Driver, avg finish, races, wins, top 5s, top 10s, top 20s, laps. Veteran jimmie johnson is yet to win a series race so far in 2019, but the most successful driver in dover 400 history will hope this event. Strictly stock 1949 grand national series 19501970 winston cup series 19712003 nextel cup series 20042007 sprint cup series 20082016. Chase elliott wins 2019 most popular driver award nascar. Kyle larson, who is looking for his first victory since 2017, has a 100. Biffle is currently in the nascar sprint cup chase for. Another 10 years of nascar history are in the books. Kevin harvick won his seriesleading fourth race of the season at dover international speedway on sunday. Dover is a drivers track and kahne has a worst finish of 17th there in his last six attempts. Drivers in nascar s top series who have won four or more consecutive races in a season since the modern era began in 1972.
Although, iracing is a completely different scenario from realtime nascar cup series competition, byron conceded the work he has put in to earn these iracing wins against the same topline nascar. Nascar announced march 14 that anheuserbusch was returning to the sport as an official sponsor. Jimmie johnson makes history, wins at dover usa today. Chase elliott wins 2019 most popular driver award nick gray, the tennessean published 7. Nov 29, 2018 chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award ap las vegas ap chase elliott has been voted nascars most popular driver, ending a 15year run for superstar dale earnhardt jr. Nascar active drivers most wins quiz by superspurjm. Kyle larson wins nascar xfinity race in dover daily news.
Among drivers with three or more dover wins, pearson has the. Driver, chassis, engine, race distance, race time, average speed mph. With his 83rd win coming this past weekend at dover, jimmie johnson is within striking distance of taking the no. William byron wins enascar pro invitational race at digital dover. Jeff gordon is the last driver to win three consecutive cup races at dover, from. Kevin harvick says nascar drivers dont feel like your. Drivers in nascars top series who have won four or more consecutive races in a season since the modern era began in 1972. Depending on configuration, the tracks capacity is at 95,500 seats. Chase elliott wins 2019 most popular driver award nascar en. Nascar average finishes at dover international speedway. A driver can score a maximum driver rating of 150 points per race.
Leave it to a driver who literally grew up with iracing to make history at virtual dover international speedway. William byron showed hes the sharpest gamer in nascar s iracing series with his third victory in four events. Oct 07, 2018 chase elliott wins at dover, secures nascar cup series playoff survival elliott claims his secondcareer monster energy nascar cup series win after a laterace wreck in the gander outdoors 400. Dover 2011 kurt busch, watkins glen 2015 joey logano and pocono 2017 ryan blaney. This includes victories in the cup and busch series, iroc, the budweiser shootout and the daytona qualifying races. Kyle busch claimed 40 of his 56 career total wins between 20102019. May 04, 2019 veteran jimmie johnson is yet to win a series race so far in 2019, but the most successful driver in dover 400 history will hope this event can yet again bring him some good fortune. May 31, 2015 richard petty, david pearson, dale earnhardt sr. Chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award. He and kevin harvick have the most top 10s 18 as well. Chase elliott wins at dover, secures nascar cup series.
Click on the race number to see the results of that race. But every cup race ive gone to, a penske or affiliated car wins. Chase elliott accepts the 2019 nmpa most popular driver award during the nascar awards banquet in nashville, tennessee. The drydene 400 is the second of two nascar cup series stock car races held at dover. So i raised this question, what nascar driver, active or not, has the most wins across all officially sanctioned nascar series. Check out the complete list of winners in the monster energy nascar cup series in the spring race at dover international speedway, beginning with the first race in 1969.
At just one mile, dover is one of nascars shortest tracks and with many features, like the concrete turns banked at 24degrees and the easytomiss pit road entrance, its truly one of a kind. Since opening in 1969, it has held at least two nascar races each year. William byron wins enascar finish line 150 at virtual dover. Although iracing is a completely different scenario than realworld nascar cup series competition, byron conceded the work he has put in to earn these iracing wins against the same topline nascar. In fact, kyle busch is the only driver to have multiple truck series wins at the monster mile. May 02, 2018 4 kyle buschs four truck series wins at dover are the most among all race winners. September 25, 2005, dover international speedway, mbna nascar racepoints 400 johnson led 4 laps en route to another win at dover, on the big stage in the nascar playoffs. Five drivers most likely to win at dover fox sports. Check out the complete list of winners in the monster energy nascar cup series in the fall race at dover international speedway, beginning with 1971 the first time nascar visited the monster.
Jimmie johnson wins nascar cup race at dover daily news. After last weekends race at atlanta motor speedway, busch moves into sole possession of the most wins in truck series history, dating back the circuits 1995 formation. David pearson won five nascar cup series races at the monster mile. Jun 04, 2017 jimmie johnson wins nascar cup race at dover share this. Kyle larson wins nascars monster mile in dover fox news. William byron wins virtual dover for 3rd iracing victory.
Here is a look at drivers with the most poles in the monster energy nascar cup series. Wins, finishes, top15 finishes, average running position while on lead lap, average speed under green, fastest lap, led most laps and leadlap finish. William byron wins enascar pro invitational race at. Harvick led the most overall laps and built a huge lead over stewarthaas racing teammate. List of alltime nascar cup series winners wikipedia. The car of tomorrow made its debut in the sport in 2007. We have average finishes in recent races and average finishes for all active nascar drivers at dover. The following is a list compiling the total number of career victories in nascar cup series competition.
Nascar driver averages at dover international speedway. Kyle busch may have been the one to slam nascar with colorful language in the heat of the moment following mondays race at dover international speedway, but days later, kevin harvick explained. He had also been voted nascars most popular driver four times. On may 15, 2011, the nascar cup series raced at dover international speedway in dover, delaware. Dover international speedway is a race track in dover, delaware, united states. Chase elliott wins 2018 nmpa most popular driver award. Larson wins playoff to race at dover to advance martin truex jr.
Monster energy nascar cup series driver stats at dover international. Driver, races, wins, top 5s, top 10s, poles, laps led, avg. Now, theres a new nascar driver on top in this decade. Chase elliott wins nascars most popular driver award ap las vegas ap chase elliott has been voted nascars most popular driver, ending a 15year run for superstar dale earnhardt jr. If matt kenseth had a few more wins at dover, he would be right in the conversation with jimmie johnson as the best driver to ever race at the track. Driver averages at dover in recent races since feb 2018 martin truex jr. Rule changes in 1972 established a minimum distance of 250 miles 400 km for pointspaying cup series events reduced to 186. Entering this weekends race at dover international speedway, busch leads the way with 39 total wins since the beginning of the 2010 season. With the concrete surface, races become cleaner, faster and more competitive. I saw a video earlier today about dick trickle, and i learned he had 1,000 short track victories, which absolutely boggled my mind. Take a look at five drivers who could win on sunday. Dover driver ratings monster energy cup series mrn. Chase elliott wins at dover, secures nascar cup series playoff survival elliott claims his secondcareer monster energy nascar cup series win after a laterace wreck in the gander outdoors 400. Jimmie johnson wins nascar cup race at dover share this.
Race results at dover international speedway racingreference. Dover international speedway formerly dover downs international speedway is a race track in dover, delaware, united states. Driver chase elliott 9, left, leads as drivers take the green flag during the nascar cup series auto race, monday, may 6, 2019, at dover international speedway in. Kyle busch claimed his second nascar sprint cup series win of the season at dover international speedway after the duel for victory ended with a penalty for jimmie johnson a few laps from the end. Check out the complete list of winners in the monster energy nascar cup series in the fall race at dover international speedway, beginning. The namesake of dale earnhardt was a 15time winner of the cup series most popular driver award and a twotime daytona 500 winner before retiring to join the. Chase elliott wins at dover, has sights on nascar championship. We also have a statistics and history of nascar car numbers.
Busch has the most topfive finishes 12 among the 12 playoff drivers at dover. Byron passed timmy hill with seven laps remaining at virtual dover. I think dover is the most realistic of the iracing tracks weve run, said fox sports analyst jeff gordon, a fivetime dover winner in the cup series. His last win there in 2017 was also his most recent win overall. But there are very few times when the entire fan base comes together to cheer one a specific. Who has the most wins at daytona international speedway answers. The list recognizes cup victories under the following auspices. May 06, 2019 driver chase elliott 9, left, leads as drivers take the green flag during the nascar cup series auto race, monday, may 6, 2019, at dover international speedway in dover, del. Dover intl speedway driver stats monster energy cup series mrn. Apr 14, 2020 he had also been voted nascars most popular driver four times. Who has the most wins at daytona international speedway. The hendrick motorsports driver swept dover in 2002 and 2009 and also won races in. Cup wins in 2017 and dover marked his first one in the playoffs. Our database contains nascar driver averages at nascar tracks and track types.
The first elimination race of the 2016 chase is approaching as nascar moves to dover for the final race in the round of 16. Chase elliott wins 2019 most popular driver award nascar en espanol search. Oct 06, 2019 check out the complete list of winners in the monster energy nascar cup series in the fall race at dover international speedway, beginning with 1971 the first time nascar visited the monster. Jun 03, 2017 kyle larson wins nascar xfinity race in dover. Dover international speedway news jayskis nascar silly. Oct 03, 2019 busch, a fourtime winner, is next at 104. Across all officially sanctioned nascar series, what driver has the most wins. Sports quiz nascar active drivers most wins random sports or auto racing quiz can you name the nascar active drivers with the most wins. One of the biggest rushes you get while being a nascar fan is watching your favorite driver win a race. He has the most wins among active drivers with a career average of one win in every seven races. In addition to nascar, the track also hosted usac and the indy racing league. Driver avg finish races wins top 5s top 10s top 20s laps led poles avg start best finish dnf avg rating 1. All of jimmie johnsons career nascar cup series wins.