Martinsville last week was full of mistakes for Championship eligible drivers, but for William Byron there were no mistakes as became just the 2nd driver to get max points this season. Up next we head to the Championship track everyone has been waiting for, Homestead, albeit without the Championship drama some fans were hoping for. Down below you will find different statistics from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Homestead-Miami Speedway ranging from Most Wins to Best Average Finishes by starting position. So read and enjoy these fun fact track stats!
In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Homestead.
Active Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2026 Cup Series season.

First Winner:
Tony Stewart 11/14/1999

Most Recent Winner: Kyle Larson 03/23/2025
Worst Starting Positions by Winner
Rank Race Start Pos. Driver Rank Race Start Pos. Driver
1 2009-36 38 Denny Hamlin T6 2025-06 14 Kyle Larson
2 2021-03 31 William Byron T8 2000-33 13 Tony Stewart
3 2006-36 22 Greg Biffle T8 2023-34 13 Christopher Bell
T4 2011-36 15 Tony Stewart T10 1999-33 7 Tony Stewart
T4 2012-36 15 Jeff Gordon T10 2005-36 7 Greg Biffle
T6 2016-36 14 Jimmie Johnson

– Last year Kyle Larson became just the 9th driver to start outside the Top 10 in a Homestead Cup race and win.

Worst Finish by Pole Winner
Rank Race Finish Driver Rank Race Finish Driver
1 2023-34 29 Martin Truex Jr. T5 2022-34 12 William Byron
2 1999-33 22 David Green T7 2014-36 10 Jeff Gordon
3 2008-36 20 David Reutimann T7 2015-36 10 Denny Hamlin
4 2012-36 14 Joey Logano T9 2003-36 9 Jamie McMurray
T5 2018-36 12 Denny Hamlin T9 2017-36 9 Denny Hamlin

– Winning the Pole is usually a pretty good sign as only 3 of the 24 Pole winners here finished out of the Top 15.

Drivers who won Pole & Race
Race Driver Race Driver
2001-34 Bill Elliott 2024-34 Tyler Reddick
2002-36 Kurt Busch

In 2024 Tyler Reddick made history here at Homestead as he became the first Pole winner to win a race here in over 20 years! Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images

Drivers who swept both Stages in race
Race Driver Race Finish
2017-36 Kyle Larson 3rd
2020-12 Denny Hamlin 1st
2022-34 Kyle Larson 1st
Drivers to win both Stages and Race Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race
Race Driver Race Driver
2020-12 Denny Hamlin – –
2022-34 Kyle Larson – –

– If a driver ends up sweeping both stages this weekend then, based on past history, you can expect them to finish near the front at the end of the race.

Best Laps Led% by Winner Worst Laps Led% by Winner
Rank Race Laps Led% Driver Rank Race Laps Led% Driver
1 2007-36 80.15 Matt Kenseth 1 2003-36 0.37 Bobby Labonte
2 2022-34 74.53 Kyle Larson 2 2016-36 1.12 Jimmie Johnson
3 2010-36 71.16 Carl Edwards 3 2005-36 3.37 Greg Biffle
4 2000-33 62.17 Tony Stewart 4 2012-36 5.24 Jeff Gordon
5 2008-36 58.80 Carl Edwards 5 2025-06 7.12 Kyle Larson
6 2020-12 51.31 Denny Hamlin 6 2023-34 9.74 Christopher Bell
7 2019-36 44.94 Kyle Busch 7 2002-36 10.49 Kurt Busch
8 2004-36 43.17 Greg Biffle 8 2015-36 15.36 Kyle Busch
9 2021-03 38.20 William Byron 9 1999-33 16.48 Tony Stewart
10 2024-34 36.33 Tyler Reddick 10 2006-36 17.54 Greg Biffle

In 2003 Bobby Labonte became the first driver (and only driver to date) to lead just 1 lap and win here at Homestead, but it came at the price of Bill Elliott who blew a tire on the last lap after dominating the race (5th best Laps Led% in table below). Photo by A. Messerschmidt — Getty Images

Best Laps Led% in race
Rank Race Laps Led% Driver Fin. Rank Race Laps Led% Driver Fin.
1 2007-36 80.15 Matt Kenseth 1st 6 1999-33 65.17 Bobby Labonte 2nd
2 2022-34 74.53 Kyle Larson 1st 7 2000-33 62.17 Tony Stewart 1st
3 2012-36 71.54 Kyle Busch 4th 8 2014-36 60.30 Jeff Gordon 10th
4 2010-36 71.16 Carl Edwards 1st 9 2008-36 58.80 Carl Edwards 1st
5 2003-36 70.79 Bill Elliott 8th 10 2017-36 54.31 Kyle Larson 3rd
Best Driver Rating in race (since 2005)
Rank Race Driver
Driver
Rating
Fin. Rank Race Driver
Driver
Rating
Fin.
T1 2010-36 Carl Edwards 150.0 1st 6 2011-36 Carl Edwards 141.3 2nd
T1 2022-34 Kyle Larson 150.0 1st 7 2020-12 Denny Hamlin 140.7 1st
3 2007-36 Matt Kenseth 149.8 1st 8 2017-36 Kyle Larson 140.1 3rd
4 2008-36 Carl Edwards 147.1 1st 9 2013-36 Matt Kenseth 139.9 2nd
5 2012-36 Kyle Busch 142.5 4th 10 2021-03 William Byron 139.8 1st

– Carl Edwards was really good at Homestead as he is one of just two drivers to get a perfect Driver Rating here, and he’s the only driver to have multiple 141+ Driver Ratings here as well.

Most recent times a Driver ran every lap in Top 15 in race
Most Recent Driver Finish Most Recent Driver Finish
2019-36 Kyle Busch 1st 2021-03 Kyle Larson 4th
2019-36 Martin Truex Jr. 2nd 2022-34 Kyle Larson 1st
2020-12 Denny Hamlin 1st 2022-34 Brad Keselowski 5th
2020-12 Chase Elliott 2nd 2022-34 Chase Elliott 14th
2020-12 Ryan Blaney 3rd 2023-34 Tyler Reddick 3rd

– The last two races at Homestead have seen no driver run every lap of the race in the Top 15, only the second time in track history it has happened in back to back years. The other time was the 2006 and 2007 races.

Most Lead Lap cars at finish of race Fewest Lead Lap cars at finish of race
Rank Race # of cars Rank Race # of cars
1 2024-34 33 1 2000-33 6
2 2014-36 32 2 1999-33 7
3 2009-36 29 3 2019-36 10
4 2010-36 28 4 2017-36 12
5 2013-36 26 5 2012-36 14
T6 2001-34 25 6 2020-12 15
T6 2021-03 25 T7 2005-36 16
T6 2025-06 25 T7 2007-36 16
T9 2004-36 23 T7 2016-36 16
T9 2022-34 23 T10 2008-36 18
T9 2023-34 23 T10 2018-36 18

– There have been 27 Cup races at Homestead, and over half of them have seen 20+ cars finish on the lead lap. So, expect a lot of cars on the lead lap this weekend.

Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position
(1-40)
Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position
(1-40)
Rank Start Pos. Avg. Fin Rank Start Pos. Avg. Fin
1 1st 8.15 1 29th 30.19
2 5th 9.11 2 36th 29.83
3 2nd 11.81 3 40th 29.79
4 7th 14.19 4 38th 29.33
5 10th 14.67 5 35th 29.26
6 4th 14.78 6 39th 29.24
7 6th 15.00 7 34th 29.07
8 11th 15.56 8 37th 28.32
9 3rd 15.85 9 33rd 28.04
10 9th 16.33 10 32nd 25.70

– If you want to finish good this weekend it seems you want to start either 1st or 5th, but if you start 29th or worse you can be pretty sure you’ll finish near the rear.

Best Avg. Driver Rating
(since 2005)(3+ starts)
Best Avg. Top 15%
(since 2005)(3+ start)
Rank Driver Driv. Rate Starts Rank Driver Top 15% Starts
1 Kyle Larson 111.57 12 1 Martin Truex Jr. 86.31 19
2 Carl Edwards 109.47 12 2 Carl Edwards 81.91 12
3 Martin Truex Jr. 105.12 19 3 Kevin Harvick 81.79 19
4 Kevin Harvick 103.95 19 4 Kyle Larson 80.03 12
5 Tyler Reddick 102.35 6 5 Matt Kenseth 79.64 15
6 Matt Kenseth 101.48 15 6 Tyler Reddick 77.47 6
7 Jeff Gordon 100.58 11 7 Jeff Gordon 77.03 11
8 William Byron 100.43 8 8 William Byron 76.17 8
9 Denny Hamlin 99.21 21 9 Denny Hamlin 75.74 21
10 Kyle Busch 92.64 21 10 Chase Elliott 75.18 10

– Kyle Larson does not need a great run to win the Championship this weekend, but he has a good shot at doing it anyway as he has the best Homestead Avg. Driver Rating all-time.

Best Avg. Fin. All-time
(5+ Homestead starts)
Best Laps Led% All-time
(5+ Homestead starts)
Rank Driver Avg. Fin. Starts Rank Driver Laps Led% Starts
1 Kevin Harvick 7.48 23 1 Kyle Larson 20.12 12
2 Tyler Reddick 8.83 6 2 Carl Edwards 17.69 13
3 Denny Hamlin 10.24 21 3 Ryan Blaney 10.01 11
4 Jeff Gordon 10.29 17 4 Tony Stewart 9.90 17
5 Chase Elliott 10.60 10 5 Bill Elliott 9.28 10
6 Carl Edwards 11.15 13 6 Matt Kenseth 8.40 20
7 Martin Truex Jr. 11.30 20 7 Kyle Busch 8.38 21
8 Kyle Larson 12.00 12 8 Denny Hamlin 8.27 21
9 Christopher Bell 12.17 6 9 William Byron 7.49 8
10 Austin Dillon 12.67 12 10 Martin Truex Jr. 7.24 20

– Kevin Harvick may not have been great at leading laps here at Homestead as he’s not in the Laps Led% top 10 list above, but he was fantastic at finishing well as he has the best Avg. Finish here of any driver.

Most Homestead Starts
All-time
Best Laps Completed%
(5+ Homestead starts)
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Lap Comp% Starts
1 Kevin Harvick 23 1 Austin Dillon 100 12
T2 Denny Hamlin 21 2 Kevin Harvick 99.97 23
T2 Kurt Busch 21 3 Chase Elliott 99.96 10
T2 Kyle Busch 21 4 Christopher Bell 99.94 6
T2 Ryan Newman 21 5 Justin Haley 99.78 5
T6 Jimmie Johnson 20 6 Chris Buescher 99.74 10
T6 Martin Truex Jr. 20 7 Rusty Wallace 99.73 7
T6 Matt Kenseth 20 8 Bill Elliott 99.66 10
9 Brad Keselowski 18 T9 Kenny Wallace 99.63 7
T10 5 drivers tied 17 T9 Alex Bowman 99.63 10

If you’re looking for a Fantasy sleeper pick, then look at Austin Dillon as he’s never finished a lap down in 12 Homestead Cup starts. Photo by Robert Laberge — Getty Images New Picture?

Most Homestead Wins
All-time
Best Win% All-time
(5+ Homestead starts)
Rank Driver Wins Rank Driver Win% Wins
T1 Greg Biffle 3 1 Greg Biffle 20.00 3
T1 Tony Stewart 3 2 Tony Stewart 17.65 3
T1 Denny Hamlin 3 T3 Kyle Larson 16.67 2
T4 Kyle Larson 2 T3 Christopher Bell 16.67 1
T4 Carl Edwards 2 T3 Tyler Reddick 16.67 1
T4 Kyle Busch 2 6 Carl Edwards 15.38 2
T7 12 drivers tied 1 7 Denny Hamlin 14.29 3
8 William Byron 12.50 1
9 Bill Elliott 10.00 1
10 Kyle Busch 9.52 2

– The late Greg Biffle was great at Homestead as he has the best Win% here all-time, and is tied for the most Wins here as well.

Most Homestead Poles All-time
Rank Driver Poles Rank Driver Poles
1 Denny Hamlin 3 T2 Jimmie Johnson 2
T2 Carl Edwards 2 T2 Kurt Busch 2
T2 Kasey Kahne 2 T6 13 drivers tied 1

– Winning a Pole has been hard to do consistently at Homestead for most drivers as only 5 drivers have ever won multiple Poles here.

Most Homestead Top 3’s
All-time
Best Top 3% All-time
(5+ Homestead starts)
Rank Driver Top 3’s Rank Driver Top3% Top3’s
1 Kevin Harvick 8 1 Tyler Reddick 50.00 3
T2 Martin Truex Jr. 6 2 Kevin Harvick 34.78 8
T2 Denny Hamlin 6 3 Kyle Larson 33.33 4
T4 Kyle Larson 4 4 Martin Truex Jr. 30.00 6
T4 Jimmie Johnson 4 5 Denny Hamlin 28.57 6
T6 Tyler Reddick 3 6 Ryan Blaney 27.27 3
T6 Ryan Blaney 3 7 Carl Edwards 23.08 3
T6 Carl Edwards 3 T8 Jimmie Johnson 20.00 4
T6 Greg Biffle 3
T6 Jeff Burton 3 T8 Greg Biffle 20.00 3
T6 Tony Stewart 3
T6 Matt Kenseth 3 T8 Jeff Burton 20.00 3
T6 Kyle Busch 3

– Expect Tyler Reddick to be good this weekend as he is the only driver with 5+ Homestead starts to finish at least half of his starts here in the Top 3.

Most Homestead Top 5’s
All-time
Best Top 5% All-time
(5+ Homestead starts)
Rank Driver Top 5’s Rank Driver Top5% Top5’s
1 Kevin Harvick 12 1 Tyler Reddick 66.67 4
T2 Jeff Gordon 7 2 Kevin Harvick 52.17 12
T2 Martin Truex Jr. 7 3 Kyle Larson 50.00 6
T2 Denny Hamlin 7 4 Jeff Gordon 41.18 7
5 Kyle Larson 6 5 Carl Edwards 38.46 5
T6 Carl Edwards 5 6 Martin Truex Jr. 35.00 7
T6 Jimmie Johnson 5 T7 Denny Hamlin 33.33 7
T6 Kyle Busch 5 T7 Christopher Bell 33.33 2
T9 9 drivers tied 4 9 Chase Elliott 30.00 3
10 Mark Martin 28.57 4

Kevin Harvick will be the leader in most Top 5’s and Top 10’s at Homestead for quite a while as the soonest that he would be tied (assuming Homestead gets one race a year) would be 2030. Photo by Michael Bush — Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Most Homestead Top 10’s
All-time
Best Top 10% All-time
(5+ Homestead starts)
Rank Driver Top 10’s Rank Driver Top10% Top10’s
1 Kevin Harvick 19 1 Tyler Reddick 83.33 5
2 Denny Hamlin 14 2 Kevin Harvick 82.61 19
3 Jeff Gordon 13 3 Jeff Gordon 76.47 13
4 Martin Truex Jr. 12 4 Denny Hamlin 66.67 14
T5 Jimmie Johnson 11 5 Martin Truex Jr. 60.00 12
T5 Matt Kenseth 11 T6 Jimmie Johnson 55.00 11
T5 Kyle Busch 11 T6 Matt Kenseth 55.00 11
T8 Clint Bowyer 8 8 Carl Edwards 53.85 7
T8 Kurt Busch 8 9 Clint Bowyer 53.33 8
T8 Ryan Newman 8 10 Kyle Busch 52.38 11
Most Homestead Stage Wins
All-time (since 2017)
Best Stage Win% All-time
(since 2017)
Rank Driver Stage
W’s
Rank Driver Stage W% Stage W’s
1 Kyle Larson 6 1 Kyle Larson 37.50 6
2 Denny Hamlin 4 2 Denny Hamlin 22.22 4
3 Ryan Blaney 2 3 Ryan Blaney 11.11 2
T4 Tyler Reddick 1 4 Tyler Reddick 8.33 1
T4 Kevin Harvick 1 5 Kevin Harvick 7.14 1
T4 Martin Truex Jr. 1 T6 Martin Truex Jr. 6.25 1
T4 William Byron 1 T6 William Byron 6.25 1
T4 Chris Buescher 1 T8 Chris Buescher 5.56 1
T4 Kyle Busch 1 T8 Kyle Busch 5.56 1

– There have been a total of 9 Cup races at Homestead to feature stages, meaning there have been 18 available Stage Wins here, and out of those 18 Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson have gone on to win over half of them.

Most Homestead Stage T10’s
All-time (since 2017)
Best Stage T10% All-time
(since 2017)
Rank Driver Stage
T10’s
Rank Driver Stage T10% Stage T10’s
T1 Martin Truex Jr. 15 1 Martin Truex Jr. 93.75 15
T1 Denny Hamlin 15 2 Kyle Larson 87.50 14
3 Kyle Larson 14 3 Denny Hamlin 83.33 15
T4 William Byron 13 4 William Byron 81.25 13
T4 Ryan Blaney 13 5 Carson Hocevar 75.00 3
T6 Brad Keselowski 10 6 Ryan Blaney 72.22 13
T6 Chase Elliott 10 7 Tyler Reddick 66.67 8
T6 Joey Logano 10 8 Clint Bowyer 62.50 5
9 Tyler Reddick 8 9 Kurt Busch 60.00 6
T10 Alex Bowman 7 T10 Brad Keselowski 55.56 10
T10 Kevin Harvick 7 T10 Chase Elliott 55.56 10
T10 Kyle Busch 7 T10 Joey Logano 55.56 10

– Martin Truex Jr. was great at getting Stage T10’s at Homestead as he finished 15 of the 16 stages he ran here in the Top 10.

Most Homestead Starts
without Win
Longest Homestead Win Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
1 Ryan Newman 21 1 Greg Biffle 3 2004-06
2 Brad Keselowski 18 2 Tony Stewart 2 1999-2000
T3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 17 T3 22
drivers
tied
1 2001-25
T3 Jamie McMurray 17
5 Michael McDowell 16
T6 Clint Bowyer 15
T6 J.J. Yeley 15
T6 Jeff Burton 15
T9 7 drivers tied 14

– Tony Stewart welcomed Homestead to the Cup Series schedule by winning the first two races ever competed here, but in his 17 starts here he could never win a Pole.

Most Homestead Starts
without Pole
Longest Homestead Pole Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
T1 Kyle Busch 21 1 Denny Hamlin 2 2017-18
T1 Ryan Newman 21 T2 22
drivers
tied
1 1999-2025
3 Brad Keselowski 18
T4 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 17
T4 Tony Stewart 17
6 Michael McDowell 16
T7 Clint Bowyer 15
T7 Greg Biffle 15
T7 J.J. Yeley 15
T7 Jeff Burton 15
Most Homestead Starts
without Top 3
Longest Homestead Top 3 Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
1 Michael McDowell 16 T1 Greg Biffle 3 2004-06
2 J.J. Yeley 15 T1 Kevin Harvick 3 2008-10
T3 Aric Almirola 14 T1 Kevin Harvick 3 2014-16
T3 Casey Mears 14 T1 Martin Truex Jr. 3 2017-19
T3 Kasey Kahne 14 T5 Tony Stewart 2 1999-2000
T3 Paul Menard 14 T5 Jimmie Johnson 2 2003-04
T3 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 14 T5 Denny Hamlin 2 2006-07
T8 Dave Blaney 13 T5 Carl Edwards 2 2010-11
T8 David Ragan 13 T5 Brad Keselowski 2 2014-15
T5 Kyle Larson 2 2016-17
T8 Elliott Sadler 13 T5 Ryan Blaney 2 2023-24
T5 Tyler Reddick 2 2023-24

There are 15 drivers to have made 16+ starts here at Homestead, and of those 15 only Michael McDowell has yet to get a Top 3 finish here. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images

Most Homestead Starts
without Top 5
Longest Homestead Top 5 Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
1 Michael McDowell 16 1 Kevin Harvick 6 2014-19
2 J.J. Yeley 15 T2 Jeff Gordon 3 2002-04
3 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 14 T2 Greg Biffle 3 2004-06
T4 Dave Blaney 13 T2 Kevin Harvick 3 2008-10
T4 David Ragan 13 T2 Kyle Larson 3 2015-17
T4 Elliott Sadler 13 T2 Kyle Busch 3 2017-19
7 Landon Cassill 11 T2 Martin Truex Jr. 3 2017-19
T8 Chris Buescher 10 T8 22 drivers tied 2 1999-2025
T8 David Gilliland 10
T10 6 drivers tied 9

– The last two drivers to drive the 17 Cup car full-time are in the “without Top 5” table above. In fact, the last time the 17 car finished in the Top 5 here at Homestead was when Matt Kenseth drove it to a 4th place finish in 2011.

Most Homestead Starts
without Top 10
Longest Homestead Top 10 Streak
All-time
Rank Driver Starts Rank Driver Streak Year
1 J.J. Yeley 15 1 Kevin Harvick 12 2008-19
2 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 14 2 Kyle Busch 8 2015-22
3 Landon Cassill 11 3 Carl Edwards 7 2005-11
4 David Gilliland 10 4 Matt Kenseth 6 2013-18
T5 Brian Vickers 9 T5 Denny Hamlin 5 2013-17
T5 Ken Schrader 9 T5 Joey Logano 5 2015-19
T5 Reed Sorenson 9 T7 Jeff Gordon 4 2002-05
T5 Ty Dillon 9 T7 Kevin Harvick 4 2003-06
T9 Corey LaJoie 8 T7 Martin Truex Jr. 4 2006-09
T9 Juan Pablo Montoya 8 T7 Clint Bowyer 4 2011-14
T9 Robby Gordon 8 T7 Jimmie Johnson 4 2013-16
T7 A.J. Allmendinger 4 2022-25

– With a Top 10 finish this weekend A.J. Allmendinger would be just the 7th driver to have finished 5 straight Cup races inside the Top 10.

Most Homestead Stages
without Stage Win
Longest Homestead Stage Win
Streak (since 2017)
Rank Driver Stages Rank Driver Streak Race
T1 Austin Dillon 18 1 Kyle Larson 3 2022.34 s1- 2023.34 s1
T1 Brad Keselowski 18 T2 Kyle Larson 2 2017.36 s1&s2
T1 Chase Elliott 18 T2 Denny Hamlin 2 2020.12 s1&s2
T1 Daniel Suarez 18 T4 11 drivers tied 1 —
T1 Erik Jones 18
T1 Joey Logano 18
T1 Michael McDowell 18
T1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 18
9 Corey LaJoie 16
10 6 drivers tied 14

– Coming into this weekend 8 of the 12 drivers to participate in every stage here at Homestead have NOT won a stage here.

Most Homestead Stages
without Stage T10
Longest Homestead Stage T10
Streak (since 2017)
Rank Driver Stages Rank Driver Streak Race
T1 Michael McDowell 18 1 William Byron 12 2020.12 s1- 2025.06 s2
T1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 18 T2 Martin Truex Jr. 9 2020.12 s2- 2024.34 s2
3 Corey LaJoie 16 T2 Ryan Blaney 9 2021.03 s2- 2025.06 s2
T4 J.J. Yeley 14 4 Denny Hamlin 8 2017.36 s1- 2020.12 s2
T4 Ty Dillon 14 T5 Kevin Harvick 6 2017.36 s1- 2019.36 s2
T6 John Hunter Nemechek 12 T5 Kyle Busch 6 2017.36 s1- 2019.36 s2
T6 Ryan Newman 12 T5 Kyle Larson 6 2017.36 s1- 2019.36 s2
T8 B.J. McLeod 10 T5 Martin Truex Jr. 6 2017.36 s1- 2019.36 s2
T8 Justin Haley 10 T5 Brad Keselowski 6 2021.03 s1- 2023.34 s2
T8 Matt DiBenedetto 10 T5 Kyle Larson 6 2021.03 s1- 2023.34 s2

William Byron has been on an incredible run here at Homestead as the last time he didn’t get a Stage T10 here was during the 2019 Championship race. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images