May 4, 2018
- Kyle Larson dominates Monster Energy Cup qualifying at Dover: Larson charged around the high-banked one-mile concrete track in 22.770 seconds to earn the pole position for Sunday’s AAA 400. Saving his fastest lap for the third and final round, Larson was the only driver to top 158 mph during the session.[More](5-4-2018)
- Kyle Larson won the Busch pole for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway with speed of 158.103mph for his 1st pole of 2018, 1st at Dover and 5th of his career. Larson has won 2 times from the 4 previous poles.
#4-Harvick will start 2nd followed by #78-Truex, Jr., #18-Busch, #17-Stenhouse, jr., #9-Elliott, #19-Suarez, #2-Keselowski, #41-Busch, #11-Hamlin, #20-Jones, #14-Bowyer.
#42-Larson was fastest in the second round with a speed of 157.432mph.
#18-Busch was quickest in the first round with a speed of 157.116mph.
Driver(s) who will miss the race: none as 38 were entered for 40 spots
See round-by-round qualifying results on the Qualifying results page (pdf) and the complete starting lineup on the Starting Lineup page (pdf).(5-4-2018) - Dover International Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Owner: Chip Ganassi Racing
Crew Chief: Chad Johnston
Kyle Larson won the Busch Pole Award Pole Award for the 49th Annual AAA400 Drive For Autism with a lap of 22.770 seconds, 158.103 mph.
This is his fifth pole in 158 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and ninth top-10 start in 2018.
This is his first pole in nine races at Dover International Speedway.
Kevin Harvick (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2018 and his 15th in 35 races at Dover International Speedway.
Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his 15th top-10 start at Dover International Speedway. It is his eighth in 11 races this season.
William Byron (17th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(5-4-2018) - Second Round of Qualifying for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is over, after 10 scheduled minutes.
#42-Larson 157.432
#9-Elliott 157.267
#19-Suarez 157.068
#17=Stenhouse, Jr. 157.041
#4-Harvick 156.952
the rest of the top 12: 78 18 41 14 11 2 20
out of the top 12 and not advancing to round 3: 10 12 88 37 24 22 48 21 31 6 1 32
(5-4-2018) - First Round of Qualifying for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is over, after 15 scheduled minutes.
#18-Busch 157.116
#2-Keselowski 156.883
#78-Truex, Jr. 156.678
#11-Hamlin 156.535
#12-Blaney 126.386
the rest of the top 24: 4 9 48 17 20 19 42 88 14 41 22 10 21 1 6 37 32 24 31
out of the top 24 and not advancing to round 2: 95 43 3 47 34 13 15 38 00 55 23 99 51 72
Drivers who will miss the race: none, 38 entered
(5-4-2018) - Friday Dover Notebook: Joey Logano still identified with 2009 wreck at Dover; Daniel Suarez on the upswing as Cup series comes to Dover; Short strokes.[More](5-4-2018)
- Jimmie Johnson optimistic despite winless drought: If it were as simple as good vibes producing great results, Californian Jimmie Johnson is a sure-bet to end a 33-race trophy drought in the AAA 400 Drive for Autism (2 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Dover (Del.) International Raceway this weekend. But it takes more than just positive energy. Yes, Johnson, 42, conceded, he is encouraged by a string of three consecutive top-12 finishes (including a third place at the Bristol, Tenn. half-miler) entering the weekend. [More](5-4-2018)
- First practice for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#21-Menard 159.830
#48-Johnson 159.440
#4-Harvick 159.412
#18-Busch 159.299
#2-Keselowski 159.208
most laps run: #22-Logano, 23 laps
slowest: #55-Sorenson 148.307 & #99-Cope 145.214.
notes: No drivers ran 10 or more consecutive laps. #72-LaJoie lost an engine late in practice.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Friday Practice speeds (pdf) (5-4-2018) - Talladega TV ratings UPDATE: Fox earned a 2.8 overnight rating for the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.(4-30-2018)
UPDATE: Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Talladega 500 earned a 2.9 rating and 4.7 million viewers on FOX, down 17% in ratings and 20% in viewership from last year (3.5, 5.9M) and down 28% and 29% respectively from 2016 (4.0, 6.7M).[More](5-4-2018) - Qualifying Order for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is posted.
The first driver to be lined up on pit road will be #41-Busch
The final driver lined up on pit road will be #19-Suarez.
The order is set by a random draw, how cars park on pit road before they qualify, held about an hour before the first practice.
After the first round, the cars lined up by speed.
For the qualifying order, see the Qualifying Order page (pdf).(5-4-2018) - Christopher Bell paces final XFINITY practice: #20-Christopher Bell was quickest in final practice at Dover International Speedway with a speed of 152.665mph.
#1-Elliott Sadler was second, followed by: #9-Tyler Reddick, #22-Austin Cindric, #2-Matt Tifft, #18-Noah Gragson, #7-Justin Allgaier, #60-Ty Majeski, #21-Daniel Hemric, and #19-Brandon Jones.
See complete results on the Dover practice 2 speeds page (pdf).(5-4-2018) - Gragson fastest in opening XFINITY practice: #18-Noah Gragson was fastest during opening practice at Dover International Speedway with a speed of 153.420mph.
The rest of the top 10: #00-Cole Custer, #19-Brandon Jones, #42-John Hunter Nemechek, #9-Tyler Reddick, #1-Elliott Sadler, #22-Austin Cindric, #20-Christopher Bell, #11-Ryan Truex, and #2-Matt Tifft.
See complete results on the Dover practice 1 speeds page (pdf).(5-4-2018) - Johnny Sauter gets dramatic NASCAR Truck Series win at Dover:After what had happened moments earlier, Johnny Sauter’s victory in a two-lap overtime shootout seemed almost routine by comparison. Sauter, who turned 40 on May 1, held off fellow 40-something Matt Crafton to win Friday’s JEGS 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Dover International Speedway-but not until Sauter won an intense struggle against pole winner Noah Gragson, whose race ended on the next-to-last lap of regulation when his No. 18 Toyota backed hard into the outside wall. The victory was Sauter’s second straight at Dover, his second of the season and the 19th of his career. [More](4-17-2018)
- Sauter wins Dover truck race Truck race: #21-Johnny Sauter won the JEGS 200 Camping World Truck Series race at Dover International Speedway on Friday. Sauter and #18-Noah Gragson were racing for position with two laps remaining, but Gragson bounced off of Sauter and lost control, spinning and slamming the outside wall. That set the field up for an overtime finish. On the restart #88-Matt Crafton held the low lane but had nothing for Sauter, who drove by on the outside to take the win, his second of the season.
#24-Justin Haley, #54-David Gilliland, #51-Harrison Burton, #2-Cody Coughlin, #8-Joe Nemechek, #41-Ben Rhodes, #97-Jesse Little, and #4-Todd Gilliland were the remainder of the top-10.
There were seven caution flags for 46 laps and eight lead changes among four leaders.
See results on the Dover race results page.(5-4-2018) - Dover Truck Series Race Fast Facts:
Johnny Sauter won the 19th Annual JEGS 200, his 19th victory in 226 NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series races.
This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2018.
This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in ten races at Dover International Speedway.
Matt Crafton (second) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 18 races at Dover International Speedway. It is
his second top-10 finish in 2018.
Justin Haley (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Dover International Speedway.
Todd Gilliland (10th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Johnny Sauter leads the point standings by 51 points overBen Rhodes.
(NASCAR Statistics) (5-4-2018) - Stage Information:
Stage 1 – 45, winner, #18-Noah Gragson
Stage 2 – 90, winner, #21-Johnny Sauter
Stage 3 – 200, race winner, #21-Johnny Sauter - Camping World Truck standings following Dover:
1) #21-Johnny Sauter, 238 [2 win]
2) #41-Ben Rhodes, 187, -51
3) #18-Noah Gragson, 180, -58
4) #16-Brett Moffitt, 175, -63, [1 win]
5) #98-Grant Enfinger, 175, -63
6) #88-Matt Crafton, 169, -69
7) #24-Justin Haley, 146, -92
8) #13-Myatt Snider, 145, -93
9) #25-Dalton Sagreant, 142, -96
10) #52-Stewart Friesen, 137, -101
See complete standings on Driver points standings page and the owner’s standings are posted on the Owner points standings page. (5-4-2018) - Free Pass – Who got a lap back on each caution at Dover: (and their finish)
Caution 1: none
Caution 2: #16-Moffitt, 12th
Caution 3: #83-Currey, 26th
Caution 4: #3-Anderson, 18th
Caution 5: #8-Nemechek, 7th
Caution 6: #2-Coughlin, 6th
Caution 7: none
(5-4-2018) - Gragson on Truck pole at Dover: #18-Noah Gragson won the pole for Friday’s Camping World Truck Series JEGS 200 at Dover International Speedway with a speed of 157.660mph. #21-Johnny Sauter will start second, followed by #4-Todd Gilliland, #24-Justin Haley, #97-Jesse Little, #75-Parker Kligerman, #52-Stewart Friesen, 341-Ben Rhodes, #54-David Gilliland, and #88-Matt Crafton.
Did not qualify: none.
The starting lineup is posted on the Dover starting lineup page(5-4-2018) - Dover Qualifying Fast Facts:
Noah Gragson won the Pole Award for the 19th Annual JEGS 200 with a lap of 22.834 seconds,
157.660 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 30 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his first pole and fourth top-10 start in 2018.
This is his first pole in two races at Dover International Speedway.
Johnny Sauter (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2018 and his seventh in ten races at Dover
International Speedway.
Todd Gilliland (third) posted his first top-10 start at Dover International Speedway. It is his first in two
races this season.
Todd Gilliland (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics) (5-4-2018) - Martin Truex Jr. to appear at Kansas’ Ignition Garage: Defending Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion, and two-time Kansas Speedway winner, Martin Truex Jr. has been added to the list of drivers participating in Q&A sessions at the Ignition Garage. Truex joins Jimmie Johnson, Michael McDowell and Alex Bowman in the race-day fan hospitality area.[More](5-4-2018)
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