Homestead-Miami Recap Review Scouting Report

2012 Homestead Qualifying Results

1. Joey Logano
2. Marcos Ambrose
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Carl Edwards
5. Aric Almirola
6. Clint Bowyer
7. Martin Truex Jr.
8. Kyle Busch
9. Mark Martin
10. Jimmie Johnson

Pre-race Notes

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. drove the #6 car.

Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Greg Biffle had to start in the back due to a practice wreck.

Due to Joey Logano having to start in the back Brad Keselowski essentially started on the pole.

Race Notes

Marcos Ambrose was the race starter and led the first 14 laps. His car was very good in the high-line and he hung tough early.

Kyle Busch was very good in the high-line and his car also worked well in the low-line.

Brad Keselowski was back in 5th on lap on lap 7.

Aric Almirola was very fast in the high-line around Homestead.

Kyle Busch passed Ambrose for the lead on lap 15 and proceeded to lead the next 35 laps.

Kyle Busch had a two second lead by lap 23.

Running order on lap 31 … 18,99,15,9,17,2,5,56,48,24 / 55,22,39,43,88

44 laps into the race Logano was in 20th, Hamlin was in 21st and Biffle was in 24th.

Running order 58 laps into the race … 18,99,15,17,56,9,48,2,5,24 / 55,43,22,39,27,88,1,78,29,20

During the first caution Keselowski had a slow pit stop and dropped from 7th to 13th.

Kyle Busch claimed to have engine problems 88 laps into the race.