Dover News & Facts:


  • ‘¢ Jimmie Johnson won the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway. It was Johnson’s 53rd Cup series victory in his 319th start. It was his 19th Chase victory in 62 Chase races (31 percent) and his sixth win in 2010. It was Johnson’s sixth Dover victory in his 18th race there. He has won three of the past four at the Monster Mile.
    ‘¢ Johnson led five times for 191 laps, including final 35. He’s led the most laps in the past four Dover races. The leader of the most laps has won 10 of the past 16 Dover races.
    ‘¢ Hendrick Motorsports posted its 194th Cup series win, second all time, and 13th victory at Dover, most by any team owner. HMS scored its 26th Chase victory, leading all owners.
    ‘¢ Chevrolet posted its 15th victory in 2010 and 31st win at Dover, including three of the past four races.
    ‘¢ The top 10 included three Chevrolets, three Toyotas, three Fords and one Dodge.
    ‘¢ Jeff Burton (second) finished second in both Dover races in 2010.
    ‘¢ Joey Logano (third) posted his best Dover finish in four races.
    ‘¢ Kurt Busch (fourth) recovered from a speeding penalty to post his third top-5 finish in the past four Dover races.
    ‘¢ Carl Edwards (fifth) scored his 11th straight top-15 Dover finish, the longest streak.
    ‘¢ Kevin Harvick finished 15th in his 350th Cup series start.
    ‘¢ Sam Hornish Jr. finished 36th in his 100th Cup series start.(ESPN.com)(9-27-2010)