 |
| Kevin Harvick won the spring race at Dover in 2019. |
Rank
|
Driver
|
Races
|
Poles
|
Wins
|
Top Fives
|
Top 10s
|
DNFs
|
Average Finish
|
Driver Rating
| |
1
|
Kyle Busch
|
28
|
1
|
3
|
12
|
17
|
7
|
14.8
|
105.2
| |
2
|
Joey Logano
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
11
|
1
|
13.6
|
86.2
| |
3
|
Denny Hamlin
|
26
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
11
|
4
|
17.4
|
86.2
| |
4
|
Kevin Harvick
|
36
|
1
|
2
|
6
|
17
|
1
|
14.2
|
95.2
| |
5
|
Brad Keselowski
|
18
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
8
|
1
|
13.2
|
92.4
| |
6
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
26
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
14
|
2
|
13.0
|
97.8
| |
7
|
Chase Elliott
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
4.3
|
105
| |
8
|
Kurt Busch
|
37
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
11
|
7
|
17.9
|
90.0
| |
9
|
Ryan Blaney
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
20.0
|
80.2
| |
10
|
Clint Bowyer
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
1
|
13.3
|
89.8
| |
11
|
Aric Almirola
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
16.2
|
76.1
| |
12
|
Daniel Suarez
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
0
|
6.8
|
92.2
| |
13
|
Austin Dillon
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
20.9
|
70.2
| |
14
|
Ryan Newman
|
34
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
14
|
2
|
14.3
|
83.9
| |
15
|
Alex Bowman
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
29.5
|
54.2
| |
16
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
34
|
3
|
11
|
17
|
24
|
2
|
9.9
|
114.4
|
* – Based on last 28 races at Dover International Speedway (2005 – 2018).
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Top Five Leaders In Loop Data:
Dover International Speedway (Loop Data Era: 2005-Present)
Driver Rating
|
Average Running Position
|
Laps in The Top 15
| |||
Drivers
|
Driver Rating
|
Drivers
|
Avg. Running Pos.
|
Drivers
|
Laps in Top 15
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
114.4
|
Chase Elliott
|
8.240
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
9,331 (83.2%)
|
Kyle Busch
|
105.2
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
8.835
|
Kyle Busch
|
8,918 (79.5%)
|
Chase Elliott
|
105.0
|
Kyle Busch
|
10.364
|
Kevin Harvick
|
7,499 (66.8%)
|
Kyle Larson
|
99.1
|
Daniel Suarez
|
11.421
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
7,439 (71.4%)
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
97.8
|
Kyle Larson
|
11.510
|
Kurt Busch
|
7,224 (64.4%)
|
Laps Led
|
Quality Passes
|
Fastest Laps Run
| |||
Drivers
|
Laps Led
|
Drivers
|
Quality Passes
|
Drivers
|
Fastest Laps
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
2,710 (24.2%)
|
Kyle Busch
|
708
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
1,390 (12.4%)
|
Kevin Harvick
|
1,309 (11.7%)
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
637
|
Kevin Harvick
|
761 (6.8%)
|
Kyle Busch
|
1,209 (10.8%)
|
Kurt Busch
|
630
|
Kyle Busch
|
651 (5.8%)
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
745 (7.2%)
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
621
|
Martin Truex Jr.
|
577 (5.5%)
|
Kyle Larson
|
463 (11.5%)
|
Clint Bowyer
|
619
|
Kurt Busch
|
377 (3.4%)
|
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 International Speedway was held on July 6, 1969 – won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty (Ford).
· 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 98 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
· A total of 402 different drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 297 drivers have competed in more than one.
· Ricky Rudd leads the Monster Energy Series in starts at Dover International Speedway with 56; followed by NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin with 55.
· Kurt Busch leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Dover with 37; followed by Kevin Harvick with 36.
· A total of 66 different drivers have made their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career start at Dover International Speedway; four of the 66 are currently active - 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 Monster Energy Series in average starting position at Dover with a 2.2.
· Daniel Suarez (five starts) leads all active drivers in the series in average starting position at Dover with an 8.5.
Top 10 in Average Starting Position at Dover International Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
|
All-Time Driver
|
Avg. Starting Pos.
|
Starts
|
Rank
|
Active Driver
|
Avg. Starting Pos.
|
Starts
|
1
|
Bobby Isaac
|
2.200
|
5
|
1
|
Daniel Suarez
|
8.500
|
5
|
2
|
David Pearson
|
2.688
|
16
|
2
|
Kyle Larson
|
8.800
|
11
|
3
|
LeeRoy Yarbrough
|
4.500
|
2
|
3
|
Kyle Busch
|
9.143
|
29
|
4
|
Bobby Allison
|
6.400
|
35
|
4
|
Ryan Newman
|
10.588
|
35
|
5
|
Friday Hassler
|
6.500
|
2
|
5
|
Denny Hamlin
|
10.731
|
27
|
6
|
Cale Yarborough
|
7.000
|
20
|
6
|
Chase Elliott
|
10.833
|
7
|
7
|
Daniel Suarez
|
8.500
|
5
|
7
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
10.853
|
35
|
8
|
Ramo Stott
|
8.500
|
2
|
8
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
10.962
|
27
|
9
|
Rusty Wallace
|
8.795
|
44
|
9
|
Brad Keselowski
|
11.000
|
20
|
10
|
Kyle Larson
|
8.800
|
11
|
10
|
Erik Jones
|
11.000
|
5
|
Poles
· A total of 41 different Monster Energy Series drivers have won Busch poles at Dover International Speedway; eight of 41 are active this weekend.
Monster Energy Series
| ||
Active Pole Winners at Dover
| ||
Rank
|
Active Pole Winners
|
Poles
|
1
|
Ryan Newman
|
4
|
2
|
Denny Hamlin
|
3
|
3
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
3
|
4
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
3
|
5
|
Brad Keselowski
|
1
|
6
|
Kevin Harvick
|
1
|
7
|
Kyle Busch
|
1
|
8
|
Kyle Larson
|
1
|
· NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson leads the Monster Energy Series in poles at Dover with six poles (1969, 1973 sweep, 1974, 1975, 1981).
· Ryan Newman leads all active series drivers in poles at Dover with four poles (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
· David Pearson (Ford) won the inaugural Busch Pole Award at Dover in 1969 with a speed of 130.430 mph.
· 10 drivers have won consecutive poles at Dover: David Pearson (1973 sweep, spring 1974), Dave Marcis (fall 1975, spring 1976), Cale Yarborough (1980 sweep), Alan Kulwicki (fall 1987, spring 1988), Mark Martin (fall 1988, spring 1989), Bobby Labonte (fall 1996, spring 1997), Rusty Wallace (fall 1999, spring 2000), Jeremy Mayfield (2004 sweep), Ryan Newman (fall 2005, spring 2006), Denny Hamlin (fall 2012, spring 2013).
· Youngest Dover pole winner: Jeff Gordon (June 4, 1995 – 23 years, 10 months, 0 days).
· Oldest Dover pole winner: Mark Martin (June 1, 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), Matt Kenseth (06/02/02).
Wins
· A total of 36 different Monster Energy Series drivers have won at Dover International Speedway; eight of the 36 are active this weekend.
Monster Energy Series
| ||
Active Winners at Dover
| ||
Rank
|
Active Winners
|
Wins
|
1
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
11
|
2
|
Kyle Busch
|
3
|
3
|
Ryan Newman
|
3
|
4
|
Kevin Harvick
|
2
|
5
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
2
|
6
|
Brad Keselowski
|
1
|
7
|
Chase Elliott
|
1
|
8
|
Kurt Busch
|
1
|
· Jimmie Johnson leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Dover International Speedway with 11 victories (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 race winner: Chase Elliott (October 7, 2018 – 22 years, 10 months, 0 days).
· Oldest Dover race winner: Harry Gant (May 31, 1992 – 52 years, 4 months, 21 days).
· 13 of the 98 (13.3%) 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 (18) than any other starting position at Dover International Speedway.
Monster Energy Series Wins by Starting Positions at Dover International Speedway
Starting Position
|
Wins
|
Winning %
|
Starting Position
|
Wins
|
Winning %
|
1
|
13
|
13.27%
|
13
|
2
|
2.04%
|
2
|
18
|
18.37%
|
14
|
2
|
2.04%
|
3
|
13
|
13.27%
|
15
|
5
|
5.10%
|
4
|
7
|
7.14%
|
16
|
1
|
1.02%
|
5
|
5
|
5.10%
|
17
|
1
|
1.02%
|
6
|
4
|
4.08%
|
19
|
4
|
4.08%
|
7
|
4
|
4.08%
|
22
|
1
|
1.02%
|
8
|
5
|
5.10%
|
24
|
1
|
1.02%
|
9
|
1
|
1.02%
|
26
|
1
|
1.02%
|
10
|
6
|
6.12%
|
27
|
1
|
1.02%
|
11
|
2
|
2.04%
|
37
|
1
|
1.02%
|
Stats
|
Winning %
|
Wins
| |||
Winning from the First Starting Position:
|
13.27%
|
13
| |||
Winning from the Front Row:
|
31.63%
|
31
| |||
Winning from a Top-Five Starting Position:
|
57.14%
|
56
| |||
Winning from a Top-10 Starting Position:
|
77.55%
|
76
| |||
Winning After Starting Outside the Top 20:
|
5.10%
|
5
| |||
· 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 Monster Energy Series Dover winners, Kevin Harvick (29) and Kurt Busch (22) made 10 or more attempts before their first win.
· Clint Bowyer and Denny Hamlin lead the series among active drivers with the most starts at Dover without visiting Victory Lane at 26.
· A total of 27 different organizations have won in the Monster Energy Series at Dover International Speedway.
· Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins at Dover in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with 20 victories among six drivers: Jimmie Johnson (11), Jeff Gordon (five), Geoff Bodine (one), Ken Schrader (one), Ricky Rudd (one) and Chase Elliott (one).
· Nine different manufacturers have won in the Monster Energy Series at Dover; led by Chevrolet with 40 victories; followed by Ford with 26, Dodge (seven), Mercury (seven), Pontiac (six), Toyota (five), Buick (three), Oldsmobile (two) and Plymouth (two).
Additional Finishing Positions
· A total of 52 different drivers have finished runner-up in the Monster Energy Series at Dover International Speedway.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Dover with eight second-place finishes.
· Kyle Busch leads all active Monster Energy Series drivers in runner-up finishes at Dover with four.
Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Dover International Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
|
All-Time Drivers
|
Runner-Ups
|
Rank
|
Active Drivers
|
Runner-Ups
|
1
|
Mark Martin
|
8
|
1
|
Kyle Busch
|
4
|
2
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
5
|
2
|
Brad Keselowski
|
2
|
3
|
Bobby Allison
|
4
|
Kevin Harvick
|
2
| |
Cale Yarborough
|
4
|
Kyle Larson
|
2
| ||
David Pearson
|
4
|
5
|
Chase Elliott
|
1
| |
Jeff Gordon
|
4
|
Clint Bowyer
|
1
| ||
Kyle Busch
|
4
|
Denny Hamlin
|
1
| ||
Richard Petty
|
4
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
1
| ||
Ryan Newman
|
1
|
· A total of 94 different drivers have finished in the top-five in the Monster Energy Series at Dover International Speedway.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin leads the series in top-five finishes with 24 top fives.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in top-five finishes at Dover with 17.
Top Five in Top-Five Finishes at Dover International Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
|
All-Time Drivers
|
Top Fives
|
Rank
|
Active Drivers
|
Top Fives
|
1
|
Mark Martin
|
24
|
1
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
17
|
2
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
19
|
2
|
Kyle Busch
|
12
|
3
|
Bobby Allison
|
18
|
3
|
Kurt Busch
|
9
|
Jeff Gordon
|
18
|
4
|
Ryan Newman
|
7
| |
5
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
17
|
5
|
Kevin Harvick
|
6
|
Matt Kenseth
|
17
|
· A total of 155 different drivers have finished in the top-10 in the Monster Energy Series at Dover International Speedway.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin leads the series in top-10 finishes at Dover with 33 top 10s.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active series drivers in top-10 finishes at Dover with 24.
Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Dover International Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
|
All-Time Driver
|
Top 10s
|
Rank
|
Active Drivers
|
Top 10s
|
1
|
Mark Martin
|
33
|
1
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
24
|
2
|
Jeff Gordon
|
27
|
2
|
Kevin Harvick
|
17
|
3
|
Richard Petty
|
26
|
3
|
Kyle Busch
|
17
|
4
|
Ricky Rudd
|
26
|
4
|
Clint Bowyer
|
14
|
5
|
Bobby Allison
|
25
|
5
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
14
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
25
|
Ryan Newman
|
14
|
· Charlie Glotzbach (two starts) leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Dover International Speedway with a 2.5.
· Chase Elliott (six starts) leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Dover with a 4.3.
Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Dover international Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
|
All-Time Drivers
|
Average Finish
|
Starts
|
Rank
|
Active Drivers
|
Average Finish
|
Starts
|
1
|
Charlie Glotzbach
|
2.500
|
2
|
1
|
Chase Elliott
|
4.333
|
6
|
2
|
Chase Elliott
|
4.333
|
6
|
2
|
Daniel Suarez
|
6.750
|
4
|
3
|
Ramo Stott
|
6.000
|
2
|
3
|
Kyle Larson
|
8.500
|
10
|
4
|
Daniel Suarez
|
6.750
|
4
|
4
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
9.853
|
34
|
5
|
David Pearson
|
8.000
|
16
|
5
|
Erik Jones
|
12.250
|
4
|
6
|
Bill Dennis
|
8.500
|
2
|
6
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
13.000
|
26
|
7
|
Kyle Larson
|
8.500
|
10
|
7
|
Brad Keselowski
|
13.222
|
18
|
8
|
LeeRoy Yarbrough
|
9.000
|
2
|
8
|
Clint Bowyer
|
13.346
|
26
|
9
|
Bobby Allison
|
9.257
|
35
|
9
|
Joey Logano
|
13.550
|
20
|
10
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
9.853
|
34
|
10
|
Kevin Harvick
|
14.250
|
36
|
Track Specific Stats
· 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 margin of victory of 0.080 second.
Top Five Closest Margin of Victories at Dover International Speedway (MENCS):
Margin of Victory
|
Date
|
Winner
|
Runner-Up
|
0.080
|
9/25/2005
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Kyle Busch
|
0.091
|
6/1/1997
|
Ricky Rudd
|
Mark Martin
|
0.187
|
5/15/2016
|
Matt Kenseth
|
Kyle Larson
|
0.220
|
6/4/1995
|
Kyle Petty
|
Bobby Labonte
|
0.265
|
10/7/2018
|
Chase Elliott
|
Denny Hamlin
|
· There have been four Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races 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
|
400
|
404
|
4
|
Chase Elliott
|
10/7/2018
|
· None of the 98 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 1984, spring 2001, fall 2003, spring 2005, spring 2011, fall 2015, spring and fall of 2016, spring 2018.
· A total of 113 different drivers have led at least one lap in the Monster Energy Series at Dover International Speedway.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Dover with 3,105 laps led in 34 starts.
Top 10 in Laps Led at Dover International Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
|
All-Time Drivers
|
Led
|
Completed
|
%
|
Rank
|
Active Drivers
|
Led
|
Completed
|
%
|
1
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
3,105
|
13,366
|
23.2%
|
1
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
3,105
|
13,366
|
23.2%
|
2
|
Bobby Allison
|
2,802
|
15,586
|
18.0%
|
2
|
Kevin Harvick
|
1,442
|
14,226
|
10.1%
|
3
|
Jeff Gordon
|
2,396
|
18,788
|
12.8%
|
3
|
Kyle Busch
|
1,209
|
9,959
|
12.1%
|
4
|
Richard Petty
|
2,206
|
18,919
|
11.7%
|
4
|
Ryan Newman
|
849
|
13,418
|
6.3%
|
5
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
2,151
|
19,211
|
11.2%
|
5
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
745
|
10,119
|
7.4%
|
6
|
Bill Elliott
|
2,050
|
18,910
|
10.8%
|
6
|
Kyle Larson
|
463
|
4,009
|
11.5%
|
7
|
Cale Yarborough
|
2,049
|
8,502
|
24.1%
|
7
|
Kurt Busch
|
426
|
13,766
|
3.1%
|
8
|
David Pearson
|
2,041
|
6,346
|
32.2%
|
8
|
Brad Keselowski
|
336
|
6,825
|
4.9%
|
9
|
Mark Martin
|
1,769
|
22,118
|
8.0%
|
9
|
Denny Hamlin
|
276
|
9,677
|
2.9%
|
10
|
Harry Gant
|
1,727
|
12,038
|
14.3%
|
10
|
Chase Elliott
|
149
|
2,410
|
6.2%
|
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