The NASCAR Cup Series Wurth 400 was rained out on Sunday & was run on Monday at Dover. Started from 17th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota won the Wurth 400, his 32nd win in 632 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 4th win & 19th Top 10 finish in 33 races at Dover Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 1 Ross Chastain Jockey Chevrolet, started from 14th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 9 races at Dover Motor Speedway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Wabash Ford, started from 3rd place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 13 races at Dover Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota, started from 13th place. 6th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota, started from 2nd place followed by 7th place Car 45 Tyler Reddick Ronald McDonald House Toyota, started from 7th place. 8th Place Car 6 Brad Keselowski Wyndham Rewards Ford, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, started from 5th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 48 Josh Berry Ally Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 23rd place. Ty Gibbs (13th) was the highest finishing rookie. Ross Chastain leads the point standings by 3 points over Christopher Bell.
The race had 7 Cautions for 46 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Competition. 2nd Caution on lap 29 for #42 Crash on the Backstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 36 for #99, 77, 78 Crash on the Frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 82 for #5, 15, 1 Crash in Turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 252 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 388 for #22 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 19 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; K. Busch 1-22; C. Bell 23; B. Keselowski 24-26; W. Byron 27-85; D. Hamlin 86; K. Busch 87-89; W. Byron 90-123; D. Hamlin 124; W. Byron 125-193; R. Chastain 194; J. Berry(i) 195; B. Keselowski 196-200; R. Chastain 201-253; D. Hamlin 254; W. Byron 255-285; R. Chastain 286-329; J. Berry(i) 330-331; M. Truex Jr. 332-388; D. Hamlin 389; M. Truex Jr. 390-400.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 11, 12, 6, 1, 17, 20, 4, 19, 47
Stage 2 Top 10: 1, 24, 12, 19, 11, 54, 17, 45, 9, 20
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Monday, 5/1/2023 @ 03:48 PM Eastern
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 11
Race Results for the W?rth 400 – Sunday, April 30, 2023
Dover Motor Speedway – Dover, DE – 1. – Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 400. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 17. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 400 Running 2. 14. Car 1 Ross Chastain Jockey Chevrolet 400 Running 3. 3. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Wabash Ford 400 Running 4. 8. Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 400 Running 5. 13. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 400 Running 6. 2. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 400 Running 7. 7. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Ronald McDonald House Toyota 400 Running 8. 4. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Wyndham Rewards Ford 400 Running 9. 5. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 400 Running 10. 23. Car 48 Josh Berry(i) Ally Chevrolet 400 Running 11. 10. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 400 Running 12. 28. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 400 Running 13. 24. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # He Gets us Toyota 399 Running 14. 27. Car 7 Corey LaJoie FOE Chevrolet 399 Running 15. 9. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Icy Hot Pro Chevrolet 399 Running 16. 11. Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 399 Running 17. 30. Car 41 Ryan Preece Mohawk Northeast Ford 399 Running 18. 29. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 399 Running 19. 12. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza/Realtree Ford 399 Running 20. 31. Car 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 398 Running 21. 1. Car 8 Kyle Busch Lenovo Chevrolet 397 Running 22. 32. Car 34 Michael McDowell A&W Root Beer Float Fordt 397 Running 23. 25. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolett 397 Running 24. 19. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Fordt 397 Running 25. 35. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Speedy Cash Ford 396 Running 26. 20. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Great Stuff Ford 396 Running 27. 36. Car 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet 395 Running 28. 21. Car 51 JJ Yeley(i) Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 393 Running 29. 22. Car 78 BJ McLeod Camden Medical Center Chevrolet 381 Running 30. 6. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 378 Running 31. 26. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 375 Accident 32. 18. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 359 Running 33. 34. Car 15 Brennan Poole(i) Millennium Jet Card Ford 79 Accident 34. 33. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet 43 DVP 35. 15. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Pitbull/Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 35 Accident 36. 16. Car 77 Ty Dillon NationsGuard Chevrolet 34 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following car(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #3 (backup). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 27 Mins, 47 Secs. Average Speed: 115.505 MPH. Margin of Victory: .505 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 46 laps Lead Changes: 19 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 7, 2023 – Kansas Speedway
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