Monster differs, but Dover was just more of the same

A recap of the tripleheader action on the high-banked concrete of the Monster Mile at Dover:

786 -- Laps led in Cup races by Kyle Busch through 13 races in 2008. Busch led 158 laps Sunday at Dover to give him a personal best for one season. His previous high was 637 laps, which he established in 36 races last season.

Pit Crew of the Week

No. 6 Ford: David Ragan ran in the top 10 much of the day at Michigan, but a decision to stay on the track during the last round of pit stops gave him the lead and eventually a third-place finish.

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• A long green-flag run and two pit stops under those conditions enabled Kyle Busch to run away and hide at the Monster. Busch started third and never fell below that running position until, as the leader, he dropped to sixth during the final green-flag pit stops. He regained the lead once that round of stops cycled through and led the final 73 laps. Busch led by as much as 8 seconds at one point. Carl Edwards finished second and pole-sitter Greg Biffle, who led a race-high 164 laps, overcame an alternator problem at about the midway point to finish third. A 11-car wreck 17 laps in the race took out many Chase contenders, most notably Denny Hamlin, who didn't return. Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr., among others, finished several laps down.
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Qualifying
• Greg Biffle was the only driver to top 154 mph to win his second pole in the past three races and first at Dover. In fact, Biffle's speed was in excess of 155 mph to easily bump Kyle Busch from the top spot. Kurt Busch then knocked his little brother off the front row. Both of Red Bull's drivers -- Brian Vickers and A.J. Allmendinger -- qualified in the top 10 in sixth and eighth place, respectively. Jeremy Mayfield, who holds the track qualifying record set in 2004, qualified 10th subbing for the recuperating Dario Franchitti.
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• Biffle works hard for second consecutive top-five finish
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• Notes: Vickers questions two pit-road speeding penalties

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• After a three-hour rain delay, Joe Gibbs Racing took the spotlight as Denny Hamlin beat Carl Edwards for his second victory of the season. It was JGR's ninth series victory overall in 2008. Joey Logano, making his series debut, finished sixth in the same 20 car that has been driven to six victories by three different drivers. Logano overcame pit-road contact with Kasey Kahne early in the race that dropped him to the 28th running position. He made up 11 positions in the subsequent 20 laps and continued to work his way back to the top 10.
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Qualifying
• Carl Edwards topped 154 mph for his second pole in the past three races. Denny Hamlin, just one of three drivers to reach 153 mph, started second. Joey Logano, making his first qualifying effort, earned the ninth starting position.

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• Scott Speed became the third consecutive first-time winner in the series when he pulled away from former champions Jack Sprague and Ron Hornaday. Speed began to put distance between himself and the rest of the pack after taking his first lead on Lap 150. A caution 20 laps later forced him to do it again, and he did, widening his lead to nearly 4 seconds. Kyle Busch led the first 96 laps of the race before a transmission change took him out of contention.
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Qualifying
• Toyotas claimed the first four spots with Mike Skinner on the pole and Johnny Benson on the outside, with Kyle Busch and Scott Speed starting on the second row. The Chevrolets of Ron Hornaday and Jack Sprague started on the third row.

Following the multi-car wreck at Dover that included six drivers in the top 12 in points, NASCAR.COM asked: Which top-12 driver involved in the wreck at Dover is most likely to miss the Chase?

Bill Marx of Sporting News Wire Service weighs in with his top 10:

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