Ford 300

This article is about the current NASCAR race. For the 1963 automobile, see Ford 300 (1963).

Ford 300

Venue	Homestead-Miami Speedway
Sponsor	Ford
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)

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

• 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