NASCAR Miami Sunday, March 16, 2025
Miami NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
Josh Berry
2nd Miami NCS race (2024) – Started 12th & Finished 11th
Daniel Suárez
9th Miami NCS race (1 Lap led) – Best finish: 10th (2022)
Ryan Preece
7th Miami NCS race (No laps led) – Best finish: 10th (2024)
Homestead-Miami season finale 2002-‘19
9 Different winners last 9 Miami races –
Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin,
William Byron, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell & Tyler Reddick
First Miami win for last 4 winners – William Byron, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell & Tyler Reddick
Bill Elliott (2001), Denny Hamlin (2013) & William Byron (2021) scored first win of the season at Miami
Denny Hamlin started first 6 of last 10 Miami races – 2019, ’20 & ‘21 No qualifying
4 Won Miami from first starting position –
Bill Elliott 2001, Kurt Busch 2002, Denny Hamlin 2020 & Tyler Reddick 2024
2 Miami races settled by last lap pass –
2003 Bobby Labonte passed Bill Elliott
2024 Tyler Reddick passed Ryan Blaney
Tony Stewart only Rookie of the Year contender to win Miami (1999)
Ford & Toyota lead all manufacturers with 8 Miami wins each
2024 Miami
Tyler Reddick
2024 Miami winner – Pole, Stage 1 winner & finished 4th in Stage 2, 97 laps led (most), last lap pass for win
Winner pit stops: Tyler Reddick – 7 Stops 33 (G), 50, 83, 124 (G), 168, 188, 252 (G)
Stage 1 winner: Tyler Reddick 1st
Stage 2 winner: Denny Hamlin 3rd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Tyler Reddick 1st & 4th, Chase Elliott 3rd & 2nd, Ryan Blaney 4th & 5th
Most points scored: Tyler Reddick 57
Passed for final lead change: Ryan Blaney 2nd
Winner final laps led: Tyler Reddick 1
Lead changes: 33
Cautions: 6
Failed to finish: 1
Best free pass finisher: Todd Gilliland 20th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Chad Finchum 37th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Chris Buescher 15th
Longest green flag run: 79 Laps (88-166)
Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott 5th
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 3rd
Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 10th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 2nd
3 Different leaders in final 3 laps – Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney & Tyler Reddick
Miami NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights
Homestead-Miami season finale 1995-‘19
First Miami win last 6 winners –
Harrison Burton, Chase Briscoe, Myatt Snider, Noah Gragson, Sam Mayer & Austin Hill
2 Miami NASCAR Xfinity Series races settled by last lap pass
Final lead change with 2 laps to go 3 of last 6 Miami races
Jeff Burton led only final lap 1998 Miami
9 Scored first win of the season at Miami
5 Won first career race at Miami – Lepage, Kahne, Smith, Custer & Snider
3 Rookie of the Year contenders won Miami
Cole Custer (2017), Tyler Reddick (2018) & Harrison Burton (6/13/20)