Ford 400 Driver Rankings - Homestead-Miami Speedway

Edwards has had a disappointing season after his numerous wins during 2008. He won this race last year and dominated, leading 157 laps. He is a great class A choice this weekend, especially since Johnson will most likely be taking it easy and trying to avoid any possible issues en route to the championship. Edwards has 3 top 5's and 4 top 10's (4 straight) in 5 career starts at Homestead.

Gordon has finished 4th in each of the last two races at Homestead, and has 8 top 10's in 10 career starts. Granted, the track was reconfigured to increase the banking and the cars have evolved, but two straight top 5's should keep him on your radar this weekend.

Kenseth won at this racetrack in 2007 and absolutely dominated, leading 214 out of 267 laps. He led another 73 laps last year and looked like a contender before problems relegated him to a 25th place finish. He's a good class A choice this weekend.

Martin has been great this season on the intermediate speedways, and was 9th the last time he competed at Homestead in 2007. He is in striking distance if Johnson has serious problems, and he will be hungry to take advantage of any misfortune on the part of the 48.

This ranking may shock you, but Harvick ran well at Atlanta this fall and was 2nd in Homestead last year. He has 6 top 10's in 8 career starts, and has 2 top 5's in his last 3 trips to Homestead-Miami.

Over the last three seasons, Hamlin has finishes of 3rd, 3rd, and 13th at Homestead-Miami. He is a great fantasy choice this weekend.

After three straight wins at Homestead, Biffle has been average over the past couple of seasons, with finishes of 13th and 18th. He isn't a top tier option this weekend.

Truex is coming off a strong run at Phoenix, and has improved on an inconsistent basis over the second half of the year. He has two straight top 10's at Homestead and is a borderline class B choice this weekend.

Kahne has once again been very fast this season on the 1.5 mile ovals. He was 6th in this race last season and 4th in 2006 after leading 90 laps. He was just 24th in 2007, but this is one of the better tracks to use him.

Johnson has 2 top 10's in his last 3 starts at Homestead, but was 15th last year. He does not have to dominate or win to take home the championship, and you should be wary of using him this weekend. He will not be looking for max points, but will look to mitigate any risk.

McMurray was 3rd in this race last season and 14th in 2007. He is not typically a great class B driver, but has had some recent success at Homestead.

The track has changed a lot since Stewart scored back to back wins at Homestead from 1999 to 2000. However, he scored a top 10 last year and has run well all season long. He's a mid-tier class B selection this weekend.