Homestead-Miami Fantasy Racing Preview

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Detailed driver notes and statistics to help set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Who’s HOT at Homestead-Miami • Kevin Harvick has a 1.5 average finish in his two track starts with Stewart-Haas Racing, including a win in 2014. • Defending race winner Kyle Busch has finished in the top 10 in three of his last four starts. • Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin are the only multiple race winners (two each) in the last 10 races Edwards also leads all drivers with 568 laps led on the current track configuration. • Matt Kenseth has a 5.0 average finish and 144 laps led in his three track starts with Joe Gibbs Racing. • Jimmie Johnson has finished ninth in his last three starts. • Brad Keselowski, who led 86 laps in this event last year, has a 4.0 average finish in his last three start

Who to Keep an Eye On at Homestead-Miami  • Martin Truex Jr. has a 3.3 average finish, one win and had combined to lead 239 laps in the three races (Texas and Chicagoland) with this weekend’s tire combination. • Joey Logano, who finished fourth in this event last year, led 178 laps two weeks ago at Texas en route to a second-place finish.  • Chase Elliott and Kasey Kahne each finished in the top 10 in each of the races at Texas and Chicagoland this season. Elliott’s finishes were all in the top five.  • Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman each rank in the top 10 in average finish in the 10 races at 1.5-mile tracks this season at 8.9 and 11.9, respectively.  • Trevor Bayne, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson were among the drivers that tested at Homestead-Miami last month. 

*Best Average Finish at Homestead-Miami Last # of Races Driver Avg. Fin. Two Races Kevin Harvick 1.5 Four Races Kevin Harvick 5.3 Six Races Kevin Harvick 5.3 Eight Races Kevin Harvick 4.6 10 Races Kevin Harvick 6.1

* – The best average finish is based off a driver entered in the race who has competed in every race during that time span.Homestead-Miami Loop Data Stat Leaders (2005-2015, 11 Races)*

*Fastest Early in a Run *Fastest Late in a Run *Avg. Running Position 1. Brian Scott 1. Kyle Larson 1. Matt Kenseth – 8.5 2. Kyle Larson 2. Trevor Bayne 2. Martin Truex Jr. – 9.2 3. Trevor Bayne 3. Landon Cassill 3. Kevin Harvick – 9.5 4. Landon Cassill 4. Josh Wise 4. Carl Edwards – 9.7 5. Austin Dillon 5. David Ragan 5. Jimmie Johnson – 12.7 *Laps in Top 15 *Quality Passes *Driver Rating 1. Matt Kenseth – 2502 1. Martin Truex Jr. – 616 1. Carl Edwards – 109.4 2. Carl Edwards – 2369 2. Jimmie Johnson – 520 2. Matt Kenseth – 108.4 3. Kevin Harvick – 2337 3. Ryan Newman – 517 3. Martin Truex Jr. – 105.0 4. Martin Truex Jr. – 2237 4. Kevin Harvick – 481 4. Kevin Harvick – 104.3 …

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