Length: 2.3 mi (3.7 km) Turns: 14
Homestead-Miami Speedway has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, and PanAmerican SuperBike
Since 2002, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR’s series: the Sprint 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 (currently the Xfinity Series) race, the last race of that season. Though the track itself has been considered to be aesthetically pleasing from the outset, initially the racing at Homestead was not considered very good. The track opened as a four-turn, rectangular-oval, based on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s layout, coincidental considering that circuit and Miami Beach were developed by Carl G. Fisher. However, due to its shorter distance, the track was not able to maintain the racing characteristics of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Instead, the sharp, flat turns and aprons made passing difficult and lowered overall speed. The geometry also created unfavorably severe crash angles. In 1996, track management attempted to correct the problems by widening the aprons of the turns by as much as 24 feet (7.3 m). The movie Super Speedway was shot at the speedway before the track was reconfigured to an oval. In the summer of 1997, an $8.2 million reconfiguration project changed the turns from a rectangle to a traditional, continuous turn oval.
In 2003, the track was reconfigured once again. The turns were changed from mostly flat to steep variable banking. In 2005, lights were installed to allow night racing for the first time.
Homestead-Miami Speedway Track Statistics
Road Course
2.2 miles with 13 turns / 9 lefts / 4 rights
Lap Record
Roger Hayden – 1:22.746 / Suzuki GSXR-1000 / September 21st, 2012
Ben Bostrom – 1:21.455 / March 2012 (Unofficial)
PanAmSBK Maximiliano Gerardo – 1:24.053 / July 24, 2022
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Track Address:
1 Ralph Sanchez Speedway Blvd
Homestead, FL 33035
305-230-5000
Directions:
From the North:
Florida Turnpike South to Exit 6 – 137th Ave (Speedway Blvd)
Take left (South) onto 137th ave (Speedway Blvd)
Follow 137 Ave (Speedway Blvd) until Palm Dr (SW 344th St).
Take left (East) onto Palm Dr (SW 344th ST) and make left at Gate 18 and proceed to guard shack
Registration and Tech inspection are in garage 22
From the South:
US 1 to E Palm Dr. (SW 344th St)
Continue on Palm Dr until Gate 18 and proceed to guard shack
