Ford EcoBoost 300

Ford EcoBoost 300

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Venue	Homestead-Miami Speedway
Location	Homestead, Florida, United States
Corporate sponsor	Ford Motor Company
First race	1995 (1995)
Distance	200 miles (320 km)
Laps	200 (Stage 1: 45 Stage 2: 45 Stage 3: 110)
Previous names	Jiffy Lube Miami 300 (1995–1998) HotWheels.com 300 (1999) Miami 300 (2000) GNC Live Well 300 (2001) Ford 300 (2002–2011)
Most wins (driver)	Joe Nemechek (3)
Most wins (team)	Joe Gibbs Racing (4)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Chevrolet (9)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

The Ford EcoBoost 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that takes place at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The race is part of the NASCAR Ford Championship Weekend, and is the Championship Round (final race of the season for the Xfinity Series), It takes place the day before the Ford EcoBoost 400, the Championship round of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Television coverage

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. However, the 1998 running was covered by ESPN because CBS had regained the rights to the NFL. One year later, from 1999–2004, the race was broadcast on NBC, who would continue to broadcast the event until 2004 until the rights were shifted to TNT for 2005 and 2006. NBC was expected to air the 2005 race, but moved it to TNT due to commitments to show a Notre Dame home game. From 2007 to 2014, the race aired on ESPN2. The 2015 event was scheduled to be broadcast on NBC, the 2016 race will be broadcast on NBCSN (still part of the NBC package).^[1]

• Dale Jarrett, who was scheduled to be guest commentator at Daytona until the rain hit, was the guest commentator again at Homestead because Dallenbach was in the race.

Past winners

• 2004 & 2014: Race extended due to a green–white–checker finish.
• 2005: First race at night.
• 2007: Final race under Anheuser-Busch sponsorship.
• 2009: Kyle Busch won both the race and championship.
• 2014: Final race under Nationwide Insurance sponsorship.

Track configuration notes

• 1995–1996: Rectangular oval
• 1997–2002: Standard oval with flat turns
• 2003–present: Standard oval with steep variable banking

Multiple winners (drivers)

Multiple winners (teams)

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
9	Chevrolet	1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2015
6	Ford	1995, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2013
4	Toyota	2009, 2010, 2014, 2016
2	Dodge	2005, 2011
1	Pontiac	2002

See also

• Ford EcoBoost 200
• Ford EcoBoost 400
• Ford Championship Weekend

References