The Ford 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida.
The race is relatively new on the NASCAR circuit, first being run in 1999. Since 2002, the Ford 400 has been part of the Ford Championship Weekend, the last week of the NASCAR season. Starting in 2004, it has also been the final race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. This turned out to be a major success in 2004. An exciting race unfolded as the points lead changed multiple times during the race. In the end, Kurt Busch held off Jimmie Johnson by eight points, the second closest final margin in NASCAR history. In 2011, Tony Stewart won the race and held of championship contender Carl Edwards in a dead heat for the championship, the closest margin in Cup history.
Start of the 2009 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with
Jimmie Johnson on the pole
[edit] Past winners
- 2002: Last race on an old layout.
- 2003: Bobby Labonte's 2003 win was marked by a flat tire for leader Bill Elliott on the last lap. First race on a new layout.
- 2004 & 2006: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.
- 2005: First race run under the lights, after being installed during the summer.
- 2007: Last race with the old car. Matt Kenseth leads 214 of the 267 laps to score the final win before the COT goes full time in 2008.
[edit] Manufacturer wins
[edit] Television broadcasters
NBC had televised the race from 1999–2006, and was the only race carried by the network for the first two years as TV contracts were negotiated on a track-by-track basis until the 2001 season. ABC televised the race from 2007–2009. In 2010, ESPN aired the race, and is scheduled to air it again in 2011.
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