Homestead-Miami Speedway
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| Location | 1 Speedway Boulevard Homestead, Florida 33035 |
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| Time zone | UTC−5 / −4 (DST) |
| Capacity | 46,000 |
| Owner | City of Homestead |
| Operator | International Speedway Corporation |
| Broke ground | August 24, 1993 |
| Opened | November 5, 1995 |
| Construction cost | $70 million |
| Former names | Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex (1995–1996) |
| Major events |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 NASCAR Xfinity Series Ford EcoBoost 300 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 |
| Oval | |
| Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Banking | Turns 18–20° (progressive) Straights 3° |
| Lap record | 0:24.462 (Sam Hornish, Jr., Penske Racing, 2006, Verizon IndyCar Series) |
| Road Course | |
| Length | 2.3 mi (3.7 km) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Lap record | 1:13.022 (David Donohue, Brumos Porsche, 2008, Daytona Prototype) |
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, and the Championship Cup Series.
Since 2002, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsors all three of the season-ending races; the races have the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300, and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively, and the weekend is marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series (then known as the Busch Series) has held its season-ending races at Homestead since 1995.
The speedway was constructed, with the efforts of promoter Ralph Sanchez, as part of a plan to help Homestead rebound after the devastation caused by Hurricane Andrew. Groundbreaking began August 24, 1993, exactly one year after the hurricane.
It opened in November 1995 with a NASCAR Busch Series race, the last race of that season. The Busch Series would continue to hold its season-ending races at Homestead; in 2002 NASCAR's Winston Cup Series and Craftsman Truck Series would also hold their season-ending races at Homestead as well. Since 2002 NASCAR has marketed the seasons-ending Homestead races as Ford Championship Weekend.
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