Harvick, the threat of Joe Gibbs Racing?

The final of the Nascar Cup Series will be contested this Sunday in Homestead-Miami (Florida), which has hosted the final round of the season since 2002. Since 2017, the pressure has intensified with the implementation of the playoffs which allows for a title race to be played out between the 4 best drivers of the season in the last event of the championship. The candidate for the coronation obtaining the best result wins the title.

Si ce système a été critiqué, les faits de course ont joué à l’avantage des officiels puisque le vainqueur est à chaque fois devenu champion. C’est même le cas depuis 2014 avec Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr et Joey Logano. Denny Hamlin est ainsi le seul à ne pas avoir encore coiffé une première couronne en Nascar Cup Series. Le pilote de la Toyota n°11 s’est pourtant imposé sur l’ovale de 1,5 mile en 2009 et 2013.

Denny Hamlin has 14 starts in Miami. In addition to his two victories, he also finished 4 times in the Top 5 and 9 times in the Top 10.

Also with 14 starts on this oval, Martin Truex Jr only won once in 2017. He has 5 Top 5s and 9 Top 10s on this circuit to his credit.

Winner in 2015, Kyle Busch finished 4 times in the Top 5 and 7 times in the Top 10 in 14 starts.

But it is Kevin Harvick who seems to be performing the best in Miami. The resident of the Stewart-Haas Although he only has one victory to his credit obtained in 2014, he has finished ten times in the Top 5 and 16 times in the Top 10 in 18 starts. The most experienced of the contenders for the coronation therefore seems to have the potential to undermine the JGR which nevertheless monopolizes 3 of the 4 places.

The Nascar final in Miami will be broadcast live from 20:30 p.m. French time on Automoto la channel.