Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. get ready to take the green flag at the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Drydene 400 at Dover International Speedway. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Dover Motor Speedway – DuraMAX Drydene 400
Five Past Dover Winners Looking To Cash In This Weekend
A total of 39 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Dover Motor Speedway; 22 of 39 drivers have won multiple times. Nine of those 39 NASCAR Cup Series Dover Motor Speedway winners are active this weekend. And, amongst those nine drivers are Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr, Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski and Kurt Busch who have yet to win this season.
Truex, Jr., who last won at Dover in 2019, has three stage wins which leads the series but is looking for that final stage win. The three time winner at this track is in the top three in most of the statistical categories among his competitors. This could be Martin’s weekend… or will it be a Hendrick Motorsports sweep?
Hendrick Motorsports has historically been strong at Dover. Three out of their four drivers have found victory lane at the Monster Mile with Alex Bowman being the defending champion of this race. William Byron has yet to capture the checkers but has three top tens and two top five finishes. Add the fact that he is one of the hottest drivers in the series right now and you likely will see those two at the front joined by Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson.
Schedule (all times eastern):
Practice: Saturday, April 30 10:30 a.m.
Busch Light Pole Qualifying – Saturday, April 30 11:15 a.m.
Raceday – Sunday, May 1 3:00pm on FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Track:
Season Race #: 11 of 36 (05-01-22)
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 Length: 120 laps
Stage 2 Length: 130 laps
Final Stage Length: 150 laps
Race Records & Results
Track qualifying record: Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 166.984 mph, 21.559 secs. Oct. 5, 2019
Track race record: Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 135.734 mph, (02:56:49), Oct. 6, 2019
2021 Pole Winner: Starting lineups were set by Metric Qualifying – Martin Truex Jr. started from the first position.
2021 Race Winner: Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 120.050 mph, (03:19:55), May 16, 2021
Top 5 In Points:
1 Chase Elliott 368
2 Ryan Blaney 347
3 Joey Logano 334
4 William Byron 312
5 Alex Bowman 309
Top Driver Stats:
DOVER-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
(Following statistics are Loop Data from 2005 – Present)
Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Team Penske Ford)
· Two top 10s
· Average Finish of 18.909, 13th-best
· Average Running Position of 14.214, 14th-best
· Driver Rating of 85.1, 12th-best
· 48 Fastest Laps Run, 17th-best
· 2,935 Laps in the Top 15 (69.4%), 11th-most
· 194 Quality Passes, 15th-most
Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
· Three wins, 13 top fives, 20 top 10s; one pole
· Average Finish of 14.242, 10th-best
· Average Running Position of 11.079, second-best
· Driver Rating of 101.9, second-best
· 726 Fastest Laps Run, third-best
· 10,076 Laps in the Top 15 (77.3%), series-most
· 862 Quality Passes, series-most
Kurt Busch (No. 45 23X1 Racing Toyota)
· One win, nine top fives, 12 top 10s
· Average Finish of 17.091, 12th-best
· Average Running Position of 13.973, 12th-best
· Driver Rating of 87.2, 11th-best
· 402 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-best
· 8,423 Laps in the Top 15 (64.6%), fourth-most
· 717 Quality Passes, fourth-most
William Byron (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
· Two top fives, three top 10s
· Average Finish of 12.857, seventh-best
· Average Running Position of 12.697, seventh-best
· Driver Rating of 88.1, ninth-best
· 63 Fastest Laps Run, 16th-best
· 1,669 Laps in the Top 15 (63.6%), 19th-most
· 143 Quality Passes, 19th-most
Cole Custer (No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)
· Two top 10s
· Average Finish of 10.333, second-best
· Average Running Position of 14.041, 13th-best
· Driver Rating of 82.6, 13th-best
· 7 Fastest Laps Run, 28th-best
· 609 Laps in the Top 15 (59.6%), 21st-most
· 64 Quality Passes, 23rd-most
Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
· One win, eight top fives, eight top 10s; one pole
· Average Finish of 10.545, third-best
· Average Running Position of 13.211, eighth-best
· Driver Rating of 93.8, fifth-best
· 247 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-best
· 3,296 Laps in the Top 15 (77.9%), 10th-most
· 273 Quality Passes, 10th-most
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
· One win, six top fives, 14 top 10s; four poles
· Average Finish of 16.290, 11th-best
· Average Running Position of 13.231, ninth-best
· Driver Rating of 89.5, eighth-best
· 323 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-best
· 8,031 Laps in the Top 15 (65.6%), fifth-most
· 706 Quality Passes, fifth-most
Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)
· Three wins, 10 top fives, 22 top 10s; one pole
· Average Finish of 12.121, fifth-best
· Average Running Position of 12.227, fifth-best
· Driver Rating of 98.9, fourth-best
· 960 Fastest Laps Run, series-best
· 9,272 Laps in the Top 15 (71.1%), second-most
· 742 Quality Passes, third-most
Brad Keselowski (No. 6 RFK Racing Ford)
· One win, five top fives, 10 top 10s; one pole
· Average Finish of 12.783, sixth-best
· Average Running Position of 11.422, fourth-best
· Driver Rating of 92.9, seventh-best
· 287 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-best
· 6,634 Laps in the Top 15 (73.4%), seventh-most
· 537 Quality Passes, eighth-most
Kyle Larson (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
· One win, seven top fives, 10 top 10s; one pole
· Average Finish of 7.000, series-best
· Average Running Position of 9.510, series-best
· Driver Rating of 106.5, series-best
· 428 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-best
· 4,113 Laps in the Top 15 (78.9%), ninth-most
· 302 Quality Passes, ninth-most
Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)
· Five top fives, 15 top 10s
· Average Finish of 13.240, ninth-best
· Average Running Position of 13.886, 10th-best
· Driver Rating of 87.3, 10th-best
· 184 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-best
· 6,932 Laps in the Top 15 (70.5%), sixth-most
· 638 Quality Passes, sixth-most
Martin Truex Jr (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
· Three wins, nine top fives, 18 top 10s; three poles
· Average Finish of 11.742, fourth-best
· Average Running Position of 11.139, third-best
· Driver Rating of 100.4, third-best
· 766 Fastest Laps Run, second-best
· 9,075 Laps in the Top 15 (74.2%), third-most
· 751 Quality Passes, second-most
