Complete news and notes on every driver that competed at the Monster Mile
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1. Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson chose the outside lane for the first and only attempt at a green-white-checkered flag and held on to win a record 10th Sprint Cup race at the Monster Mile. He joins NASCAR Hall of Famers Dale Earnhardt, David Pearson, Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip who also have won 10 times at a single track. | WATCH: Johnson on adding to his ‘Monster’ collection
2. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. Harvick overcame a broken track bar to earn his ninth top-five finish this year and match his best Dover result.
3. Kyle Larson, No. 42 Chevrolet, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. “Good job boys,” Larson radioed his team after sealing his best Dover performance. “First podium of the year.” | To hear more in-car audio, sign up for Scanner today
4. Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. Kahne, who qualified 25th, was in position to contend for the win when he lined up next to teammate Jimmie Johnson for the green-white-checkered flag restart. | WATCH: Kahne on final restart
5. Aric Almirola, No. 43 Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports. Almirola picked up four spots on the final restart to earn his best career Dover finish.
6. Martin Truex Jr., No. 78 Chevrolet, Furniture Row Racing. The outside pole sitter led a race-high 131 laps, but was frustrated during the green-white-checkered flag when he lined up third and was slowed on the restart. Irritated, he radioed, “Should have wrecked them all.” | WATCH: Truex discusses frustrating final restart
7. Jamie McMurray, No. 1 Chevrolet. Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. McMurray constantly worked the track bar adjuster to help make his Chevrolet turn better.
8. Paul Menard, No. 27 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. Menard narrowly avoided being involved in a wreck with 24 laps to go and held on to claim his third top-10 Dover result.
9. Clint Bowyer, No. 15 Toyota, Michael Waltrip Racing. Bowyer led a lap during late-race green-flag stops, but later made contact with Denny Hamlin to bring out the sixth caution of the race. | WATCH: See the incident between Bowyer and Hamlin
10. Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. Gordon let out a “Woooo” over the radio when the caution flag was waved on Lap 376, which enabled him to get back on the lead lap as the beneficiary of the free pass. | To hear more in-car audio, sign up for Scanner today
11. Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford, Team Penske. Logano chased the handling of his car and early on, he radioed his team, “as soon as I hit dirty air, it takes about 10 laps for (the tires) to come back.”
12. Brad Keselowski, No. 2 Ford, Team Penske. Keselowski inherited the lead during green-flag stops on Lap 330 and stretched his fuel window to 96 laps before making his stop. | For more in-race stats, sign up for RaceView Premium today
13. David Ragan, No. 55 Toyota, Michael Waltrip Racing. Ragan steadily used pit stops to improve his track position, although he did have to avoid cement cracks in Tony Stewart‘s nearby stall.
14. Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports. Earnhardt overcame several frustrations to lead three laps on Sunday, but he couldn’t rally back from a pit road penalty with just over 150 laps to go. His thoughts? “Nothing would make me enjoy racing on this concrete.”
15. Danica Patrick, No. 10 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. Patrick was running inside the top 15 when she was caught speeding on pit road during her Lap 331 green-flag pit stop.
16. Tony Stewart, No. 14 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. Stewart spent most of the race looking for front grip, while his crew members monitored the 12-by-12-inch area of crumbled concrete in his pit stall.
17. Greg Biffle, No. 16 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing. “Why are they letting these cars on track,” Biffle asked his team after smashing into Casey Mears on Lap 399. “He broke, and I couldn’t avoid him.” | To hear more in-car audio, sign up for Scanner today
18. Ryan Newman, No. 31 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. Newman attempted pit strategy, but fought a tight-handling condition all race long.
19. Carl Edwards, No. 19 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. Edwards might have caught a lucky break on his first pit road penalty, but his second one, which occurred with around 150 laps remaining, was more damaging. | WATCH: Carl’s crew member takes a ride
20. Alex Bowman, No. 7 Chevrolet, Tommy Baldwin Racing. It was a solid day for Bowman, who made his best start and went on to claim his best Dover result.
21. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. The pole winner didn’t get a chance to see what four fresh tires could do late as he was hit by Clint Bowyer on Lap 386 derailing his bid for a second win in 2015. | RELATED: Hamlin discusses late trouble
22. Sam Hornish Jr., No. 9 Ford, Richard Petty Motorsports. Hornish and his team chased the handling on his No. 9 Ford until the final 50 laps when something clicked and he started posting his best lap times of the day.
23. Landon Cassill, No. 40 Chevrolet, Hillman Smith Motorsports. Cassill nabbed his best Dover finish on Sunday after starting 43rd.
24. AJ Allmendinger, No. 47 Chevrolet, JTG Daugherty Racing. Rear grip was an initial issue for Allmendinger, who was hit by a spinning Casey Mears in the closing laps.
25. David Gilliland, No. 38 Ford, Front Row Motorsports. The No. 38 team resolved a tight-handling condition as Gilliland collected his best Dover finish since the 2011 spring race.
26. Cole Whitt, No. 35 Ford, Front Row Motorsports. Whitt’s team had a scary moment on pit road when his crew members had to maneuver around neighbor Brad Keselowski to pit the No. 35 Ford.
27. Casey Mears, No. 13 Chevrolet, Germain Racing. Mears slowed up after cutting his left-front tire and was hit from behind by Greg Biffle to bring out the final caution flag.
28. Brett Moffitt, No. 34 Ford, Front Row Motorsports. Moffitt earned his best finish with Front Row Motorsports after improving several positions in the latter part of the race.
29. J.J. Yeley, No. 23 Toyota, BK Racing. Yeley climbed through the field after starting 40th to post his third-best Dover finish.
30. Jeb Burton, No. 26 Toyota, BK Racing. With 40 laps to go, Burton attempted to move down the track and made slight contact with Martin Truex Jr., who was running fourth at the time.
31. Kurt Busch, No. 41 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing. Busch sustained right-front damage and required a pit stop after being involved in the Clint Bowyer/Denny Hamlin dust-up on Lap 386. He then blew another tire right before the restart. | WATCH: See what happened to Busch
32. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 83 Toyota, BK Racing. DiBenedetto, in his first Dover appearance, managed to stay out of trouble while navigating the Monster Mile.
33. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing. Dillon turned in a solid run before knocking out his radiator on the last caution of the day.
34. Brendan Gaughan, No. 62 Chevrolet, Premium Motorsports. Making his first Dover start since 2004, Gaughan lined up 41st and earned the team’s best finish since Atlanta.
35. Mike Bliss, No. 32 Ford, Go FASRacing. Bliss lined up 42nd and had trouble navigating his way through the tight quarters of Dover’s concrete mile.
36. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. Busch led seven laps Sunday before being collected in a late-race accident with Brian Scott that brought out the fifth caution flag. Busch, who appeared to walk without issue to the ambulance, was cleared by the on-site medics. | RELATED: Busch involved in wreck for first time since Daytona
37. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 17, Roush Fenway Racing. Stenhouse’s team had to go under the hood after he lost his gauges coming to pit road during the first caution period.
38. Brian Scott, No. 33 Chevrolet, Circle Sport. A later apologetic Scott came down on the track and right into the path of lead-lap car Kyle Busch with 24 laps to go. | RELATED: Scott apologizes to Busch via Twitter
39. Matt Kenseth, No. 20 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing. Suspension issues in the final 100 laps prompted Kenseth to make an unscheduled pit stop and ultimately retreat to the garage for a broken track bar mount.
40. Josh Wise, No. 98 Ford, Phil Parsons Racing. Wise ran as high as 25th before encountering an electrical issue.
41. Michael Annett, No. 46 Chevrolet, HScott Motorsports. Annett, who made his best Dover start Sunday, was involved in a Lap 175 accident after making contact with Trevor Bayne.
42. Justin Allgaier, No. 51 Chevrolet, HScott Motorsports. Allgaier, who qualified 24th, smashed into teammate Michael Annett after Annett was hit by Trevor Bayne on Lap 175. | WATCH: See what happened to the two HScott cars
43. Trevor Bayne, No. 6 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing. Bayne attempted to move up the track on Lap 175 when he made contact with Michael Annett and slid down to crash off the inside Dover wall. | RELATED: Bayne called to NASCAR hauler
