NASCAR: Five Drivers Most Likely To Win At Homestead

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Nov 4, 2016; Fort Worth, TX, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Carl Edwards (19) during qualifying for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Contender No. 1: Carl Edwards

Stats at Homestead:

Wins: 2
Top-5’s: 5
Top-10’s: 7
Laps Led: 568
Average Finish: 9.2

You could make the case for Carl Edwards as the best driver to race at Homestead. He’s proved that many times over his career.

Edwards has made it to Victory Lane two times–2008 and 2010. Both races saw him lead at least 150 laps. He had another big day in 2011 as well when he led 119 laps but finished second to Tony Stewart. He’s led the mot laps among active drivers and his average finish of 9.2 is better than all except for Kevin Harvick (7.2).

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This race is going to be huge for Edwards. He finished third in the standings in 2005 and second in 2008 and 2011. He’s been so close so many times and finally has a team that allows him to compete again. This is another big opportunity for him to grab his first championship.

Since his second-place finish in 2011, Edwards has failed to record a top-10 finish at Homestead. I think a lot of that has to do with the fact that he hasn’t been a major contender for the championship since then.

Edwards is the only Championship 4 driver that has multiple wins at Homestead. He showed that he has what it takes to earn a clutch win (Texas) and he’s going to be a major threat this weekend.

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