Starting from 17th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford won the 51st Annual Drydene 311 (2), his 56th win in 707 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 7th win & 21st Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 3rd win & 21st Top 10 finish in 40 races at Dover International Speedway. Kevin Harvick moves into a tie for 9th with Kyle Busch on the all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins list. 2nd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 19th place posted his 18th Top 10 finish in 30 races at Dover International Speedway. It is his 16th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, started from 14th place posted his 27th Top 10 finish in 38 races at Dover International Speedway.
4th Place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from 23rd place followed by 5th place Car 88 Alex Bowman Acronis Chevrolet, started from 21st place. 6th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 13th place followed by 7th place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Hometown Original Ford, started from 4th place. 8th Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford, started from 12th place followed by 9th place Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow/Behr Ultra Scuff Defense Chevrolet, started from 6th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com/Jacom Co Ford, in 10th place, started from 10th place was the highest finishing rookie. Kevin Harvick leads the point standings by 134 points over Denny Hamlin.
The race had 7 Cautions for 40 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 7 for #7, 9, 18, 22, 47, 51 Crash on lap frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 34 for Debris Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 72 for Stage 1 Conclusion [Red Flag: Lap 76, 12:19]. 4th Caution on lap 101 for #13, 32 Crash in turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 217 for #00 spin turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 290 for #32 Crash in turn 3.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; M. DiBenedetto 1-11; A. Almirola 12-33; R. Blaney 34-68; K. Harvick 69-72; R. Blaney 73; K. Harvick 74-101; R. Blaney 102; J. Logano 103-114; K. Harvick 115-187; J. Logano 188; K. Harvick 189-217; J. Logano 218; K. Harvick 219-290; J. Logano 291; J. Johnson 292-294; K. Harvick 295-311.
Stages
Stage 1 Top 10: 4, 12, 24, 10, 2, 22, 21, 48, 1, 3
Stage 2 Top 10: 4, 22, 11, 19, 12, 24, 88, 41, 48, 2
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 25
Dover International Speedway – Dover, DE – 1. – Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 311 Laps – 311. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 17. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 311 Running |
2. 19. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 311 Running |
3. 14. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 311 Running |
4. 23. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 311 Running |
5. 21. Car 88 Alex Bowman Acronis Chevrolet 311 Running |
6. 13. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 311 Running |
7. 4. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Hometown Original Ford 311 Running |
8. 12. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford 311 Running |
9. 6. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow/Behr Ultra Scuff Defense Chevrolet 311 Running |
10. 10. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com/Jacom Co Ford 311 Running |
11. 18. Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 311 Running |
12. 7. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 311 Running |
13. 28. Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet 311 Running |
14. 5. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 311 Running |
15. 22. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Clover Chevrolet 311 Running |
16. 15. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Haas Automation Ford 311 Running |
17. 1. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Monster Energy Ford 311 Running |
18. 8. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Cat App Chevrolet 311 Running |
19. 20. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 311 Running |
20. 27. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # ACME Ford 311 Running |
21. 26. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Columbia Chevrolet 311 Running |
22. 9. Car 20 Erik Jones Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota 310 Running |
23. 30. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Drydene Ford 310 Running |
24. 2. Car 6 Ryan Newman Guaranteed Rate Ford 310 Running |
25. 25. Car 34 Michael McDowell Digital Ally Shield Cleansers Ford 310 Running |
26. 29. Car 37 Ryan Preece Scott Brand Chevrolet 310 Running |
27. 24. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Rheem Toyota 310 Running |
28. 31. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez CommScope Toyota 309 Running |
29. 3. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 309 Running |
30. 34. Car 15 Brennan Poole # RememberEveryoneDeployed. Today Chevrolet 305 Running |
31. 40. Car 78 * BJ McLeod(i) Chevrolet 303 Running |
32. 33. Car 53 Josh Bilicki(i) Chevrolet 302 Running |
33. 37. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 302 Running |
34. 35. Car 00 Quin Houff # Eagle Rock Wealth Chevrolet 302 Running |
35. 39. Car 7 * Garrett Smithley(i) Chevrolet 296 Running |
36. 36. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Manscaped Toyota 252 Engine |
37. 11. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 215 Running |
38. 32. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) Thriv5 Ford 110 Handling |
39. 16. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 6 Accident |
40. 38. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Ford 4 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: Nos. 1, 88 (backup car); No. 7 (engine change). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 48 Mins, 7 Secs. Average Speed: 110.994 MPH. Margin of Victory: 3.525 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 40 laps Lead Changes: 15 among 6 drivers. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Cole Custer, #41.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: August 29, 2020 – Daytona International Speedway
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