Starting from 2nd place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota won the 51st Annual Drydene 311 (1), his 43rd win in 531 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 6th win & 16th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 1st win & 13th Top 10 finish in 30 races at Dover International Speedway. 2nd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. SiriusXM Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 17th Top 10 finish in 30 races at Dover International Speedway. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota, started from 22nd place posted his 20th Top 10 finish in 32 races at Dover International Speedway.
4th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford, started from 10th place followed by 5th place Car 9 Chase Elliott Mountain Dew/Team Rubicon Chevrolet, started from pole. 6th Place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Haas Automation Ford, started from 4th place followed by 7th place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 8th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 5th place followed by 9th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford, started from 7th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 19th place. Cole Custer (11th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 100 points over Denny Hamlin.
The race had 4 Cautions for 21 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 8 for #1, 20 Crash on the backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 27 for Competition. 3rd Caution on lap 72 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 10 drivers; C. Elliott 1-27; A. Dillon 28-30; M. Kenseth 31; A. Dillon 32-58; D. Hamlin 59-136; B. Keselowski 137-138; K. Busch 139-141; R. Stenhouse Jr. 142; M. DiBenedetto 143-159; W. Byron 160; D. Hamlin 161-188; M. Truex Jr. 189-253; B. Keselowski 254-260; A. Dillon 261-279; M. Truex Jr. 280-302; D. Hamlin 303-311.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 11, 3, 2, 14, 19, 22, 4, 48, 17, 10
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 19, 14, 18, 2, 4, 48, 22, 47, 9
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 24
Dover International Speedway – Dover, DE – 1. – Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 311 Laps – 311. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 2. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 311 Running |
| 2. 3. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. SiriusXM Toyota 311 Running |
| 3. 22. Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 311 Running |
| 4. 10. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 311 Running |
| 5. 1. Car 9 Chase Elliott Mountain Dew/Team Rubicon Chevrolet 311 Running |
| 6. 4. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Haas Automation Ford 311 Running |
| 7. 6. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 311 Running |
| 8. 5. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 311 Running |
| 9. 7. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford 311 Running |
| 10. 19. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 311 Running |
| 11. 21. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com/Jacom Co Ford 311 Running |
| 12. 13. Car 20 Erik Jones DEWALT Atomic Toyota 311 Running |
| 13. 16. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Cat App Chevrolet 310 Running |
| 14. 20. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 310 Running |
| 15. 32. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow/Behr Ultra Scuff Defense Chevrolet 310 Running |
| 16. 12. Car 17 Chris Buescher SunnyD Ford 310 Running |
| 17. 17. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Hometown Original Ford 309 Running |
| 18. 25. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 309 Running |
| 19. 23. Car 6 Ryan Newman Guaranteed Rate Ford 309 Running |
| 20. 14. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Monster Energy Ford 309 Running |
| 21. 11. Car 88 Alex Bowman Acronis Chevrolet 309 Running |
| 22. 18. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem Toyota 309 Running |
| 23. 26. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Clover Chevrolet 309 Running |
| 24. 31. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # ACME Ford 309 Running |
| 25. 27. Car 37 Ryan Preece Scott Brand Chevrolet 309 Running |
| 26. 15. Car 34 Michael McDowell Digital Ally Shield Cleansers Ford 308 Running |
| 27. 24. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Door Dash Chevrolet 308 Running |
| 28. 8. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 308 Running |
| 29. 29. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Drydene Ford 308 Running |
| 30. 28. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez CommScope Toyota 306 Running |
| 31. 34. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) Thriv5 Ford 302 Running |
| 32. 37. Car 53 Josh Bilicki(i) Chevrolet 299 Running |
| 33. 35. Car 00 Quin Houff # Eagle Rock Wealth Chevrolet 298 Running |
| 34. 33. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Toyota 298 Running |
| 35. 38. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Ford 293 Running |
| 36. 30. Car 15 Brennan Poole # RememberEveryoneDeployed. Today Chevrolet 286 Rear End |
| 37. 39. Car 7 * Garrett Smithley(i) Chevrolet 241 Battery |
| 38. 40. Car 78 * BJ McLeod(i) Chevrolet 166 Handling |
| 39. 36. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 83 Handling |
| 40. 9. Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet 6 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 15 (multiple inspection failures); Nos. 51, 96 (unapproved adjustments); No. 7 (impound procedure infraction). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 30 Mins, 3 Secs. Average Speed: 124.359 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.179 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 21 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 10 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Chase Elliott, #9. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Cole Custer, #41.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: August 23, 2020 – Dover International Speedway
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