Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Dover International Speedway Tracks Facts: 2018 AAA 400 Drive for Autism

Jimmie Johnson has 11 wins at Dover.
THE MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES TOP 16 AT DOVER 
Rank
Driver
Races
Poles
Wins
Top Fives
Top 10s
DNFs
Average Finish
Driver Rating
 
 
1
Kyle Busch
26
1
3
12
16
6
14.2
105.8
 
2
Joey Logano
18
0
0
3
10
1
14.2
84.8
 
3
Kevin Harvick
34
1
1
5
15
1
14.9
91.6
 
4
Clint Bowyer
24
0
0
2
13
0
12.9
88.6
 
5
Kurt Busch
35
0
1
7
9
7
18.7
89.1
 
6
Brad Keselowski
16
1
1
5
7
1
13.6
89.8
 
7
Denny Hamlin
24
3
0
3
9
4
18.5
85.8
 
8
Ryan Blaney
4
0
0
0
1
0
25.2
72.5
 
9
Martin Truex Jr
24
3
2
4
13
2
13.3
97.2
 
10
Kyle Larson
8
0
0
4
6
0
7.9
102.6
 
11
Aric Almirola
11
0
0
2
3
1
17.0
73.1
 
12
Alex Bowman
4
0
0
0
0
1
31.5
41.6
 
13
Erik Jones
2
0
0
0
0
1
13.5
90.4
 
14
Jimmie Johnson
32
3
11
17
23
2
9.1
118
 
15
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
11
0
0
0
1
2
20.9
66.9
 
16
Ryan Newman
32
4
3
7
14
2
13.6
85.8
 
* – Based on last 26 races at Dover International Speedway (2005 – 2017).


The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2018 Top Loop Data Leaders

Dover International Speedway
Statistical Categories:
Leaders
Loop Data
Driver Rating
Jimmie Johnson
118.0
Average Running Position
Jimmie Johnson
7.716
Laps Led
Jimmie Johnson
2,710 laps (26%)
Laps in the Top 15
Jimmie Johnson
85.8% (8,935 laps)
Fastest Laps Run
Jimmie Johnson
1,369 laps (13.1%)
Green Flag Passes
Jamie McMurray
1,191
Quality Passes
Kyle Busch
653
Green Flag Speed
Jimmie Johnson
145.215 mph
* The above stats are based on Loop Data from 2005 - 2017

Dover International Speedway Data
Season Race #: 11 of 36 (05-06-18)
Track Size: 1-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 24 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 24 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 9 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 9 degrees
Frontstretch Length:  1,076 feet
Backstretch Length:  1,076 feet
Race Length: 400 laps / 400 miles
Stage 1 and 2 Length: 120 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 160 laps

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Dover
Jimmie Johnson........................ 118.0
Chase Elliott............................. 107.6
Kyle Busch............................... 105.8
Kyle Larson.............................. 102.6
Martin Truex Jr........................... 97.2
Daniel Suarez............................. 92.7
Kevin Harvick............................. 91.6
Erik Jones.................................. 90.4
Brad Keselowski......................... 89.8
Kurt Busch................................. 89.1
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2017 races (26 total) among active drivers at Dover Motor Speedway.

Qualifying/Race Data
2017 pole winner:
Kyle Busch, Toyota
158.954 mph, 22.648 secs. 06-05-17

2017 race winner:
Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
104.955 mph, (03:52:06), 06-07-17

Track qualifying record:
Brad Keselowski, Ford
164.444 mph, 21.892 secs. 05-30-14

Track race record:
Mark Martin, Ford
132.719 mph, (03:00:50), 09-21-97


Dover International Speedway:
History
·        The official opening of Dover International Speedway, then called Dover Downs International Speedway, was in 1969.
·        The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover was held on July 6, 1969 – won by Richard Petty.
·        The first two races at Dover were 300 miles. The race length was changed to 500 miles in 1971.
·        The track surface was changed to concrete in 1995.
·        The race length was changed to 400 miles beginning with the second race in 1997.
·        The track name was changed to Dover International Speedway in 2002.
·        There have been 96 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway, one race per year in 1969 and 1970, two races per year since 1971.
Starts
·        399 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 291 in more than one.
·        Ricky Rudd leads the series in starts at Dover with 56.
·        Kurt Busch leads all active drivers with 35 starts at Dover; followed by Kevin Harvick with 34.
·        66 drivers have made their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career start at Dover International Speedway.
·        Four Monster Energy Series active drivers have made their first career start at Dover International Speedway: Kurt Busch (09/24/00), David Ragan (09/24/06) Ross Chastain (06/04/17) and Ryan Sieg (06/04/17).
·        Bobby Isaac (five starts) leads the series in average starting position at Dover with a 2.2.
·        Daniel Suarez (two starts) leads all active drivers in the series in average starting position at Dover with a 4.0; followed by Erik Jones (8.5), Kyle Larson (9.6), Kyle Busch (9.7) and Ryan Newman (10.1).
 
Poles
·        David Pearson (Ford) won the inaugural Busch Pole Award at Dover in 1969 with a speed of 130.430 mph. 
·        A total of 40 different Monster Energy Series drivers have won Busch poles at Dover, led by David Pearsonwith six; followed by Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace (five each).  
·        Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in Busch poles at Dover with four.
·        Nine drivers have won consecutive poles at Dover. David Pearson holds the record for most consecutive poles at Dover with three; from 1973 to the spring race of 1974.
·        Two active drivers have posted consecutive poles at Dover: Ryan Newman (fall 2005 and spring 2006), and Denny Hamlin (fall 2012 and spring 2013).
·        Youngest Dover pole winner: Jeff Gordon (06/04/1995 – 23 years, 10 months, 0 days).
·        Oldest Dover pole winner: Mark Martin (06/01/2012 – 53 years, 4 months, 23 days).
·        Five drivers have posted their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch pole at Dover International Speedway – J.D. McDuffie (09/17/1978), Joe Ruttman (05/15/1983), Dick Trickle (06/031990), Michael Waltrip (06/03/1991); and the only active driver to accomplish the feat – Matt Kenseth (06/02/02).
Wins
·        A total of 35 different Monster Energy Series drivers have won at Dover International Speedway, led by Jimmie Johnson with 11 wins (2002 sweep, 2005 Playoffs, 2009 sweep, 2010 Playoffs, Spring of 2012, 2013 Playoffs, Spring of 2014, Spring of 2015 and Spring of 2017). 
·        12 drivers have posted consecutive wins at Dover International Speedway, including three consecutive by David Pearson (fall 1972 and 1973 sweep), Rusty Wallace (fall 1993 and 1994 sweep) and Jeff Gordon (fall 1995 and 1996 sweep).
·        Youngest Dover winner: Kyle Busch (06/01/2008 – 23 years, 0 months, 30 days).
·        Oldest Dover winner: Harry Gant (05/31/1992 – 52 years, 4 months, 21 days).
·        Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins at Dover in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with 19: Jimmie Johnson (11), Jeff Gordon (five), Geoff Bodine (one), Ken Schrader (one) and Ricky Rudd (one). 
·        Nine different manufacturers have won in the MENCS at Dover; led by Chevrolet with 39 victories; followed by Ford with 25 and Toyota with five.
·        13 of the 95 (13.7%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Dover have been won from the Busch pole; the two most recent were by Jimmie Johnson in 2009 and 2010.
·        The second-place starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (17) than any other starting position at Dover International Speedway.    
·        57% of the Monster Energy Series winners at Dover start in the top five.
·        The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Dover is 37th, by Kyle Petty in the spring of 1995.
·        The deepest in the field that an active race winner has started at Dover is 26th, by Martin Truex Jr. in the spring of 2007.
·        Two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted their first career win at Dover International Speedway: Martin Truex Jr. (06/04/07) and Jody Ridley (5/17/81).
·        Seven of the eight active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners at Dover International Speedway participated in at least one or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Jimmie Johnson won at Dover in his first two appearances.     
·        Among the eight active MENCS Dover winners, Kevin Harvick (29) and Kurt Busch (22) made 10 or more attempts before their first win.
·        Jamie McMurray leads the series among active drivers with the most starts at Dover without visiting Victory Lane at 30.
·        Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Dover with eight; followed by Dale Earnhardt with five. Kyle Busch leads all active drivers with four runner-up finishes.
·        Mark Martin leads the series in top-five finishes at Dover with 24; followed by Dale Earnhardt with 19. Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 17 top fives at Dover. 
·        Mark Martin leads the series in top-10 finishes at Dover with 33; followed by Jeff Gordon with 27. Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 23 top 10s at Dover. 
·        Charlie Glotzbach (two starts) leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Dover with a 2.5.
·        Of drivers with more than 10 starts at Dover, David Pearson leads the series in average finish with an 8.0 in 16 starts.
·        Chase Elliott (four starts) leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Dover with a 3.3.
·        Since the advent of electronic scoring, the closest Margin of Victory (MOV) in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Dover International Speedway was the September 25, 2005 race, won by Jimmie Johnson over Kyle Busch with a MOV of 0.080 second.
Top Five Closest Margin of Victories at Dover in the MENCS:
Margin of Victory
Winner
Runner-Up
Date
0.080
Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Busch
9/25/2005
0.091
Ricky Rudd
Mark Martin
6/1/1997
0.187
Matt Kenseth
Kyle Larson
5/15/2016
0.220
Kyle Petty
Bobby Labonte
6/4/1995
0.340
Rusty Wallace
Ernie Irvan
6/5/1994

·        There have been three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race resulting in NASCAR Overtime at Dover International Speedway:
Scheduled No. Of Laps
Actual No. Of Laps
Overtime Laps
Race Winner
Date
400
406
6
Jimmie Johnson
6/4/2017
400
405
5
Jimmie Johnson
5/31/2015
400
404
4
Jimmie Johnson
9/25/2005

·        None of the 96 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions.   
·        Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Dover International Speedway nine times: Fall of 1984, Spring of 2001, Fall of 2003, Spring of 2005, Spring of 2011, fall of 2015, Spring and Fall of 2016 and Spring of 2017.  
·        Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Dover with 3,105 laps led in 32 starts.
·        Top five active series Dover lap leaders: Jimmie Johnson (3,105), Kyle Busch (1,188), Kevin Harvick (955), Ryan Newman (849), Martin Truex Jr. (745).

Female Competitors
·        Two female drivers have competed at Dover International Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.
Driver
Starting Position
Finishing Position
Date
Danica Patrick
24
18
10/1/2017
Danica Patrick
31
10
6/4/2017
Danica Patrick
24
28
10/2/2016
Danica Patrick
31
13
5/15/2016
Danica Patrick
24
21
10/4/2015
Danica Patrick
33
15
5/31/2015
Danica Patrick
13
25
9/28/2014
Danica Patrick
28
23
6/1/2014
Danica Patrick
31
29
9/29/2013
Danica Patrick
39
24
6/2/2013
Danica Patrick
38
28
9/30/2012
Averages
28.7
21.3

    
Driver
Starting Position
Finishing Position
Date
Janet Guthrie
15
11
9/18/1977
Janet Guthrie
11
33
9/19/1976
Averages
13.0
22.0
 

NASCAR in Delaware
·        A total of 180 NASCAR national series races have been held in the state of Delaware - all at Dover International Speedway.
Track Name
City
MENCS
NXS
NCWTS
TOTAL
Dover International Speedway
Dover
96
68
18
182

Delaware Drivers in NASCAR
·        Nine drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Delaware; none of the nine have recorded a victory in NASCAR national series competition.
Driver
MENCS
NXS
NCWTS
Combined Starts Total
Joe Phipps
9
0
0
9
CJ Faison
0
2
3
5
Eddie Pettyjohn
4
0
0
4
Russell Bennett
2
0
0
2
A.J. Cox
2
0
0
2
Eddie Dickerson
2
0
0
2
Lou Johnson
2
0
0
2
Joe Martin
1
0
0
1
Ray Sherman
1
0
0
1


Date
Track
Busch Pole
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Race Winner
OEM
2/18/2018
Daytona
Alex Bowman
Kurt Busch
Ryan Blaney
N/A
Austin Dillon
Chevrolet
2/25/2018
Atlanta
Kyle Busch
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/4/2018
Las Vegas
Ryan Blaney
Kevin Harvick
Kevin Harvick
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/11/2018
ISM
Martin Truex Jr
Kyle Busch
Kurt Busch
N/A
Kevin Harvick
Ford
3/18/2018
Auto Club
Martin Truex Jr
Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr.
N/A
Martin Truex Jr
Toyota
3/26/2018
Martinsville
None-Weather
Denny Hamlin
Ryan Blaney 
N/A
Clint Bowyer 
Ford 
4/8/2018
Texas
Kurt Busch
Kevin Harvick
Kyle Busch
N/A
Kyle Busch
Toyota
4/15/2018
Bristol
Kyle Busch
Brad Keselowski
Brad Keselowski
N/A
Kyle Busch
Toyota
4/21/2018
Richmond
Martin Truex Jr.
Joey Logano
Joey Logano
N/A
Kyle Busch
Toyota
4/29/2018
Talladega
Kevin Harvick
Brad Keselowski
Paul Menard
N/A
Joey Logano
Ford
5/6/2018
Dover
      
5/12/2018
Kansas






5/19/2018
All-Star Open
      
5/19/2018
All-Star Race






5/27/2018
Charlotte
      
6/3/2018
Pocono






6/10/2018
Michigan
      
6/24/2018
Sonoma






7/1/2018
Chicagoland
      
7/7/2018
Daytona






7/14/2018
Kentucky
      
7/22/2018
New Hampshire






7/29/2018
Pocono
      
8/5/2018
Watkins Glen






8/12/2018
Michigan
      
8/18/2018
Bristol






9/2/2018
Darlington
      
9/9/2018
Indianapolis






9/16/2018
Las Vegas
      
9/22/2018
Richmond






9/30/2018
Charlotte
      
10/7/2018
Dover






10/14/2018
Talladega
      
10/21/2018
Kansas






10/28/2018
Martinsville
      
11/4/2018
Texas






11/11/2018
ISM
      
11/18/2018
Homestead









Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Milestones
STARTS
Driver: Erik Jones
Has
Needs
Milestone:
49
1
Jones will become the 286th driver to make 50 or more Monster Energy Series starts.
Driver: Daniel Suarez
Has
Needs
Milestone:
46
4
Suarez will become the 287th driver to make 50 or more Monster Energy Series starts.
WINS
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
83
1
Tie Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip for fourth on the all-time series wins list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
46
2
Tie Herb Thomas (48) for 14th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
Driver: Kevin Harvick
Has
Needs
Milestone:
40
4
Tie Bill Elliott (44) for 16th on the all-time MENCS wins list.
Driver: Denny Hamlin
Has
Needs
Milestone:
31
1
To tie Dale Jarrett for 24th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
Driver: Kurt Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
29
2
Tie Denny Hamlin for 25th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
POLES
Driver: Ryan Newman
Has
Needs
Milestone:
51
3
Tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
35
1
To tie Rusty Wallace for 18th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
29
2
To tie Fonty Flock for 23rd on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
Driver: Kasey Kahne
Has
Needs
Milestone:
27
2
To tie Kyle Busch and Ricky Rudd for 25th on the all-time Monster Energy Series poles list.



Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Milestones
Second-Place Finishes
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
46
2
Tie Lee Petty for 11th on the all-time series second-place finishes list.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
43
1
Tie Tony Stewart for 13th on the all-time series second-place finishes list.
Top 10s
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
249
1
To become the 26th series driver all-time to post 250 or more top 10s
Laps Led
Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Has
Needs
Milestone:
18,663
337
To become the ninth driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 19,000 laps.
Driver: Kyle Busch
Has
Needs
Milestone:
14,878
122
To become the 10th driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 15,000 laps.
Driver: Kevin Harvick
Has
Needs
Milestone:
11,631
369
To become the 15th driver all-time in the MENCS to lead 12,000 laps.
Driver: Martin Truex Jr.
Has
Needs
Milestone:
6,783
217
To become the 29th driver all-time in the MENCS to lead 7,000 laps.



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