DODGE AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY
• Dodge has one Nationwide Series win at Homestead: Ryan Newman (2005).
• Dodge has one pole (Newman in ’05). Newman is the only driver to win from the pole in 16 Nationwide races.
• Dodge has five top-five and seven top-10 finishes at HMS.
DODGE IN THE NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES
• Dodge is fielding two entries in the Nationwide Series this season with Penske Racing. Sam Hornish Jr. joins Brad Keselowski for a limited schedule. Hornish will make his 13th Nationwide start of the year at Phoenix.
• The one-two finish at PIR was the first for Dodge in the NNS since 2010 at Bristol (Justin Allgaier, Keselowski).
• Dodge has 40 wins in the Nationwide Series, seven in 2010 and five this season.
BRAD KESELOWSKI No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge Challenger R/T
Career Stats: Starts: 167 Wins: 16 Top Fives: 72 Top 10s: 102 Poles: 11 Laps Led: 2,688
2011 Season Stats: Starts: 28 Wins: 4 Top Fives: 13 Top 10s: 20 Poles: 3 Laps Led: 840
Homestead-Miami Speedway Stats: Starts: 5 Wins: 0 Top Fives: 2 Top 10s: 2 Laps Led: 20
• Has two top-five finishes in last three races at HMS. Best finish is third-place (twice, most recently in 2010).
• Qualified eighth or better in the last three races at Homestead.
• Owns seven top-10 finishes in last eight Nationwide starts, including six straight.
• Has qualified eighth or better in 11 consecutive races.
• Completed all but one possible lap in 13 of last 14 starts (2,704 of 2,705) – 99.96 percent.
SAM HORNISH JR. No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger R/T
Career Stats: Starts: 32 Wins: 1 Top Fives: 2 Top 10s: 5 Poles: 0 Laps Led: 112
2011 Season Stats: Starts: 11 Wins: 1 Top Fives: 2 Top 10s: 5 Poles: 0 Laps Led: 104
• Scored first Nationwide victory at Phoenix, edging teammate Brad Keselowski by .553 seconds. Win came in his third NNS start at PIR. Led once for 62 laps, most in a race this season.
• Will be making his fourth Nationwide start at Homestead this weekend.
• Other top-five finish (fifth-place) this season came at Chicagoland (race No. 28).
KESELOWSKI ON HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY: “Championships are very special and winning the 2010 Nationwide Series title will definitely go down as one of the highlights of my racing career. It was the culmination of a dream. The fact that it was the first NASCAR championship for Penske Racing just adds another layer to it. I think we’ve built a very formidable Nationwide Series team at Penske Racing over the last couple of years. I think we showed that last weekend at Phoenix where Sam (Hornish Jr.) and I ran one-two. It’s a series that really means a lot to me. I was proud to represent it as its champion this year.” Brad Keselowski, No. 22 Discount Tire Dodge
SAM SAYS “I’ve always enjoyed coming to Homestead – it has been one of my favorite places for many years. The way that you get into the corners is unlike anywhere else we go. It’s a very unique track and a great place to have the final race of the season. Coming off of last weekend’s victory, I couldn’t be happier to be representing the Alliance Truck Parts brand and I look forward to our continued success this weekend as well as going into the 2012 season.” Sam Hornish Jr., driver, No. 12 Alliance Truck Parts Dodge Challenger R/T
