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Facts & Figures: Dover

Kym Opalenik
Assistant Editor
Posted Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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A look at some NASCAR Sprint Cup facts and figures at Dover International Speedway as the series gets ready to run Sunday's Camping World RV 400.

0 - Of all the Chase contenders, the only drivers with zero wins at Dover are Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick. Additionally, Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer are the only Chase drivers who have had zero DNF's at Dover.
1 - Richard Petty won the very first race at Dover, and the first polesitter was David Pearson in July 1969.
2 - Tony Stewart has had two wins at Dover (both races in 2000).
3 - Jimmie Johnson has won three times at Dover (both 2002 races and June 2005).
4 - Bill Elliott, Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin lead all active drivers with the most victories, each with four.
5 - Kyle Busch has five top fives in seven starts at Dover.
6 - Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth, both Chase contenders this season, have six top-five finishes at the 1.5-mile speedway.
7 - Richard Petty and Bobby Allison lead all drivers with seven wins at Dover.
8 - Jimmie Johnson
has had eight top 10s in his 13 career starts at Dover.
8.3 - Carl Edwards, the current Chase leader, has an average finish of 8.3, the best among active drivers. Only David Pearson has a better average finish (win an 8.0 in 16 races) when comparing drivers who have started there more than twice.
9 - Tony Stewart has nine top fives in 19 Cup Series career starts at Dover.
10 - Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins than any other organization, with 10.
11 - There have been 11 drivers who have won at Dover from the first starting position.
16 - The most Cautions to take place at Dover is 16 (9/19/93).
26 - The drivers with the most top 10s at Dover are Richard Petty and Ricky Rudd with 26.
29 - The most Lead Changes to take place is 29 (happened twice), most recently recorded during the May 18, 1986 race.
37 - Kyle Petty won at Dover from the 37th starting position on June 4, 1995; that is the furthest back in the field a race winner has started.
116.1 - Greg Biffle has the Series-best Driver Rating of 116.1 (Formula combining the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race).
161.522 - The Track Qualifying Record is held by Jeremy Mayfield at 161.522 mph (6/4/04).
381 - Jeff Gordon holds the record with the Most Laps Led in a 400-mile race at Dover when he lead for 381 laps on June 3, 2001.
2007 - Carl Edwards was the fall 2007 race winner (started from 15th), and that was his last win of the 2007 Sprint Cup season.
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