A stats-based preview for Sunday’s race (1 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 26, 2015) — Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware going into the FedEx 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks on May 31 (1 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1).
Greg Biffle (No. 16 Safety-Kleen Ford)
· Two wins, six top fives, 11 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 13.7
· Average Running Position of 12.1, seventh-best
· Driver Rating of 97.4, fifth-best
· 435 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-most
· 833 Green Flag Passes, fifth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 144.050 mph, fifth-fastest
· 5,555 Laps in the Top 15 (69.4%), sixth-most
· 517 Quality Passes (passes of cars in the top 15 under green), fourth-most
Clint Bowyer (No. AAA Insurance Toyota)
· Two top fives, 11 top 10s
· Average finish of 11.9
· Average Running Position of 12.2, eighth-best
· Driver Rating of 92.5, eighth-best
· 203 Fastest Laps Run, 12th-most
· 762 Green Flag Passes, 11th-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 143.979 mph, eighth-fastest
· 5,335 Laps in the Top 15 (74.1%), seventh-most
· 434 Quality Passes, seventh-most
Kurt Busch (No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet)
· One win, six top fives, eight top 10s
· Average finish of 18.2
· Average Running Position of 13.4, 11th-best
· Driver Rating of 91.0, 10th-best
· 297 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-most
· 861 Green Flag Passes, third-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 143.859 mph, 10th-fastest
· 4,712 Laps in the Top 15 (58.9%), 10th-most
· 437 Quality Passes, sixth-most
Kyle Busch (No. 18 Skittles Toyota)
· Two wins, nine top fives, 13 top 10s
· Average finish of 14.2
· Average Running Position of 11.5, fifth-best
· Driver Rating of 105.5, third-best
· 424 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 144.300 mph, third-fastest
· 6,096 Laps in the Top 15 (76.2%), fourth-most
· 507 Quality Passes, fifth-most
Carl Edwards (No. 19 Stanley Toyota)
· One win, eight top fives, 12 top 10s
· Average finish of 10.2
· Average Running Position of 11.0, third-best
· Driver Rating of 99.2, fourth-best
· 499 Fastest Laps Run, second-most
· 838 Green Flag Passes, fourth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 144.043 mph, sixth-fastest
· 5,574 Laps in the Top 15 (69.6%), fifth-most
· 552 Quality Passes, second-most
Jeff Gordon (No. 24 3M Chevrolet)
· Five wins, 18 top fives, 25 top 10s; four poles
· Average finish of 11.4
· Average Running Position of 11.6, sixth-best
· Driver Rating of 96.5, sixth-best
· 362 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-most
· 818 Green Flag Passes, seventh-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 144.169 mph, fourth-fastest
· 6,214 Laps in the Top 15 (77.6%), third-most
· Series-high 555 Quality Passes
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s Pro Services Chevrolet)
· Nine wins, 14 top fives, 19 top 10s; three poles
· Average finish of 8.2
· Series-best Average Running Position of 6.5
· Series-best Driver Rating of 122.3
· Series-high 1,106 Fastest Laps Run
· Series-best Average Green Flag Speed of 144.673 mph
· Series-high 7,061 Laps in the Top 15 (88.2%)
· 420 Quality Passes, eighth-most
Matt Kenseth (No. 20 Dollar General Toyota)
· Two wins, 15 top fives, 21 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 12.8
· Average Running Position of 8.7, second-best
· Driver Rating of 108.3, second-best
· 471 Fastest Laps Run, third-most
· 762 Green Flag Passes, 11th-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 144.394 mph, second-fastest
· 6,624 Laps in the Top 15 (82.8%), second-most
· 541 Quality Passes, third-most
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Ford)
· One win, four top fives, four top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 13.2
· Average Running Position of 12.6, ninth-best
· Driver Rating of 92.1, ninth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 143.870 mph, ninth-fastest
Kyle Larson (No. 42 Target Chevrolet)
· One top 10
· Average finish of 8.5
· Average Running Position of 11.3, fourth-best
· Driver Rating of 93.0, seventh-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 144.030 mph, seventh-fastest
Ryan Newman (No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet)
· Three wins, six top fives, 13 top 10s; four poles
· Average finish of 13.4
· Average Running Position of 12.8, 10th-best
· Driver Rating of 88.2, 12th-best
· 770 Green Flag Passes, 10th-most
· 5,202 Laps in the Top 15 (65.0%), eighth-most
· 400 Quality Passes, 11th-most
Martin Truex Jr. (No. 78 Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet)
· One win, one top five, eight top 10s; two poles
· Average finish of 15.8
· Average Running Position of 15.0, 12th-best
· Driver Rating of 89.1, 11th-best
· 252 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-most
· Average Green Flag Speed of 143.752 mph, 11th-fastest
· 4,388 Laps in the Top 15 (60.9%), 11th-most
· 411 Quality Passes, 10th-most
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2015 Top 16 at Dover International Speedway
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Driver |
Races |
Poles |
Wins |
Top Fives |
Top 10s |
DNFs |
Average Finish |
Driver Rating |
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1 |
28 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
1 |
15.2 |
86.5 |
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2 |
18 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
15.8 |
89.1 |
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3 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
13.8 |
82.6 |
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4 |
30 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
11 |
1 |
16.2 |
81.9 |
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5 |
26 |
3 |
9 |
14 |
19 |
2 |
8.2 |
122.3 |
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6 |
10 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
13.2 |
92.1 |
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7 |
32 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
21 |
5 |
12.8 |
108.3 |
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8 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
18.3 |
78.0 |
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9 |
44 |
4 |
5 |
18 |
25 |
5 |
11.4 |
96.5 |
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10 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
20.9 |
80.9 |
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11 |
26 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
2 |
13.4 |
88.2 |
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12 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
17.5 |
73.7 |
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13 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
19.1 |
67.0 |
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14 |
29 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
18.2 |
91.0 |
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15 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
19.2 |
84.2 |
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16 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
12 |
0 |
10.2 |
99.2 |
* – Based on last 20 races at Dover International Speedway.
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Dover International Speedway Data Season Race #: 13 of 36 (05-31-15) Track Size: 1-mile Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 24 degrees Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 24 degrees Banking/Frontstretch: 9 degree Banking/Backstretch: 9 degree Frontstretch Length: 1,076 feet Backstretch Length: 1,076 feet Race Length: 400 laps / 400 miles Top 10 Driver Ratings at Dover Jimmie Johnson…………………… 122.3 Matt Kenseth……………………….. 108.3 Kyle Busch…………………………. 105.5 Carl Edwards………………………… 99.2 Greg Biffle.…………………………… 97.4 Jeff Gordon………………………….. 96.5 Kyle Larson………………………….. 93.0 Clint Bowyer…………………………. 92.5 Brad Keselowski……………………. 92.1 Kurt Busch.…………………………… 91.0 Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2014 races (20 total) among active drivers at Dover Motor Speedway. Qualifying/Race Data 2014 pole winner: Brad Keselowski, Ford 164.444 mph, 21.892 secs. 05-30-14 Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet 117.724 mph, (03:23:52), 06-01-14
Track qualifying record: Brad Keselowski, Ford 164.444 mph, 21.892 secs. 05-30-14
Mark Martin, Ford 132.719 mph, (03:00:50), 09-21-97
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History
· The official opening of Dover International Speedway, then called Dover Downs International Speedway, was in 1969.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on July 6, 1969 – won by Richard Petty.
· The first two races at Dover were 300 miles. The race length was changed to 500 miles in 1971.
· The track surface was changed to concrete in 1995.
· The race length was changed to 400 miles beginning with the second race in 1997.
· The track name was changed to Dover International Speedway in 2002.
Notebook
· There have been 90 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway, one race in 1969 and 1970, two races per year since 1971.
· 381 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 278 in more than one.
· Ricky Rudd leads the series in starts at Dover with 56. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 44 starts; followed by Matt Kenseth with 32.
· David Pearson won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Dover in 1969 with a speed of 130.430 mph.
· 39 drivers have Coors Light poles at Dover, led by David Pearson with six. Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman lead all active drivers in poles with four each.
· Nine drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Dover. David Pearson holds the record for most consecutive poles at Dover with three; from 1973 to the spring race of 1974.
· Two active drivers have posted consecutive Coors Light poles at Dover: Ryan Newman (fall 2005 and spring 2006), and Denny Hamlin (fall 2012 and spring 2013).
· Youngest Dover pole winner: Jeff Gordon (06/04/1995 – 23 years, 10 months, 0 days).
· Oldest Dover pole winner: Mark Martin (06/01/2012 – 53 years, 4 months, 23 days).
· 34 different drivers have won at Dover International Speedway, led by Jimmie Johnson with nine wins (2002 sweep, fall 2005, 2009 sweep, 2010 fall, spring 2012, fall 2013 and spring 2014).
· 12 drivers have posted consecutive wins at Dover International Speedway, including three consecutive by David Pearson (fall 1972 and 1973 sweep), Rusty Wallace (fall 1993 and 1994 sweep) and Jeff Gordon (fall 1995 and 1996 sweep).
· Youngest Dover winner: Kyle Busch (06/01/2008 – 23 years, 0 months, 30 days).
· Oldest Dover winner: Harry Gant (05/31/1992 – 52 years, 4 months, 21 days).
· Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins at Dover in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with 17: Jimmie Johnson (nine), Jeff Gordon (five), Geoff Bodine (one), Ken Schrader (one) and Ricky Rudd (one).
· Nine different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Dover; led by Chevrolet with 36 victories; followed by Ford with 25.
· 13 of the 90 (14.4%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from the Coors Light pole; the two most recent were Jimmie Johnson in 2009 and 2010.
· The second-place starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (15) than any other starting position at Dover International Speedway.
· 28 of the 90 (31.1%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from the front row: 13 from the pole and 15 from second-place.
· 71 of the 90 (78.8%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Dover have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Five of the 90 (5.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from a starting position outside the top 20 – most recently: Tony Stewart, spring 2013 (22nd-place starting position)
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Dover was 37th, by Kyle Petty in the spring of 1995.
· Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Dover with eight; followed by Dale Earnhardt with five. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with four.
· Mark Martin leads the series in top-five finishes at Dover with 24; followed by Dale Earnhardt with 19. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 18.
· Mark Martin leads the series in top-10 finishes at Dover with 33; followed by Richard Petty and Ricky Rudd with 26 each. Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with 25.
· Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Dover with a 9.654.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Dover with an 8.154.
· 11 of the 12 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners at Dover International Speedway participated in at least one or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Jimmie Johnson won at Dover in his first two appearances.
· Among the 12 active NSCS Dover winners Kurt Busch (22) and Matt Kenseth (14) made 10 or more attempts before their first win.
· Kevin Harvick leads the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Dover without visiting Victory Lane at 28.
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover International Speedway was the September 25, 2005 race won by Jimmie Johnson over Kyle Busch with a MOV of 0.08 second.
· There has been one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race resulting with a green-white-checkered finish at Dover International Speedway (Scheduled No. of Laps/Actual No. of Laps): fall of 2005 (400/404).
· Not one of the 90 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway have been shortened due to weather conditions.
· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover International Speedway five times: fall of 1984, spring of 2001, fall of 2003, spring of 2005 and spring of 2011.
· Three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series active drivers have made their first career start at Dover International Speedway: Matt Kenseth (9/20/98), Kurt Busch (9/24/00) and David Ragan (9/24/06).
· Two active drivers have posted their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light pole at Dover International Speedway: Matt Kenseth (06/02/02) and Michael Waltrip (06/03/1991).
· One active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver has posted his first career win at Dover International Speedway: Martin Truex Jr. (06/04/07).
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Dover with 2,976 laps led in 26 starts.
· If Jimmie Johnson leads 24 laps or more this weekend he will surpass the 3,000 laps led mark at Dover International Speedway, becoming the seventh driver in series history to lead 3,000 or more laps at a single track. Jeff Gordon is the only other active driver to accomplish the feat (Martinsville – 3,744 laps led).
· Two female drivers have competed at Dover International Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.
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Driver |
Starting Position |
Finishing Position |
Date |
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13 |
25 |
9/28/2014 |
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28 |
23 |
6/1/2014 |
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31 |
29 |
9/29/2013 |
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39 |
24 |
6/2/2013 |
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38 |
28 |
9/30/2012 |
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Janet Guthrie |
15 |
11 |
9/18/1977 |
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Janet Guthrie |
11 |
33 |
9/1 |