Who’s Hot and Who’s Not – Dover Edition:

HOT
‘ Kevin Harvick: defending race winner; led 786 laps in last 4 Dover races (608 more than any other driver)
‘ Jimmie Johnson: 10 career NSCS wins at Dover; most an active driver has won at any track
‘ Kyle Larson: has never finished worse than 11th in 5 career Dover starts (2nd earlier this year)
‘ Chase Elliott: finished 3rd in only NSCS start at Dover
‘ Martin Truex Jr.: finished 11th or better in last 5 Dover starts; 1st career NSCS win came at Dover in 2007
NOT
‘ Kyle Busch: wrecked out of 3 of last 5 Dover races
‘ Kurt Busch: 1 top-10 finish (5th earlier this year) in 9 races at Dover since 2012
‘ Carl Edwards: 0 top-10 finishes in last 7 Dover races (11 top 10’s in previous 13 Dover races)
‘ Austin Dillon: has never finished better than 20th in 6 career Dover races (26.7 Avg finish is his 2nd-worst at any track)
‘ Joey Logano: 14.3 Avg finish at Dover from 2015-16 (5.5 from 2013-14)
(ESPN Stats & Info)