Denny Hamlin grabs third Cup win of the season at Dover: Denny Hamlin essentially called his shot this week, saying on his popular weekly podcast that he absolutely expected to win Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Wurth 400 at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway. And the veteran backed it up – holding off championship leader Kyle Larson by a slight .256-second to claim his third win of the season and 54th of his career – tying the legend Lee Petty on the all-time wins list.(Read More)(4-28-2024)
#11-Denny Hamlin won the Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway. The win is his third win of the year, second at Dover and 54th career win.
#5-Kyle Larson finished 2nd followed by #19-Martin Truex, Jr., #8-Kyle Busch, #9-Chase Elliott, #10-Noah Gragson, #12-Ryan Blaney, #48-Alex Bowman, #31-Daniel Hemric, and #54-Ty Gibbs.
Stage 1 was won by #19-Truex. Stage 2 was won by #5-Larson.
There were 12 lead changes among nine drivers and five cautions for 42 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 119.433 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Race Fast Facts – Dover:
Denny Hamlin won the Würth 400, his 54th victory in 661 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his third victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his second victory and 16th top-10 finish in 34 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson (second) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 16 races at Dover Motor Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2024.
Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his 20th top-10 finish in 34 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
Josh Berry (14th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 15 points over Martin Truex Jr.
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Cup Series Playoff Standings after Dover:
Race 11 of 26 in the regular season
1) #11-Denny Hamlin [3 wins], 361
2) #24-William Byron [3 wins], 348
3) #5-Kyle Larson [1 win], 410 [points leader]
4) #9-Chase Elliott [1 win], 377
5) #45-Tyler Reddick [1 win], 354
6) #20-Christopher Bell [1 win], 258
7) #99-Daniel Suarez [1 win], 240
8) #19-Martin Truex, Jr., 395, -15
9) #12-Ryan Blaney, 342, -68
10) #54-Ty Gibbs, 323, -87
11) #48-Alex Bowman, 302, -108
12) #1-Ross Chastain, 302, -108
13) #8-Kyle Busch, 275, -135
14) #14-Chase Briscoe, 274 -136
15) #22-Joey Logano, 266, -144
16) #17-Chris Buescher, 265, -147
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Lap 400: 54th career win as Denny Hamlin gets the win, holding off Larson. Truex, Busch, Elliott, Gragson, Blaney, Bowman, Hemric and Gibbs the top-10.
Lap 395: 5 to go. Lapped Hocevar in front of the leaders causes Larson to lose some ground.
Lap 385: Larson is closing in on Hamlin with just 15 to go.
Lap 370: Hamlin continues to lead Larson, Truex, Gragson and Busch in the top-5.
Lap 339: Restart as Hamlin leads Larson, Truex, Elliott, Gragson.
Lap 329: Larson leads them back to green. Wallace spins and collects Bell and Byron.
Lap 325: Hemric pits and other tailend cars go around to the tailend. Larson cycles back into the lead.
Lap 322: Caution flag is out after contact with the 4 of Berry sends Stenhouse into the inside wall. Hemric had not yet pit and leads. He will have to pit.
Lap 318: Hamlin, Larson pit. Larson beats Hamlin off.
Lap 317: Truex pits as another round of green flag stops kicks off.
Lap 300: 100 laps to go. Hamlin maintains the lead over Larson, Busch, Truex and Bowman.
Lap 259: Stage 3 is green as Hamlin leads.
Lap 254: Pitstops. Hamlin wins the race off of pitroad over Larson and Bowman.
Lap 250: Larson with the stage 2 win. Bowman, Hamlin, Truex, Elliott, Busch, Reddick, Blaney, Stenhouse and Wallace the top-10.
Lap 235: 15 to go in the stage. Larson leads Bowman, Hamlin, Truex, and Elliott in the top-5.
Lap 219: Larson around LaJoie for the lead.
Lap 210: LaJoie still out front. 5-second lead over Larson. 85 laps since his last stop.
Lap 189: LaJoie has yet to pit, new leader as stops continue to cycle.
Lap 184: Green flag pitstops underway. Truex, Blaney, Byron, among those to pit.
Lap 175: Truex continues to lead Byron, Reddick, Larson, Blaney, Bowman, Hamlin, Busch, Elliott, Stenhouse.
Lap 130: Truex and Byron lead for the restart for stage 2.
Lap 123: Pitstops. Truex maintains lead.
Lap 120: Truex,Jr. gets the stage 1 win under yellow.
Lap 118: Keselowski spins.
Lap 79: Byron to the lead from the inside. Blaney to second.
Lap 70: Preece has gone to the garage, as he still has smoke in the car, reported on la 22. Seems to be door foam on fire.
Lap 48: Blaney leads Byron, Hamlin, Reddick, Busch for the restart.
Lap 42: Pitstops under the yellow. Reddick and Heim get together. Bell’s crew had a mishap getting wheel tight. Blaney leads on exit.
Lap 38: Caution as Gilliland spins.
Lap 34: Blaney drives by Busch on the inside to take the lead for the first time today.
Lap 22: Nothing has changed out front; Busch and Blaney still 1-2. Reddick, Byron, Hamlin follow in the top-5. Preece has heavy smoke inside the car. Staying on track for now.
Lap 1: Pole-sitter Busch leads the first lap.
2:15pm/et: Green flag at Dover.
2:04pm/et: Engines have fired.
1:55pm/et: Pre-race ceremonies are underway at Dover.
Race details:
Broadcast: FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 400 laps / 400 miles
Stages: 120 / 250 / 400
Average time of race: 3:32:27
Pit road speed: 35 mph
Caution car speed: 45 mph
Fuel Window: 100 laps
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: #15-Grala(backup car), #20-Bell, #71-Smith(unapproved adjustments).
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #8-Kyle Busch chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #12-Ryan Blaney took the ninth stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Dover Pit Stall page.
#8-Kyle Busch won the Busch pole for the Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway with a speed of 162.191mph for his first pole of the year, second at Dover and 34th of his career.
#12-Ryan Blaney will start second followed by #24-William Byron, #45-Tyler Reddick, #10-Noah Gragson, #11-Denny Hamlin, #14-Chase Briscoe, #34-Michael McDowell, #48-Alex Bowman, and #16-AJ Allmendinger.
See the complete qualifying results and the Würth 400 Starting Lineup.
Dover Motor Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Kyle Busch won the Pole Award for the Würth 400 with a lap of 22.196 seconds, 162.191 mph.
This is his 34th pole in 689 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2024.
This is his second pole in 36 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
Ryan Blaney (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2024 and his seventh in 14 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
William Byron (third) posted his sixth top-10 start at Dover Motor Speedway. It is his sixth in 11 races this season.
Josh Berry (12th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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Qualifying Order
Practice for the Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway is over. The results:
#12-Ryan Blaney 159.468
#34-Tyler Reddick 158.983
#24-William Byron 158.954
#14-Chase Briscoe 158.479
#84-Jimmie Johnson 158.444
Slowest: #7-Corey LaJoie 154.347
Most laps run: #15-Kaz Grala, 27
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 29 drivers): #24-William Byron, 155.405
Notes: #71-Zane Smith wrecked in Group A’s session. #15-Kaz Grala wrecked in Group B’s session. Grala to a back-up car.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Würth 400 Practice speeds page.
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway is posted, 37 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
See the full entry list on the Würth 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Dover Motor Speedway
Race rules and information:
