JOSH BERRY – MOTORSPORT AMERICA FILE PHOTO
FORD PERFORMANCE HOMESTEAD-MIAMI NASCAR ADVANCE
Friday, March 21 — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 8 p.m. ET (FS1)
Saturday, March 22 — NASCAR Xfinity Series, 4 p.m. ET (CW)
Sunday, March 23 — NASCAR Cup Series, 3 p.m. ET (FS1)
Another NASCAR tripleheader is on tap for this weekend as
Homestead-Miami Speedway hosts all three national series for the only
time in 2025. Ford is tied for the most Cup Series wins at the facility
with eight, which includes a five-race winning streak from 2004-08.
Overall, the manufacturer has won 22 races in all three series combined
(8 NXS and 6 NCTS).
BERRY NETS FIRST CUP WIN
Josh Berry became the 20th driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race with
Wood Brothers Racing after taking the checkered flag first at Las Vegas
Motor Speedway. Berry led the final 16 laps in claiming his first series
victory and became the ninth first-time winner in team history, joining
founder Glen Wood, 1960; Tiny Lund, 1963; Kyle Petty, 1986; Dale
Jarrett, 1991; Elliott Sadler, 2001; Trevor Bayne, 2011; Ryan Blaney,
2017; and Harrison Burton, 2024. In addition, Berry became the 90th
different driver to win a Cup Series race with Ford Performance and the
first since Burton’s Daytona win last year.
A WIN TO REMEMBER
Joey Logano has only one NASCAR Cup Series win at Homestead-Miami
Speedway in 16 career starts, but it’s one he likely won’t ever
forget. That’s because it resulted in him winning the first of his
three championships when he captured the Ford Ecoboost 400 in 2018.
Logano led a race-high 80 laps, then powered ahead of Martin Truex Jr.
following a late restart with 14 laps remaining to pull away for the
win.
ONE MORE SPOT
Ryan Blaney comes into this weekend’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway
looking to erase the sting of last year when Tyler Reddick came out of
nowhere to nip him at the line in a photo finish. That represented the
second straight time Blaney finished second at the 1.5-mile track and
created a must-win scenario the following week at Martinsville Speedway,
which he successfully executed and advanced to the Championship 4.
KESELOWSKI UP FRONT
One driver to keep an eye on when it comes to qualifying at
Homestead-Miami Speedway is Brad Keselowski, who will be making his 18th
career NASCAR Cup Series start at the South Florida track. The Michigan
native has been automatic when it comes to starting in the top 10 at the
1.5-mile facility, posting 13 top-10 starts in the last 14 events. His
9.4 average starting position is the best at any track in which he has
started at least 10 times.
RYAN BLANEY ON FINISHING SECOND THE LAST TWO CUP RACES AT
HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY: “Last year, that was driver error of not
doing my job on the last lap and you just try to look back on those
things as far as that scenario of what would I do different, but as far
as our approach of the car and things like that, I think we’ve done a
really good job the last two years. It’s just a matter of trying to
keep putting yourself in position to win that race. I’d like to win
there. That’s a tough place to win at and we’ve had a good shot the
last two years. We just need to put it together.”
FIVE-YEAR WIN STREAK HIGHLIGHTS ROUSH HISTORY AT HMS
Car owner Jack Roush has had his share of success on intermediate
speedways, but his streak of winning seven times in nine years at
Homestead-Miami is arguably one of the best. Kurt Busch won the
organization’s first Cup race at the track in 2002 before Greg Biffle
won three straight from 2004-06. That was part of a five-year streak
that saw Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards go to victory lane in ’07 and
’08, respectively. Edwards eventually capped the run by winning for a
second time in 2010. Since then, Roush has celebrated NASCAR Xfinity
Series championships at the track, twice with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in
2011 and 2012, and once with Chris Buescher in 2015.
CUSTER ANOTHER HOMESTEAD WINNER
Homestead-Miami Speedway is sure to bring back good memories for Cole
Custer, who earned his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Homestead
in 2017. Custer, who narrowly missed advancing to the Championship 4 one
week earlier, dominated the finale as he led 182-of-200 laps. This will
mark his fourth NASCAR Cup Series start at the track and he’s still
looking for his first top 20 finish. Custer had four top 10 runs in six
career NXS events and had an average finish of 6.2.
MAYER AND HOMESTEAD
Haas Factory Team driver Sam Mayer will be making his first start at
Homestead-Miami Speedway with his new team, but he’s already produced
a solid body of work at the facility. One of his seven career series
wins came at HMS in 2023 and in three career starts, he has finished
fifth, first and ninth. That works out to an average finish of 5.0. The
2025 season has gotten off to a good start for Mayer, who has four
top 10 runs in the first five races and stands third in the overall
point standings.
BURTON AND HOMESTEAD
Harrison Burton and his AM Racing team have registered three top 10
finishes in their first five events together, including an eighth place
run last week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Burton, who has one of his
four career series wins at Homestead-Miami Speedway (2020), comes into
this weekend’s event 13th in points. He has four career NXS starts at
the track and has finished 10th or better three times. This will mark
his first series appearance since 2021.
MAJESKI AND CRAFTON CONSISTENT AT HOMESTEAD
Defending NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion and current points
leader Ty Majeski has made four starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway and
has four top 10 finishes, including a victory in 2022. Majeski, who has
an average finishing position of 5.5 at the track, capitalized on fuel
issues from some of his competitors last season to finish second.
Three-time champion Matt Crafton has also had his share of success at
HMS, posting a win and 14 top 10 finishes in 23 starts. He has finished
ninth or better in nine of the last 10 events at the track and has a
career finishing average of 10.1.
FORD’S NASCAR CUP SERIES WINNERS AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI
2002 – Kurt Busch
2004 – Greg Biffle
2005 – Greg Biffle
2006 – Greg Biffle
2007 – Matt Kenseth
2008 – Carl Edwards
2010 – Carl Edwards
2018 – Joey Logano
FORD’S NASCAR XFINITY SERIES WINNERS AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI
1995 – Dale Jarrett
1998 – Jeff Burton
2003 – Kasey Kahne
2006 – Matt Kenseth
2008 – Carl Edwards
2013 – Brad Keselowski
2017 – Cole Custer
2020 – Chase Briscoe (2)
FORD’S NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES WINNERS AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI
1996 – Dave Rezendes
1997 – Kenny Irwin Jr.
1998 – Rick Crawford
1999 – Mike Wallace
2006 – Mark Martin
2017 – Chase Briscoe