Dover dozen? Analyzing Jimmie’s concrete history

By Staff Report | Published: May 2, 2019 11

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Eleven wins. Double digits. Four more than any other driver in NASCAR history. Yes, Jimmie Johnson, the all-time winner at Dover, feels right at home on the 1-mile concrete oval. Check out some of his best wins there, and how others throughout NASCAR history stack up.

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2017: Johnson's win during the spring race was his 11th all-time at the track. The victory tied him with Cale Yarborough on the all-time NASCAR wins list with 83.

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2015: His third win in four races at the track sent the No. 48 team into a wild celebration.

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2009: Johnson's 298 laps led (out of 400) in this victory were the most he's had in one race at Dover. Now, to look at some of the other all-time NASCAR greats.

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Richard Petty: 'The King' won here seven times, including three of his first four starts at the track.

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Bobby Allison: Allison has seven wins here, including a 1982 conquest in which he led 486 of 500 laps.

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Jeff Gordon: Five wins here for Mr. Gordon, a longtime Hendrick Motorsports teammate of Jimmie Johnson.

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David Pearson: Five of Pearson's 105 career victories came at the 'Monster Mile.'

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Bill Elliott: Known for being fast on bigger tracks, 'Awesome Bill' swept the races here in 1988, leading 595 laps altogether. His four Dover wins has him in heady company.

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Harry Gant: 'Mr. September' won four consecutive races in the fall of 1991, including one at Dover. His win at the track in 1992 was the fourth and final Dover win of his career.

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Ricky Rudd: Four of Rudd's 23 career Monster Energy Series wins were at Dover.