

Multiple winners (teams)

  1. Wins
TeamYears Won
5Joe Gibbs Racing2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020 (1 of 2)
4Richard Childress Racing2004, 2007, 2019, 2021
JR Motorsports2012, 2018, 2022, 2023
3NEMCO Motorsports1997, 1999, 2001
Roush Fenway Racing1998, 2006, 2008
Penske Racing2005, 2011, 2013
2Stewart-Haas Racing2017, 2020 (1 of 2)

Manufacturer wins

  1. Wins
MakeYears Won
14 Chevrolet1996, 1997, 1999-2001, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021-2023
8 Ford1995, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2020 (1 of 2)
5 Toyota2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020 (1 of 2)
2 Dodge2005, 2011
1 Pontiac2002

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norris . Brad . NASCAR realigns 2020 schedule, shifts events from Chicagoland, Richmond, Sonoma . NASCAR.com . May 18, 2020.
  2. News: Dash 4 Cash is back: 2020 dates, tracks, results for Xfinity Series. NASCAR. June 1, 2020. June 9, 2020.
  3. News: Hooters Backing First Of Two Miami Xfinity Races. Speed Sport. June 8, 2020. June 9, 2020.
  4. Contender Boats Named Entitlement Sponsor for One of Homestead-Miami Speedway's Two 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series Races. Homestead–Miami Speedway. June 11, 2020. June 11, 2020.
  5. Web site: Homestead-Miami Speedway's NASCAR Xfinity Series Race to be Named 2020CENSUS.GOV 300. Homestead–Miami Speedway. March 5, 2020. March 5, 2020.
  6. News: Contender Boats to Serve as Entitlement Partner for Upcoming NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Homestead–Miami Speedway. January 12, 2021. January 12, 2021.
  7. News: Stage lengths for 2021 NASCAR season. NASCAR. January 25, 2021. January 31, 2021.
  8. Web site: Contender Boats 250. Homestead–Miami Speedway. February 22, 2021.
  9. Web site: 1995 Jiffy Lube Miami 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  10. Web site: 1996 Jiffy Lube Miami 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  11. Web site: 1997 Jiffy Lube Miami 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  12. Web site: 1998 Jiffy Lube Miami 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  13. Web site: 1999 HotWheels.com 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  14. Web site: 2000 Miami 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  15. Web site: 2001 GNC Live Well 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  16. Web site: 2002 Ford 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  17. Web site: 2003 Ford 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  18. Web site: 2004 Ford 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  19. Web site: 2005 Ford 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  20. Web site: 2006 Ford 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  21. Web site: 2007 Ford 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  22. Web site: 2008 Ford 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  23. Web site: 2009 Ford 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  24. Web site: 2010 Ford 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  25. Web site: 2011 Ford 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  26. Web site: 2012 Ford EcoBoost 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  27. Web site: 2013 Ford EcoBoost 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  28. Web site: 2014 Ford EcoBoost 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  29. Web site: 2015 Ford EcoBoost 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  30. Web site: 2016 Ford EcoBoost 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  31. Web site: 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  32. Web site: 2018 Ford EcoBoost 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  33. Web site: 2019 Ford EcoBoost 300. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  34. Web site: 2020 Hooters 250. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  35. Web site: 2020 Contender Boats 250. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  36. Web site: 2021 Contender Boats 250. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. January 1, 2022.
  37. Web site: 2022 Contender Boats 250. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 22, 2022.
  38. Web site: 2023 Contender Boats 250. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 21, 2023.

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