The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2016 Top 16 at Dover International Speedway
Rank
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Driver
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Races
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Poles
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Wins
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Top Fives
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Top 10s
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DNFs
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Average Finish
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Driver Rating
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1
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Kevin Harvick
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30
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1
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1
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5
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14
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1
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14.3
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91.2
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2
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Kyle Busch
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22
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0
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2
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10
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14
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5
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14.6
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105.8
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3
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Carl Edwards
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23
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0
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1
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8
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12
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0
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10.8
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98.6
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4
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Jimmie Johnson
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28
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3
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10
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15
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20
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2
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9.1
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120.1
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5
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Kurt Busch
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31
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0
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1
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6
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8
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6
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18.6
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91.1
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6
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Brad Keselowski
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12
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1
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1
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4
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4
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0
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13.3
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89.8
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7
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Joey Logano
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14
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0
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0
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3
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9
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1
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13.4
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85.3
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8
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Austin Dillon
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5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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25.4
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66.6
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9
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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32
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1
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1
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7
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12
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1
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15.7
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82.7
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10
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Martin Truex Jr
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20
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2
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1
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1
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9
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2
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15.1
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91.2
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11
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Chase Elliott
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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0.0
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12
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Jamie McMurray
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26
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0
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0
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2
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7
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0
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17.3
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79.6
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13
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Denny Hamlin
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20
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3
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0
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3
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6
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3
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19.2
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84.7
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14
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Matt Kenseth
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34
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1
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2
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15
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22
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6
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13.4
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107.7
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15
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AJ Allmendinger
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16
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0
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0
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0
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3
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2
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23.2
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72.3
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16
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Ryan Blaney
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.0
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0.0
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* – Based on last 22 races at Dover International Speedway (2005 – 2015).
NASCAR Pre-Race Loop Data Leaders At Dover International Speedway
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Driver Rating
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Jimmie Johnson
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120.1
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Average Running Position
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Jimmie Johnson
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7.710
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Closer – Avg. Spots Gained
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Tony Stewart
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1.6
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Fastest Driver Early In The Run
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Jimmie Johnson
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147.625 mph
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Fastest Driver Late In The Run
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Jimmie Johnson
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143.239 mph
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Fastest Laps Run
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Jimmie Johnson
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13.7% (1,207 laps)
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Fastest On Restarts
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Jimmie Johnson
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145.250 mph
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Green Flag Passes
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Jamie McMurray
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1,020
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Quality Passes
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Carl Edwards
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572
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Green Flag Speed
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Jimmie Johnson
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144.881 mph
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Laps Led
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Jimmie Johnson
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29.6 (2,604 laps)
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Laps In The Top 15
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Jimmie Johnson
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85.2% (7,507 laps)
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*Loop Data was established in 2005; based on drivers with more than one start
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Dover International Speedway Data
Season Race #: 12 of 36 (05-15-16)
Track Size: 1-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 24 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 24 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 9 degree
Banking/Backstretch: 9 degree
Frontstretch Length: 1,076 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,076 feet
Race Length: 400 laps / 400 miles
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Dover
Jimmie Johnson........................ 120.1
Matt Kenseth............................. 107.7
Kyle Busch............................... 105.8
Carl Edwards.............................. 98.6
Kyle Larson................................ 98.1
Greg Biffle.................................. 95.4
Clint Bowyer............................... 92.5
Kevin Harvick.............................. 91.2
Martin Truex Jr............................ 91.2
Kurt Busch.................................. 91.1
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015 races (21 total) among active drivers at Dover Motor Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2015 pole winner:
Denny Hamlin, Toyota
160.121 mph, 22.483 secs. 05-29-15
2015 race winner:
Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
119.547 mph, (03:23:16), 05-31-15
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
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Dover International Speedway:
History
· The official opening of Dover International Speedway, then called Dover Downs International Speedway, was in 1969.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race 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.
Starts
· There have been 92 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway, one race in 1969 and 1970, two races per year since 1971.
· 386 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 282 in more than one.
· Ricky Rudd leads the series in starts at Dover with 56. Matt Kenseth leads all active drivers with 34 starts; followed by Tony Stewart with 33.
· 64 drivers have made their NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career first start at Dover International Speedway.
· Three NSCS active drivers have made their first career start at Dover International Speedway: Matt Kenseth(9/20/98), Kurt Busch (9/24/00) and David Ragan (9/24/06).
· Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Dover with a 9.786
Poles
· David Pearson won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Dover in 1969 with a speed of 130.430 mph.
· 39 drivers have Coors Light poles at Dover, led by David Pearson with six. Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in poles with four (2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007).
Poles
· Nine drivers have won consecutive Coors Light 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 Coors Light 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 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light pole at Dover International Speedway; only two active drivers have accomplished the feat: Matt Kenseth (06/02/02) and Michael Waltrip(06/03/1991).
Wins
· 35 different drivers have won at Dover International Speedway, led by Jimmie Johnson with 10 wins (2002 sweep, fall 2005, 2009 sweep, 2010 fall, spring 2012, fall 2013, spring of 2014 and spring of 2015).
· 12 drivers have posted consecutive wins at Dover International Speedway, including three consecutive byDavid 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 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with 18: Jimmie Johnson(10), Jeff Gordon (five), Geoff Bodine (one), Ken Schrader (one) and Ricky Rudd (one).
· Nine different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Dover; led by Chevrolet with 38 victories; followed byFord with 25 and Toyota with two.
· 13 of the 92 (14.1%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from the Coors Light pole; the two most recent were Jimmie Johnson in 2009 and 2010.
· The second-place starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (15) than any other starting position at Dover International Speedway.
· 28 of the 92 (30.4%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from the front row: 13 from the pole and 15 from second-place.
· 71 of the 92 (77.1%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Dover have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· 87 of the 92 (94.5%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Dover have been won from a top-20 starting position.
Wins
· Five of the 92 (5.4%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from a starting position outside the top 20 – most recently: Tony Stewart, spring 2013 (22nd-place starting position)
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Dover is 37th, by Kyle Petty in the spring of 1995.
· 11 of the 12 active NASCAR Sprint 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 12 active NSCS Dover winners Kurt Busch (22) and Matt Kenseth (14) made 10 or more attempts before their first win.
· Kevin Harvick leads the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Dover without visiting Victory Lane at 29.
· Two NASCAR Sprint 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).
Additional Finishing Positions
· Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Dover with eight; followed by Dale Earnhardt with five.Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart lead all active drivers with three each.
· Mark Martin leads the series in top-five finishes at Dover with 24; followed by Dale Earnhardt with 19. Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth lead all active drivers with 15 each.
· Mark Martin leads the series in top-10 finishes at Dover with 33; followed by Richard Petty, Ricky Rudd andJeff Gordon with 26 each. Matt Kenseth leads all active drivers with 22.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Dover with a 9.071.
Track / Event Specific
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover International Speedway was the September 25, 2005 race won by Jimmie Johnson over Kyle Buschwith a MOV of 0.08 second.
· There have been two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race resulting with a green-white-checkered finish at Dover International Speedway (Scheduled No. of Laps/Actual No. of Laps): fall of 2005 (400/404) and spring of 2015 (400/405).
· Not one of the 92 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions.
· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover International Speedway six times: fall of 1984, spring of 2001, fall of 2003, spring of 2005, spring of 2011 and fall of 2015.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Dover with 2,999 laps led in 28 starts.
Track / Event Specific
· If Jimmie Johnson leads one lap or more this weekend he will surpass the 3,000 laps led mark at Dover International Speedway, becoming the seventh driver in series history to lead 3,000 or more laps at a single track.
Female Competitors
· Two female drivers have competed at Dover International Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.
Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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Date
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Driver Rating
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Danica Patrick
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24
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21
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10/4/2015
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60.5
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Danica Patrick
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33
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15
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5/31/2015
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69.9
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Danica Patrick
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13
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25
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9/28/2014
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59.6
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Danica Patrick
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28
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23
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6/1/2014
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56.7
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Danica Patrick
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31
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29
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9/29/2013
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42.8
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Danica Patrick
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39
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24
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6/2/2013
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44
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Danica Patrick
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38
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28
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9/30/2012
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42
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Averages
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29.4
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23.6
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53.6
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Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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Date
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Janet Guthrie
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15
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11
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9/18/1977
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Janet Guthrie
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11
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33
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9/19/1976
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Averages
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13.0
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22.0
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NASCAR in Delaware
· There have been 92 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Delaware all at Dover International Speedway.
Track Name
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City
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NSCS
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Dover International Speedway
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Dover
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92
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· 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.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Tony Stewart
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48
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1
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Break the tie with Herb Thomas to become solely 13th on all-time wins list
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Matt Kenseth
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36
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1
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Tie Bobby Isaac and Kyle Busch for 19th on all-time wins list
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Kevin Harvick
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32
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1
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Tie Fireball Roberts for 22nd on all-time wins list
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Denny Hamlin
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Kurt Busch
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Carl Edwards
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Jimmie Johnson
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34
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1
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Tie Ned Jarrett for 19th on all-time poles list
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Denny Hamlin
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23
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1
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Tie Alan Kulwicki for 28th on all-time poles list
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Kevin Harvick
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46
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1
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Break the tie with Jimmie Johnson for 10th on all-time 2nd-place finishes list
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Tony Stewart
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182
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1
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Break the tie with Terry Labonte to become solely 17th on all-time top-five finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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320
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1
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Break the tie with Bill Elliott to become solely 13th on all-time top-10 finishes list
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Tony Stewart
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301
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1
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Break the tie with James Hylton to become solely 17th on all-time top-10 finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
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17,924
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76
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To become ninth NSCS driver all-time to lead 18,000 laps
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Tony Stewart
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12,795
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205
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To become 11th NSCS driver all-time to lead 13,000 laps
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Kyle Busch
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11,657
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343
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To become 14th NSCS driver all-time to lead 12,000 laps
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Matt Kenseth
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10,732
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268
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To become 16th NSCS driver all-time to lead 11,000 laps
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Kurt Busch
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8,812
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188
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To become 20th NSCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 laps
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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134
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1
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Tie Roush Fenway Racing (135) for third-most wins on all-time NSCS wins list
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Track Specific Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Jimmie Johnson
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10
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1
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To become just the third driver in NSCS history to win 11 or more races at a single track joining NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip.
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Ryan Newman
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4
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1
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Tie Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace for second-most NSCS poles at Dover.
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Team Penske
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8
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1
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Tie Roush Fenway Racing for the second-most NSCS wins at Dover
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