A history of first-four sweeps by a single NASCAR Cup Series team

Sunday's Drydene 400 marked just the fourth time in NASCAR Cup Series history that the top four finishers all came from the same organization, with Alex Bowman leading the charge for the Hendrick Motorsports fleet at Dover International Speedway. RELATED: Official results | At-track photos: Dover It has been a rare occurrence, happening only twice in NASCAR's modern era. With Hendrick's "Monster Mile" mash still fresh, here's a breakdown of the 1-2-3-4 team finishes through the record books in NASCAR's top division.

Dec. 30, 1956

[caption id="attachment_310189" align="alignright" width="300"] RacingOne[/caption] Team: DePaolo Engineering Race winner: Fireball Roberts Second through fourth: Curtis Turner, Marvin Panch, Ralph Moody Event: Indian River Gold Cup 100 Track: Titusville-Cocoa Speedway, 1.6-mile road course in Titusville, Florida Notable: Driving for one of NASCAR's earliest multi-car teams, Hall of Famer Fireball Roberts drove his No. 22 Ford to the seventh of his 33 Cup wins. Paul Goldsmith led the opening 27 laps before Roberts took control, leading the final 29 laps. ... Pete DePaolo became famous as the 1925 Indianapolis 500 winner, but his brief foray into NASCAR team ownership was a successful one. He is credited with 21 Cup Series wins. ... The race was the Titusville-Cocoa circuit's only Cup Series meet.

April 7, 1957

Team: DePaolo Engineering Race winner: Fireball Roberts Second through fourth: Paul Goldsmith, Ralph Moody, Marvin Panch Event: Wilkes County 160 Track: North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway, .625-mile dirt track Notable: Fireball Roberts led from wire to wire, never making a pit stop in the 100-mile event. He established a qualifying record of 81.522 mph. ... A fifth DePaolo entry took sixth place, with Allen Adkins just missing a top-five result in the No. 99 Ford. ... The event marked North Wilkesboro's last race with a dirt surface. The layout was paved by the time the series returned there that October.

Nov. 20, 2005

[caption id="attachment_310190" align="alignright" width="300"] Streeter Lecka | Getty Images[/caption] Team: Roush Fenway Racing Race winner: Greg Biffle Second through fourth: Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards Event: Ford 400 Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway, 1.5-mile oval in Homestead, Florida Notable: While Tony Stewart was celebrating his second Cup Series championship with a 15th-place result for Joe Gibbs Racing, team owner Jack Roush was cheering a four-car sweep atop the scoring pylon in the 2005 season finale. Greg Biffle led just nine laps but closed out a career-best six-win season in style at Miami. ... Roush had five entries in the race, with Kenny Wallace taking 21st place as a fill-in for the dismissed Kurt Busch in the No. 97 Ford. NASCAR announced it would start phasing in a four-team limit for team owners the next season. ... At the time, the organization was known as Roush Racing. Red Sox majority owner John Henry invested in the team in 2007, when its name changed to Roush Fenway Racing.

May 16, 2021

[caption id="attachment_310191" align="alignright" width="300"] Sean Gardner | Getty Images[/caption] Team: Hendrick Motorsports Race winner: Alex Bowman Second through fourth: Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, William Byron Event: Drydene 400 Track: Dover (Del.) International Speedway, 1-mile concrete oval Notable: Alex Bowman notched his second win of the Cup Series season, benefitting from a quick pit stop in the final stage that put his No. 48 Chevrolet out front for the final 97 laps. That victory was the 267th in NASCAR's top series by team owner Rick Hendrick, placing him just one win back of Petty Enterprises' 268 on the all-time list. ... The win marked the 12th victory for a car with No. 48 at Dover. Jimmie Johnson flew the number for his 11 triumphs at the "Monster Mile." ... Byron extended his streak of top-10 finishes to 11 in a row with a fourth-place effort.