DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY - AKA “Monster Mile”
Chase Race #: 3 of 10
Season Race #: 29 of 36
Track Size: 1-mile
Banking/Turns: 24 degrees
Banking/Straights: 9 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 1,076 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,076 feet
Race Length: 400 laps / 400 miles

Qualifying/Race Data
2011 pole winner: Martin Truex Jr., Toyota (159.004 mph, 22.641 sec., 9-30-11)
2011 race winner: Kurt Busch, Dodge (119.413 mph, 3:30:59, 10-02-11)
Track qualifying record: Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge (161.522 mph, 22.288 sec., 6-04-04)
Track race record: Mark Martin, Ford (132.719 mph, (3:00:50), 9-21-97)

DOVER-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
1 – Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet)
2012 Rundown
· Three wins, 14 top fives, 19 top 10s; two poles
Average finish of 10.7
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
· Seven wins, 10 top fives, 15 top 10s; three poles

2 - Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge)
2012 Rundown
· Four wins, 11 top fives, 17 top 10s
Average finish of 11.0
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
· Average finish of 17.0 in five races

3 – Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota)
2012 Rundown
· Five wins, 12 top fives, 14 top 10s; two poles
Average finish of 12.3
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
· Two top fives, four top 10s

4 - Tony Stewart (No. 14 Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet)
2012 Rundown
· Three wins, 10 top fives, 14 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 12.9
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
· Two wins, 10 top fives, 15 top 10s

5 – Kasey Kahne (No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet)
2012 Rundown
· Two wins, nine top fives, 15 top 10s; two poles
· Average finish of 13.6
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
· One top five, five top 10s
· Average finish of 21.8 in 17 races

6 – Clint Bowyer (No. 15 5-hour Energy Toyota)
2012 Rundown
· Two wins, seven top fives, 17 top 10s
· Average finish of 11.2
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
· One top five, six top 10s
· Average finish of 13.5 in 13 races

7 – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (No. 88 National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet)
2012 Rundown
· One win, 10 top fives, 18 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 10.0
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
· One win, five top fives, eight top 10s
· Average finish of 17.5 in 25 races

8 – Kevin Harvick (No. 29 Budweiser Chevrolet)
2012 Rundown
· Four top fives, 11 top 10s
· Average finish of 11.9
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
· Three top fives, 10 top 10s
· Average finish of 16.0 in 23 races

9 – Greg Biffle (No. 16 Scotch-Brite Ford)
2012 Rundown
· Two wins, 10 top fives, 15 top 10s; two poles
· Average finish of 10.1
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
· Two wins, six top fives, 10 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 12.2 in 20 races

10 – Martin Truex Jr. (No. 56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota)
2012 Rundown
· Six top fives, 15 top 10s; one pole
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
· One win, one top five, five top 10s; two poles
· Average finish of 16.4 in 13 races

11 - Matt Kenseth (No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford)
2012 Rundown
· One win, 10 top fives, 16 top 10s; one pole
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
· Two wins, 13 top fives, 18 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 11.8 in 27 races

12 – Jeff Gordon (No. 24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet)
2012 Rundown
· One win, eight top fives, 13 top 10s; two poles
Dover International Speedway Outlook:
· Four wins, 14 top fives, 21 top 10s; four poles
· Average finish of 12.3 in 39 races

History
· The official opening of Dover International Speedway, then called Dover Downs International Speedway, was in 1969.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on July 6, 1969.
· The first two races at Dover were 300 miles. The race length was changed to 500 miles in 1971.
· The track surface was changed to concrete in 1995.
· The race length was changed to 400 miles beginning with the second race in 1997.
· The track name was changed to Dover International Speedway in 2002.
Notebook
· There have been 85 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Dover International Speedway since the track opened in 1969.
· There was one race in 1969 and 1970. There has been two-a-year since 1971.
· Richard Petty won the track’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
· 33 different drivers have posted victories led by Jimmie Johnson, Bobby Allison and Richard Petty, each with seven. Johnson leads all active drivers.
· David Pearson won the first pole in July 1969.
· There have been 35 different pole winners, led by David Pearson (six).
· Mark Martin leads all active drivers with five poles.
· Hendrick Motorsports has a series-high 14 wins.
· 52 races at Dover have been won from a top-five starting position; 18 races have been won from a starting position outside the top 10.
· 13 drivers have won from the pole. The last to do so was Jimmie Johnson, in the 2010 September race.
· The furthest back in the field a race winner has started was 37th, by Kyle Petty in 1995.
· Several active drivers had their first start at Dover, including three past champions: David Ragan (finished 42nd in 2006), Kurt Busch (18th in 2000), Matt Kenseth (sixth in 1998) and Bobby Labonte (34th in 1991).
· In addition, Matt Kenseth (2002) and Michael Waltrip (1991) earned their first pole at Dover. Martin Truex Jr. won his first race there (2007).
· Youngest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dover International Speedway winner: Kyle Busch (6/01/2008 – 23 years, 0 months, 30 days).
· Oldest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dover International Speedway winner: Harry Gant (5/31/1992 – 52 years, 4 months, 21 days).

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Source: NASCAR Media