Track facts for Dover International Speedway:

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• Number of previous races: 84.
• First Sprint Cup race: July 6, 1969, won by Richard Petty.
• Last Sprint Cup race: October 2, 2011, won by Kurt Busch.
• Won from pole: 13, last time by Jimmie Johnson in 2010.
• Won from top-5 starting position: 51 times in 84 races (61%).
• Won from top-10 starting position: 66 times (79%).
• Won from 21st or worse starting position: 4 times (5%).
• Worst starting spot for race winner: 37th, by Kyle Petty in 1995.
• Most laps led: 491, by Geoffrey Bodine in 1974.
• Fewest laps led by a race winner: 6, by Jeff Burton in 2006.

• Track records:

  • Fastest race: 132.719 mph by Mark Martin in 1997.
  • Fastest qualifying speed: 161.522 mph by Jeremy Mayfield in 2004.
  • Most lead changes: 29 in 1980 and 1986.
  • Closest finish: Jimmie Johnson's .08 second margin over Kyle Busch in 2005.
  • Most caution flags: 16 in 1993.

• From 2007-2011 a typical Dover race had 17.6 lead changes, 7.9 cautions for 36.8 laps, and an average green-flag run of 40.8 laps.

Manufacturers / Owners:

• Victories by manufacturer: Chevrolet 31, Ford 25, Mercury 7, Pontiac 6, Dodge 6, Buick 3, Oldsmobile 2, Plymouth 2, Toyota 2.

• Victories by owner: Rick Hendrick 13, Jack Roush 9, Wood Brothers 7, Roger Penske 7, Petty Enterprises 6, all others 42.

Driver Notes:

• The most Dover races without a:

  	Active Drivers	All-Time
  Win:	Terry Labonte (52 races)	Dave Marcis (54 races)
  Top 5:	Elliott Sadler (24)	Jimmy Means (34)
  Top 10:	Kenny Wallace (23)	Kenny Wallace (23)
  Pole:	Ken Schrader (46)	Kyle Petty (52)
  Lap led:	Casey Mears (18)	Buddy Arrington (30)
  Lead-lap finish:	Kenny Wallace (23)	Dave Marcis (54)

  
  
  
• Top career marks at Dover:

  	Active Drivers	All-Time
  Races:	Terry Labonte (52)	Ricky Rudd (56)
  Wins:	Jimmie Johnson (6)	Bobby Allison, Richard Petty (7)
  Top 5s:	Mark Martin (23)	Mark Martin (23)
  Top 10s:	Mark Martin (31)	Mark Martin (31)
  Poles:	J. Gordon, M. Martin, R.Newman (4)	David Pearson (6)
  Laps:	Terry Labonte (21,896)	Ricky Rudd (23,387)
  Laps led:	Jeff Gordon (2,231)	Bobby Allison (2,800)
  Lead-lap finishes:	Mark Martin (28)	Mark Martin (28)

  
  
  
• Best average finish among active drivers at Dover (3 or more starts):

  1. Carl Edwards (7.3)
  2. Jimmie Johnson (9.2)
  3. Ryan Newman (11.5)
  4. Matt Kenseth (12.2)
  5. Jeff Gordon (12.2)
  6. Greg Biffle (12.3)
  7. Mark Martin (12.4)
  8. Tony Stewart (13.0)
  9. Kyle Busch (13.2)
  10. Clint Bowyer (14.2)

  
  

• Worst average finish among active drivers at Dover (3 or more starts):

  1. Hermie Sadler (37.4)
  2. Michael McDowell (37.3)
  3. Mike Bliss (34.7)
  4. J.J. Yeley (34.4)
  5. David Stremme (33.8)
  6. Landon Cassill (33.0)
  7. Tony Raines (32.6)
  8. Scott Speed (31.8)
  9. Sam Hornish, Jr. (28.2)
  10. Jeff Green (28.1)

  
  

  Current top-10 drivers at Dover:

  Driver	Races	Win	T5	T10	Pole	Laps	Led	AvSt	AvFn	Rating
  Greg Biffle	19	2	6	10	1	7548	463	12.2	12.3	105.4
  Matt Kenseth	26	2	12	17	1	10124	744	16.7	12.2	110.0
  Denny Hamlin	12	0	2	4	0	4116	61	15.2	20.7	78.7
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	24	1	4	7	0	9507	367	14.7	18.0	75.6
  Jimmie Johnson	20	6	9	14	3	7819	1986	10.0	9.2	118.6
  Martin Truex, Jr.	12	1	1	4	2	4626	225	15.1	17.2	88.1
  Kevin Harvick	22	0	2	9	0	8664	144	21.2	16.6	79.7
  Kyle Busch	14	2	7	9	0	5025	448	13.2	13.3	102.6
  Tony Stewart	26	2	10	15	0	10016	1072	20.0	13.0	70.5
  Carl Edwards	15	1	7	11	0	5999	532	14.7	7.3	106.5

  Driver Rating is based on a formula developed by NASCAR which combines "loop data" elements such as average running position, average speed under green, number of fastest laps, etc. There is a maximum of 150 points that a driver can earn for each race. Driver Rating is not available for races prior to 2005.

  Other notable Driver Ratings at Dover: Kurt Busch (97.8), Mark Martin (96.1), Ryan Newman (91.1), Jeff Burton (90.0), Jeff Gordon (89.2), Clint Bowyer (88.1).