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The Monster Energy Series 2019 Top 16 at Dover International Speedway

Rank	Driver	Races	Poles	Wins	Top Fives	Top 10s	DNFs	Average Finish	Driver Rating
1	Kyle Busch	28	1	3	12	17	7	14.8	105.2
2	Joey Logano	20	0	0	4	11	1	13.6	86.2
3	Denny Hamlin	26	3	0	4	11	4	17.4	86.2
4	Kevin Harvick	36	1	2	6	17	1	14.2	95.2
5	Brad Keselowski	18	1	1	5	8	1	13.2	92.4
6	Martin Truex Jr	26	3	2	5	14	2	13.0	97.8
7	Chase Elliott	6	0	1	5	5	0	4.3	105
8	Kurt Busch	37	0	1	9	11	7	17.9	90.0
9	Ryan Blaney	6	0	0	0	2	0	20.0	80.2
10	Clint Bowyer	26	0	0	3	14	1	13.3	89.8
11	Aric Almirola	13	0	0	2	3	1	16.2	76.1
12	Daniel Suarez	4	0	0	1	4	0	6.8	92.2
13	Austin Dillon	11	0	0	0	2	0	20.9	70.2
14	Ryan Newman	34	4	3	7	14	2	14.3	83.9
15	Alex Bowman	6	0	0	0	0	2	29.5	54.2
16	Jimmie Johnson	34	3	11	17	24	2	9.9	114.4

* – Based on last 28 races at Dover International Speedway (2005 – 2018).

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Top Five Leaders In Loop Data:

Dover International Speedway (Loop Data Era: 2005-Present)

Driver Rating		Average Running Position		Laps in The Top 15
Drivers	Driver Rating	Drivers	Avg. Running Pos.	Drivers	Laps in Top 15
Jimmie Johnson	114.4	Chase Elliott	8.240	Jimmie Johnson	9,331 (83.2%)
Kyle Busch	105.2	Jimmie Johnson	8.835	Kyle Busch	8,918 (79.5%)
Chase Elliott	105.0	Kyle Busch	10.364	Kevin Harvick	7,499 (66.8%)
Kyle Larson	99.1	Daniel Suarez	11.421	Martin Truex Jr.	7,439 (71.4%)
Martin Truex Jr.	97.8	Kyle Larson	11.510	Kurt Busch	7,224 (64.4%)
Laps Led		Quality Passes		Fastest Laps Run
Drivers	Laps Led	Drivers	Quality Passes	Drivers	Fastest Laps
Jimmie Johnson	2,710 (24.2%)	Kyle Busch	708	Jimmie Johnson	1,390 (12.4%)
Kevin Harvick	1,309 (11.7%)	Jimmie Johnson	637	Kevin Harvick	761 (6.8%)
Kyle Busch	1,209 (10.8%)	Kurt Busch	630	Kyle Busch	651 (5.8%)
Martin Truex Jr.	745 (7.2%)	Martin Truex Jr.	621	Martin Truex Jr.	577 (5.5%)
Kyle Larson	463 (11.5%)	Clint Bowyer	619	Kurt Busch	377 (3.4%)

 

Dover International Speedway:

History

• The official opening of Dover International Speedway, then called Dover Downs International Speedway, was in 1969.

• The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway was held on July 6, 1969 – won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty (Ford).

• 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 98 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway, one race per year in 1969 and 1970, two races per year since 1971.

Starts

• A total of 402 different drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 297 drivers have competed in more than one.

• Ricky Rudd leads the Monster Energy Series in starts at Dover International Speedway with 56; followed by NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin with 55.

• Kurt Busch leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Dover with 37; followed by Kevin Harvick with 36.

• A total of 66 different drivers have made their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career start at Dover International Speedway; four of the 66 are currently active – Kurt Busch (09/24/00), David Ragan (09/24/06), Ross Chastain (06/04/17) and Ryan Sieg (06/04/17).

• Bobby Isaac (five starts) leads the Monster Energy Series in average starting position at Dover with a 2.2.

• Daniel Suarez (five starts) leads all active drivers in the series in average starting position at Dover with an 8.5.

Top 10 in Average Starting Position at Dover International Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Rank	All-Time Driver	Avg. Starting Pos.	Starts	Rank	Active Driver	Avg. Starting Pos.	Starts
1	Bobby Isaac	2.200	5	1	Daniel Suarez	8.500	5
2	David Pearson	2.688	16	2	Kyle Larson	8.800	11
3	LeeRoy Yarbrough	4.500	2	3	Kyle Busch	9.143	29
4	Bobby Allison	6.400	35	4	Ryan Newman	10.588	35
5	Friday Hassler	6.500	2	5	Denny Hamlin	10.731	27
6	Cale Yarborough	7.000	20	6	Chase Elliott	10.833	7
7	Daniel Suarez	8.500	5	7	Jimmie Johnson	10.853	35
8	Ramo Stott	8.500	2	8	Martin Truex Jr	10.962	27
9	Rusty Wallace	8.795	44	9	Brad Keselowski	11.000	20
10	Kyle Larson	8.800	11	10	Erik Jones	11.000	5

 

Poles

• A total of 41 different Monster Energy Series drivers have won Busch poles at Dover International Speedway; eight of 41 are active this weekend.

• NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson leads the Monster Energy Series in poles at Dover with six poles (1969, 1973 sweep, 1974, 1975, 1981).

• Ryan Newman leads all active series drivers in poles at Dover with four poles (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)

• David Pearson (Ford)won the inaugural Busch Pole Award at Dover in 1969 with a speed of 130.430 mph.

• 10 drivers have won consecutive poles at Dover: David Pearson (1973 sweep, spring 1974), Dave Marcis (fall 1975, spring 1976), Cale Yarborough (1980 sweep), Alan Kulwicki (fall 1987, spring 1988), Mark Martin (fall 1988, spring 1989), Bobby Labonte (fall 1996, spring 1997), Rusty Wallace (fall 1999, spring 2000), Jeremy Mayfield (2004 sweep), Ryan Newman (fall 2005, spring 2006), Denny Hamlin (fall 2012, spring 2013).

• Youngest Dover pole winner: Jeff Gordon (June 4, 1995 – 23 years, 10 months, 0 days).

• Oldest Dover pole winner: Mark Martin (June 1, 2012 – 53 years, 4 months, 23 days).

• Five drivers have posted their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch pole at Dover International Speedway – J.D. McDuffie (09/17/1978), Joe Ruttman (05/15/1983), Dick Trickle (06/031990), Michael Waltrip (06/03/1991), Matt Kenseth (06/02/02).

Wins

• A total of 36 different Monster Energy Series drivers have won at Dover International Speedway; eight of the 36 are active this weekend.

• Jimmie Johnson leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Dover International Speedway with 11 victories (2002 sweep, 2005 Playoffs, 2009 sweep, 2010 Playoffs, Spring of 2012, 2013 Playoffs, Spring of 2014, Spring of 2015 and Spring of 2017).

• 12 drivers have posted consecutive wins at Dover International Speedway, including three consecutive by David Pearson (fall 1972 and 1973 sweep), Rusty Wallace (fall 1993 and 1994 sweep) and Jeff Gordon (fall 1995 and 1996 sweep).

• Youngest Dover race winner: Chase Elliott (October 7, 2018 – 22 years, 10 months, 0 days).

• Oldest Dover race winner: Harry Gant (May 31, 1992 – 52 years, 4 months, 21 days).

• 13 of the 98 (13.3%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Dover have been won from the Busch pole; the two most recent were by Jimmie Johnson in 2009 and 2010.

• The second-place starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (18) than any other starting position at Dover International Speedway.

Monster Energy Series Wins by Starting Positions at Dover International Speedway

Starting Position	Wins	Winning %	Starting Position	Wins	Winning %
1	13	13.27%	13	2	2.04%
2	18	18.37%	14	2	2.04%
3	13	13.27%	15	5	5.10%
4	7	7.14%	16	1	1.02%
5	5	5.10%	17	1	1.02%
6	4	4.08%	19	4	4.08%
7	4	4.08%	22	1	1.02%
8	5	5.10%	24	1	1.02%
9	1	1.02%	26	1	1.02%
10	6	6.12%	27	1	1.02%
11	2	2.04%	37	1	1.02%
Stats				Winning %	Wins
Winning from the First Starting Position:				13.27%	13
Winning from the Front Row:				31.63%	31
Winning from a Top-Five Starting Position:				57.14%	56
Winning from a Top-10 Starting Position:				77.55%	76
Winning After Starting Outside the Top 20:				5.10%	5

 

• The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Dover is 37th, by Kyle Petty in the spring of 1995.

• The deepest in the field that an active race winner has started at Dover is 26th, by Martin Truex Jr. in the spring of 2007.

• Two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted their first career win at Dover International Speedway: Martin Truex Jr. (06/04/07) and Jody Ridley (5/17/81).

• Seven of the eight active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners at Dover International Speedway participated in at least one or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Jimmie Johnson won at Dover in his first two appearances.

• Among the eight active Monster Energy Series Dover winners, Kevin Harvick (29) and Kurt Busch (22) made 10 or more attempts before their first win.

• Clint Bowyer and Denny Hamlin lead the series among active drivers with the most starts at Dover without visiting Victory Lane at 26.

• A total of 27 different organizations have won in the Monster Energy Series at Dover International Speedway.

• Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins at Dover in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with 20 victories among six drivers: Jimmie Johnson (11), Jeff Gordon (five), Geoff Bodine (one), Ken Schrader (one), Ricky Rudd (one) and Chase Elliott (one).

• Nine different manufacturers have won in the Monster Energy Series at Dover; led by Chevrolet with 40 victories; followed by Ford with 26, Dodge (seven), Mercury (seven), Pontiac (six), Toyota (five), Buick (three), Oldsmobile (two) and Plymouth (two).

Additional Finishing Positions

• A total of 52 different drivers have finished runner-up in the Monster Energy Series at Dover International Speedway.

• NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Dover with eight second-place finishes.

• Kyle Busch leads all active Monster Energy Series drivers in runner-up finishes at Dover with four.

Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Dover International Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Rank	All-Time Drivers	Runner-Ups	Rank	Active Drivers	Runner-Ups
1	Mark Martin	8	1	Kyle Busch	4
2	Dale Earnhardt	5	2	Brad Keselowski	2
3	Bobby Allison	4		Kevin Harvick	2
	Cale Yarborough	4		Kyle Larson	2
	David Pearson	4	5	Chase Elliott	1
	Jeff Gordon	4		Clint Bowyer	1
	Kyle Busch	4		Denny Hamlin	1
	Richard Petty	4		Jimmie Johnson	1
				Ryan Newman	1

 

• A total of 94 different drivers have finished in the top-five in the Monster Energy Series at Dover International Speedway.

• NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin leads the series in top-five finishes with 24 top fives.

• Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in top-five finishes at Dover with 17.

Top Five in Top-Five Finishes at Dover International Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Rank	All-Time Drivers	Top Fives	Rank	Active Drivers	Top Fives
1	Mark Martin	24	1	Jimmie Johnson	17
2	Dale Earnhardt	19	2	Kyle Busch	12
3	Bobby Allison	18	3	Kurt Busch	9
	Jeff Gordon	18	4	Ryan Newman	7
5	Jimmie Johnson	17	5	Kevin Harvick	6
	Matt Kenseth	17

• A total of 155 different drivers have finished in the top-10 in the Monster Energy Series at Dover International Speedway.

• NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin leads the series in top-10 finishes at Dover with 33 top 10s.

• Jimmie Johnson leads all active series drivers in top-10 finishes at Dover with 24.

Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Dover International Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Rank	All-Time Driver	Top 10s	Rank	Active Drivers	Top 10s
1	Mark Martin	33	1	Jimmie Johnson	24
2	Jeff Gordon	27	2	Kevin Harvick	17
3	Richard Petty	26	3	Kyle Busch	17
4	Ricky Rudd	26	4	Clint Bowyer	14
5	Bobby Allison	25	5	Martin Truex Jr	14
	Dale Earnhardt	25		Ryan Newman	14

 

• Charlie Glotzbach (two starts) leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Dover International Speedway with a 2.5.

• Chase Elliott (six starts) leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Dover with a 4.3.

Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Dover international Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Rank	All-Time Drivers	Average Finish	Starts	Rank	Active Drivers	Average Finish	Starts
1	Charlie Glotzbach	2.500	2	1	Chase Elliott	4.333	6
2	Chase Elliott	4.333	6	2	Daniel Suarez	6.750	4
3	Ramo Stott	6.000	2	3	Kyle Larson	8.500	10
4	Daniel Suarez	6.750	4	4	Jimmie Johnson	9.853	34
5	David Pearson	8.000	16	5	Erik Jones	12.250	4
6	Bill Dennis	8.500	2	6	Martin Truex Jr	13.000	26
7	Kyle Larson	8.500	10	7	Brad Keselowski	13.222	18
8	LeeRoy Yarbrough	9.000	2	8	Clint Bowyer	13.346	26
9	Bobby Allison	9.257	35	9	Joey Logano	13.550	20
10	Jimmie Johnson	9.853	34	10	Kevin Harvick	14.250	36

 

Track Specific Stats

• Since the advent of electronic scoring, the closest Margin of Victory (MOV) in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Dover International Speedway was the September 25, 2005 race, won by Jimmie Johnson over Kyle Busch with a margin of victory of 0.080 second.

Top Five Closest Margin of Victories at Dover International Speedway (MENCS):

Margin of Victory	Date	Winner	Runner-Up
0.080	9/25/2005	Jimmie Johnson	Kyle Busch
0.091	6/1/1997	Ricky Rudd	Mark Martin
0.187	5/15/2016	Matt Kenseth	Kyle Larson
0.220	6/4/1995	Kyle Petty	Bobby Labonte
0.265	10/7/2018	Chase Elliott	Denny Hamlin

 

• There have been four Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races resulting in NASCAR Overtime at Dover International Speedway:

Scheduled No. Of Laps	Actual No. Of Laps	Overtime Laps	Race Winner	Date
400	406	6	Jimmie Johnson	6/4/2017
400	405	5	Jimmie Johnson	5/31/2015
400	404	4	Jimmie Johnson	9/25/2005
400	404	4	Chase Elliott	10/7/2018

 

• None of the 98 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions.

• Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Dover International Speedway nine times: fall 1984, spring 2001, fall 2003, spring 2005, spring 2011, fall 2015, spring and fall of 2016, spring 2018.

• A total of 113 different drivers have led at least one lap in the Monster Energy Series at Dover International Speedway.

• Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Dover with 3,105 laps led in 34 starts.

Top 10 in Laps Led at Dover International Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Rank	All-Time Drivers	Led	Completed	%	Rank	Active Drivers	Led	Completed	%
1	Jimmie Johnson	3,105	13,366	23.2%	1	Jimmie Johnson	3,105	13,366	23.2%
2	Bobby Allison	2,802	15,586	18.0%	2	Kevin Harvick	1,442	14,226	10.1%
3	Jeff Gordon	2,396	18,788	12.8%	3	Kyle Busch	1,209	9,959	12.1%
4	Richard Petty	2,206	18,919	11.7%	4	Ryan Newman	849	13,418	6.3%
5	Dale Earnhardt	2,151	19,211	11.2%	5	Martin Truex Jr	745	10,119	7.4%
6	Bill Elliott	2,050	18,910	10.8%	6	Kyle Larson	463	4,009	11.5%
7	Cale Yarborough	2,049	8,502	24.1%	7	Kurt Busch	426	13,766	3.1%
8	David Pearson	2,041	6,346	32.2%	8	Brad Keselowski	336	6,825	4.9%
9	Mark Martin	1,769	22,118	8.0%	9	Denny Hamlin	276	9,677	2.9%
10	Harry Gant	1,727	12,038	14.3%	10	Chase Elliott	149	2,410	6.2%

Female Competitors

• Two female drivers have competed at Dover International Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.

Driver	Starting Position	Finishing Position	Date
Danica Patrick	24	18	10/1/2017
Danica Patrick	31	10	6/4/2017
Danica Patrick	24	28	10/2/2016
Danica Patrick	31	13	5/15/2016
Danica Patrick	24	21	10/4/2015
Danica Patrick	33	15	5/31/2015
Danica Patrick	13	25	9/28/2014
Danica Patrick	28	23	6/1/2014
Danica Patrick	31	29	9/29/2013
Danica Patrick	39	24	6/2/2013
Danica Patrick	38	28	9/30/2012
Averages	28.7	21.3
Driver	Starting Position	Finishing Position	Date
Janet Guthrie	15	11	9/18/1977
Janet Guthrie	11	33	9/19/1976
Averages	13.0	22.0

NASCAR In Delaware & Maryland

• A total of 187 NASCAR national series races have been held in the state of Delaware – all at Dover International Speedway.

Tracks in Delaware
Track Name	City	Monster Energy	Xfinity	Gander Outdoors	Total Races	First Year
Dover International Speedway	Dover	98	70	19	187	1969

 

• A total of 10 NASCAR national series races have been held in the state of Maryland – all at Beltsville Speedway.

Tracks in Maryland
Track Name	City	Monster Energy	Xfinity	Gander Outdoors	Total Races	First Year
Beltsville Speedway	Beltsville	10	0	0	10	1965

Delaware & Maryland Drivers in NASCAR

• Nine drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Delaware; none of the nine have recorded a victory in NASCAR national series competition.

• 68 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Maryland; Elmo Langley(Landover) is the only driver of the 68 to win. He recorded two wins in the Monster Energy Series in 1966 at Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds (Spartanburg) and Old Dominion Speedway (Manassas).

— NASCAR Wire Service —