| Venue | Homestead-Miami Speedway |
|---|---|
| Sponsor | Ford |
| First race | 1995 |
| Distance | 300 miles (482.803 km) |
| Laps | 200 |
| Previous names | Jiffy Lube Miami 300 (1995–1998)
HotWheels.com 300 (1999) Miami 300 (2000) GNC Live Well 300 (2001) |
The Ford 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The race is part of the NASCAR Ford Championship Weekend, and is the final race of the season for the Nationwide Series.
The 1995 event was the first race held at the newly-opened Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsport Complex, and was covered by CBS from 1995–97.
The 1998 running however was covered by ESPN because CBS had regained the rights to the NFL.
NBC would later cover the event from 1999–2004, before the rights were shifted to TNT for 2005 and 2006. NBC was to air the 2005 race, but moved it to TNT due to commitments to show a Notre Dame home game.
Since 2007, the race has aired on ESPN2.
| Year | Date | Driver | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||
| 1995 | November 5 | Dale Jarrett | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 3:16:28 | 92.229 |
| 1996 | November 3 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:32:04 | 119.158 |
| 1997 | November 9 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:39:26 | 112.9 |
| 1998 | November 15 | Jeff Burton | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:18:53 | 129.605 |
| 1999 | November 13 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:24:28 | 124.596 |
| 2000 | November 11 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:23:29 | 125.45 |
| 2001 | November 10 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:16:10 | 132.191 |
| 2002 | November 16 | Scott Wimmer | Pontiac | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:25:42 | 123.542 |
| 2003 | November 15 | Kasey Kahne | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:28:18 | 121.376 |
| 2004 | November 20 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 202* | 303 (487.631 | 2:45:22 | 110.482 |
| 2005* | November 19 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:24:41 | 124.41 |
| 2006 | November 18 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:22:16 | 126.523 |
| 2007* | November 17 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:39:59 | 112.512 |
| 2008 | November 15 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:33:24 | 117.34 |
| 2009 | November 21 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:21:49 | 126.924 |
| 2010 | November 20 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:42:32 | 110.747 |
| 2011 | November 19 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:30:47 | 119.377 |
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