How have each of the four 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 drivers fared in past Cup Series races at Homestead-Miami Speedway?
Just one of the 36 races on the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series schedule remains to be contested. It is this race, the Championship 4 race, that is set to determine who this year’s champion will be.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch, Team Penske’s Joey Logano, Furniture Row Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. and Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick are set to enter the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season finale, the Ford EcoBoost 400, with a chance to win this year’s championship.
Before the 267-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Homestead-Miami Speedway oval in Homestead, Florida takes place, let’s have a look at how each of these four drivers have fared at Homestead-Miami Speedway over the course of their respective Cup Series careers.
Kyle Busch
Over the course of his NASCAR Cup Series career, Kyle Busch has competed in a total of 13 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He has earned one victory, three top five finishes, six top 10 finishes and eight top 20 finishes in these 13 races. His lone victory at the track took place in the 2015 season, and it secured him the 2015 championship.
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Busch has failed to finished two of the 13 races in which he has competed at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His average finish in these 13 races is 18.46, which is the worst average finish at the track among the four Championship 4 drivers. He has never started a race at the track from the pole position.
Joey Logano
Over the course of his NASCAR Cup Series career, Joey Logano has competed in a total of nine races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He has never won a race at the track, but he has earned two top five finishes, four top 10 finishes and seven top 20 finishes in these nine races.
Logano has failed to finished one of the nine races in which he has competed at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His average finish in these nine races is 14.89, which is the second worst average finish at the track among the four Championship 4 drivers. He started from the pole position at the track for one race, the 2012 race.
Martin Truex Jr.
Over the course of his NASCAR Cup Series career, Martin Truex Jr. has competed in a total of 13 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He has earned one victory, four top five finishes, eight top 10 finishes and 11 top 20 finishes in these 13 races. His lone victory at the track took place in the 2017 season, and it secured him the 2017 championship.
Truex Jr. has failed to finished two of the 13 races in which he has competed at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His average finish in these 13 races is 11.46, which is the second best average finish at the track among the four Championship 4 drivers. He has never started a race at the track from the pole position.
Kevin Harvick
Over the course of his NASCAR Cup Series career, Kevin Harvick has competed in a total of 17 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He has earned one victory, nine top five finishes, 15 top 10 finishes and 17 top 20 finishes in these 17 races. His lone victory at the track took place in the 2014 season, and it secured him the 2014 championship.
Harvick has never failed to finish a race in which he has competed at Homestead-Miami Speedway. His average finish in these 17 races is 6.46, which is by far the best average finish at the track among the four Championship 4 drivers. He started from the pole position at the track for one race, the 2016 race.
Be sure not to miss the live broadcast of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 race, the Ford EcoBoost 400. It is scheduled to begin on NBC from Homestead-Miami Speedway at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 18.