5-HOUR ENERGY 200 - DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Nationwide Series Race #11 of 34 for the 2011 season
Last Race - Darlington
Next Race - Iowa
Edwards wins at Dover: #60-Carl Edwards won the 5-Hour Energy 200 at Dover International Speedway for his 3rd win of the year and the 32nd of his career. The race ended under caution after #20-Joey Logano, while leading, got loose coming off turn 4 to take the white flag during the second green-white-checkered attempt. Several cars were caught in the accident on the frontstretch, forcing NASCAR to throw the caution. #18-Kyle Busch suffered damage but held on to finish second. The rest of the top 10 were: #32-Reed Sorenson, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #64-David Retuimann, #2-Elliott Sadler, #09-Kelly Wallace, #30-James Buescher, #88-Aric Almirola, and #01-Mike Wallace. There were 9 cautions for 48 laps and 14 lead changes among 7 leaders. The race was red flagged for rain once for just over 28 minutes. The estimated attendance was 28,000. Complete results are posted on the Dover race results page. (5-14-2011)
Dover Race Fast Facts:
Carl Edwards won the 30th Annual 5-hour ENERGY 200, his 32nd victory in 222 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
Edwards breaks a tie with NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee Jack Ingram on the all-time wins list. He is now alone in fourth.
This is his third victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2011.
This is his second victory and 10th top-10 finish in 13 races at Dover International Speedway.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 14 races at Dover International Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2011.
Reed Sorenson (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in ten races at Dover International Speedway.
Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 10 points over Reed Sorenson.
(NASCAR Statistics)(5-14-2011)
Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Dover and their finish
Caution 1: none, no one on track a lap or more down
Caution 2: #41-Long, 34th
Caution 3: #41-Long (2), 34th
Caution 4: #70-Setzer, 28th
Caution 5: #87-Nemechek, 19th
Caution 6: #01-Wallace, 10th
Caution 7: #66-Wallace, 16th
Caution 8: #01-Wallace (2), 10th
(NASCAR PR)(5-14-2011)
Driver standings following Dover:
1) #2-Elliott Sadler 379
2) #32-Reed Sorenson 369 -10
3) #38-Jason Leffler 364 -15
4) #16-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 363 -16
5) #31-Justin Allgaier 361 -18
6) #88-Aric Almirola 339 -40
7) #09-Kenny Wallace 317 -62
8) #11-Brian Scott 286 -93
9) #66-Steve Wallace 282 -97
10) #7-Josh Wise 274 -105
Complete standings are posted on the driver standings page.(5-14-2011)
Owner Standings following Dover are posted. The top 30 in owners points are locked in at Iowa. The #40 Key Motorsports team fell out and the #14-McClure/Bliss/TriStar team moved back in.(5-14-2011)
Qualifying rained out; Edwards on pole at Dover: #60-Carl Edwards will start from the pole for the 5-Hour Energy 200 at Dover International Speedway after qualifying was rained out. #6-Ricky Stenhousr, Jr. will start second. The rest of the top 10: #33-Clint Bowyer, #31-Justin Allgaier, #16-Kevin Swindell, #22-Brad Keselowski, #11-Brian Scott, #2-Elliott Sadler, #38-Jason Leffler, and #32-Reed Soreson. The teams of #68-Matt Carter, #74-Mike Harmon, and #75-Johnny Chapman withdrew in a deal to get #64-David Reutimann into the field so there were no DNQs. The starting lineup is posted on the Dover starting lineup page.(5-14-2011)
Edwards fastest in happy hour: #60-Carl Edwards was quickest during the only practice session at Dover International Speedway with a speed of 154.387mph. He was followed by: #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #33-Clint Bowyer, #31-Justin Allgaier, #16-Kevin Swindell, #22-Brad Keselowski/Parker Kligerman, #11-Brian Scott, #2-Elliott Sadler, #38-Jason Leffler, and #32-Reed Sorenson. Slowest were: #04-Charles Lewandoski, #74-Mike Harmon, and #13-Jennifer Jo Cobb. Parker Kligerman practiced the #22 for Brad Keselowski, who is not feeling well. Complete results are posted on the Dover practice results page.(5-13-2011)
Entry List:There are 46 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday's 5-Hour Energy 200 at Dover International Speedway. Some notes:
Brad Teague is enterd in the Johnny Davis #0;
Charles Lewandoski will drive the #04, a second car for Go Green Racing;
Jennifer Jo Cobb returns in her #13;
Alex Kennedy will drive the #23 for R3 Motrosports;
Danny Efland returns to the #39;
Kevin Lepage remains in the Jimmy Means #52;
Brett Rowe returns in the Faith Motorsports #55;
David Reutiman is back in the #64 for Rusty Wallace;
JR Fitzpatrick and the Go Canada #67 team are back for their second race;
Blake Koch will be in the MacDonald Motorsports #82, while Donnie Neuenberger is in the #81.(5-9-2011)
UPDATE: Kevin Swindell will drive the #16 in place of Trevor Bayne.(5-11-2011)
UPDATE 2: Although not reflected yet in NASCAR's entry list, the Fans of Eric Clure Facebook page says that Eric will be in the #19 at Dover and Mike Bliss will move to the #14, which needs to qualify on time.(5-12-2011)
UPDATE 3: McClure and Bliss have officially switched cars. There are 46 teams at the track.(5-13-2011)
See the complete list on the Dover entry list page.
Nationwide Series Live from Dover: ESPN continues its coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series with a live telecast of the 200-mile race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway on Saturday, May 14. NASCAR Countdown airs at 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN with the race's green flag at 2:15 p.m. Also from Dover, ESPN2 will air NASCAR Nationwide Series qualifying on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Marty Reid will call the action with analysis by Dale Jarrett, and Andy Petree. Tim Brewer will report from the ESPN Craftsman Tech Garage, while pit reporters will be Dave Burns, Jamie Little and Vince Welch. NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN pit studio will be hosted by Allen Bestwick with analysis by Wallace and Brad Daugherty. The studio team will interact with the booth during the telecast of the race. (ESPN)(5-9-2011)
Thursday, May 12th
8:30 PM NNS HAULERS ENTER
Friday, May 13TH
6:30 AM NNS REGISTRATION OPENS
7:00 AM NNS GARAGE OPENS
11:35 AM NNS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
12:35 PM-2:30 PM NNS FINAL PRACTICE
4:00 PM NNS REGISTRATION CLOSES
5:00 PM NNS GARAGE CLOSES
Saturday, May 14th
7:00 AM NNS GARAGE & REGISTRATION OPENS
10:40 AM NNS QUALIFYING (TWO LAPS, ALL POSITIONS)
12:00 PM NNS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (TENT )
1:30 PM NNS DRIVER INTRODUCTION
2:00 PM NNS RACE (200 LAPS, 200 MILES)
2:30 PM NNS REGISTRATION CLOSES
NASCAR Nationwide Series -- Race No. 11 – 5-Hour Energy 200 - Dover International Speedway (1.0-mile oval) – Dover, Del.
Fast Facts for May 13-15, 2011
Tire:
Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials (Sprint Cup & Nationwide)
Number of Tires:
Nationwide: Left-side -- 525, Right-side -- 525
Set limits:
Nationwide: 6 sets for the weekend
Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4394; Right-side -- D-4444
Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.1 in.; Right-side -- 88.3 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
Right Front -- 50 psi; Right Rear -- 47 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 23 psi; Left Rear -- 21 psi;
Right Front -- 49 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi.
Notes: Teams in all three NASCAR series in action at Dover this weekend will run the same tire codes, though the Sprint Cup and Nationwide tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Camping World Truck tires will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that teams in these series ran at Dover last season . . . this tire set-up was re-confirmed at a Goodyear tire test at Dover last month . . . teams/drivers participating in that test were the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota with Denny Hamlin, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet with Jeff Gordon and No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford with A.J. Allmendinger . . . Dover is unique in that it is the only NASCAR oval one mile or less in length on which teams run inner liners in all four tire positions . . . generally, on mile tracks and short tracks, teams do not run any inner liners, while Bristol is the other exception on which teams run liners in their right-side tires only . . . air pressure in the inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
