NASCAR Dover Sunday, April 21, 2024
Dover NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
106th Dover race – First race: 1969
400 Laps – 400 Miles – Stages: 120 / 130 / 150
6 Different winners last 6 Dover races –
Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott & Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr. 2023 Dover winner
Started 17th, finished 9th in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, first lead on lap 332, 68 of final 69 laps led, 3rd Monday Dover win
Christopher Bell: 2 Straight Dover top 10 finishes – Finished 21st or worse previous 3 races
Ryan Blaney: Finished 3rd at 2023 Dover – Only top 5 finish in 13 races
Chris Buescher: 2 Straight Dover top 10 finishes – Finished 14th or worse previous 11 races
William Byron: 221 Dover laps led – 193 Laps led last season
Ross Chastain: 2 Straight Dover top 3 finishes – Finished 15th or worse previous 7 Dover races
Chase Elliott: 2022 Dover winner – Ended 26-race winless streak
Martin Truex Jr.: 2023 Dover winner – Ended 54-race winless streak
Martin Truex Jr.: 2023 Dover winner – First of 3 wins last season
Last to win back-to-back Dover races: Jimmie Johnson 9/13 & 6/14 (Martin Truex Jr. won last Dover race)
Alex Bowman: 300th NASCAR Cup Series race
Justin Haley 25-years-old April 28th
Drivers won first race of season 21 times at Dover – Only win of season for 8 drivers
Hendrick Motorsports: 22 Dover wins (Most all-time) by 7 different drivers
Driver starting first winless last 23 Dover races
2 Won first career race at Dover – Jody Ridley 5/81 & Martin Truex Jr. 6/07
Dover pit road speeding penalties:
6/17: 7; 10/17: 1; 5/18: 3; 10/18: 7; 5/19: 2; 10/19: 11; 8/22/20: 3; 8/23/20: 3; 2021: 9; 2022: 8; 2023: 7
Dover NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights
78th Dover race – First race: 1982
200 Laps – 200 Miles – Stages: 45 / 45 / 110
Dover wins:
Joe Gibbs Racing: 14; JR Motorsports: 5; Richard Childress Racing: 3; Stewart-Haas Racing: 2; Kaulig Racing: 0
53 Different winners in 77 Dover Xfinity Series races – 35 Drivers won 1 Dover race
7 Different winners last 7 Dover races –
Christopher Bell, Cole Custer, Justin Allgaier, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric, Josh Berry & Ryan Truex
14 Won first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Dover
13 in first 38 races scored their first career win at Dover –
1 Won for first time in career last 39 Dover races (2023 Ryan Truex)
8 Won Dover Xfinity Series race in first try including Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5/98
Ryan Truex only driver to win Dover Stage 1, 2 & race – 2023
All 3 Joe Gibbs Racing drivers finished 6th or better 2023 Dover – Ryan Truex winner
All 4 JR Motorsports drivers finished 9th or better 2023 Dover – No laps led
Brothers swept Dover NXS & NCS races same weekend twice –
6/94 – Mike Wallace (NXS), Rusty Wallace (NCS) & 2023 Ryan Truex (NXS), Martin Truex Jr. (NCS)