2021 Fantasy Auto Racing

Dixie Vodka 400: Power Rankings

Kyle Busch has a long history of success at Miami

By Mark Abell Feb 25, 2021, 2:00pm EST

Race Information

Race: Dixie Vodka 400
Laps: 267
Date: February 28th at 3:30pm
Venue: Homestead-Miami Speedway
2019 Winner: Denny Hamlin (3:08:06)
Network: Fox

Track

Homestead Miami Speedway — Home to the final race of the Monster Energy Cup Series (2002-2019), this 1.5 mile asphalt oval (1 of 4 on tour) speedway opened in 1995. The turns are 18-20 degrees in banking and the straightaways are 3 degrees. Sam Hornish set the track record here in 2006. The course features aqua, purple and silver colors, mimicking the nearby south beach ambiance. The stadium holds 46,000 seats and is perfectly in the middle for a tour course. It’s distance is average, it mimics many oval courses and opening when it did, it’s not an older course nor is it among the newest.

Favorites

Chase Elliott (first selection this year) — Elliott’s last three races at Homestead-Miami: 2nd, 7th and 5th. Enough said.

Kyle Busch (first selection this year) — Even in spite of serious obstacles last week, Busch was in threat a few times to be a top five finisher. He comes to Homestead this week where he has six consecutive top seven finishes.

High Risk/High Reward

William Byron (first selection this year) — Byron does well on these long oval type courses. He was 9th here last year and he placed 35th (wreck) and 12th at Darlington and 11th at New Hampshire which, while shorter, mimic the oval style course where drives really open up on the straightaways.

Aric Almirola (first selection this year) — Almirola fared 12th and 7th at Darlington, 5th at Homestead and 7th at New Hampshire. He topped this off with a 9th place finish in 2018 at Homestead.

The Dark Horse

Tyler Reddick (first selection this year) — Similar to Byron, Reddick really thrives on the oval courses, with a 7th and 13th place at Darlington, 4th at Homestead and 10th place at New Hampshire last year, he should be primed to succeed this weekend.

Fun Fact: Joe Gibbs racing has won the last two years at Homestead

2021 Results
Favorite: Avg Finish 19th (48th Percent)
High Risk/High Reward: Avg Finish 23^rd (56th Percent)
Dark Horse: Avg Finish 21st (53rd Percent)