Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead-Miami)

"Ford 300" redirects here. For the 1963 automobile, see Ford 300 (1963).

Ford EcoBoost 300

Venue	Homestead-Miami Speedway
Sponsor	Ford EcoBoost engine
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) Ford 300 (2002–2011)

The Ford EcoBoost 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.

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)
					Laps	Miles (km)
1995	November 5	Dale Jarrett	Dale Jarrett	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	3:16:28	92.229
1996	November 3	Kevin Lepage	Lepage Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:32:04	119.158
1997*	November 9	Joe Nemechek*	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:39:26	112.9
1998	November 15	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:18:53	129.605
1999	November 13	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:24:28	124.596
2000	November 11	Jeff Gordon	Gordon-Evernham Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:23:29	125.45
2001	November 10	Joe Nemechek	NEMCO Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:16:10	132.191
2002	November 16	Scott Wimmer	Bill Davis Racing	Pontiac	200	300 (482.803)	2:25:42	123.542
2003	November 15	Kasey Kahne	Akins Motorsports	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:28:18	121.376
2004	November 20	Kevin Harvick	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	202*	303 (487.631)	2:45:22	110.482
2005*	November 19	Ryan Newman	Penske Racing	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:24:41	124.41
2006	November 18	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:22:16	126.523
2007*	November 17	Jeff Burton	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:39:59	112.512
2008	November 15	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	200	300 (482.803)	2:33:24	117.34
2009	November 21	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:21:49	126.924
2010	November 20	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	200	300 (482.803)	2:42:32	110.747
2011	November 19	Brad Keselowski	Penske Racing	Dodge	200	300 (482.803)	2:30:47	119.377
2012	November 17	Regan Smith	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	200	300 (482.803)	2:19:44	128.817

• 1997: After his brother John Nemechek died in the Truck race earlier that year at the track, Joe Nemechek scores an emotional win at the season finale, 9 months later at the same track that took his brother's life.
• 2004: Race extended due to a Green-white-checker finish.
• 2005: First race at night.
• 2007: Final race under Anheuser-Busch 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)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
3	Joe Nemechek	1997, 1999, 2001
2	Jeff Burton	1998, 2007
	Kyle Busch	2009-2010

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
3	NEMCO Motorsports	1997, 1999, 2001
	Roush Fenway Racing	1998, 2006, 2008
2	Richard Childress Racing	2004, 2007
	Penske Racing	2005, 2011
	Joe Gibbs Racing	2009-2010

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Make	Years Won
8	Chevrolet	1996-1997, 1999-2001, 2004, 2007, 2012
5	Ford	1995, 1998, 2003, 2006, 2008
2	Dodge	2005, 2011
	Toyota	2009-2010
1	Pontiac	2002

See also

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