Homestead–Miami Speedway
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Location | 1 Speedway Boulevard Homestead, Florida33035 |
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Time zone | UTC−5(UTC−4DST) |
Coordinates | 25°27′07″N80°24′31″W/ 25.45194°N 80.40861°W |
Capacity | 55,000 |
FIA Grade | 3[a] |
Owner | NASCAR(2019–present) International Speedway Corporation(1999–2019) |
Operator | NASCAR(1999–present) |
Broke ground | 24 August 1993 |
Opened | 3 November 1995 |
Construction cost | $70 million |
Former names | Homestead Motorsports Complex (1995–1998) |
Major events | Current: NASCAR Cup Series Dixie Vodka 400(1999–present) NASCAR Xfinity Series Contender Boats 250(1995–present) NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Baptist Health Cancer Care 200(1996–2020, 2022–present) Future: Formula E Miami ePrix(2025) Former: IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Miami(1996–2010) FR Americas(2020) Trans-Am Series(1996, 1998, 2014–2018) FIA GT Championship(1998–1999) AMA Superbike Championship(1996, 2012) Rolex Sports Car Series Grand Prix of Miami(2000–2012) |
Website | http://www.homesteadmiamispeedway.com/ |
Oval (2003–present) | |
Length | 1.502 miles (2.417 km) |
Banking | Turns 18–20° (Progressive) Straights 3° |
Race lap record | 0:24.682 (![]() |
Modified Road Course (1997–present) | |
Length | 2.300 miles (3.701 km) |
Turns | 11 |
Race lap record | 1:10.791 (![]() |
Oval (1997–2002) | |
Length | 1.502 miles (2.417 km) |
Banking | Turns 6° (Progressive) Straights 3° |
Race lap record | 0:26.825 (![]() |
Original Road Course (1995–present) | |
Length | 2.210 miles (3.557 km) |
Turns | 15 |
Race lap record | 1:16.495 (![]() |
Rectangular Quad-Oval (1995–1996) | |
Length | 1.527 miles (2.457 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | Turns 6° (Progressive) Straights 3° |
Race lap record | 0:28.385 (![]() |
Homestead–Miami Speedwayis amotor racingtrack located inHomestead, Florida.The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, includingNASCAR,theIndyCar Series,theIMSA SportsCar Championshipseries, and theChampionship Cup Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway had hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series asFord Championship Weekend:theNASCAR Cup Series,NASCAR Xfinity Series,and theNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.The races currently have the namesDixie Vodka 400,Contender Boats 250,andBaptist Health Cancer Care 200,respectively.
History[edit]
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The speedway was constructed, with the efforts of promoterRalph Sanchez,as part of a plan to helpHomesteadrebound after the devastation caused byHurricane Andrew.Groundbreaking began August 24, 1993, exactly one year after the hurricane.[1]
It opened in November 1995 with aNASCAR Busch Seriesrace, the last race of that season. The Busch Series would continue to hold its season-ending races at Homestead; in 2002 NASCAR's Winston Cup Series and Craftsman Truck Series would also hold their season-ending races at Homestead as well. From 2002 to 2019, NASCAR marketed the season-ending Homestead races asFord Championship Weekend.
In the spring of 1996, theCARTseries held its first race there.
The track reflects theart decodistrict of nearbyMiami Beachwith its liberal use of colors such as aqua, purple and silver. Though the track itself has been considered to be aesthetically pleasing from the outset, initially the racing at Homestead was not considered very good. The track opened as a four-turn, rectangular-oval, based on theIndianapolis Motor Speedway's layout, coincidental considering that circuit and Miami Beach were developed byCarl G. Fisher.However, due to its shorter distance, the track was not able to maintain the racing characteristics of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Instead, the sharp, flat turns and aprons made passing difficult and lowered overall speed. The geometry also created unfavorably severe crash angles. In 1996, track management attempted to correct the problems by widening the aprons of the turns by as much as 24 ft (7.3 m). The movieSuper Speedwaywas shot at the speedway before the track was reconfigured to an oval. In the summer of 1997, an$8.2 million reconfiguration project changed the turns from a rectangle to a traditional, continuous turn oval.
In 2003, the track was reconfigured once again. The turns were changed from mostly flat to steep variable banking. In 2005, lights were installed to allow night racing for the first time. The renovations were praised by fans, and the track has produced a number of close finishes, including2005's last-lap battle betweenGreg BiffleandMark Martin.
On March 26, 2006,Indy Racing LeaguedriverPaul Danasuffered fatal injuries in the warm-up session before the race when he was involved in a high-speed collision withEd Carpenterat over 215 mph (346 km/h). Other drivers to suffer fatal injuries at the speedway areJohn Nemechekin a Craftsman Truck race on March 16, 1997, and Jeff Clinton who died in a Grand Am sports car event at the track in March 2002.
In 2009, Homestead became the home to a total of five season-ending racing series events, with theGAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300finale for the IRL IndyCar Series as well as the Grand-AmRolex Sports Car Seriesmoving to October from their traditional early season slots. The IndyCar Series would discontinue its Homestead race while the Rolex Series later changed its Homestead race to a date earlier in the season.
Behind the main grandstand is theHomestead RC Racewayforradio controlled cars,it was used to host the 2011IFMAR Worldsfor 1:8 IC Track cars.[2]
Track length of paved oval[edit]
CART measured for the inaugural race in 1996 a length of 1.517 mi (2.441 km).[3]This length was referenced to the old rectangular layout. In 1998 was the track length remeasured to 1.502 mi (2.417 km)[4]This length was also used for timing and scoring until the last CART race in 2000.[5]This length was referenced to the flat paperclip-layout. The NASCAR timing and scoring use a length of 1.502 mi (2.417 km).[6]This length was used by IRL between 2001 and 2003, too.[7]Since 2004 the IRL timing and scoring use a remeasured track length of 1.485 mi (2.390 km).[8]This length referenced to the new banked layout. NASCAR still use the 1.502 mi (2.417 km) for new banked layout.[9]
Track configurations[edit]
All maps use dashed gray lines for the other courses. Solid gray lines represent other pit road options for the shown course.
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Original Oval (1995–1996)
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Speedway (1997–present)
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Original Road Course (1995–present)
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Modified Road Course (1997–present)
Lap records[edit]
As of June 2021, the fastest official race lap records at Homestead-Miami Speedway are listed as:
Racing events[edit]
Current races[edit]
- January:SCCAPalm Tree Winter Majors,National Auto Sport Association
- May:National Auto Sport Association
- October:NASCAR Cup Series4EVER 400,NASCAR Xfinity SeriesContender Boats 300,NASCAR Craftsman Truck SeriesBaptist Health Cancer Care 200
- December:National Auto Sport Association
Future races[edit]
- Formula E
- Miami ePrix(2025)
Former races[edit]
- AMA Superbike Championship(1996, 2012)
- Atlantic Championship
- Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami(1996–1997, 2000)
- Barber Pro Series(1998–2000)
- CART
- Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami(1996–2000)
- Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge(1998, 2000–2001, 2003–2004, 2007, 2009–2012)
- Cooper Tires U.S. F2000 National Championship powered by Mazda
- Winterfest(2011)
- Ferrari Challenge North America(1996, 1998–2001, 2003, 2006–2012, 2015–2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
- FIA GT Championship
- Homestead 3 Hour(1998–1999)
- Florida Winter Series(2014)
- Formula 4 United States Championship(2016–2017, 2020)
- Formula Panam(2013–2014)
- Formula Regional Americas Championship(2020)
- Formula Renault North America(2003)
- Global MX-5 Cup(2011)
- Grand AmRolex Sports Car Series
- Grand Prix of Miami(2000–2012)
- GT Sprint Race Brasil(2019)
- IMSAContinental Tire Sports Car Challenge
- Kia 200(2003–2004, 2007, 2009–2012)
- IndyCar Series
- Cafés do Brasil Indy 300(2001–2010)
- Indy Lights
- Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka 100(1996–1999, 2003–2010)
- NASCAR Goody's Dash Series(1995–1998)
- NASCAR SuperTruck Series presented by Craftsman
- SuperTruck 25(1995)
- LATAM Challenge Series(2014)
- NASCAR Southeast Series(1995–1998, 2000)
- Trans-Am Series(1996, 1998, 2014–2018)
- United States Road Racing Championship
- Sports Car Extravaganza(1998–1999)
- US F2000 National Championship(2001)
- USAC Silver Crown Series(2006–2007)
Records[edit]
IndyCar[edit]
Type | Distance (miles / km) |
Date | Driver | Chassis / Engine | Time | Average Speed (mph / km/h) |
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Qualifying (1 lap) |
1.5 / 2.390 | March 25, 2006 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dallara/Honda | 24.462 | 218.539 / 351.704 |
Race (200 laps) |
300.000 / 477.975 | October 10, 2009 | Dario Franchitti | Dallara / Honda | 1:28:28.3117 | 201.4318 / 324.1730 |
NASCAR[edit]
Record | Year | Date | Driver | Car Make | Time | Average Speed (mph) |
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NASCAR Cup Series | ||||||
Qualifying | 2014 | November 14 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 29.795 | 181.238 |
Race (400 miles) | 2012 | November 14 | Jeff Gordon | Chevy | 2:51:14 | 142.245 |
NASCAR Xfinity Series | ||||||
Qualifying | 2004 | November 20 | Casey Mears | Dodge | 30.348 | 177.936 |
Race (300 miles) | 2001 | November 10 | Joe Nemechek | Chevy | 2:16:10 | 132.191 (before reconfiguration) |
NASCAR Truck Series | ||||||
Qualifying | 2007 | November 16 | Jon Wood | Ford | 31.180 | 173.188 |
Race (200 miles) | 2002 | November 15 | Ron Hornaday | Chevy | 1:30:30 | 133.260 (before reconfiguration) |
- NASCAR statistics
Most Wins | 3 | Greg Biffle,Tony Stewart,Denny Hamlin |
Most Top 5s | 11 | Kevin Harvick |
Most Top 10s | 17 | Kevin Harvick |
Starts | 20 | Kevin Harvick,Jimmie Johnson |
Poles | 3 | Denny Hamlin |
Most Laps Completed | 5346 | Kevin Harvick |
Most Laps Led | 615 | Carl Edwards |
Avg. Start* | 7.8 | Kasey Kahne |
Avg. Finish* | 6.0 | Carl Edwards |
*from minimum 4 starts. (As of 5/28/23)
Note[edit]
- ^Homestead–Miami Speedway's Grade 3 licence expired 19 September 2023.
References[edit]
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- ^"2 h 15 min Homestead 1998".17 May 1998.Retrieved12 May2022.
- ^"2020 Formula Regional Americas Homestead-Miami Speedway - Round 13 Official Race Result"(PDF).6 October 2020.Retrieved12 May2022.
- ^"FIA GT Championship Homestead 1999".26 September 1999.Retrieved12 May2022.
- ^"2021 Ferrari Challenge North America Trofeo Pirelli Homestead Race 1 Official Results (30 Minutes)"(PDF).14 June 2021.Retrieved15 June2022.
- ^"2020 F4 United States Championship Homestead-Miami Speedway - Round 14 Official Race Result"(PDF).5 October 2020.Retrieved12 May2022.
- ^abcd"Nextel 250 Homestead 2002".2 March 2002.Retrieved28 May2022.
- ^"Homestead 250 Miles 2009".10 October 2009.Retrieved12 May2022.
- ^ab"250 mile Homestead 2000".30 April 2000.Retrieved28 May2022.
- ^"2018 Trans Am Series Presented by Pirelli - Round 3 Homestead-Miami Speedway April 13-15 2018 - Revised Official TA, TA3, TA4 Race Results - April 15, 2018 9:00 PM"(PDF).15 April 2018.Retrieved19 March2023.
- ^"Cooper Tire Winterfest Homestead-Miami Speedway / 2.25 miles / January 12-13, 2011 / Homestead, Florida Race 1 Results"(PDF).12 January 2011.Retrieved4 February2023.
- ^"400 kms Homestead 2007".24 March 2007.Retrieved19 March2023.
- ^"TA2 Powered by AEM Infinity - 2018 Trans Am Series Presented by Pirelli - Round 3 Homestead-Miami Speedway April 13-15 2018 - Revised Official TA2 Race Results - April 16, 2018 5:45 AM"(PDF).15 April 2018.Retrieved24 June2024.
- ^"2017 F4 United States Championship Homestead Miami Speedway - Round 1 Official Race Result"(PDF).9 April 2017.Retrieved12 May2022.
- ^"2004 Miami Indy Lights".Motor Sport Magazine.29 February 2004.Retrieved28 May2022.
- ^"NASCAR Cup 2019 Homestead - Race Fastest Laps".17 November 2019.Retrieved25 May2022.
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- ^"1998 Miami Indy Lights".Motor Sport Magazine.15 March 1998.Retrieved28 May2022.
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External links[edit]
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- Homestead–Miami Speedway – official website
- Homestead–Miami Speedwayrace results at Racing-Reference
- High Resolution image fromGoogle Maps