The Ford EcoBoost 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. The inaugural race was held in 1999, and has been the final race in the Sprint Cup Series season since 2002, as well as the final race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup since 2004. It is also part of the Ford Championship Weekend, which consists of two other races, the Ford EcoBoost 200 and the Ford EcoBoost 300. The race is contested over 267 laps, 400.5 miles (644.542 km).
Past winners [edit]
- 2002: Last race on an old layout.
- 2003: 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.
Multiple winners (drivers) [edit]
Multiple winners (manufacturers) [edit]
| # Wins |
Manufacturer |
Years Won |
| 7 |
Ford |
2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| 3 |
Chevrolet |
2003, 2011, 2012 |
| 2 |
Pontiac |
1999, 2000 |
Notable moments [edit]
- 2003: Bobby Labonte's win was marked by a flat tire for leader Bill Elliott on the last lap.
- 2007: Last race with the old car. Matt Kenseth leads 214 of the 267 laps to score the final win before the COT went full-time in 2008.
- 2011: Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards finished First and Second in the race, and First and Second in the Sprint Cup Point Standings. Stewart won both the race and the championship.
- 2012: Brad Keselowski wins the 2012 Sprint Cup Championship, his first Cup title. Jeff Gordon won the race beating Clint Bowyer who both fought the week before at Phoenix after crashing, his first win at Homestead-Miami Speedway, leaving only Kentucky Speedway as the only track he has failed to win at as of November 18, 2012.
Television broadcasters [edit]
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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