Driver Averages | Laps Led Leaders | Driver Ratings | Past Winners
Detailed driver notes and statistics to help set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Drydene 400 at Dover International Speedway.
Who’s HOT at Dover
- Martin Truex Jr. has finished in the top five in five of the last six races, including a win in the spring and in the 2016 fall race.
- Chase Elliott, winner of this event last year, leads all drivers with a 4.4 average finish.
- Kevin Harvick has combined to lead 488 laps and posted a 3.7 average finish in the last three races, including a win in 2018 spring race.
- Kyle Busch has finished in the top 10 in the last nine fall races at Dover, including a win in 2017.
- Kyle Larson has finished in the top 10 in four of the last five races and has a 6.4 average finish in that span.
- Daniel Suarez has finished 11th or better in his five starts for an average finish of 7.6.
- Jimmie Johnson has finished in the top 10 in four of the last six races, which includes his 11th win, coming in the 2017 spring race.
Keep an Eye On at Dover
- Brad Keselowski, who led 58 laps at Dover in the spring, leads all drivers with 767 laps led in the eight races at ovals with the 750 horsepower rules package. He also ranks fifth in average finish (9.2) in that span.
- Denny Hamlin (5.9), Clint Bowyer (9.0), Joey Logano (9.6), Ryan Blaney (10.2), Kurt Busch (11.2) and Ryan Newman (11.8) each rank in the top 10 in average finish in the eight races at ovals this season with the 750 horsepower rules package.
- Alex Bowman finished second and posted the fifth-best driver rating in the spring race.
- Erik Jones has finished in the top 10 in his last two Dover starts and recorded stage points in both stages in the spring.
Notes: Dover will mark the ninth race this season on an oval that will utilize the 750 horsepower rules package with no aero ducts…Martin Truex Jr. (3), Kyle Busch (2), Denny Hamlin (1), Kevin Harvick (1) and Brad Keselowski (1) have gone to Victory Lane in those races…Teams will run the same tire combination that was used in the spring race…The second starting position has produced the most race winners (18)…Forty-four percent of race winners have come from a top three starting spot…Jimmie Johnson was the last driver to win from the pole in 2010…Toyota has won four of the last seven races and Chevrolet has won eight of the last 13 races at Dover.
*Best Average Finish at Dover
| Last # of Races | Driver | Average Finish |
| Two Races | Chase Elliott | 3.0 |
| Four Races | Chase Elliott | 5.0 |
| Six Races | Martin Truex Jr./Chase Elliott | 4.7 |
| *Eight Races | Martin Truex Jr. | 6.0 |
| *Ten Races | Martin Truex Jr. | 6.1 |
*Must have competed in every race in that span
Laps Led Leaders at Dover
| Last # of Races | Driver | Laps Led |
| Two Races | Kevin Harvick | 287 |
| Four Races | Kevin Harvick | 488 |
| Six Races | Kevin Harvick | 488 |
| Eight Races | Kevin Harvick | 960 |
| Ten Races | Kevin Harvick | 1,274 |
Click Here to view all laps led leaders at Dover over the past 10 races.
Dover Loop Data Stat Leaders (Last Five Races)
| Average Running Pos. | Laps in Top 15 |
| 1. Martin Truex Jr. – 5.7 | 1. Chase Elliott – 1,950 |
| 2. Kevin Harvick – 5.9 | 2. Martin Truex Jr. – 1,897 |
| 3. Chase Elliott – 6.9 | 3. Kevin Harvick – 1,819 |
| 4. Kyle Larson – 8.4 | 4. Kyle Busch – 1,748 |
| 5. Kyle Busch – 9.4 | 5. Brad Keselowski – 1,631 |
| Fastest Laps Run | Driver Rating |
| 1. Kevin Harvick – 325 | 1. Kevin Harvick – 121.5 |
| 2. Martin Truex Jr. – 209 | 2. Martin Truex Jr. – 117.5 |
| 3. Kyle Larson – 174 | 3. Chase Elliott – 111.3 |
| 4. Kyle Busch – 141 | 4. Kyle Larson – 110.1 |
| 5. Chase Elliott – 127 | 5. Kyle Busch – 100.7 |
Top 10 Stage 1 & 2 Points Earned at Dover
Five Races
| Driver | Points Earned |
| Kevin Harvick | 70 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 60 |
| Kyle Busch | 57 |
| Brad Keselowski | 51 |
| Chase Elliott | 46 |
| Kyle Larson | 42 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 31 |
| Clint Bowyer | 30 |
| Joey Logano | 29 |
| Ryan Blaney | 22 |
2019 Spring Dover Stage Finishes
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
| 1. Joey Logano | 1. Martin Truex Jr. |
| 2. Brad Keselowski | 2. Alex Bowman |
| 3. Chase Elliott | 3. Kevin Harvick |
| 4. Kyle Larson | 4. Chase Elliott |
| 5. Kevin Harvick | 5. Brad Keselowski |
| 6. William Byron | 6. Kyle Larson |
| 7. Alex Bowman | 7. Ryan Blaney |
| 8. Ryan Blaney | 8. Kyle Busch |
| 9. Erik Jones | 9. Clint Bowyer |
| 10. Clint Bowyer | 10. Erik Jones |
Top Five in Stage Points Earned in 2019 (29 Races)
| Driver | Stage Points | Stage Wins |
| Joey Logano | 286 | 9 |
| Kevin Harvick | 271 | 5 |
| Kyle Busch | 240 | 11 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 217 | 5 |
| Chase Elliott | 214 | 5 |
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Driver Notes – Ordered by Average Finish (Top 15) in the Last Five Races at Dover
Chase Elliott won this event last year for his sixth top 10 in seven starts at Dover. He won the pole and led 145 laps en route to a fifth-place finish in May. This season, Elliott has an 11.8 average finish in the eight oval races with the 750 horsepower rules package.
Martin Truex Jr. won in May after leading 132 laps. The win was his third at Dover and fifth top five in the last six races. Truex leads all drivers with three wins in the eight races at ovals with the 750 horsepower rules package. His average finish in that span is 6.1.
Kyle Larson finished third in the spring for his eighth top 10 in 11 starts at Dover. This season, Larson has posted a 16.0 average finish in the eight races at ovals with the 750 horsepower rules package and has finished sixth in the last two (Bristol, Richmond).
Kevin Harvick has finished sixth or better in the last three races at Dover, including a win in the 2018 spring race. He’s combined to lead 488 laps in the last three races, which is the most among all drivers. This season, Harvick has posted a 10.4 average finish in the eight races at ovals with the 750 horsepower rules package, including six top 10s (won at New Hampshire).
Daniel Suarez has finished 11th or better in his five starts at Dover, including four top 10s. This season, Suarez has posted a 13.2 average finish in the eight races at ovals with the 750 horsepower rules package, including top 10s in the last two.
Erik Jones has finished fourth and sixth, respectively, in his last two starts at Dover. His Dover finish in the spring is one of two top 10s in the eight oval races this season with the 750 horsepower rules package.
Jimmie Johnson scored his last of 11 wins at Dover in the 2017 spring race. He’s posted two top 10s in the four races since his last win. Johnson has posted a 15.9 average finish in the eight races at ovals with the 750 horsepower rules package, including three top 10s.
Joey Logano has finished in the top 10 in his last two starts at Dover. Logano equaled his best finish (third) in 21 starts in this event last year. This season, Logano has posted five top 10s and an average finish of 9.6 in the eight races at ovals with the 750 horsepower rules package.
William Byron is coming off his first top 10 (eighth) in three starts at Dover after starting second. Byron’s Dover finish is his only top 10 in the eight races at ovals with the 750 horsepower rules package this season.
Kyle Busch scored his last of three wins at Dover in this event in 2017. He finished 10th in the spring for his second consecutive top 10. This season, Busch is the only driver to finish in the top 10 in each of the eight races at ovals with the 750 horsepower rules package and leads all drivers with a 4.6 average finish in that span.
Denny Hamlin scored his best finish at Dover in this event last year, second. In the spring, Hamlin finished 21st after the car was hit by debris and knocked out the right rear crush panel causing him to be treated after the race for carbon monoxide poisoning. This season, Hamlin has the second-best average finish (5.9) in the eight races at ovals with the 750 horsepower rules package.
Kurt Busch has finished fifth in two of the last three races at Dover, including this event last year. Busch finished 13th in the spring in his first track start with Chip Ganassi Racing at Dover. Busch’s last of three top 10s in the eight oval races with the 750 horsepower rules package came at Bristol in August.
Brad Keselowski has posted two top 10s and combined to lead 213 laps in the last four races at Dover. Keselowski’s one Dover win came in this event back in his 2012 championship season. This season, Keselowski holds the fifth-best average finish (9.2) in the eight oval races with the 750 horsepower rules package.
Austin Dillon finished seventh in this event last year for his second top 10 in 12 Dover starts. This season, Dillon only has one top 10 in the eight oval races with the 750 horsepower rules package – Richmond (April), 6th.
Aric Almirola recorded his last of three top 10s at Dover in this event in 2015. In his three track starts with Stewart-Haas Racing he’s posted a 13.3 average finish and led 64 laps in this event last season. Almirola’s two top 10s in the eight oval races with the 750 horsepower rules package came early in the season at Phoenix and Martinsville.
