NASCAR Dover Sunday, May 9, 2021
DOVER NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
Halfway to Playoffs after Dover – 13th of 26 regular season races
Clint Bowyer: 30 Dover races – Best finish: 2nd (5/18)
Jeff Gordon: 5 Dover wins
Jamie McMurray: 32 Dover races – Best finish: 2nd (6/06)
Larry McReynolds: Best Dover finish: 2nd (6/94 & 9/97) – Ernie Irvan & Dale Earnhardt
Regan Smith: 14 Dover races – Best finish: 17th (10/11 & 9/12)
5/16/76: Benny Parsons won Dover
5/16/82: Bobby Allison won Dover
5/16/10: Kyle Busch won Dover
Dover wins: 9 Drivers – 17 Wins
Kyle Busch 3, Kevin Harvick 3, Ryan Newman 3, Martin Truex Jr. 3
Kurt Busch 1, Chase Elliott 1, Denny Hamlin 1, Brad Keselowski 1, Kyle Larson 1
1 Champion winless at Dover: Joey Logano (0 for 24)
Denny Hamlin:
Dover 8/22/20 winner – Started 2nd, Stage 1 & 2 winner, 115 laps led (most)
Kevin Harvick:
Dover 8/23/20 winner – Stage 1 & 2 winner, 6 times led for 223 laps (most), clinched regular season championship
2 Finished top 5 each Dover race last season – Kevin Harvick (4th & 1st), Martin Truex Jr. (2nd & 2nd)
5 Finished top 10 each Dover race last season –
Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano & Martin Truex Jr.
Kevin Harvick led most Dover laps last season – 223 Total laps led (108 More than 2nd-most Denny Hamlin)
Matt DiBenedetto only driver to lead both Dover races last season
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
Dover commitment line violations:
6/17: 1; 10/17: 1; 5/18: 0; 10/18: 0; 5/19: 0; 10/19: 0; 8/22/20: 0; 8/23/20: 0
3 of 4 Hendrick Motorsports drivers finished top 5 at Dover 8/23/20
Joe Gibbs Racing: Finished top 3 at Dover 8/22/20 – 206 of 311 laps led
3 of 4 Stewart-Haas Racing drivers finished top 10 at Dover 8/23/20
15 FOOT ELEVATION DROP INTO TURNS & 15 FOOT ELEVATION RISE OUT OF TURNS
24 FEET FROM BOTTOM OF BANKING TO TOP OF BANKING (COMPARE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE AT 8 FEET)
1-Kurt Busch: 1 Dover win (10/11) – Last win with Team Penske
2-Brad Keselowski: 1 Dover win (9/12) – Winless last 16 Dover races
2-Brad Keselowski: 5 Dover top 5 finishes – No top 5 finishes last 8 Dover races
4-Kevin Harvick won first Dover race in 30th try – 3 Wins last 11 Dover races
4-Kevin Harvick: 2 Wins last 6 Dover races – Finished 6th or better last 6 Dover races
4-Kevin Harvick: Finished 4th or better last 4 Dover races – 1 Win (8/23/20)
4-Kevin Harvick: Over 200 laps led 5 Dover races – 1666 Dover laps led
5-Kyle Larson: 1 Dover win (10/19) – 100th Dover Cup Series race
9-Chase Elliott: 1 Dover win (10/18) – 7 Top 5 finishes in 10 Dover races
11-Denny Hamlin won first Dover race in 29th try (8/22/20)
18-Kyle Busch: Finished 11th or better last 5 Dover races – 4 Top 10 finishes
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 4 Straight Dover top 2 finishes – 1 Win (5/19)
19-Martin Truex Jr.: 3 Dover wins – 3 Dover 2nd-place finishes
22-Joey Logano: Winless in 24 Dover races – Only 4 top 5 finishes (1 Top 5 finish in last 12 races)
38 Different winners in 102 Dover NASCAR Cup Series races
21 Champions won Dover – Bobby Isaac, Alan Kulwicki, Terry Labonte & Joey Logano only champions who raced at Dover & failed to win
Driver starting first winless last 20 Dover races
Pole won 13 of 102 Dover races – Last 2 by Jimmie Johnson (9/09 & 9/10)
Worst official starting position of Dover NASCAR Cup Series winner: 37th – Kyle Petty 6/4/95
*Jimmie Johnson started rear of field winning Dover 6/4/17
*Martin Truex Jr. started rear of field winning Dover 5/6/19
Drivers won first race of season 19 times at Dover – Only win of season for 8 drivers
4 Dover Overtime finishes (9/05, 5/15, 6/17 & 10/18) – Hendrick drivers won all 4 (Johnson 3 & Elliott 1)
Most laps led by Dover winner – 491 by Richard Petty 9/15/74
Most laps led by Dover winner (400 Lap race) – 381 by Jeff Gordon 6/3/01
Fewest laps led by Dover winner – 3 by Tony Stewart 6/2/13
Final lead change with 11 or fewer laps to go in 4 of last 8 Dover races
No Dover race settled by last lap pass
Last to win back-to-back Dover races: Jimmie Johnson 9/13 & 6/14 (Kevin Harvick won last Dover race)
14 Dover win streaks – 3 Won 3 straight
2 Won first career race at Dover – Jody Ridley 5/81 & Martin Truex Jr. 6/07
Hendrick Motorsports: 20 Dover wins (Most all-time) by 6 different drivers
Chevrolet leads all with 41 Dover wins
3 Won in their first Dover race: Richard Petty (7/6/69), Davey Allison (5/31/87) & Jimmie Johnson (6/2/02)
Most races before first Dover NASCAR Cup Series win: Kevin Harvick won in 30th try (10/15)
First Dover NASCAR Cup Series Race: July 6, 1969 (2 Days After Daytona Firecracker 400)
Winner: Richard Petty
First NASCAR Cup Series Race on Dover Concrete: June 4, 1995
Winner: Kyle Petty
First Dover 400-Mile Race: September 21, 1997
Winner: Mark Martin
Most consecutive Dover laps led – 461 by Richard Petty 9/15/74
Most laps ever led by Richard Petty in Cup Series race: 491 – Dover 9/15/74
Richard Petty won Dover in his 800th career race 9/16/79
Most laps run under green in a race: 500 – Dover 6/71 & Bristol 7/71
DOVER NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
50 Different winners in 74 Dover Xfinity Series races
13 in first 38 races scored their first career win at Dover – Last: Scott Wimmer 9/02 (No first-time winners last 36 races)
2 Won Dover NXS & NCS races in same weekend – Harry Gant 9/91 & Kyle Busch 5/10
8 Won Dover Xfinity Series race in first try including Dale Earnhardt Jr. 5/98
2 Finished top 5 each Dover races last season: Ross Chastain & Austin Cindric
Michael Annett passed for final lead change 2 of last 3 Dover races
Worst official starting position of Dover Xfinity Series winner: 36th – Jeff Burton 6/06
*Chase Briscoe started rear of field winning Dover 8/23/20
4 Dover Overtime finishes – Kyle Busch won 2
Leader at scheduled distance won all 4 Dover Overtime races
Joey Logano only driver to win 4 straight Dover races – 10 others won 2 straight Dover races
8 Dover races won by driver starting first
Most Dover laps led: 193 – Ryan Newman 9/05 (Winner)
Most Dover laps led by non-winner: 160 – Matt Kenseth 5/03 (Finished 4th)
Chase Briscoe led most laps 2 of last 3 Dover races – 1 Win (8/23/20)
Longest Dover NXS green-flag stretch: 160 Laps (9/13)
Stage 1 winner failed to win last 4 Dover races
Justin Allgaier won Stage 2 in 2 of last 3 Dover races – 1 Win (8/22/20)