June 2013 Race Winner: #14-Tony Stewart, 123.172mph, started 22nd

September 2012 Race Winner: #2-Brad Keselowski, 125.076mph, started 10th

Race Speed Record: Mark Martin, 132.719, 9/17/1997

Slowest Race Record: Mark Martin, 97.042mph, 6/6/2004

Oldest Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 4 months, 21 days, 5/31/1992

Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 0 month, 29 days, 6/1/2008

June 2013 Pole Sitter: #11-Denny Hamlin, 157.978mph, finished 34th

September 2012 Pole Sitter: #11-Denny Hamlin, 159.299mph, finished 10th

Track Qualifying Record: Jeremy Mayfield, 161.522mph, 6/4/2004

Worst Starting Spot to Win: Kyle Petty, started 37th, 6/1995

Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 4 months, and 24 days, 6/2/2012

Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 10 months, 0 days, 6/04/1995

Most Wins: 7 - Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Jimmie Johnson

Most Wins (active): 7 - Jimmie Johnson

Most Poles: 6 - David Pearson

Most Poles (active): 5 - Mark Martin; 4 - Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon

Most Top 5s: 23 - Mark Martin

Most Top 10s: 32 - Mark Martin

Most Lead Changes: 29 - twice, most recently 5/18/1986

Fewest Lead Changes: 3 - 10/17/1971

Most Leaders: 13, three times, most recently, 10/2/2011

Fewest Leaders: 3 - five times, most recently 5/16/1982

Most Cautions: 16 - 9/19/1993

Fewest Cautions: 0 - 6/6/1971

Most Caution Laps: 103, 9/19/1993

Fewest Caution Laps: 0 - 6/6/1971

Most on a lead lap: 21, 6/4/2006

Fewest on a lead lap: 1, 11 times, most recently 9/15/1991

Most Running at the Finish: 40, 9/21/2008

Fewest Running at the Finish: 13, 5/17/1981

Most Laps Led [400 miles]: 381, Jeff Gordon, 6/3/2001

Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 491 [of 500], Richard Petty, 9/15/1974

Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 3, Tony Stewart, 6/2/2013

Most Wins by Manufacturer: 33, Chevy; 25, Ford

Closest Margin of Victory: 0.080 Seconds  9/25/2005

Greatest Margin of Victory: 22.071 Seconds  6/6/1999

(Margins of Victory under electronic timing since 1993.)

Stricken former motorsports announcer heading home: Motorsports announcer and journalist Al Robinson, who suffered a massive stroke two years ago, is preparing to move back into his Waverly home thanks to a lot of help from friends and members of the racing community. Since May of 2011, Robinson has been living at the Elderwood Nursing Facility in Waverly. While his recovery has been long and arduous, he's now capable of living on his own. His house, however, needed to be updated for wheelchair access. Carol Houssock, who has been filling in for Robinson as co-announcer at Shangri-La II Motor Speedway, has spearheaded a recent push to raise money to build handicap access throughout his house. Among the work needed to be done included plumbing and the construction of an entry ramp. Houssock raised $900 at last month's Race of Champions Asphalt Modified Tour event at Shangri-La II after appealing to race fans for help. Houssock, who is the Director of the Chemung County Volunteer Action Corps, was able to arrange a group from her program to build the access ramp at Robinson's house earlier this month. Robinson, who spent several years in public relations for a NASCAR series [and Dover International Speedway for years] and has been a longtime announcer at Watkins Glen International, is expected to move back home at the end of this month.(Elmira Star Gazette)(6-14-2013)

ACME Convenience Tent coming to Dover for race weekend: As part of an all-new, multi-year partnership between ACME Markets and Dover International Speedway, the popular grocery store chain will bring a convenience tent store to the track as an amenity for fans beginning with the May 29-June 2, 2013 NASCAR race weekend. The 2,500-square-foot tent store will provide fans coming to the Speedway for race weekend the convenience of not needing to pack or stock up on items prior to their trip, as just about anything they need or even forget to bring can be found in the convenience store. It will feature many items race fans could find in their local grocery store, including: meat, deli items, bakery items, fresh fruit and vegetables, chips, cookies, crackers, prepared foods, beverages, and more. The ACME Convenience Tent will be open from 7:00am  10:00pm on Wednesday, May 29 through Sunday, June 2, and is located just off the intersection of Leipsic Road and Persimmon Tree Lane, at the edge of RV Lot 10.(Dover PR)(5-30-2013)

Country music group Gloriana to play free concert at Dover: Race fans will be treated to a very special pre-race event, as country music group Gloriana will play a free concert for fans in Victory Plaza the morning of the June 2 "FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks" NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The award-winning trio will also perform the National Anthem for the day's race. Singer-songwriter Sara Haze, whose music has been featured in television shows such as "Safe Haven" and "The Hills," will be the opening act for Gloriana's morning concert. NASCAR returns to Dover International Speedway May 31-June 2, 2013 for the June 2 "FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks" NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, the June 1 "5-hour ENERGY 200" NASCAR Nationwide Series race and the May 31 "Lucas Oil 200" NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.(Dover Intl Speedway)(5-20-2013)

FedEx, Autism Speaks return as Dover race sponsor: For the third straight year, FedEx Corp. , Autism Speaks and Dover International Speedway will team up, as FedEx will serve as the title sponsor for the "FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks" NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, June 2, 2013. The announcement of the renewed partnership is coupled with the news that for the second straight year, the Autism Speaks Day at the Races event will be part of the June 2 race. Last year, this was the first-ever opportunity for those on the autism spectrum and their families to attend a NASCAR race, with a special ticket package set in a sensory friendly area within the air-conditioned grandstands at the Monster Mile. The NASCAR Unites Track Walk, benefiting Autism Speaks and The NASCAR Foundation, will follow the Saturday, June 1 "5-hour ENERGY 200" Nationwide Series race. Fans will have the opportunity to walk a lap around the one-mile, concrete oval where the top drivers in the sport do battle all weekend long. Another returning aspect to help raise awareness for Autism Speaks throughout the weekend will be the Autism Speaks puzzle piece decals for drivers in all three national touring series to display on their cars throughout the weekend. In 2012, 47 drivers participated in this aspect of the weekend.(Dover Speedway)(4-5-2013)

Bowyer, Harvick leading celebrity softball game between Dover and Pocono: Dover International Speedway and Pocono Raceway will square off on the diamond for the second straight year as both tracks announced the return of the Second Annual Celebrity Softball Game, featuring Sprint Cup Series drivers Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick. The game will be played on Wednesday, April 24 at the home of the Harrisburg Senators in Harrisburg, Pa. Bowyer will captain Team Dover, while Harvick, will lead Team Pocono. In the inaugural game last year, Jeff Burton and the team from The Tricky Triangle narrowly defeated Carl Edwards and the Monster Mile after mounting a late comeback. Access to the celebrity softball game is free with a ticket to that night's baseball game. Tickets for the Senators game start at just $8, and all children ages 16 and younger that wear their NASCAR gear get a free Senators Hat and free passes to the Kids Play Area. For tickets, call 717-231-4444 or visit SenatorsBaseball.com. In addition to Bowyer and Harvick, the rosters from each team will be made up of members of national and local motorsports media, as well as other local media personalities, and a few other special guests.(Dover Raceway)(3-12-2013)

Dover & Pocono team up for Daytona 500 Watch Party: Dover International Speedway and Pocono Raceway are bringing race fans together to kick-off the 2013 NASCAR season during the broadcast of the "Daytona 500" NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race which will be shown on the 32-foot Sony High Definition screen at XFINITY Live! in Philadelphia on Sunday, February 24 beginning at 1:00pm/et. In addition to the on-track action that opens the race season, fans in attendance will have the opportunity to compete against each other in the all-new "NASCAR The Game: Inside Line," as well as win a number of great prizes by entering for drawings to win tickets to the June 2 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at the Monster Mile or the June 9 "Pocono 400" NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at The Tricky Triangle. The day's grand prize winner will receive an incredible VIP package that includes suite tickets to the spring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at both Dover and Pocono, as well as other upgrades for those trips to make the weekends a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Representatives from both tracks will also conduct trivia and other games during commercials and cautions with prizes such as copies of "NASCAR The Game: Inside Line" for Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, various autographed NASCAR items, track merchandise and more. The first 60 fans to arrive will get a pair of tickets to either the Friday, May 31 "Lucas Oil 200" NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race or the Saturday, June 8 "Pocono 200" ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. XFINITY Live! is located at 1100 Pattison Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19148.
NASCAR returns to Dover International Speedway May 31-June 2, 2013 for the June 2 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, the June 1 "5-hour ENERGY 200" NASCAR Nationwide Series race and the May 31 "Lucas Oil 200" NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. For tickets or more information, call 800-441-RACE or visit DoverSpeedway.com.
A week later, NASCAR's premier circuit visits Pocono Raceway for the June 7-9, 2013 "Pocono 400" race weekend, including the June 8 "Pocono 200" ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards race and the June 9 "Pocono 400" NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. For tickets or more information, call 800-722-3929 or visit PoconoRaceway.com.(PR)(2-16-2013)

Dover unveils Flash Seats for 2013: Dover International Speedway announced that beginning with the 2013 season, it will offer its customers Flash Seats, an innovative, paperless ticketing system that gives ticket holders electronic venue access using nothing more than their credit card. Flash Seats is the electronic ticketing system of Dover International Speedway's ticket provider, Veritix, and includes a number of great benefits for fans. Flash Seats allows fans to conveniently swipe in on race day with no paper tickets, using a credit card; to easily transfer tickets to anyone electronically, anytime, anywhere, right up to the start of the event; and to eliminate lost and stolen ticket issues. Dover, the first NASCAR track to utilize Flash Seats, will offer the new ticketing option as a replacement for print-at-home tickets, and as an alternative for traditional track-printed tickets. Customers can select "Flash Seats" during the checkout process, at which point tickets will be applied to their credit card. On event day, all the customer will have to do is swipe their credit card to be scanned at the gate for entry.(Dover Speedway)(2-6-2013)

Dover qualifying moves to Friday: As NASCAR prepares to return to Dover International Speedway for the May 31-June 2 and Sept. 27-29, 2013 race weekends, the track has announced that Sprint Cup Series qualifying will return to its Friday afternoon time. For the past few years, the Sprint Cup Series has qualified on Saturday afternoon, just prior to the day's NASCAR Nationwide Series race. The move back to Friday will add more value to a Friday race ticket  the May 31 "Lucas Oil 200" NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Sept. 27 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races  and will mark a return to a traditional Dover schedule, with qualifying now being held prior to the Friday races. In addition, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will practice once on Friday before qualifying, and then twice on Saturday prior to the NASCAR Nationwide Series race.(Dover Speedway)(1-8-2013)