NASCAR Miami Sunday, February 21, 2021
MIAMI NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
First of 9 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – 3 of next 4 races on 1.5-mile tracks (Homestead-Miami, Las Vegas & Atlanta)
Top 1.5-mile track winners competing: Kevin Harvick 17, Kyle Busch 15, Brad Keselowski 14, Martin Truex Jr. 12, Denny Hamlin 11
Miami wins: Denny Hamlin 3, Kyle Busch 2, Kurt Busch 1, Kevin Harvick 1, Joey Logano 1, Joey Logano 1
Denny Hamlin & Joey Logano only drivers with multiple wins on 1.5-mile tracks last season – 2 Wins each
Kevin Harvick led all drivers with 479 laps led on 1.5-mile tracks last season
Brad Keselowski finished top 10 in 10 of 11 races on 1.5-mile tracks last season
Alex Bowman & Martin Truex Jr. have the longest current streak finishing top 10 in last 4 races on 1.5-mile tracks
Christopher Bell finished 8th at Miami last year – Best career finish at the time
267 Laps – Stages 80 / 160 / 267
6 Different winners last 6 races on 1.5-mile tracks – Custer, A. Dillon, Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Logano & Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin:
2020 Miami winner – Started 1st, Stage 1 & 2 winner, 60 points score (most), 5 times led for 137 (most), avg. running pos.: 1.8
2020 Miami:
Winner pit stops & lap: Denny Hamlin (7 Stops) 22, 34, 83, 120, 163, 172, 218
Longest green flag run: 92 Laps (176-267)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Denny Hamlin (1st & 1st), Ryan Blaney (2nd & 4th), Tyler Reddick (3rd & 2nd), Chase Elliott (4th & 3rd)
Speeding: Josh Bilicki, Ty Dillon, Ryan Newman, J.J. Yeley
Rear of field: Quin Houff, B.J. McLeod
Best Hendrick Motorsports: 2nd Chase Elliott
Best Joe Gibbs Racing: 1st Denny Hamlin
Best Stewart-Haas Racing: 5th Aric Almirola
Best Team Penske: 3rd Ryan Blaney
14 Different winners in 22 NASCAR Cup Series Miami races
5 Different winners last 5 Miami races – Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano, Kyle Busch & Denny Hamlin
6 of last 7 Miami winners also won championship in same season – Chase Elliott finished 2nd in 2020
Chase Elliott passed for final lead change last Miami race – Finished 2nd
1 Miami race settled by last lap pass (2003) – Bobby Labonte passed Bill Elliott
Denny Hamlin won Stage 1, 2 & race at Miami 2020
Aric Almirola only Stewart-Haas Racing top 10 finisher at 2020 Miami – Finished 5th
Stewart-Haas Racing: No laps led 2020 Miami
Team Penske: All 3 led 2020 Miami – 98 Total laps led
4 Pit road speeding penalties 2020 Miami
Miami winner finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2 every race – 4 Races (2017-’20)
Denny Hamlin started first 5 of last 6 Miami races – 2019 & ’20 No qualifying
Driver starting first won only 1 of last 18 Miami races – Denny Hamlin (2020)
3 Won Miami from first starting position – Bill Elliott 2001, Kurt Busch 2002 & Denny Hamlin 2020
2 Won consecutive Miami races – Greg Biffle only driver to win 3 straight (2004, ’05 & ’06)
Tony Stewart only Rookie of the Year contender to win Miami (1999)
Hendrick Motorsports: 2 Miami wins – 2012 Jeff Gordon & 2016 Jimmie Johnson
Joe Gibbs Racing leads all with 8 Miami wins
Joe Gibbs Racing: 8 Miami wins – 4 Different drivers (Kyle Busch, Hamlin, B. Labonte & Stewart)
Team Penske: 1 Miami win – 2018 Joey Logano
Richard Childress Racing winless at Miami
Roush Fenway Racing winless last 10 Miami races – 7 Wins previous 9 races
Ford leads all manufacturers with 8 Miami wins – 1 Win last 10 races (2018)
Chevrolet: 5 Miami wins
Toyota: 6 Miami wins – All in last 12 races
MIAMI NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
First of 9 races on 1.5-mile tracks this season – 3 of next 4 races on 1.5-mile tracks (Homestead-Miami, Las Vegas & Atlanta)
167 Laps – Stages 40 / 80 / 167
20 Different winners in 27 NASCAR Xfinity Series Miami races
Carl Edwards only driver to sweep Miami NXS & NCS races (2008)
Noah Gragson led most laps each Miami race last season – Finished 3rd & 5th
Final lead change with 2 laps to go each Miami race last season
Miami winner took lead for final time with 7 or fewer laps remaining 13 times
4 Won first career race at Miami
Cole Custer (2017), Tyler Reddick (2018) & Harrison Burton (6/13/20) only Rookie of the Year contenders to win Miami
Ryan Sieg won Stage 1 each Miami race last season – Finished 28th & 19th
Noah Gragson won Stage 2 each Miami race last season – Finished 3rd & 5th
Kyle Busch (2009), Daniel Suarez (2016) & Tyler Reddick (2018 & ‘19) won Miami & championship in same year
Kyle Busch (2009 & ’10) & Tyler Reddick (2018 & ‘19) only drivers to win consecutive Miami races
2 Miami NASCAR Xfinity Series races settled by last lap pass
Jeff Burton led only final lap 1998 Miami
5 Miami wins from first starting position
4 Led first lap & won Miami – Ryan Newman 2005, Brad Keselowski 2011, Daniel Suarez 2016 & Tyler Reddick 2019
Worst start position of Miami winner: 30th – Jeff Burton 2007