� The official opening of Dover International Speedway, then called Dover Downs International Speedway, was in 1969.
� The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on July 6, 1969.
� The first two races at Dover were 300 miles. The race length was changed to 500 miles in 1971.
� The track surface was changed to concrete in 1995.
� The race length was changed to 400 miles beginning with the second race in 1997.
� The track name was changed to Dover International Speedway in 2002.
� There have been 85 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Dover International Speedway since the track opened in 1969.
� There was one race in 1969 and 1970. There has been two-a-year since 1971.
� Richard Petty won the track’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
� 33 different drivers have posted victories led by Jimmie Johnson, Bobby Allison and Richard Petty, each with seven. Johnson leads all active drivers.
� David Pearson won the first pole in July 1969.
� There have been 35 different pole winners, led by David Pearson (six).
� Mark Martin leads all active drivers with five poles.
� Hendrick Motorsports has a series-high 14 wins.
� 52 races at Dover have been won from a top-five starting position; 18 races have been won from a starting position outside the top 10.
� 13 drivers have won from the pole. The last to do so was Jimmie Johnson, in the 2010 September race.
� The furthest back in the field a race winner has started was 37th, by Kyle Petty in 1995.
� Several active drivers had their first start at Dover, including three past champions: David Ragan (finished 42nd in 2006), Kurt Busch (18th in 2000), Matt Kenseth (sixth in 1998) and Bobby Labonte (34th in 1991).
� In addition, Matt Kenseth (2002) and Michael Waltrip (1991) earned their first pole at Dover. Martin Truex Jr. won his first race there (2007).
� There have been 85 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Delaware, all at Dover International Speedway.
� Eight drivers in NASCAR’s three national series (all-time) have their home state recorded as Delaware, though none have posted victories.(NASCAR)(9-25-2012)
