2020 Dover Program

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Dover Welcome Letter 5 Race Weekend Schedule 6 Speedway Partners 7

Dear Race Fans,

Drydene Welcome Letter 8

Unprecedented.

KDI Welcome Letter 10 General Tire Welcome Letter 12

It’s a word that we see everywhere during 2020. And it’s an accurate way to describe all that has taken place surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Dover Motorsports, Inc. 14

When we celebrated the new year in January, who could have predicted that:

NASCAR Back In Nashville In 2021

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Stories & Drivers – NASCAR Cup Series

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Race Recap – Magic Monday For Truex

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At Home With Chris Buescher

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Mustang Man – Matt DiBenedetto

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Wallace Marks Milestone At Dover

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Jimmie Johnson: Dover Salutes A Monster Mile Master

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Stories & Drivers – NASCAR Xfinity Series

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Race Recap – Bell Collects Bonus

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Race Recap – Custer Earns First Dover Win

78

Noah Gragson Climbs The Ranks

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Stories & Drivers – NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Series 86 Race Recap – Sauter Wins Third Straight

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Austin Hill – Dover Wins Serve As Building Blocks

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Alfredo’s Virtual Victory Honors Local Family

96

The 1970 Winged Cars Showdown

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Stories & Drivers – ARCA Menards Series East

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Race Recap – Mayer Sweeps To Win, Title

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NASCAR Word Search 108 Miles the Monster Facts & Figures

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ADVERTISER’S INDEX

The Road To 100 70

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The Monster Mile would become a community touchstone by hosting several food distribution drives with the Food Bank of Delaware and the Delaware Department of Transportation, aiding thousands of local families, as well as providing a COVID-19 testing site for Bayhealth Medical Center.

Our first Dover race of the year would take place in May in the virtual world, as William Byron won the “eNASCAR Finish Line 150” as part of the popular iRacing Pro Invitational Series.

Dover International Speedway would host more than 400 graduates of Dover High School’s Class of 2020 in June for celebratory laps around the track as they received their diplomas.

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While we will be unable to welcome fans to our property this year for an extraordinary six races in three days across Aug. 21-23, including the “Drydene Doubleheader Weekend,” please take an opportunity to explore this virtual fan program, bringing a small slice of the Monster Mile weekend wherever you go.

Among the highlights inside include:

KDI Office Technology

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General Tire

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Jason Anderson Foundation

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Pepsi 2 Busch 3

GEICO 17 Lucas Oil 23 Iron Source

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Safety-Kleen 31 Xfinity 73 New Holland

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WillScot 99 Dippold Marble & Granite

109

Pit Shop Official Gear

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A tribute to Jimmie Johnson, our “Monster Mile Master” with 11 Dover victories, as he marks his final fulltime NASCAR Cup Series season. SEE PAGE 62 How one local family was able to celebrate their late father’s legacy with a trip to a virtual Victory Lane.

SEE PAGE 96 Learn about the 50th anniversary of the famed 1970 Winged Car Showdown. SEE PAGE 100

As we close out the summer and move into the fall season, please consider supporting the track partners you see within these pages, who have shown tremendous loyalty and dedication to Dover this year.

We definitely miss seeing you here at our track. We work hard all year for you and not having you enjoy this weekend with us is very disappointing. Having said that, wherever you may be reading this, enjoy this weekend’s races, have a safe and happy holiday season, and we look forward to welcoming you back to the Monster Mile for America’s best racing in 2021.

Sincerely,

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Michael Tatoian President & CEO Dover International Speedway

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Dover Welcome Letter 5 Race Weekend Schedule 6 Speedway Partners 7

Dear Race Fans,

Drydene Welcome Letter 8

Unprecedented.

KDI Welcome Letter 10 General Tire Welcome Letter 12

It’s a word that we see everywhere during 2020. And it’s an accurate way to describe all that has taken place surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Dover Motorsports, Inc. 14

When we celebrated the new year in January, who could have predicted that:

NASCAR Back In Nashville In 2021

16

Stories & Drivers – NASCAR Cup Series

18

Race Recap – Magic Monday For Truex

20

At Home With Chris Buescher

42

•

Mustang Man – Matt DiBenedetto

48

•

Wallace Marks Milestone At Dover

58

Jimmie Johnson: Dover Salutes A Monster Mile Master

62

Stories & Drivers – NASCAR Xfinity Series

74

Race Recap – Bell Collects Bonus

76

Race Recap – Custer Earns First Dover Win

78

Noah Gragson Climbs The Ranks

84

Stories & Drivers – NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Series 86 Race Recap – Sauter Wins Third Straight

88

Austin Hill – Dover Wins Serve As Building Blocks

94

Alfredo’s Virtual Victory Honors Local Family

96

The 1970 Winged Cars Showdown

100

Stories & Drivers – ARCA Menards Series East

102

Race Recap – Mayer Sweeps To Win, Title

104

NASCAR Word Search 108 Miles the Monster Facts & Figures

110

ADVERTISER’S INDEX

The Road To 100 70

•

The Monster Mile would become a community touchstone by hosting several food distribution drives with the Food Bank of Delaware and the Delaware Department of Transportation, aiding thousands of local families, as well as providing a COVID-19 testing site for Bayhealth Medical Center.

Our first Dover race of the year would take place in May in the virtual world, as William Byron won the “eNASCAR Finish Line 150” as part of the popular iRacing Pro Invitational Series.

Dover International Speedway would host more than 400 graduates of Dover High School’s Class of 2020 in June for celebratory laps around the track as they received their diplomas.

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While we will be unable to welcome fans to our property this year for an extraordinary six races in three days across Aug. 21-23, including the “Drydene Doubleheader Weekend,” please take an opportunity to explore this virtual fan program, bringing a small slice of the Monster Mile weekend wherever you go.

Among the highlights inside include:

KDI Office Technology

11

•

General Tire

13

Jason Anderson Foundation

15

Pepsi 2 Busch 3

GEICO 17 Lucas Oil 23 Iron Source

25

Safety-Kleen 31 Xfinity 73 New Holland

93

WillScot 99 Dippold Marble & Granite

109

Pit Shop Official Gear

112

• •

A tribute to Jimmie Johnson, our “Monster Mile Master” with 11 Dover victories, as he marks his final fulltime NASCAR Cup Series season. SEE PAGE 62 How one local family was able to celebrate their late father’s legacy with a trip to a virtual Victory Lane.

SEE PAGE 96 Learn about the 50th anniversary of the famed 1970 Winged Car Showdown. SEE PAGE 100

As we close out the summer and move into the fall season, please consider supporting the track partners you see within these pages, who have shown tremendous loyalty and dedication to Dover this year.

We definitely miss seeing you here at our track. We work hard all year for you and not having you enjoy this weekend with us is very disappointing. Having said that, wherever you may be reading this, enjoy this weekend’s races, have a safe and happy holiday season, and we look forward to welcoming you back to the Monster Mile for America’s best racing in 2021.

Sincerely,

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Michael Tatoian President & CEO Dover International Speedway

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THE MONSTER MILE SALUTES ITS PARTNERS FRIDAY, AUG. 21 11:30 a.m.

ARCA Menards Series East Practice

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“General Tire 125” ARCA Menards Series East Race

5 p.m.

“KDI Office Technology” NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors

Truck Series Race (Fox Sports 1)

SATURDAY, AUG. 22 12:30 p.m.

“Drydene 200” NASCAR Xfinity Series Race (NBCSN)

4 p.m.

“Drydene 311” NASCAR Cup Series Race (NBCSN)

SUNDAY, AUG. 23 1 p.m.

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“Drydene 200” NASCAR Xfinity Series Race (NBCSN) “Drydene 311” NASCAR Cup Series Race (NBCSN)

* Schedule subject to change.

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THE MONSTER MILE SALUTES ITS PARTNERS FRIDAY, AUG. 21 11:30 a.m.

ARCA Menards Series East Practice

2 p.m.

“General Tire 125” ARCA Menards Series East Race

5 p.m.

“KDI Office Technology” NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors

Truck Series Race (Fox Sports 1)

SATURDAY, AUG. 22 12:30 p.m.

“Drydene 200” NASCAR Xfinity Series Race (NBCSN)

4 p.m.

“Drydene 311” NASCAR Cup Series Race (NBCSN)

SUNDAY, AUG. 23 1 p.m.

4 p.m.

“Drydene 200” NASCAR Xfinity Series Race (NBCSN) “Drydene 311” NASCAR Cup Series Race (NBCSN)

* Schedule subject to change.

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RESCHEDULE POLICY The sanctioning body (NASCAR) and Dover International Speedway determine racing schedules.

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Hello Race Fans!

Welcome to the Drydene Doubleheader Weekend at Dover International Speedway!

You know it as the Monster Mile. We know it as the place where racing heritage lives.

Born in the mid-Atlantic region Drydene is steeped in history, just like Dover and NASCAR itself. An American owned and operated brand, Drydene was there as this great country built our first roads, laid the blocks of our first factories, spanned rivers with new bridges and rail, and raced on our first tracks.

Today our high-performance line of engine and racing oils, greases, gear oils, transmission fluids, hydraulic oils, with ALL Technology additive chemistry, along with DEF, keep Americans doing what we do best – getting the job done.

KEEP YOUR ENGINE RUNNING

Just like you, we’re race fans too. And we’re excited and proud to join you here at the track, this weekend and beyond. Racing is in our blood, and it’s in our history. We know it’s in yours too.

From everyone at Drydene, thank you for your support, and thank you for joining us at Dover International Speedway for the Drydene Doubleheader Weekend!

Dave Klinger President Drydene Performance Products

THE HARDEST WORKING BRAND IN HEAVY-DUTY LUBRICATION From crushing rocks to hauling cargo throughout this great nation, the Drydene brand has been a part of building our country since the turn of the century. Today, that same tradition of quality and service continues with our new ALL Technology™ formula for today’s hard working engines. If you’re looking for a high performance line of engine oils, greases, hydraulic and transmission fluids that increase the life and efficiency of your equipment, you need to call or visit our website today!

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Hello Race Fans!

Welcome to the Drydene Doubleheader Weekend at Dover International Speedway!

You know it as the Monster Mile. We know it as the place where racing heritage lives.

Born in the mid-Atlantic region Drydene is steeped in history, just like Dover and NASCAR itself. An American owned and operated brand, Drydene was there as this great country built our first roads, laid the blocks of our first factories, spanned rivers with new bridges and rail, and raced on our first tracks.

Today our high-performance line of engine and racing oils, greases, gear oils, transmission fluids, hydraulic oils, with ALL Technology additive chemistry, along with DEF, keep Americans doing what we do best – getting the job done.

KEEP YOUR ENGINE RUNNING

Just like you, we’re race fans too. And we’re excited and proud to join you here at the track, this weekend and beyond. Racing is in our blood, and it’s in our history. We know it’s in yours too.

From everyone at Drydene, thank you for your support, and thank you for joining us at Dover International Speedway for the Drydene Doubleheader Weekend!

Dave Klinger President Drydene Performance Products

THE HARDEST WORKING BRAND IN HEAVY-DUTY LUBRICATION From crushing rocks to hauling cargo throughout this great nation, the Drydene brand has been a part of building our country since the turn of the century. Today, that same tradition of quality and service continues with our new ALL Technology™ formula for today’s hard working engines. If you’re looking for a high performance line of engine oils, greases, hydraulic and transmission fluids that increase the life and efficiency of your equipment, you need to call or visit our website today!

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Drivers, start your engines! NASCAR Racing is back at Dover and KDI Office Technology couldn’t be more excited!

A big part of the excitement is our new title sponsorship for the “KDI Office Technology 200” NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races through 2024. We are proud to be a longtime Dover Motorsports partner and this is a tremendous honor. Our partnership began with Dover in 2013 with a focus on KDI client hospitality and premium seating.

The relationship has evolved and in 2018 we also became Dover’s Official and Exclusive Office Technology Provider, gaining naming rights to the track’s Infield Media Center and Monster Mile’s NASCAR Restart Zone. Today, we continue to maintain a race day suite and grandstand tickets to entertain our clients with Dover/NASCAR hospitality.

For over 31 years, KDI has had tremendous success improving the workplace using innovative technologies and services.

This has enabled our customers to work smarter and focus on what they do best. Our solutions assist businesses scan, store, find, and distribute information more efficiently.

And it’s not just Dover International Speedway who relies on us to manage their office equipment and related technology, Dover Downs Hotel & Casino does too. We are proud to be their Official Sponsor since 2013. Our relationship with Dover has grown over the years and our clients, prospective clients, and even their families have been the beneficiary of unique, up close and personal NASCAR race day experiences, like waving the green flag and announcing ‘Drivers, start your engines’ on live TV. We look forward to many more years of working closely with the fantastic Dover team.

KDI has 7 locations throughout PA, NJ, and DE including our branch in Wilmington, DE established in 2003. We support the entire state of Delaware, northern shores of Maryland, as well as Delaware and Chester Counties, PA. Our team of experienced professionals assists businesses of all sizes. Our client base includes professional sports teams, state, county, and municipal government, K - 12 public schools, charter schools and colleges, hospitals and medical practices, Fortune 1000 companies, law firms, non-profit organizations, etc. The longevity of our Delaware office demonstrates our strong commitment to this marketplace.

We take great pride in the customer service and support commitment that has been instilled in every facet of our business.

We are passionate about what we do and committed to putting our customers first. We also appreciate our roots and regularly give back to the community through KDI Cares Foundation.

On behalf of the KDI Office Technology team, I’d like to welcome back all the fans. We join in your enthusiasm as together we hear and celebrate the thrilling roar of NASCAR!

Rick Salcedo President/CEO, KDI Office Technology

Managed IT Document Management Managed Print Services Scanning & Conversion Services Business Process Outsourcing Digital Imaging Systems Production Print IT Hardware & Software Scanning & Printer Solutions Digital Phone Systems YOU’RE BUSY. WE GET IT.

As the fastest growing, independent office technology provider in the mid-Atlantic region - we’re big enough to offer premium quality, yet, we also provide the personalized service, support, and old-fashioned, family values you’d expect from a much smaller company. We’re skilled at matching the most appropriate technology for your needs and making sure it runs smoothly, 24-7.

SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO KDI is Dover Motorsport’s Official & Exclusive Business Solutions Provider and Title Sponsor for NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Race Center City Philadelphia | Aston, PA Mt. Laurel, NJ | Iselin, NJ | Horsham, PA West Hazleton, PA | Wilmington, DE

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West Hazleton Pennsylvania

2 0 0 R a coos i n D ri v e , S u i t e 101-103 A s t o n, PA 19014

Wilmington Delaware

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Drivers, start your engines! NASCAR Racing is back at Dover and KDI Office Technology couldn’t be more excited!

A big part of the excitement is our new title sponsorship for the “KDI Office Technology 200” NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races through 2024. We are proud to be a longtime Dover Motorsports partner and this is a tremendous honor. Our partnership began with Dover in 2013 with a focus on KDI client hospitality and premium seating.

The relationship has evolved and in 2018 we also became Dover’s Official and Exclusive Office Technology Provider, gaining naming rights to the track’s Infield Media Center and Monster Mile’s NASCAR Restart Zone. Today, we continue to maintain a race day suite and grandstand tickets to entertain our clients with Dover/NASCAR hospitality.

For over 31 years, KDI has had tremendous success improving the workplace using innovative technologies and services.

This has enabled our customers to work smarter and focus on what they do best. Our solutions assist businesses scan, store, find, and distribute information more efficiently.

And it’s not just Dover International Speedway who relies on us to manage their office equipment and related technology, Dover Downs Hotel & Casino does too. We are proud to be their Official Sponsor since 2013. Our relationship with Dover has grown over the years and our clients, prospective clients, and even their families have been the beneficiary of unique, up close and personal NASCAR race day experiences, like waving the green flag and announcing ‘Drivers, start your engines’ on live TV. We look forward to many more years of working closely with the fantastic Dover team.

KDI has 7 locations throughout PA, NJ, and DE including our branch in Wilmington, DE established in 2003. We support the entire state of Delaware, northern shores of Maryland, as well as Delaware and Chester Counties, PA. Our team of experienced professionals assists businesses of all sizes. Our client base includes professional sports teams, state, county, and municipal government, K - 12 public schools, charter schools and colleges, hospitals and medical practices, Fortune 1000 companies, law firms, non-profit organizations, etc. The longevity of our Delaware office demonstrates our strong commitment to this marketplace.

We take great pride in the customer service and support commitment that has been instilled in every facet of our business.

We are passionate about what we do and committed to putting our customers first. We also appreciate our roots and regularly give back to the community through KDI Cares Foundation.

On behalf of the KDI Office Technology team, I’d like to welcome back all the fans. We join in your enthusiasm as together we hear and celebrate the thrilling roar of NASCAR!

Rick Salcedo President/CEO, KDI Office Technology

Managed IT Document Management Managed Print Services Scanning & Conversion Services Business Process Outsourcing Digital Imaging Systems Production Print IT Hardware & Software Scanning & Printer Solutions Digital Phone Systems YOU’RE BUSY. WE GET IT.

As the fastest growing, independent office technology provider in the mid-Atlantic region - we’re big enough to offer premium quality, yet, we also provide the personalized service, support, and old-fashioned, family values you’d expect from a much smaller company. We’re skilled at matching the most appropriate technology for your needs and making sure it runs smoothly, 24-7.

SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO KDI is Dover Motorsport’s Official & Exclusive Business Solutions Provider and Title Sponsor for NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Race Center City Philadelphia | Aston, PA Mt. Laurel, NJ | Iselin, NJ | Horsham, PA West Hazleton, PA | Wilmington, DE

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Dear Race Fans, Welcome to the General Tire 125 at Dover International Speedway, home of the famous “Monster Mile.”

We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Monster Mile to bring you Friday’s ARCA Menards Series East event. General Tire has been committed to promoting regional and international series across two continents and more than 11 countries and this partnership continues to be a natural fit as we continue to work to bring the fans exciting racing.

General Tire has been manufacturing tires for passenger and commercial vehicles for more than 100 years, since our founding in Ohio in 1915 as The General Tire & Rubber Company and our racing roots run deep. We began by developing tires for off‐road racing, showcasing our industry‐leading tire technologies and we are proud to continue that “born in competition” tradition with ARCA and our line of ultra‐high performance passenger tires.

Our team works hard to provide competitive, action‐packed racing each week for the fans and we’re proud to be the “Official Racing Tire” and “Exclusive Tire Supplier” of the ARCA Menards Series, NASCAR Pinty’s Series and the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series.

On behalf of all of us at General Tire, we would like to thank each of you, because without you we wouldn’t be able to support the sport that we love.

G-MAX ™ RS

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SUMMER ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE

Dear Race Fans, Welcome to the General Tire 125 at Dover International Speedway, home of the famous “Monster Mile.”

We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Monster Mile to bring you Friday’s ARCA Menards Series East event. General Tire has been committed to promoting regional and international series across two continents and more than 11 countries and this partnership continues to be a natural fit as we continue to work to bring the fans exciting racing.

General Tire has been manufacturing tires for passenger and commercial vehicles for more than 100 years, since our founding in Ohio in 1915 as The General Tire & Rubber Company and our racing roots run deep. We began by developing tires for off‐road racing, showcasing our industry‐leading tire technologies and we are proud to continue that “born in competition” tradition with ARCA and our line of ultra‐high performance passenger tires.

Our team works hard to provide competitive, action‐packed racing each week for the fans and we’re proud to be the “Official Racing Tire” and “Exclusive Tire Supplier” of the ARCA Menards Series, NASCAR Pinty’s Series and the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series.

On behalf of all of us at General Tire, we would like to thank each of you, because without you we wouldn’t be able to support the sport that we love.

G-MAX ™ RS

WWW.GENER ALTIRE.COM

SUMMER ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE

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DOVER MOTORSPORTS, INC. Dover Motorsports, Inc. owns two of auto racing’s unique venues, Dover (Del.) International Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn.

The tracks are the largest concrete-only venues in NASCAR and collectively have hosted exciting racing and entertainment events for national and international guests for more than 50 years.

The green flag dropped on Dover International Speedway events on July 6, 1969, when Richard Petty won that day’s “Mason-Dixon 300” by six laps. In 2020, the 1-mile oval nicknamed the “Monster Mile” is set to host an unprecedented six points paying races in three days on Aug. 21-23, including the “Drydene Doubleheader Weekend” on Aug. 21-23, featuring back-to-back NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Cup Series races on Aug. 22-23.

Nashville Superspeedway hosted its first NASCAR events in April 2001. Through 2011, the 1.33-mile D-shaped oval with 14 degrees of banking was home to 21 NASCAR Xfinity Series races, 13 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series events and eight Indy Racing League contests. Nashville is tentatively scheduled to host its first NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, June 20, 2021.

Dover is also home to the Firefly Music Festival, which was first held in July 2012 and hosted 48 national music acts over three days.

In just eight years, Firefly has grown to a multi-day event that has hosted upwards of 90,000 fans per day, with more than 100 acts playing across a dozen stages, earning a top-five U.S. music festival designation by Rolling Stone magazine. The Firefly Music Festival will return to the Woodlands at Dover International Speedway in 2021.

Notable acts that have appeared at Firefly include Paul McCartney, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Eminem, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Outkast, The Black Keys, The Killers, Jack White, Kings of Leon, Imagine Dragons, Mumford & Sons and Post Malone.

THE JASON ANDERSON FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH SPORTS Teamwork, Leadership, Friendship Our Mission To provide children in need the opportunity to participate in an organized local community sports program, in order to gain valuable life experiences and the fitness benefits that come with participation in nationally recognized and community sponsored youth sport activities.

Jason tragically died in an automobile accident in January of 2015 at the age of 33. His lastsecond actions saved the lives of his wife, Kati, and his infant son Ryan. Jason was a proud member of the Dover International Speedway family.

His unselfish actions prompted his family and close friends to establish this foundation in Jason’s name as a way to give back to the community.

Donate today, visit www.jasonandersonfoundation.org

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DOVER MOTORSPORTS, INC. Dover Motorsports, Inc. owns two of auto racing’s unique venues, Dover (Del.) International Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn.

The tracks are the largest concrete-only venues in NASCAR and collectively have hosted exciting racing and entertainment events for national and international guests for more than 50 years.

The green flag dropped on Dover International Speedway events on July 6, 1969, when Richard Petty won that day’s “Mason-Dixon 300” by six laps. In 2020, the 1-mile oval nicknamed the “Monster Mile” is set to host an unprecedented six points paying races in three days on Aug. 21-23, including the “Drydene Doubleheader Weekend” on Aug. 21-23, featuring back-to-back NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Cup Series races on Aug. 22-23.

Nashville Superspeedway hosted its first NASCAR events in April 2001. Through 2011, the 1.33-mile D-shaped oval with 14 degrees of banking was home to 21 NASCAR Xfinity Series races, 13 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series events and eight Indy Racing League contests. Nashville is tentatively scheduled to host its first NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, June 20, 2021.

Dover is also home to the Firefly Music Festival, which was first held in July 2012 and hosted 48 national music acts over three days.

In just eight years, Firefly has grown to a multi-day event that has hosted upwards of 90,000 fans per day, with more than 100 acts playing across a dozen stages, earning a top-five U.S. music festival designation by Rolling Stone magazine. The Firefly Music Festival will return to the Woodlands at Dover International Speedway in 2021.

Notable acts that have appeared at Firefly include Paul McCartney, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Eminem, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Outkast, The Black Keys, The Killers, Jack White, Kings of Leon, Imagine Dragons, Mumford & Sons and Post Malone.

THE JASON ANDERSON FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH SPORTS Teamwork, Leadership, Friendship Our Mission To provide children in need the opportunity to participate in an organized local community sports program, in order to gain valuable life experiences and the fitness benefits that come with participation in nationally recognized and community sponsored youth sport activities.

Jason tragically died in an automobile accident in January of 2015 at the age of 33. His lastsecond actions saved the lives of his wife, Kati, and his infant son Ryan. Jason was a proud member of the Dover International Speedway family.

His unselfish actions prompted his family and close friends to establish this foundation in Jason’s name as a way to give back to the community.

Donate today, visit www.jasonandersonfoundation.org

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NASCAR and Dover Motorsports, Inc. have agreed to host a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2021.

“We were energized to see how excited Nashville was to host the NASCAR Cup Series banquet last December,” said Denis McGlynn, president & CEO of Dover Motorsports, Inc. “When we built Nashville Superspeedway in 2001 our goal was to one day secure a NASCAR Cup Series race for the venue. Nashville, middle Tennessee and the surrounding market area is filled with passionate race fans. We are thrilled that we were able to collaborate with NASCAR and our television partners to get this done and we can’t wait to put on a great show there in 2021.”

The 1.33-mile concrete track was built in 2001 by Dover Motorsports, Inc. and hosted NASCAR- and IRL-sanctioned events from 2001 to 2011. It is situated on approximately 1,000 acres just outside of Nashville, and currently has 25,000 permanent grandstand seats and lights for night racing. The property played host to the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, NTT INDYCAR SERIES and other racing series in its history.

Current NASCAR Cup Series competitors who have notched wins at Nashville Superspeedway include Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Clint Bowyer and Austin Dillon.

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“Thanks to the collaboration of Dover Motorsports and our broadcast partners, we are excited to bring NASCAR racing back to Nashville, a place where the passion for our sport runs deep,” said NASCAR President Steve Phelps. “The Nashville market is a vital one for our sport, and bringing NASCAR Cup Series racing to Nashville Superspeedway will be an integral building block in helping us further deliver on our promise in creating a dynamic schedule for 2021.”

In turn, Dover International Speedway will host one NASCAR Cup Series race weekend in 2021.

“Our company is excited about the terrific opportunity to not only host a NASCAR Cup Series race weekend but opening our Nashville facility will enable us to host other exciting forms of racing and entertainment options,” said Mike Tatoian, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Dover Motorsports, Inc. “We are also proud that our long history with NASCAR will continue at the Monster Mile in 2021, and we also look forward to hosting the 9th Firefly Music Festival next summer.”

For inquiries, email info@nashvillesuperspeedway.com.

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NASCAR and Dover Motorsports, Inc. have agreed to host a NASCAR Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in 2021.

“We were energized to see how excited Nashville was to host the NASCAR Cup Series banquet last December,” said Denis McGlynn, president & CEO of Dover Motorsports, Inc. “When we built Nashville Superspeedway in 2001 our goal was to one day secure a NASCAR Cup Series race for the venue. Nashville, middle Tennessee and the surrounding market area is filled with passionate race fans. We are thrilled that we were able to collaborate with NASCAR and our television partners to get this done and we can’t wait to put on a great show there in 2021.”

The 1.33-mile concrete track was built in 2001 by Dover Motorsports, Inc. and hosted NASCAR- and IRL-sanctioned events from 2001 to 2011. It is situated on approximately 1,000 acres just outside of Nashville, and currently has 25,000 permanent grandstand seats and lights for night racing. The property played host to the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, NTT INDYCAR SERIES and other racing series in its history.

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“Thanks to the collaboration of Dover Motorsports and our broadcast partners, we are excited to bring NASCAR racing back to Nashville, a place where the passion for our sport runs deep,” said NASCAR President Steve Phelps. “The Nashville market is a vital one for our sport, and bringing NASCAR Cup Series racing to Nashville Superspeedway will be an integral building block in helping us further deliver on our promise in creating a dynamic schedule for 2021.”

In turn, Dover International Speedway will host one NASCAR Cup Series race weekend in 2021.

“Our company is excited about the terrific opportunity to not only host a NASCAR Cup Series race weekend but opening our Nashville facility will enable us to host other exciting forms of racing and entertainment options,” said Mike Tatoian, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Dover Motorsports, Inc. “We are also proud that our long history with NASCAR will continue at the Monster Mile in 2021, and we also look forward to hosting the 9th Firefly Music Festival next summer.”

For inquiries, email info@nashvillesuperspeedway.com.

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Qualifying Record, 1 Lap 166.984 mph, Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 10/5/19

Most Wins, Car Make 41 by Chevrolet (20 Spring / 21 Fall)

Fastest Race Record, 400 miles 135.734 mph, Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 10/6/19

Most Wins from a Starting Position 19 wins from starting position No. 2

Slowest Race Record, 400 miles 97.042 mph, Mark Martin, Ford, 6/6/04

Race Winner, Greatest Improvement from Starting Position Kyle Petty, 6/4/95, started 37th* *Jimmie Johnson started in the back of the field on 6/4/17 due to a penalty but was officially credited with starting from the 14th position

Fastest Race Record, 500 miles 125.945 mph, Bill Elliott, Ford, 9/16/90 Slowest Race Record, 500 miles 100.334 mph, Rusty Wallace, Pontiac, 9/19/93 Most Caution Flags 16 in Fall 1993 SplitFire Spark Plug 500 Fewest Caution Flags 0 in Spring 1971 Mason-Dixon 500

Fewest Lead Drivers (Tied) 3 in 1969 and 1970 Mason-Dixon 300; 1971 Delaware 500; 1974 and 1982 Mason-Dixon 500; 2015 AAA 400

Most Wins from Pole 3, David Pearson, 2 in 1973, 1 in 1975

Most Pole Positions 6 by David Pearson (5 spring / 1 fall) Most Top-5 Finishes 24 by Mark Martin Most Top-10 Finishes 33 by Mark Martin Fewest Cars to Finish on Lead Lap (Tied) 1 in spring 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1982, 1985 1 in fall 1971, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1991

Most Lead Changes 29 in 1980 CRC Chemicals 500 Fewest Lead Changes 3 in 1971 Delaware 500

Most Cars to Finish on Lead Lap (Tied) 20 in May 31, 2009 Austim Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! and Oct. 2, 2011 AAA 400

Most Laps Led (1 race, 400 miles) 381 by Jeff Gordon, 6/3/01, MBNA Platinum 400

Fewest Cars Running at End 13 of 32, 5/17/81, Mason-Dixon 500

Fewest Caution Laps 0 in 1971 Mason-Dixon 500

Most Laps Led (1 race, 500 miles) 489 by Richard Petty, 9/15/74, Delaware 500

Most Wins, Driver 11 by Jimmie Johnson (6 Spring/ 5 Fall)

Most Lead Drivers (Tied) 13 in 1997 Miller 500, 2000 MBNA.com 400 and 2011 AAA 400

Most Cars Running at End (Tied) 40 of 43: 9/21/08 Camping World RV 400; 9/28/14 AAA 400; 10/4/15 AAA 400

Most Caution Laps (Tied) 103 in 1975 Mason-Dixon 500, 1993 SplitFire Spark Plug 500

CLOSEST FINISHES Margin Date Race Event Winner Second Place 0.080 second 9-25-05 MBNA RacePoints 400 Jimmie Johnson Kyle Busch 0.091 second 6-1-97 The Miller 500 Ricky Rudd Mark Martin 0.187 second 5-15-16 AAA 400 Drive for Autism Matt Kenseth Kyle Larson 0.210 second 6-5-88 Budweiser 500 Bill Elliott Morgan Shepherd 0.220 second 6-4-95 Miller Genuine Draft 500 Kyle Petty Bobby Labonte

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UNDER CAUTION FINISHES Date Event 9-16-84 Delaware 500 9-18-94 SplitFire Spark Plug 500 6-4-17 AAA 400 Drive for Autism GREEN-WHITE-CHECKERED FINISHES Laps Date Event 404 9-25-05 MBNA RacePoints 400 405 5-31-15 Fed-Ex 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks 406 6-4-17 AAA 400 Drive for Autism 404 10-7-18 Gander Outdoors 400

First Place Harry Gant Rusty Wallace Jimmie Johnson

Second Place Terry Labonte Dale Earnhardt Kyle Larson

First Place Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson

Second Place Kyle Busch Kevin Harvick

Jimmie Johnson Chase Elliott

Kyle Larson Denny Hamlin

MOST POLES David Pearson 6 Mark Martin 5 Rusty Wallace 5 Jeff Gordon 4 Alan Kulwicki 4 Ryan Newman 4 Ricky Rudd 4 MOST VICTORIES Jimmie Johnson Bobby Allison Richard Petty Jeff Gordon David Pearson

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Most Wins, Car Make 41 by Chevrolet (20 Spring / 21 Fall)

Fastest Race Record, 400 miles 135.734 mph, Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 10/6/19

Most Wins from a Starting Position 19 wins from starting position No. 2

Slowest Race Record, 400 miles 97.042 mph, Mark Martin, Ford, 6/6/04

Race Winner, Greatest Improvement from Starting Position Kyle Petty, 6/4/95, started 37th* *Jimmie Johnson started in the back of the field on 6/4/17 due to a penalty but was officially credited with starting from the 14th position

Fastest Race Record, 500 miles 125.945 mph, Bill Elliott, Ford, 9/16/90 Slowest Race Record, 500 miles 100.334 mph, Rusty Wallace, Pontiac, 9/19/93 Most Caution Flags 16 in Fall 1993 SplitFire Spark Plug 500 Fewest Caution Flags 0 in Spring 1971 Mason-Dixon 500

Fewest Lead Drivers (Tied) 3 in 1969 and 1970 Mason-Dixon 300; 1971 Delaware 500; 1974 and 1982 Mason-Dixon 500; 2015 AAA 400

Most Wins from Pole 3, David Pearson, 2 in 1973, 1 in 1975

Most Pole Positions 6 by David Pearson (5 spring / 1 fall) Most Top-5 Finishes 24 by Mark Martin Most Top-10 Finishes 33 by Mark Martin Fewest Cars to Finish on Lead Lap (Tied) 1 in spring 1969, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1982, 1985 1 in fall 1971, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1991

Most Lead Changes 29 in 1980 CRC Chemicals 500 Fewest Lead Changes 3 in 1971 Delaware 500

Most Cars to Finish on Lead Lap (Tied) 20 in May 31, 2009 Austim Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! and Oct. 2, 2011 AAA 400

Most Laps Led (1 race, 400 miles) 381 by Jeff Gordon, 6/3/01, MBNA Platinum 400

Fewest Cars Running at End 13 of 32, 5/17/81, Mason-Dixon 500

Fewest Caution Laps 0 in 1971 Mason-Dixon 500

Most Laps Led (1 race, 500 miles) 489 by Richard Petty, 9/15/74, Delaware 500

Most Wins, Driver 11 by Jimmie Johnson (6 Spring/ 5 Fall)

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Most Cars Running at End (Tied) 40 of 43: 9/21/08 Camping World RV 400; 9/28/14 AAA 400; 10/4/15 AAA 400

Most Caution Laps (Tied) 103 in 1975 Mason-Dixon 500, 1993 SplitFire Spark Plug 500

CLOSEST FINISHES Margin Date Race Event Winner Second Place 0.080 second 9-25-05 MBNA RacePoints 400 Jimmie Johnson Kyle Busch 0.091 second 6-1-97 The Miller 500 Ricky Rudd Mark Martin 0.187 second 5-15-16 AAA 400 Drive for Autism Matt Kenseth Kyle Larson 0.210 second 6-5-88 Budweiser 500 Bill Elliott Morgan Shepherd 0.220 second 6-4-95 Miller Genuine Draft 500 Kyle Petty Bobby Labonte

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UNDER CAUTION FINISHES Date Event 9-16-84 Delaware 500 9-18-94 SplitFire Spark Plug 500 6-4-17 AAA 400 Drive for Autism GREEN-WHITE-CHECKERED FINISHES Laps Date Event 404 9-25-05 MBNA RacePoints 400 405 5-31-15 Fed-Ex 400 Benefiting Autism Speaks 406 6-4-17 AAA 400 Drive for Autism 404 10-7-18 Gander Outdoors 400

First Place Harry Gant Rusty Wallace Jimmie Johnson

Second Place Terry Labonte Dale Earnhardt Kyle Larson

First Place Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson

Second Place Kyle Busch Kevin Harvick

Jimmie Johnson Chase Elliott

Kyle Larson Denny Hamlin

MOST POLES David Pearson 6 Mark Martin 5 Rusty Wallace 5 Jeff Gordon 4 Alan Kulwicki 4 Ryan Newman 4 Ricky Rudd 4 MOST VICTORIES Jimmie Johnson Bobby Allison Richard Petty Jeff Gordon David Pearson

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MAGIC MONDAY FOR MARTIN TRUEX JR. IN “GANDER RV 400” New Jersey native earns third career Dover International Speedway victory

It was another magic Monday for Martin Truex Jr. at Dover International Speedway.

Almost 12 years ago, the Mayetta, N.J., native won his first career NASCAR Cup Series race at the Monster Mile in an event that was postponed one day because of weather.

In the May 6 “Gander RV 400” NASCAR Cup Series race, following another weather postponement, Truex earned his 21st career NASCAR Cup Series win, and received a golden Monster Trophy for his efforts as part of Dover International Speedway’s 50th anniversary celebration.

“We’re two for two on Mondays here,” Truex said. “I saw the trophy in the driver’s meeting yesterday and I said that’s pretty awesome,” Truex said. “That golden one is special. It’s pretty awesome to win on the 50th anniversary of Dover International Speedway.”

Truex, driving the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, beat runner-up Alex Bowman to the checkered flag by 9.501 seconds, completing the 400 laps with an average speed of 127.242 mph across 3:08:37. It’s Truex’s third NASCAR Cup Series win at Dover and he’s the 17th driver to earn three or more Monster Mile wins.

“This track is a big reason why I got where I’m at,” said Truex, who ran several Busch North Series (now the K&N Pro Series East) races at the Monster Mile while making his way up through the stock car ranks. “Without tracks like this, I wouldn’t have been able to put myself in position to be here.”

Truex’s challenge was even more daunting after starting in the rear of the field at the race’s start due to a weekend inspection failure and he hadn’t made it to the top 10 by the end of the first stage (won by Joey Logano) at Lap 120. His first lap led was the final one of the second stage after he edged Bowman back to the stripe.

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From there, Truex won the scramble off pit road, and controlled the race, taking the lead for the final time when Daniel Suarez was forced to pit on Lap 348. In all, Truex led 132 laps, just shy of Chase Elliott’s race-high 145.

“Starting in the back was a challenge,” said Cole Pearn, Truex’s crew chief.

“We had a really good car Saturday in practice. Martin did a great job getting through traffic. We were able to manage the race from that point on.”

It was Joe Gibbs Racing’s seventh victory in 11 NASCAR Cup Series races this season and the second for Truex.

“It’s a big deal for us,” team owner Joe Gibbs said. “In pro sports, these things can come and go pretty quick. The hardest thing to do is stay up there. Our guys have done a great job adjusting to this package. We’re going to enjoy each one of these. The goal is to stay up there.”

It was just the third out of Dover’s 99 NASCAR Cup Series races to be postponed to a Monday due to weather. The previous Monday races came on May 19, 1975 (won by David Pearson) and Truex’s first win on June 4, 2007.

Bowman also started from the back following a weekend inspection failure before finishing second, followed by Kyle Larson in third, Kevin Harvick fourth and Elliott in fifth. Eleven cars finished on the lead lap in a race that featured 11 leaders, 15 lead changes and six caution flags for 31 laps.

“To come here to, in my opinion, the hardest race track we go to, and run like that from the back of all things, was pretty special,” Bowman said. “This is the physically hardest race of the year for me for sure.”

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MAGIC MONDAY FOR MARTIN TRUEX JR. IN “GANDER RV 400” New Jersey native earns third career Dover International Speedway victory

It was another magic Monday for Martin Truex Jr. at Dover International Speedway.

Almost 12 years ago, the Mayetta, N.J., native won his first career NASCAR Cup Series race at the Monster Mile in an event that was postponed one day because of weather.

In the May 6 “Gander RV 400” NASCAR Cup Series race, following another weather postponement, Truex earned his 21st career NASCAR Cup Series win, and received a golden Monster Trophy for his efforts as part of Dover International Speedway’s 50th anniversary celebration.

“We’re two for two on Mondays here,” Truex said. “I saw the trophy in the driver’s meeting yesterday and I said that’s pretty awesome,” Truex said. “That golden one is special. It’s pretty awesome to win on the 50th anniversary of Dover International Speedway.”

Truex, driving the No. 19 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, beat runner-up Alex Bowman to the checkered flag by 9.501 seconds, completing the 400 laps with an average speed of 127.242 mph across 3:08:37. It’s Truex’s third NASCAR Cup Series win at Dover and he’s the 17th driver to earn three or more Monster Mile wins.

“This track is a big reason why I got where I’m at,” said Truex, who ran several Busch North Series (now the K&N Pro Series East) races at the Monster Mile while making his way up through the stock car ranks. “Without tracks like this, I wouldn’t have been able to put myself in position to be here.”

Truex’s challenge was even more daunting after starting in the rear of the field at the race’s start due to a weekend inspection failure and he hadn’t made it to the top 10 by the end of the first stage (won by Joey Logano) at Lap 120. His first lap led was the final one of the second stage after he edged Bowman back to the stripe.

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From there, Truex won the scramble off pit road, and controlled the race, taking the lead for the final time when Daniel Suarez was forced to pit on Lap 348. In all, Truex led 132 laps, just shy of Chase Elliott’s race-high 145.

“Starting in the back was a challenge,” said Cole Pearn, Truex’s crew chief.

“We had a really good car Saturday in practice. Martin did a great job getting through traffic. We were able to manage the race from that point on.”

It was Joe Gibbs Racing’s seventh victory in 11 NASCAR Cup Series races this season and the second for Truex.

“It’s a big deal for us,” team owner Joe Gibbs said. “In pro sports, these things can come and go pretty quick. The hardest thing to do is stay up there. Our guys have done a great job adjusting to this package. We’re going to enjoy each one of these. The goal is to stay up there.”

It was just the third out of Dover’s 99 NASCAR Cup Series races to be postponed to a Monday due to weather. The previous Monday races came on May 19, 1975 (won by David Pearson) and Truex’s first win on June 4, 2007.

Bowman also started from the back following a weekend inspection failure before finishing second, followed by Kyle Larson in third, Kevin Harvick fourth and Elliott in fifth. Eleven cars finished on the lead lap in a race that featured 11 leaders, 15 lead changes and six caution flags for 31 laps.

“To come here to, in my opinion, the hardest race track we go to, and run like that from the back of all things, was pretty special,” Bowman said. “This is the physically hardest race of the year for me for sure.”

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Trucks are to the state of Texas what fireworks are to the Fourth of July. You can’t have one without the other.

Well, you obviously can, but it just wouldn’t be the same.

Therefore, it should be no surprise that when it comes to choosing what vehicle he likes to drive around the house, Roush Fenway Ford Mustang driver Chris Buescher has three options and they’re all the same.

“I’m definitely a truck person,” said Buescher, who grew up in Prosper, Texas, before moving to North Carolina as a teenager to pursue a career in stock car racing. “My wife’s first car was a ’67 Mustang, so we have that, but we don’t drive it much at all.”

Instead, he opts for his 2015 F-350 Super Duty that serves not only as his daily driver, but also dominates as the workhorse for moving equipment, hauling materials and carrying away debris from the recently purchased farm he and wife Emma bought last year.

“It was really nothing but a piece of dirt that had an old pole barn and a foundation dug in with some pre-fabbed walls, so we crushed all the concrete and filled that hole in,” said Buescher, who plans on filling the 100-acre property with some cattle, goats, horses and donkeys to go along with the chickens already on site. “We’ve dug some ponds so that we can get the animals out here in the future, and we’re working on getting some fencing up, so that we can start containing everything a little bit.”

As a result, his truck has been working overtime on the farm while also making the two-hour roundtrip drive to the Roush Fenway shop and Concord Regional Airport on a regular basis.

Buescher is in his first season driving the No. 17 Fastenal Mustang for car owner Jack Roush.

“I’m in the process of putting on a big cattle guard to make it look as Texas as possible, and that’s pretty much my driver right now,” said Buescher, who also has a F-150 Raptor that is a symbol from winning the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.

“We’ve just got a bunch of pickups.”

Included in that list is a 2008 F-250 that Buescher bought with something in the neighborhood of 35,000 miles on it five years ago.

The six-speed model was the last generation of diesel pickups to have a manual transmission option, and Buescher has worked on it to the point that he estimates it can generate 850 horsepower and 1,400-foot pounds of torque. He sheepishly calls it his personal toy and something that’s “not really daily driver material.”

“This sounds ridiculous, but I feel like I get a little claustrophobic when I get in small vehicles on the roadways,” said Buescher. “I don’t know if it’s the fact that you know you’re gonna get stuck behind a truck at some point where you can’t see or what, but I like to be able to see all the time. That’s why I usually get in the truck because I have a lot better vision and it’s a lot better feel for me.”

And it’s also better for pulling things like trailers that hold your race cars, which is what the Buescher family had as Chris climbed through the ranks as a kid. Chris’ dad, Jim, got tired of cramming 50cc dirt bikes into the back of the family SUV, so when his son started oval racing and competing in Legends cars he bought an F-150 and never looked back.

“Dad had a little bit of everything in terms of trucks,” said Chris.

“We had an F-150 Heritage Edition for a long time and then when we started traveling the country we bought an actual semi-trailer rig to carry all of our stuff.”

Now, it’s not like Buescher has never driven anything else. He owned a Fusion for about six months back when he was first hired

by Roush in 2011 and used it to drive back and forth to the race shop to save money on gas. He was happy with the results as he nearly tripled his gas mileage compared to the F-250 he was driving at the time, but it was short-lived.

“I really tried to like it. It saved me a ton of money, but I was like, ‘Man, I can’t do this. I’ve got to get back in a truck,’” he recounted. “I realized that I don’t mind the added expense of having something that’s just more comfortable for me to drive on a day to day basis.”

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Trucks are to the state of Texas what fireworks are to the Fourth of July. You can’t have one without the other.

Well, you obviously can, but it just wouldn’t be the same.

Therefore, it should be no surprise that when it comes to choosing what vehicle he likes to drive around the house, Roush Fenway Ford Mustang driver Chris Buescher has three options and they’re all the same.

“I’m definitely a truck person,” said Buescher, who grew up in Prosper, Texas, before moving to North Carolina as a teenager to pursue a career in stock car racing. “My wife’s first car was a ’67 Mustang, so we have that, but we don’t drive it much at all.”

Instead, he opts for his 2015 F-350 Super Duty that serves not only as his daily driver, but also dominates as the workhorse for moving equipment, hauling materials and carrying away debris from the recently purchased farm he and wife Emma bought last year.

“It was really nothing but a piece of dirt that had an old pole barn and a foundation dug in with some pre-fabbed walls, so we crushed all the concrete and filled that hole in,” said Buescher, who plans on filling the 100-acre property with some cattle, goats, horses and donkeys to go along with the chickens already on site. “We’ve dug some ponds so that we can get the animals out here in the future, and we’re working on getting some fencing up, so that we can start containing everything a little bit.”

As a result, his truck has been working overtime on the farm while also making the two-hour roundtrip drive to the Roush Fenway shop and Concord Regional Airport on a regular basis.

Buescher is in his first season driving the No. 17 Fastenal Mustang for car owner Jack Roush.

“I’m in the process of putting on a big cattle guard to make it look as Texas as possible, and that’s pretty much my driver right now,” said Buescher, who also has a F-150 Raptor that is a symbol from winning the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.

“We’ve just got a bunch of pickups.”

Included in that list is a 2008 F-250 that Buescher bought with something in the neighborhood of 35,000 miles on it five years ago.

The six-speed model was the last generation of diesel pickups to have a manual transmission option, and Buescher has worked on it to the point that he estimates it can generate 850 horsepower and 1,400-foot pounds of torque. He sheepishly calls it his personal toy and something that’s “not really daily driver material.”

“This sounds ridiculous, but I feel like I get a little claustrophobic when I get in small vehicles on the roadways,” said Buescher. “I don’t know if it’s the fact that you know you’re gonna get stuck behind a truck at some point where you can’t see or what, but I like to be able to see all the time. That’s why I usually get in the truck because I have a lot better vision and it’s a lot better feel for me.”

And it’s also better for pulling things like trailers that hold your race cars, which is what the Buescher family had as Chris climbed through the ranks as a kid. Chris’ dad, Jim, got tired of cramming 50cc dirt bikes into the back of the family SUV, so when his son started oval racing and competing in Legends cars he bought an F-150 and never looked back.

“Dad had a little bit of everything in terms of trucks,” said Chris.

“We had an F-150 Heritage Edition for a long time and then when we started traveling the country we bought an actual semi-trailer rig to carry all of our stuff.”

Now, it’s not like Buescher has never driven anything else. He owned a Fusion for about six months back when he was first hired

by Roush in 2011 and used it to drive back and forth to the race shop to save money on gas. He was happy with the results as he nearly tripled his gas mileage compared to the F-250 he was driving at the time, but it was short-lived.

“I really tried to like it. It saved me a ton of money, but I was like, ‘Man, I can’t do this. I’ve got to get back in a truck,’” he recounted. “I realized that I don’t mind the added expense of having something that’s just more comfortable for me to drive on a day to day basis.”

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EVEN OFF-TRACK,

MATT DIBENEDETTO IS A MUSTANG MAN It’s one of the questions that seems to come up every weekend: “What do you drive when you’re not racing?”

As you might imagine, the answers run the gamut.

But for Matt DiBenedetto, who is in his first year driving the No. 21 Motorcraft Ford for the Wood Brothers, there’s only one -- Mustang.

“When I found out I had a choice of any vehicle this year it was an easy decision for me,” said DiBenedetto, who, along with his wife, Taylor, selected a 2020 Velocity Blue Mustang GT. “I love the new Mustang, and since we don’t have kids, it’s the kind of car that’s fun to drive, especially going back and forth to the race shop. That’s why I chose it.”

However, when you’re a self-professed car nut who likes to tinker and modify whatever you drive, choosing it is just the beginning.

“I like to modify my street cars and make them unique to me. This is my fourth Mustang and it’s a six-speed manual, so I couldn’t resist,” said DiBenedetto.

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“I put an aftermarket exhaust system on it, so it’s not very quiet.

I don’t know if I was supposed to do that because it’s a company car, but I plan to buy it at the end of the year anyway, so I just went ahead and did it.”

DiBenedetto calls this need for modification a bad habit, but if that’s the case, he has plenty of good company.

It all started when he was 15 years old and got a 2006 Mustang with a GT66 package for his first car -- a six-cylinder with black and silver stripes. A couple of years later, it was a used 2006 Saleen S-281 Mustang that he modified with some exhaust work, smaller pulley, and dyno tuning.

“Nothing too crazy,” he said.

More recently, he had a 2017 Mustang GT350 that he altered by putting on headers, a full exhaust and short shifter.

“I’ve always known the ins and outs of my Mustangs and my passion has been modifying them,” said DiBenedetto, who also gets assistance from professionals like Anthony Ballard, whom he met at

a car show and has now become a good friend.

“We became friends just because of the strict fact he likes modifying Mustangs and I like modifying Mustangs, but we met through the car culture.

“All he does is build and tune Mustangs and does really super-cool cars,” DiBenedetto said of Ballard, who owns Signature Speed in Granite Falls, North Carolina. “His cars make crazy horsepower.

He’s got a full-blown drag car that is a 2013 Mustang and he just has all kinds of fast stuff.”

And while many enthusiasts like to work on their Mustangs and hold on to them forever, DiBenedetto prefers to get on the road and drive them for the enjoyment of it before putting the “For Sale” sign in the window.

“The winding roads are the most fun, especially when you’re driving a car that you have a passion for,” he said.

DiBenedetto’s love for Mustang comes straight from his father, Tony, who had a number of them, including a Boss 429 that he spent countless hours working on.

“He had a passion for Mustangs when he was really young and passed that down to me because I share that from the old ones to the new ones,” said Matt. “I’ve always appreciated the history of Mustang, and now that I’m driving for the Wood Brothers, who have been with Ford for the last 70 years, it makes everything pretty neat.”

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EVEN OFF-TRACK,

MATT DIBENEDETTO IS A MUSTANG MAN It’s one of the questions that seems to come up every weekend: “What do you drive when you’re not racing?”

As you might imagine, the answers run the gamut.

But for Matt DiBenedetto, who is in his first year driving the No. 21 Motorcraft Ford for the Wood Brothers, there’s only one -- Mustang.

“When I found out I had a choice of any vehicle this year it was an easy decision for me,” said DiBenedetto, who, along with his wife, Taylor, selected a 2020 Velocity Blue Mustang GT. “I love the new Mustang, and since we don’t have kids, it’s the kind of car that’s fun to drive, especially going back and forth to the race shop. That’s why I chose it.”

However, when you’re a self-professed car nut who likes to tinker and modify whatever you drive, choosing it is just the beginning.

“I like to modify my street cars and make them unique to me. This is my fourth Mustang and it’s a six-speed manual, so I couldn’t resist,” said DiBenedetto.

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“I put an aftermarket exhaust system on it, so it’s not very quiet.

I don’t know if I was supposed to do that because it’s a company car, but I plan to buy it at the end of the year anyway, so I just went ahead and did it.”

DiBenedetto calls this need for modification a bad habit, but if that’s the case, he has plenty of good company.

It all started when he was 15 years old and got a 2006 Mustang with a GT66 package for his first car -- a six-cylinder with black and silver stripes. A couple of years later, it was a used 2006 Saleen S-281 Mustang that he modified with some exhaust work, smaller pulley, and dyno tuning.

“Nothing too crazy,” he said.

More recently, he had a 2017 Mustang GT350 that he altered by putting on headers, a full exhaust and short shifter.

“I’ve always known the ins and outs of my Mustangs and my passion has been modifying them,” said DiBenedetto, who also gets assistance from professionals like Anthony Ballard, whom he met at

a car show and has now become a good friend.

“We became friends just because of the strict fact he likes modifying Mustangs and I like modifying Mustangs, but we met through the car culture.

“All he does is build and tune Mustangs and does really super-cool cars,” DiBenedetto said of Ballard, who owns Signature Speed in Granite Falls, North Carolina. “His cars make crazy horsepower.

He’s got a full-blown drag car that is a 2013 Mustang and he just has all kinds of fast stuff.”

And while many enthusiasts like to work on their Mustangs and hold on to them forever, DiBenedetto prefers to get on the road and drive them for the enjoyment of it before putting the “For Sale” sign in the window.

“The winding roads are the most fun, especially when you’re driving a car that you have a passion for,” he said.

DiBenedetto’s love for Mustang comes straight from his father, Tony, who had a number of them, including a Boss 429 that he spent countless hours working on.

“He had a passion for Mustangs when he was really young and passed that down to me because I share that from the old ones to the new ones,” said Matt. “I’ve always appreciated the history of Mustang, and now that I’m driving for the Wood Brothers, who have been with Ford for the last 70 years, it makes everything pretty neat.”

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MARKS WALLACE

MILESTONE AT DOVER

By Michelle LaFranca Dover International Speedway Bubba Wallace marks a personal milestone at Dover International Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 22.

Wallace, the driver of the No. 43 Chevrolet for Richard Petty Motorsports, will make his 100th NASCAR Cup Series start in the “Drydene 311” on Aug. 22 at the Monster Mile. The one-mile, highbanked, concrete oval has long been one of Wallace’s favorites.

“I love Dover,” Wallace said in 2017, his first year in the NASCAR Cup Series. “It is by far my favorite track on the schedule. I love racing here. We’ve had a lot of success here in the past going all the way back to K&N. It’s just a ton of fun to race here.”

Wallace won the “Dover 150” NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Dover in 2011 and had two top-10 finishes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at the Monster Mile, including a second-place finish in the “Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200” in 2016, and an eighth-place run in the “OneMain Financial 200” in 2017.

Since starting his career at age 9, Wallace, now 26, has continued to make strides in the world of racing. Wallace made his NASCAR Cup Series debut in 2017 at Pocono Raceway. His three top-10 finishes come as Richard Petty Motorsports aims to return to Victory Lane for the first time since 2014. Wallace’s best finish in the NASCAR Cup Series came with a second-place run in the 2018 Daytona 500.

The milestone comes during an eventful year for Wallace, whose success over his racing years is not only measured through statistics but heart. Wallace, the NASCAR Cup Series’ only full-time African-American driver, continues to advocate for diversity and inclusion in the racing community.

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Wallace is heavily involved in Drive for Diversity, a program that helps women and minorities to seek careers in NASCAR through which he began his NASCAR career in 2010. Wallace was also a vocal supporter of NASCAR’s Confederate flag ban earlier this year.

“I’ve heard too many comments from first-time fans at the track that say they saw the Confederate flag and it made them feel uncomfortable,” said Wallace in an interview with NBC’s “Today” in June. “I’m speaking up for the people at the track who feel this way.”

In the wake of the protests around the death of George Floyd in May, Wallace raced at Martinsvillle in June with #blacklivesmatter on the rear quarter-panel, and the words compassion, love and understanding featured prominently on the hood on his way to an 11th-place finish. The car received positive social feedback by other prominent African-American athletes such as LeBron James and Richard Sherman.

“I think by running this branding on our car, putting the hashtag out there, it’s part of bringing more awareness to it … educating ourselves,” Wallace said in an interview leading up the Martinsville race. “So people will look up what this hashtag means and, hopefully, get a better understanding.”

Less than two weeks later, drivers, crew members and the entire sport embraced Wallace during an emotional pre-race ceremony at Talladega as an investigation was unfolding surrounding a possible hate crime. While FBI and NASCAR investigations found that an intentional, racist act was not carried out, the public had the opportunity to see the respect Wallace has earned among his fellow competitors.

“The sport is changing,” said Wallace after greeting fans following his 14th-place finish at Talladega. “I’m going to keep on going. I’ve been part of this sport for a long time … and I’m proud to be a part of this sport.”

That journey continues this weekend at the Monster Mile.

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By Michelle LaFranca Dover International Speedway Bubba Wallace marks a personal milestone at Dover International Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 22.

Wallace, the driver of the No. 43 Chevrolet for Richard Petty Motorsports, will make his 100th NASCAR Cup Series start in the “Drydene 311” on Aug. 22 at the Monster Mile. The one-mile, highbanked, concrete oval has long been one of Wallace’s favorites.

“I love Dover,” Wallace said in 2017, his first year in the NASCAR Cup Series. “It is by far my favorite track on the schedule. I love racing here. We’ve had a lot of success here in the past going all the way back to K&N. It’s just a ton of fun to race here.”

Wallace won the “Dover 150” NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Dover in 2011 and had two top-10 finishes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at the Monster Mile, including a second-place finish in the “Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200” in 2016, and an eighth-place run in the “OneMain Financial 200” in 2017.

Since starting his career at age 9, Wallace, now 26, has continued to make strides in the world of racing. Wallace made his NASCAR Cup Series debut in 2017 at Pocono Raceway. His three top-10 finishes come as Richard Petty Motorsports aims to return to Victory Lane for the first time since 2014. Wallace’s best finish in the NASCAR Cup Series came with a second-place run in the 2018 Daytona 500.

The milestone comes during an eventful year for Wallace, whose success over his racing years is not only measured through statistics but heart. Wallace, the NASCAR Cup Series’ only full-time African-American driver, continues to advocate for diversity and inclusion in the racing community.

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Wallace is heavily involved in Drive for Diversity, a program that helps women and minorities to seek careers in NASCAR through which he began his NASCAR career in 2010. Wallace was also a vocal supporter of NASCAR’s Confederate flag ban earlier this year.

“I’ve heard too many comments from first-time fans at the track that say they saw the Confederate flag and it made them feel uncomfortable,” said Wallace in an interview with NBC’s “Today” in June. “I’m speaking up for the people at the track who feel this way.”

In the wake of the protests around the death of George Floyd in May, Wallace raced at Martinsvillle in June with #blacklivesmatter on the rear quarter-panel, and the words compassion, love and understanding featured prominently on the hood on his way to an 11th-place finish. The car received positive social feedback by other prominent African-American athletes such as LeBron James and Richard Sherman.

“I think by running this branding on our car, putting the hashtag out there, it’s part of bringing more awareness to it … educating ourselves,” Wallace said in an interview leading up the Martinsville race. “So people will look up what this hashtag means and, hopefully, get a better understanding.”

Less than two weeks later, drivers, crew members and the entire sport embraced Wallace during an emotional pre-race ceremony at Talladega as an investigation was unfolding surrounding a possible hate crime. While FBI and NASCAR investigations found that an intentional, racist act was not carried out, the public had the opportunity to see the respect Wallace has earned among his fellow competitors.

“The sport is changing,” said Wallace after greeting fans following his 14th-place finish at Talladega. “I’m going to keep on going. I’ve been part of this sport for a long time … and I’m proud to be a part of this sport.”

That journey continues this weekend at the Monster Mile.

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DOVER SALUTES A MONSTER MILE MASTER

By Michael Lewis Manager of Communication Dover International Speedway

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Through more than 50 years of racing at Dover International Speedway, one driver clearly claims the crown as the best alltime at the Monster Mile.

Jimmie Johnson, the 11-time Dover winner and seven-time NASCAR champion, announced last November that 2020 would be his last full-time season as a Cup Series driver.

From sweeping Dover’s two Cup Series races during his rookie year in 2002, to locking down Dover win No. 11 in a green-white checkered duel in 2017 for career victory No. 83, Johnson has eclipsed some of NASCAR’s legends in his climb up Dover’s record books.

Johnson’s 11 wins are four more than Bobby Allison and Richard Petty, who earned seven Monster Mile trophies apiece.

“I love that track,” Johnson says on Dover International Speedway’s 50th Anniversary Track History Video, which can also be found on DoverSpeedway.com. “It’s a place I took to my very first time. I love making laps there. I go in optimistic. I know how to drive the car and manipulate it and squeeze a bit more out of it.”

Johnson has been saluted throughout NASCAR in 2020, including leading the field for a ceremonial pace lap before this year’s Daytona 500.

JIMMIE BY THE NUMBERS AT DOVER NASCAR Cup Series Starts: 36 Wins: 11 (All-time leader) Laps Led: 3,110 (All-time leader) Laps Completed: 14,165 or 14,419 (98.2%) Pole Positions: 3 Top 5 Finishes: 17 Top 10 Finishes: 25 Season Sweeps: 2 (2002, 2009) Average starting position: 10.9 Average finish: 9.92

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By Michael Lewis Manager of Communication Dover International Speedway

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Through more than 50 years of racing at Dover International Speedway, one driver clearly claims the crown as the best alltime at the Monster Mile.

Jimmie Johnson, the 11-time Dover winner and seven-time NASCAR champion, announced last November that 2020 would be his last full-time season as a Cup Series driver.

From sweeping Dover’s two Cup Series races during his rookie year in 2002, to locking down Dover win No. 11 in a green-white checkered duel in 2017 for career victory No. 83, Johnson has eclipsed some of NASCAR’s legends in his climb up Dover’s record books.

Johnson’s 11 wins are four more than Bobby Allison and Richard Petty, who earned seven Monster Mile trophies apiece.

“I love that track,” Johnson says on Dover International Speedway’s 50th Anniversary Track History Video, which can also be found on DoverSpeedway.com. “It’s a place I took to my very first time. I love making laps there. I go in optimistic. I know how to drive the car and manipulate it and squeeze a bit more out of it.”

Johnson has been saluted throughout NASCAR in 2020, including leading the field for a ceremonial pace lap before this year’s Daytona 500.

JIMMIE BY THE NUMBERS AT DOVER NASCAR Cup Series Starts: 36 Wins: 11 (All-time leader) Laps Led: 3,110 (All-time leader) Laps Completed: 14,165 or 14,419 (98.2%) Pole Positions: 3 Top 5 Finishes: 17 Top 10 Finishes: 25 Season Sweeps: 2 (2002, 2009) Average starting position: 10.9 Average finish: 9.92

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“This remarkable seven-time champion – through his competitive spirit, immense talent and sportsmanship – has made NASCAR a better sport. On behalf of my family and the entire NASCAR community, I thank Jimmie for his dedication to NASCAR and, along with his legions of fans, wish him all the best in his final season. I look forward to watching him race for wins and an eighth NASCAR Cup Championship in 2020.”

During Dover’s massive NASCAR weekend on Aug. 21-23, Johnson will be honored in several areas around the Monster Mile.

Earlier in August, Dover announced that Johnson’s primary sponsor, Ally, as the presenting sponsor of the Monster Monument at Victory Plaza and the Monster Bridge overlooking Turn 3. With that sponsorship, an Ally-wrapped No. 48 car was placed in the famous right hand of the Monster Monument, the 46-foot statue that is the unmistakable symbol for Dover International Speedway throughout the sports and entertainment landscape.

“I can’t think of a better situation for my final year than going to the Monster Mile and having Miles stand up front, holding that 48 car,” Johnson said. “It’s my favorite track. Ally and Hendrick Motorsports are doing amazing things together. To go [to Dover] and hopefully win the race and experience the ultimate of highs would be really special.”

11 DOVER WINS From dominant days to clever calls on pit road to sharp overtime finishes, each of Johnson’s Dover wins came in different forms. Below is a short recap of all of Johnson’s Monster Mile triumphs.

June 2, 2002-MBNA Platinum 400 (1): Led 188 laps in first Dover Cup Series race. Topped Bill Elliott by almost half a second and led final 38 laps.

Sept. 22, 2002-MBNA All-American Heroes 400 (2): Completed yearly sweep after leading 170 laps, including final 80.

Runner-up Mark Martin was half a second behind.

Sept. 25, 2005-MBNA RacePoints 400 (3): Edged Kyle Busch in one of closest finishes in track history - .080 seconds – following overtime restart. Led 134 laps.

May 31, 2009-Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips & Cheese (4): Passed runner-up Tony Stewart on Lap 398. Led race-high 298 laps.

Sept. 27, 2009-AAA 400 (5): Completed yearly sweep and earned first Dover win from pole. Led race-high 271 laps, including final 225. Topped runner-up Martin by almost two seconds.

Sept. 26, 2010-AAA 400 (6): Won from pole. Led race-high 191 laps, including final 35. Won by more than 2.5 seconds over Jeff Burton. Registered his fastest Dover average speed at 131.543 mph.

June 3, 2012-FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks (7): Tied record for Dover Cup Series wins. Led race-high 289 laps, including final 76. Topped runner-up Kevin Harvick by more than 2.5 seconds.

Sept. 29, 2013-AAA 400 (8): Passed Bobby Allison and Richard Petty for most Cup Series wins at Dover. Led race-high 243 laps. Edged runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr. by less than half a second.

June 1, 2014-FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks (9): Led race high 272 laps, including final 34. Topped runner-up Brad Keselowski by almost one second.

In the middle of race weekend, Johnson will also be honored in several locations around the track, including plaques honoring his stature as “The Monster Mile Master” and listing his Dover triumphs at Victory Lane. In addition, a road outside the frontstretch grandstands previously known as Finish Line Drive has been renamed Jimmie Johnson Drive and a billboard overlooking Turn 2 proclaims “Thanks, Jimmie.”

Johnson’s first racing experience at Dover came in 1999, as part of the ASA National Tour. Johnson started from the pole in the “Greased Lightning 150,” led 55 laps, eventually finished eighth, and gained a lot of confidence moving forward.

“It was the first big track that I ran on,” Johnson said. “There’s kind of a mental hurdle to get over that all drivers on short tracks are looking for: ‘Can I run on a big track. Will it intimidate me? Will it bother me?’ I was able to check that box early in my career.”

From there, Johnson never looked back at Dover when he entered the NASCAR Cup Series, sweeping two Dover events in his rookie year in 2002, completing another sweep in 2009 and gaining confidence for several championship runs.

“I was able to win there twice in my rookie year and really get the momentum I needed to start my career. The fall race has always been a great springboard for me on my championship years to put me in a position to win a championship. I’m really thankful that Dover is on the schedule and where it has been placed on the schedule, especially in the playoff era, has served me very well.”

Johnson comes into this weekend on the edge of making the playoffs, with only three more regular season races remaining before the final cutoff. While he did leave the door open for a possible return behind the wheel at the Monster Mile, Johnson recognizes this weekend is special as he makes one final push for a NASCAR Cup Series title.

“Just a big thank you to all the fans for their support,” Johnson said. “I’m not sure this will be my last time to Dover. If it is, just thank you for the memories and the support. The track has meant so much to me. I love that area as well. I really enjoyed my time cycling or going out to eat at the various restaurants around town. So, thank you for welcoming me to your area and I’ve truly enjoyed all the success that I’ve had there.”

May 31, 2015-FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks (10): Only led race’s final 23 laps but edged Harvick in an overtime finish. Remained out on track on old tires during final round of pit stops.

June 4, 2017-AAA 400 Drive for Autism (11): Outdueled Kyle Larson in green-white-checkered finish that ended under caution. Led only 7 laps, by far the fewest in one of his Dover wins.

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“This remarkable seven-time champion – through his competitive spirit, immense talent and sportsmanship – has made NASCAR a better sport. On behalf of my family and the entire NASCAR community, I thank Jimmie for his dedication to NASCAR and, along with his legions of fans, wish him all the best in his final season. I look forward to watching him race for wins and an eighth NASCAR Cup Championship in 2020.”

During Dover’s massive NASCAR weekend on Aug. 21-23, Johnson will be honored in several areas around the Monster Mile.

Earlier in August, Dover announced that Johnson’s primary sponsor, Ally, as the presenting sponsor of the Monster Monument at Victory Plaza and the Monster Bridge overlooking Turn 3. With that sponsorship, an Ally-wrapped No. 48 car was placed in the famous right hand of the Monster Monument, the 46-foot statue that is the unmistakable symbol for Dover International Speedway throughout the sports and entertainment landscape.

“I can’t think of a better situation for my final year than going to the Monster Mile and having Miles stand up front, holding that 48 car,” Johnson said. “It’s my favorite track. Ally and Hendrick Motorsports are doing amazing things together. To go [to Dover] and hopefully win the race and experience the ultimate of highs would be really special.”

11 DOVER WINS From dominant days to clever calls on pit road to sharp overtime finishes, each of Johnson’s Dover wins came in different forms. Below is a short recap of all of Johnson’s Monster Mile triumphs.

June 2, 2002-MBNA Platinum 400 (1): Led 188 laps in first Dover Cup Series race. Topped Bill Elliott by almost half a second and led final 38 laps.

Sept. 22, 2002-MBNA All-American Heroes 400 (2): Completed yearly sweep after leading 170 laps, including final 80.

Runner-up Mark Martin was half a second behind.

Sept. 25, 2005-MBNA RacePoints 400 (3): Edged Kyle Busch in one of closest finishes in track history - .080 seconds – following overtime restart. Led 134 laps.

May 31, 2009-Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips & Cheese (4): Passed runner-up Tony Stewart on Lap 398. Led race-high 298 laps.

Sept. 27, 2009-AAA 400 (5): Completed yearly sweep and earned first Dover win from pole. Led race-high 271 laps, including final 225. Topped runner-up Martin by almost two seconds.

Sept. 26, 2010-AAA 400 (6): Won from pole. Led race-high 191 laps, including final 35. Won by more than 2.5 seconds over Jeff Burton. Registered his fastest Dover average speed at 131.543 mph.

June 3, 2012-FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks (7): Tied record for Dover Cup Series wins. Led race-high 289 laps, including final 76. Topped runner-up Kevin Harvick by more than 2.5 seconds.

Sept. 29, 2013-AAA 400 (8): Passed Bobby Allison and Richard Petty for most Cup Series wins at Dover. Led race-high 243 laps. Edged runner-up Dale Earnhardt Jr. by less than half a second.

June 1, 2014-FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks (9): Led race high 272 laps, including final 34. Topped runner-up Brad Keselowski by almost one second.

In the middle of race weekend, Johnson will also be honored in several locations around the track, including plaques honoring his stature as “The Monster Mile Master” and listing his Dover triumphs at Victory Lane. In addition, a road outside the frontstretch grandstands previously known as Finish Line Drive has been renamed Jimmie Johnson Drive and a billboard overlooking Turn 2 proclaims “Thanks, Jimmie.”

Johnson’s first racing experience at Dover came in 1999, as part of the ASA National Tour. Johnson started from the pole in the “Greased Lightning 150,” led 55 laps, eventually finished eighth, and gained a lot of confidence moving forward.

“It was the first big track that I ran on,” Johnson said. “There’s kind of a mental hurdle to get over that all drivers on short tracks are looking for: ‘Can I run on a big track. Will it intimidate me? Will it bother me?’ I was able to check that box early in my career.”

From there, Johnson never looked back at Dover when he entered the NASCAR Cup Series, sweeping two Dover events in his rookie year in 2002, completing another sweep in 2009 and gaining confidence for several championship runs.

“I was able to win there twice in my rookie year and really get the momentum I needed to start my career. The fall race has always been a great springboard for me on my championship years to put me in a position to win a championship. I’m really thankful that Dover is on the schedule and where it has been placed on the schedule, especially in the playoff era, has served me very well.”

Johnson comes into this weekend on the edge of making the playoffs, with only three more regular season races remaining before the final cutoff. While he did leave the door open for a possible return behind the wheel at the Monster Mile, Johnson recognizes this weekend is special as he makes one final push for a NASCAR Cup Series title.

“Just a big thank you to all the fans for their support,” Johnson said. “I’m not sure this will be my last time to Dover. If it is, just thank you for the memories and the support. The track has meant so much to me. I love that area as well. I really enjoyed my time cycling or going out to eat at the various restaurants around town. So, thank you for welcoming me to your area and I’ve truly enjoyed all the success that I’ve had there.”

May 31, 2015-FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks (10): Only led race’s final 23 laps but edged Harvick in an overtime finish. Remained out on track on old tires during final round of pit stops.

June 4, 2017-AAA 400 Drive for Autism (11): Outdueled Kyle Larson in green-white-checkered finish that ended under caution. Led only 7 laps, by far the fewest in one of his Dover wins.

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How did Dover International Speedway reach the iconic mark of 100 NASCAR Cup Series races? Read on to find your first race, your favorite race and maybe one that brings back some great memories.

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July 6, 1969, “Mason-Dixon 300” – Richard Petty (1): Dover’s debut race. Petty wins by six laps.

Sept. 20, 1970, “Mason-Dixon 300” – Richard Petty (2): Petty leads 186 laps, takes lead for good on Lap 269 from Charlie Glotzbach.

June 6, 1971, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Bobby Allison (1): Dover’s first 500-mile race is also only event with no caution flags/laps.

Oct. 17, 1971, “Delaware 500” – Richard Petty (3): The latest race by date in track history also featured the fewest lead changes (3).

June 4, 1972, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Bobby Allison (2): Allison gives Chevrolet its first Dover win. Chevy leads all manufacturers with 40 Monster Mile victories.

Sept. 17, 1972, “Delaware 500” – David Pearson (1): Pearson was only driver on the lead lap.

June 3, 1973, “Mason-Dixon 500” – David Pearson (2): Pearson is first driver to win Dover race from pole position.

Sept. 16, 1973, “Delaware 500” – David Pearson (3): Pearson completes first yearly Dover sweep, leads 344 laps.

May 19, 1974, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Cale Yarborough (1): Race was shortened to 450 miles/laps due to fuel crisis.

Sept. 15, 1974, “Delaware 500” – Richard Petty (4): Petty cruises, leads final 461 laps and record 489 overall. Petty was only driver on the lead lap.

May 19, 1975, “Mason-Dixon 500” – David Pearson (4): 103 caution laps is tied for most in track history (Fall 1993). Pearson was only driver on the lead lap.

Sept. 14, 1975, “Delaware 500” – Richard Petty (5): Petty recovers from part mishap and takes advantage of timely caution flag in record fifth win.

May 16, 1976, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Benny Parsons (1): Parsons wins by 25.5 seconds over Pearson.

Sept. 19, 1976, “Delaware 500” – Cale Yarborough (1): Yarborough comes from two laps down multiple times before earning win.

May 15, 1977, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Cale Yarborough (2): Yarborough leads final 97 laps, topps Pearson by 6.2 seconds.

Sept. 18, 1977, “Delaware 500” – Benny Parsons (2): Parsons leads the final 250 laps, and 267 overall.

May 21, 1978, “Mason-Dixon 500” – David Pearson (5): NASCAR’s “Silver Fox” leads the final 72 laps. Among drivers with three or more Dover wins, Pearson has the highest average finish at 8.0 through 16 races.

Sept. 17, 1978, “Delaware 500” – Bobby Allison (3): Allison leads 257 of final 258 laps, topping Yarborough by almost 20 seconds.

May 20, 1979, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Neil Bonnett (1): Bonnett and Yarborough trade the lead from Lap 220 on. Bonnett takes lead for good on Lap 498 and official margin of victory is “two car lengths.”

Sept. 16, 1979, “CRC Chemicals 500” – Richard Petty (6): Petty edges Donnie Allison by half a car length and becomes first driver with six Dover wins. It is Petty’s only Dover victory in a Chevrolet.

May 18, 1980, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Bobby Allison (4): Allison leads final 121 laps. Petty is only other car on lead lap.

Sept. 14, 1980, “CRC Chemicals 500” – Darrell Waltrip (1): Most lead changes in track history (29).

May 17, 1981, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Jody Ridley (1): Ridley’s only NASCAR Cup Series win. Took lead for good on Lap 481.

Sept. 20, 1981 “CRC Chemicals 500” – Neil Bonnett (2): Bonnett, who led 185 laps, finished as only driver on lead lap.

May 16, 1982, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Bobby Allison (5): Allison led a commanding 486 laps and finished three laps ahead of runner-up Dave Marcis.

Sept. 19, 1982, “CRC Chemicals 500” – Darrell Waltrip (2): Waltrip dominates, leading 287 laps before edging Kyle Petty at finish.

27. May 15, 1983, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Bobby Allison (6): Ties Dover victory mark after taking lead for good over Waltrip on Lap 483.

28. Sept. 18, 1983, “Budweiser 500” – Bobby Allison (7): Allison sets track record for victories, capping Dover sweep during only NASCAR championship season.

29. May 20, 1984, “Budweiser 500” – Richard Petty (7): Petty ties track record for victories and picks up career win No. 199.

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Sept. 16, 1984, “Delaware 500” – Harry Gant (1): “Handsome Harry’s” first Dover win is first Monster Mile race to finish under caution.

May 19, 1985, “Budweiser 500” – Bill Elliott (1): “Awesome Bill from Dawsonville” was only driver on lead lap.

Sept. 15, 1985, “Delaware 500” – Harry Gant (2): Gant leads final 94 laps, with Waltrip only other driver on lead lap.

May 18, 1986, “Budwesier 500” – Geoff Bodine (1): Bodine took lead for good on Lap 457. Gant led most laps but had late engine failure.

Sept. 14, 1986, “Delaware 500” – Ricky Rudd (1): Rudd leads a race-high 141 laps. Begins a streak of five straight wins for Ford.

May 30, 1987, “Budweiser 500” – Davey Allison (1): Just second driver to win first Dover race Sept. 20, 1987, “Delaware 500” – Ricky Rudd (2): Rudd cruised, leading race-high 373 laps, topping Davey Allison by 2 seconds.

June 5, 1988, “Budweiser 500” – Bill Elliott (2): Elliott edges Morgan Shepherd in closest Dover finish at that time (.210 second).

Sept. 18, 1988, “Delaware 500” – Bill Elliott (3): Elliott caps Dover sweep during his only NASCAR championship season.

June 4, 1989, “Budweiser 500” – Dale Earnhardt (1): “The Intimidator” leads 456 laps but edges tops Mark Martin by just half a second.

Sept. 17, 1989, “Peak Performance 500” – Dale Earnhardt (2): Earnhardt passes eventual runner-up Martin for good on Lap 484.

June 3, 1990, “Budweiser 500” – Derrike Cope (1): Cope backed up his shocking Daytona 500 victory earlier in the year with this win.

Sept. 16, 1990, “Peak Antifreeze 500” – Bill Elliott (4): Elliott’s final Dover win is quickest 500-mile race in track history (125.945 mph).

June 2, 1991, “Budweiser 500” – Ken Schrader (1): Schrader’s last NASCAR Cup Series victory.

Sept. 15, 1991, “Peak Antifreeze 500” – Harry Gant (3): Gant was only driver on lead lap after multiple wrecks.

May 31, 1992, “Budweiser 500” – Harry Gant (4): Gant leads the final 41 laps and becomes Dover’s oldest winner (52 years, 4 months, 12 days). It is also Oldsmobile’s last win at Dover.

Sept. 20, 1992, “Peak Antifreeze 500” – Ricky Rudd (3): Rudd took lead for good on Lap 476, edging Elliott by less than half a second.

June 6, 1993, “Budweiser 500” – Dale Earnhardt (3): Earnhardt leads last 63 laps in final Dover win.

Sept. 19, 1993, “SplitFire Spark Plug 500” – Rusty Wallace (1): Most caution flags in Dover’s history (16), leads to track’s slowest 500-mile race (100.334 mph).

June 5, 1994, “Budweiser 500” – Rusty Wallace (2): Wallace and Ernie Irvan trade lead from Lap 234 on. Wallace leads 150 laps and tops Irvan by .340 second.

Sept. 18, 1994, “SplitFire Spark Plug 500” – Rusty Wallace (3): Wallace’s final Dover win comes with track’s second under caution finish.

Earnhardt places second.

June 4, 1995, “Miller Genuine Draft 500” – Kyle Petty (1): First race on concrete surface. Kyle Petty’s last NASCAR Cup Series victory.

Sept. 17, 1995, “MBNA 500” – Jeff Gordon (1): Gordon leads 400 laps on his way to first NASCAR championship.

June 2, 1996, “Miller 500” – Jeff Gordon (2): Gordon leads 307, tops eventual NASCAR champion Terry Labonte by 3.9 seconds.

Sept. 15, 1996, “MBNA 500” – Jeff Gordon (3): Gordon completes Dover sweep, leading 204 laps and beating Wallace to checkered flag by less than half a second.

June 1, 1997, “Miller 500” – Ricky Rudd (4): Rudd’s final victory is closest Dover finish at that time (.091 second) over Martin. Race is final 500-lap event at Dover.

Sept. 21, 1997, “MBNA 400” – Mark Martin (1): Dover’s first 400-mile race goes to Martin, who led final 21 laps.

May 31, 1998, “MBNA Platinum 400” – Dale Jarrett (1): Jarrett led only the final eight laps, topping Jeff Burton by more than 13 seconds.

Sept. 20, 1998, “MBNA Gold 400” – Mark Martin (2): Martin leads a race-high 379 laps. Matt Kenseth made NASCAR Cup Series debut.

June 6, 1999, “MBNA Platinum 400” – Bobby Labonte (1): Takes lead from Gordon on Lap 395. Race ends on an extended green-flag run and multiple drivers run out of gas before checkered flag.

Sept. 26, 1999, “MBNA Gold 400” – Mark Martin (3): Martin leads final 52 laps, tops Tony Stewart by 1.145 seconds.

June 4, 2000, “MBNA Platinum 400” – Tony Stewart (1): Stewart leads 242 laps, tops Kenseth by 1.215 seconds. Kurt Busch made NASCAR Cup Series debut.

Sept. 24, 2000, “MBNA.Com 400” – Tony Stewart (2): Stewart was one of a record 13 lead drivers.

June 3, 2001, “MBNA Platinum 400” – Jeff Gordon (4): Gordon set record for most laps led in 400-mile Dover race (381).

Sept. 23, 2001, “MBNA Cal Ripken, Jr. 400” – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1): Dover’s most famous race. First NASCAR Cup Series race after Sept.

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June 2, 2002, “MBNA Platinum 400” – Jimmie Johnson (1): Rookie wins race during first visit to Monster Mile.

Sept. 22, 2002, “MBNA All-American Heroes 400” – Jimmie Johnson (2): Johnson leads final 80 laps.

June 1, 2003, “MBNA Armed Forces Family 400” – Ryan Newman (1): Newman wins pole, leads race-high 162 laps.

Sept. 21, 2003, “MBNA America 400” – Ryan Newman (2): Newman leads final 73 laps, and 106 total, on way to yearly Dover sweep.

June 6, 2004, “MBNA 400: A Salute To Heroes” – Mark Martin (4): Martin’s final Dover win is track’s slowest 400-mile race (97.042 mph).

Sept. 26, 2004, “MBNA America 400” – Ryan Newman (3): Monster Trophy debuts in Victory Lane at this race.

June 5, 2005, “MBNA RacePoints 400” – Greg Biffle (1): Biffle leads race-high 150 laps.

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How did Dover International Speedway reach the iconic mark of 100 NASCAR Cup Series races? Read on to find your first race, your favorite race and maybe one that brings back some great memories.

The following list includes the race date, race name, winner’s name, his number of Dover wins to that point and a short recap of the event.

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July 6, 1969, “Mason-Dixon 300” – Richard Petty (1): Dover’s debut race. Petty wins by six laps.

Sept. 20, 1970, “Mason-Dixon 300” – Richard Petty (2): Petty leads 186 laps, takes lead for good on Lap 269 from Charlie Glotzbach.

June 6, 1971, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Bobby Allison (1): Dover’s first 500-mile race is also only event with no caution flags/laps.

Oct. 17, 1971, “Delaware 500” – Richard Petty (3): The latest race by date in track history also featured the fewest lead changes (3).

June 4, 1972, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Bobby Allison (2): Allison gives Chevrolet its first Dover win. Chevy leads all manufacturers with 40 Monster Mile victories.

Sept. 17, 1972, “Delaware 500” – David Pearson (1): Pearson was only driver on the lead lap.

June 3, 1973, “Mason-Dixon 500” – David Pearson (2): Pearson is first driver to win Dover race from pole position.

Sept. 16, 1973, “Delaware 500” – David Pearson (3): Pearson completes first yearly Dover sweep, leads 344 laps.

May 19, 1974, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Cale Yarborough (1): Race was shortened to 450 miles/laps due to fuel crisis.

Sept. 15, 1974, “Delaware 500” – Richard Petty (4): Petty cruises, leads final 461 laps and record 489 overall. Petty was only driver on the lead lap.

May 19, 1975, “Mason-Dixon 500” – David Pearson (4): 103 caution laps is tied for most in track history (Fall 1993). Pearson was only driver on the lead lap.

Sept. 14, 1975, “Delaware 500” – Richard Petty (5): Petty recovers from part mishap and takes advantage of timely caution flag in record fifth win.

May 16, 1976, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Benny Parsons (1): Parsons wins by 25.5 seconds over Pearson.

Sept. 19, 1976, “Delaware 500” – Cale Yarborough (1): Yarborough comes from two laps down multiple times before earning win.

May 15, 1977, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Cale Yarborough (2): Yarborough leads final 97 laps, topps Pearson by 6.2 seconds.

Sept. 18, 1977, “Delaware 500” – Benny Parsons (2): Parsons leads the final 250 laps, and 267 overall.

May 21, 1978, “Mason-Dixon 500” – David Pearson (5): NASCAR’s “Silver Fox” leads the final 72 laps. Among drivers with three or more Dover wins, Pearson has the highest average finish at 8.0 through 16 races.

Sept. 17, 1978, “Delaware 500” – Bobby Allison (3): Allison leads 257 of final 258 laps, topping Yarborough by almost 20 seconds.

May 20, 1979, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Neil Bonnett (1): Bonnett and Yarborough trade the lead from Lap 220 on. Bonnett takes lead for good on Lap 498 and official margin of victory is “two car lengths.”

Sept. 16, 1979, “CRC Chemicals 500” – Richard Petty (6): Petty edges Donnie Allison by half a car length and becomes first driver with six Dover wins. It is Petty’s only Dover victory in a Chevrolet.

May 18, 1980, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Bobby Allison (4): Allison leads final 121 laps. Petty is only other car on lead lap.

Sept. 14, 1980, “CRC Chemicals 500” – Darrell Waltrip (1): Most lead changes in track history (29).

May 17, 1981, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Jody Ridley (1): Ridley’s only NASCAR Cup Series win. Took lead for good on Lap 481.

Sept. 20, 1981 “CRC Chemicals 500” – Neil Bonnett (2): Bonnett, who led 185 laps, finished as only driver on lead lap.

May 16, 1982, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Bobby Allison (5): Allison led a commanding 486 laps and finished three laps ahead of runner-up Dave Marcis.

Sept. 19, 1982, “CRC Chemicals 500” – Darrell Waltrip (2): Waltrip dominates, leading 287 laps before edging Kyle Petty at finish.

27. May 15, 1983, “Mason-Dixon 500” – Bobby Allison (6): Ties Dover victory mark after taking lead for good over Waltrip on Lap 483.

28. Sept. 18, 1983, “Budweiser 500” – Bobby Allison (7): Allison sets track record for victories, capping Dover sweep during only NASCAR championship season.

29. May 20, 1984, “Budweiser 500” – Richard Petty (7): Petty ties track record for victories and picks up career win No. 199.

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Sept. 16, 1984, “Delaware 500” – Harry Gant (1): “Handsome Harry’s” first Dover win is first Monster Mile race to finish under caution.

May 19, 1985, “Budweiser 500” – Bill Elliott (1): “Awesome Bill from Dawsonville” was only driver on lead lap.

Sept. 15, 1985, “Delaware 500” – Harry Gant (2): Gant leads final 94 laps, with Waltrip only other driver on lead lap.

May 18, 1986, “Budwesier 500” – Geoff Bodine (1): Bodine took lead for good on Lap 457. Gant led most laps but had late engine failure.

Sept. 14, 1986, “Delaware 500” – Ricky Rudd (1): Rudd leads a race-high 141 laps. Begins a streak of five straight wins for Ford.

May 30, 1987, “Budweiser 500” – Davey Allison (1): Just second driver to win first Dover race Sept. 20, 1987, “Delaware 500” – Ricky Rudd (2): Rudd cruised, leading race-high 373 laps, topping Davey Allison by 2 seconds.

June 5, 1988, “Budweiser 500” – Bill Elliott (2): Elliott edges Morgan Shepherd in closest Dover finish at that time (.210 second).

Sept. 18, 1988, “Delaware 500” – Bill Elliott (3): Elliott caps Dover sweep during his only NASCAR championship season.

June 4, 1989, “Budweiser 500” – Dale Earnhardt (1): “The Intimidator” leads 456 laps but edges tops Mark Martin by just half a second.

Sept. 17, 1989, “Peak Performance 500” – Dale Earnhardt (2): Earnhardt passes eventual runner-up Martin for good on Lap 484.

June 3, 1990, “Budweiser 500” – Derrike Cope (1): Cope backed up his shocking Daytona 500 victory earlier in the year with this win.

Sept. 16, 1990, “Peak Antifreeze 500” – Bill Elliott (4): Elliott’s final Dover win is quickest 500-mile race in track history (125.945 mph).

June 2, 1991, “Budweiser 500” – Ken Schrader (1): Schrader’s last NASCAR Cup Series victory.

Sept. 15, 1991, “Peak Antifreeze 500” – Harry Gant (3): Gant was only driver on lead lap after multiple wrecks.

May 31, 1992, “Budweiser 500” – Harry Gant (4): Gant leads the final 41 laps and becomes Dover’s oldest winner (52 years, 4 months, 12 days). It is also Oldsmobile’s last win at Dover.

Sept. 20, 1992, “Peak Antifreeze 500” – Ricky Rudd (3): Rudd took lead for good on Lap 476, edging Elliott by less than half a second.

June 6, 1993, “Budweiser 500” – Dale Earnhardt (3): Earnhardt leads last 63 laps in final Dover win.

Sept. 19, 1993, “SplitFire Spark Plug 500” – Rusty Wallace (1): Most caution flags in Dover’s history (16), leads to track’s slowest 500-mile race (100.334 mph).

June 5, 1994, “Budweiser 500” – Rusty Wallace (2): Wallace and Ernie Irvan trade lead from Lap 234 on. Wallace leads 150 laps and tops Irvan by .340 second.

Sept. 18, 1994, “SplitFire Spark Plug 500” – Rusty Wallace (3): Wallace’s final Dover win comes with track’s second under caution finish.

Earnhardt places second.

June 4, 1995, “Miller Genuine Draft 500” – Kyle Petty (1): First race on concrete surface. Kyle Petty’s last NASCAR Cup Series victory.

Sept. 17, 1995, “MBNA 500” – Jeff Gordon (1): Gordon leads 400 laps on his way to first NASCAR championship.

June 2, 1996, “Miller 500” – Jeff Gordon (2): Gordon leads 307, tops eventual NASCAR champion Terry Labonte by 3.9 seconds.

Sept. 15, 1996, “MBNA 500” – Jeff Gordon (3): Gordon completes Dover sweep, leading 204 laps and beating Wallace to checkered flag by less than half a second.

June 1, 1997, “Miller 500” – Ricky Rudd (4): Rudd’s final victory is closest Dover finish at that time (.091 second) over Martin. Race is final 500-lap event at Dover.

Sept. 21, 1997, “MBNA 400” – Mark Martin (1): Dover’s first 400-mile race goes to Martin, who led final 21 laps.

May 31, 1998, “MBNA Platinum 400” – Dale Jarrett (1): Jarrett led only the final eight laps, topping Jeff Burton by more than 13 seconds.

Sept. 20, 1998, “MBNA Gold 400” – Mark Martin (2): Martin leads a race-high 379 laps. Matt Kenseth made NASCAR Cup Series debut.

June 6, 1999, “MBNA Platinum 400” – Bobby Labonte (1): Takes lead from Gordon on Lap 395. Race ends on an extended green-flag run and multiple drivers run out of gas before checkered flag.

Sept. 26, 1999, “MBNA Gold 400” – Mark Martin (3): Martin leads final 52 laps, tops Tony Stewart by 1.145 seconds.

June 4, 2000, “MBNA Platinum 400” – Tony Stewart (1): Stewart leads 242 laps, tops Kenseth by 1.215 seconds. Kurt Busch made NASCAR Cup Series debut.

Sept. 24, 2000, “MBNA.Com 400” – Tony Stewart (2): Stewart was one of a record 13 lead drivers.

June 3, 2001, “MBNA Platinum 400” – Jeff Gordon (4): Gordon set record for most laps led in 400-mile Dover race (381).

Sept. 23, 2001, “MBNA Cal Ripken, Jr. 400” – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1): Dover’s most famous race. First NASCAR Cup Series race after Sept.

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June 2, 2002, “MBNA Platinum 400” – Jimmie Johnson (1): Rookie wins race during first visit to Monster Mile.

Sept. 22, 2002, “MBNA All-American Heroes 400” – Jimmie Johnson (2): Johnson leads final 80 laps.

June 1, 2003, “MBNA Armed Forces Family 400” – Ryan Newman (1): Newman wins pole, leads race-high 162 laps.

Sept. 21, 2003, “MBNA America 400” – Ryan Newman (2): Newman leads final 73 laps, and 106 total, on way to yearly Dover sweep.

June 6, 2004, “MBNA 400: A Salute To Heroes” – Mark Martin (4): Martin’s final Dover win is track’s slowest 400-mile race (97.042 mph).

Sept. 26, 2004, “MBNA America 400” – Ryan Newman (3): Monster Trophy debuts in Victory Lane at this race.

June 5, 2005, “MBNA RacePoints 400” – Greg Biffle (1): Biffle leads race-high 150 laps.

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72. Sept. 25, 2005, “MBNA RacePoints 400” – Jimmie Johnson (3): Johnson edges Kyle Busch in closest Dover finish to date (.080 second).

Race also featured track’s first green-white-checkered finish.

73. June 4, 2006, “Neighborhood Excellence 400” – Matt Kenseth (1): Kenseth passes Jamie McMurray on Lap 397 leading to first Dover win.

74. Sept. 24, 2006, “Dover 400” – Jeff Burton (1): Burton leads just the last six laps, but passes Kenseth late before taking checkered flag.

75. June 4, 2007, “Autism Speaks 400, presented by Visa” – Martin Truex Jr. (1): First career win for Truex comes in a rare Monday race.

76. Sept. 23. 2007, “Dodge Dealers 400” – Carl Edwards (1): Edwards leads a Roush Racing 1-2 finish, topping teammate Biffle.

77. June 1, 2008, “Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks” – Kyle Busch (1): Busch leads final 74 laps on long green-flag run. It is first Dover victory for Toyota.

78. Sept. 21, 2008, “Camping World RV 400 presented by AAA” – Greg Biffle (2): Roush Racing has a 1-2-3 finish when Biffle edges teammates Kenseth and Edwards. The trio combine to lead 250 of the race’s 400 laps.

79. May 31, 2009, “Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 7 Cheese” – Jimmie Johnson (4): 20 drivers finished on lead lap, tied for most in track history.

80. Sept. 27, 2009, “AAA 400” – Jimmie Johnson (5): Johnson leads final 225 laps.

81. May 16, 2010, “Autism Speaks 400 presented by HERSHEY’s Milk and Milkshakes” – Kyle Busch (2): Busch dominates, leading 131 laps and winning by 7.551 seconds over Jeff Burton.

82. Sept. 26, 2010, “AAA 400” – Jimmie Johnson (6): Johnson leads 191 total laps, including last 35.

83. May 15, 2011, “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” – Matt Kenseth (2): Kenseth leads final 32 laps, tops Martin by more than 2 seconds.

84. Oct. 2, 2011, “AAA 400” – Kurt Busch (1): 20 drivers finished on lead lap, tied for most in track history.

85. June 3, 2012, “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” – Jimmie Johnson (7): Johnson leads final 76 laps.

86. Sept. 30, 2012, “AAA 400” – Brad Keselowski (1): Keselowski only leads 14 laps, but that includes final 10 on his way to only Monster Mile win and NASCAR Cup Series championship.

87. June 2, 2013, “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” – Tony Stewart (3): Stewart passes Juan Pablo Montoya in final Dover victory. Begins a streak of six straight wins for Chevrolet.

88. Sept. 29, 2013, “AAA 400” – Jimmie Johnson (8): Johnson sets track record for victories, passing Petty and Allison.

89. June 1, 2014, “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” – Jimmie Johnson (9): Takes lead for good on Lap 367, holds off Keselowski by less than 1 second.

90. Sept. 28, 2014, “AAA 400” – Jeff Gordon (5): Gordon wins last Monster Mile checkered flag in the first “knockout race” of the newly-formatted NASCAR playoffs.

91. May 31, 2015, “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” – Jimmie Johnson (10): Johnson tops Kevin Harvick in Dover’s second green-whitecheckered finish.

92. Oct. 4, 2015, “AAA 400” – Kevin Harvick (1): Harvick leads to 355 laps to advance to next round of playoffs.

93. May 15, 2016, “AAA 400 Drive for Autism” – Matt Kenseth (3): Voted best race of 2016 in USA Today online poll. Kenseth survives 16-car frontstretch crash after late restart and holds off Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott at checkered flag.

94. Oct. 2, 2016, “Citizen Soldier 400” – Martin Truex Jr. (2): Truex leads 187 laps and tops Kyle Busch by more than 7.5 seconds.

95. June 4, 2017, “AAA 400 Drive for Autism” – Jimmie Johnson (11): Johnson tops Larson in an overtime finish. Only third Dover race to finish under caution.

96. Oct. 1, 2017, “Apache Warrior 400 presented by Lucas Oil” – Kyle Busch (3): Busch passes Elliott on Lap 399 to win.

97. May 6, 2018, “AAA 400 Drive for Autism” – Kevin Harvick (2): Harvick leads 201 laps and wins by more than 7 seconds over Clint Bowyer.

98. Oct. 7, 2018, “Gander Outdoors 400” – Chase Elliott (1): First speedway win for Elliott, who becomes Dover’s youngest winner (22 years, 10 months, 8 days).

99. May 6, 2019, “Gander RV 400” – Martin Truex Jr. (3): Truex notches second Monday victory at Dover.

100. Oct. 6, 2019, “Drydene 400” – Kyle Larson (1): Dover’s fastest 400-mile race (135.734 mph, 2:56.49).

Who will be the next driver to make history at the Monster Mile? We’ll find out this weekend. Enjoy the races!

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72. Sept. 25, 2005, “MBNA RacePoints 400” – Jimmie Johnson (3): Johnson edges Kyle Busch in closest Dover finish to date (.080 second).

Race also featured track’s first green-white-checkered finish.

73. June 4, 2006, “Neighborhood Excellence 400” – Matt Kenseth (1): Kenseth passes Jamie McMurray on Lap 397 leading to first Dover win.

74. Sept. 24, 2006, “Dover 400” – Jeff Burton (1): Burton leads just the last six laps, but passes Kenseth late before taking checkered flag.

75. June 4, 2007, “Autism Speaks 400, presented by Visa” – Martin Truex Jr. (1): First career win for Truex comes in a rare Monday race.

76. Sept. 23. 2007, “Dodge Dealers 400” – Carl Edwards (1): Edwards leads a Roush Racing 1-2 finish, topping teammate Biffle.

77. June 1, 2008, “Best Buy 400 benefiting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks” – Kyle Busch (1): Busch leads final 74 laps on long green-flag run. It is first Dover victory for Toyota.

78. Sept. 21, 2008, “Camping World RV 400 presented by AAA” – Greg Biffle (2): Roush Racing has a 1-2-3 finish when Biffle edges teammates Kenseth and Edwards. The trio combine to lead 250 of the race’s 400 laps.

79. May 31, 2009, “Autism Speaks 400 presented by Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 7 Cheese” – Jimmie Johnson (4): 20 drivers finished on lead lap, tied for most in track history.

80. Sept. 27, 2009, “AAA 400” – Jimmie Johnson (5): Johnson leads final 225 laps.

81. May 16, 2010, “Autism Speaks 400 presented by HERSHEY’s Milk and Milkshakes” – Kyle Busch (2): Busch dominates, leading 131 laps and winning by 7.551 seconds over Jeff Burton.

82. Sept. 26, 2010, “AAA 400” – Jimmie Johnson (6): Johnson leads 191 total laps, including last 35.

83. May 15, 2011, “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” – Matt Kenseth (2): Kenseth leads final 32 laps, tops Martin by more than 2 seconds.

84. Oct. 2, 2011, “AAA 400” – Kurt Busch (1): 20 drivers finished on lead lap, tied for most in track history.

85. June 3, 2012, “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” – Jimmie Johnson (7): Johnson leads final 76 laps.

86. Sept. 30, 2012, “AAA 400” – Brad Keselowski (1): Keselowski only leads 14 laps, but that includes final 10 on his way to only Monster Mile win and NASCAR Cup Series championship.

87. June 2, 2013, “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” – Tony Stewart (3): Stewart passes Juan Pablo Montoya in final Dover victory. Begins a streak of six straight wins for Chevrolet.

88. Sept. 29, 2013, “AAA 400” – Jimmie Johnson (8): Johnson sets track record for victories, passing Petty and Allison.

89. June 1, 2014, “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” – Jimmie Johnson (9): Takes lead for good on Lap 367, holds off Keselowski by less than 1 second.

90. Sept. 28, 2014, “AAA 400” – Jeff Gordon (5): Gordon wins last Monster Mile checkered flag in the first “knockout race” of the newly-formatted NASCAR playoffs.

91. May 31, 2015, “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” – Jimmie Johnson (10): Johnson tops Kevin Harvick in Dover’s second green-whitecheckered finish.

92. Oct. 4, 2015, “AAA 400” – Kevin Harvick (1): Harvick leads to 355 laps to advance to next round of playoffs.

93. May 15, 2016, “AAA 400 Drive for Autism” – Matt Kenseth (3): Voted best race of 2016 in USA Today online poll. Kenseth survives 16-car frontstretch crash after late restart and holds off Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott at checkered flag.

94. Oct. 2, 2016, “Citizen Soldier 400” – Martin Truex Jr. (2): Truex leads 187 laps and tops Kyle Busch by more than 7.5 seconds.

95. June 4, 2017, “AAA 400 Drive for Autism” – Jimmie Johnson (11): Johnson tops Larson in an overtime finish. Only third Dover race to finish under caution.

96. Oct. 1, 2017, “Apache Warrior 400 presented by Lucas Oil” – Kyle Busch (3): Busch passes Elliott on Lap 399 to win.

97. May 6, 2018, “AAA 400 Drive for Autism” – Kevin Harvick (2): Harvick leads 201 laps and wins by more than 7 seconds over Clint Bowyer.

98. Oct. 7, 2018, “Gander Outdoors 400” – Chase Elliott (1): First speedway win for Elliott, who becomes Dover’s youngest winner (22 years, 10 months, 8 days).

99. May 6, 2019, “Gander RV 400” – Martin Truex Jr. (3): Truex notches second Monday victory at Dover.

100. Oct. 6, 2019, “Drydene 400” – Kyle Larson (1): Dover’s fastest 400-mile race (135.734 mph, 2:56.49).

Who will be the next driver to make history at the Monster Mile? We’ll find out this weekend. Enjoy the races!

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Most Wins, Car Make 30 by Chevrolet

Most Pole Positions 5 by Harry Gant and Joey Logano

Fastest Race Record, 200 miles 131.219 mph, Joey Logano, Ford, 9/28/13

Most Wins from a Starting Position 11 wins from starting position 2

Most Top-5 Finishes 12 by Matt Kenseth

Slowest Race Record, 200 miles 85.197 mph, Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 9/22/07

Race Winner, Greatest Improvement from Starting Position Started 36th, Jeff Burton, 6/3/06

Most Top-10 Finishes 15 by Kyle Busch

Most Caution Flags (Tied) 13, 9/23/06, Dover 200 13, 9/22/07, RoadLoans.com 200

Most Wins from Pole 2, Kyle Busch (9/20/08, 5/15/10)

Fewest Cars to Finish on Lead Lap (Tied) 1, Late Model Sportsman 200, 5/15/82, Budweiser 200, 5/18/85

Fewest Caution Flags 1, 5/30/98, MBNA Platinum 200

Most Lead Changes 19, 5/19/84, Budweiser 200

Most Cars to Finish on Lead Lap 22, 5/5/18, OneMain Financial 200

Most Caution Laps 61, 9/22/07, RoadLoans.com 200

Fewest Lead Changes 1, MBNA Platinum 200, 6/5/99

Fewest Cars Running at End 12 of 22, 5/15/82, Late Model Sportsman 200

Fewest Caution Laps (Tied) 8, 5/30/98, MBNA Platinum 200 8, 9/28/13, 5-hour ENERGY 200

Most Laps Led (1 race, 200 miles) 193 by Ryan Newman, 9/24/05, Dover 200

Most Cars Running at End 39 of 43, 5/30/98, MBNA Platinum 200

Most Wins By a Driver (Tied) 5 by Kyle Busch (9/20/08, 5/15/10, 9/25/10, 5/31/14, 9/27/14)

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Most Lead Drivers 9, 6/4/88, Budweiser 200 Fewest Lead Drivers (Tied) 2, 6/5/99, MBNA Platinum 200 2, 5/31/08, Heluva Good! 200

CLOSEST FINISHES Margin Date Race Event Winner Second Place 1 foot 5-19-84 Budweiser 200 Sam Ard Ron Bouchard .146 second 9-19-98 MBNA Gold 200 Matt Kenseth Kevin Grubb .160 second 9-17-94 SplitFire Spark Plug 200 Johnny Benson Harry Gant UNDER CAUTION FINISHES Date Event First Place Second Place 6-4-88 Budweiser 200 Bobby Hillin Larry Pearson 6-1-91 Budweiser 200 Todd Bodine Jeff Gordon 9-19-92 SplitFire Spark Plugs 200 Robert Pressley Bobby Labonte 9-21-02 MBNA All-American Heroes 200 Scott Wimmer Mike McLaughlin 9-25-04 The Stacker 2 Hundred Martin Truex Jr. Mike McLaughlin 5-14-11 5-hour ENERGY 200 Carl Edwards Kyle Busch

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Most Wins, Car Make 30 by Chevrolet

Most Pole Positions 5 by Harry Gant and Joey Logano

Fastest Race Record, 200 miles 131.219 mph, Joey Logano, Ford, 9/28/13

Most Wins from a Starting Position 11 wins from starting position 2

Most Top-5 Finishes 12 by Matt Kenseth

Slowest Race Record, 200 miles 85.197 mph, Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 9/22/07

Race Winner, Greatest Improvement from Starting Position Started 36th, Jeff Burton, 6/3/06

Most Top-10 Finishes 15 by Kyle Busch

Most Caution Flags (Tied) 13, 9/23/06, Dover 200 13, 9/22/07, RoadLoans.com 200

Most Wins from Pole 2, Kyle Busch (9/20/08, 5/15/10)

Fewest Cars to Finish on Lead Lap (Tied) 1, Late Model Sportsman 200, 5/15/82, Budweiser 200, 5/18/85

Fewest Caution Flags 1, 5/30/98, MBNA Platinum 200

Most Lead Changes 19, 5/19/84, Budweiser 200

Most Cars to Finish on Lead Lap 22, 5/5/18, OneMain Financial 200

Most Caution Laps 61, 9/22/07, RoadLoans.com 200

Fewest Lead Changes 1, MBNA Platinum 200, 6/5/99

Fewest Cars Running at End 12 of 22, 5/15/82, Late Model Sportsman 200

Fewest Caution Laps (Tied) 8, 5/30/98, MBNA Platinum 200 8, 9/28/13, 5-hour ENERGY 200

Most Laps Led (1 race, 200 miles) 193 by Ryan Newman, 9/24/05, Dover 200

Most Cars Running at End 39 of 43, 5/30/98, MBNA Platinum 200

Most Wins By a Driver (Tied) 5 by Kyle Busch (9/20/08, 5/15/10, 9/25/10, 5/31/14, 9/27/14)

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Most Lead Drivers 9, 6/4/88, Budweiser 200 Fewest Lead Drivers (Tied) 2, 6/5/99, MBNA Platinum 200 2, 5/31/08, Heluva Good! 200

CLOSEST FINISHES Margin Date Race Event Winner Second Place 1 foot 5-19-84 Budweiser 200 Sam Ard Ron Bouchard .146 second 9-19-98 MBNA Gold 200 Matt Kenseth Kevin Grubb .160 second 9-17-94 SplitFire Spark Plug 200 Johnny Benson Harry Gant UNDER CAUTION FINISHES Date Event First Place Second Place 6-4-88 Budweiser 200 Bobby Hillin Larry Pearson 6-1-91 Budweiser 200 Todd Bodine Jeff Gordon 9-19-92 SplitFire Spark Plugs 200 Robert Pressley Bobby Labonte 9-21-02 MBNA All-American Heroes 200 Scott Wimmer Mike McLaughlin 9-25-04 The Stacker 2 Hundred Martin Truex Jr. Mike McLaughlin 5-14-11 5-hour ENERGY 200 Carl Edwards Kyle Busch

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CHRISTOPHER BELL WINS SECOND STRAIGHT AT DOVER, COLLECTS $100,000 BONUS Christopher Bell earned a double celebration in Sunoco Victory Lane at Dover International Speedway on May 4.

The 24-year-old Oklahoma native not only won the “Allied Steel Buildings 200” NASCAR Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash race, but also collected the $100,000 bonus for being the top finisher among the four eligible Dash 4 Cash drivers in the finale of the four-race series.

“It was a really good day,” said Bell, who won his second Dash 4 Cash bonus of the season and his third race victory. “You don’t get to race for that much money very often. I didn’t feel like we had a dominant race car and we still got the win.”

It was Bell’s 11th NASCAR Xfinity Series win of his career and second straight at the Monster Mile after his triumph last October.

Bell, driving the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, beat Justin Allgaier to the checkered flag by 1.745 seconds, covering the 200 miles with an average speed of 110.159 mph in 1:48:56. Bell is second in the point standings, 23 points behind Tyler Reddick.

Cole Custer, who started from the pole position after turning a qualifying lap in 157.329 mph, controlled much of the action early, leading a race-high 155 laps before ending up fourth.

Bell grabbed the top spot after a Kaz Grala spin on the backstretch brought out the race’s third caution flag on Lap 155. Bell left pit road with the lead and survived two late restarts to grab his third win of the season.

“I knew if we got track position, we’d be able to get it done,” said Jason Ratcliff, Bell’s crew chief. “He was really patient and gave us good feedback. We keep learning every week. Winning’s not a problem. We just have to finish every week.”

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“Those days where I need to finish fourth and fifth and end up finishing 35th — those are days I have to get better at,” Bell added. “We need top finishes instead of DNFs.” Among the other Dash 4 Cash contenders, Reddick finished third, Chase Briscoe was fifth and Gray Gaulding was 20th, three laps down. There were five caution flags consuming 29 laps, and 13 drivers finished on the lead lap.

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CHRISTOPHER BELL WINS SECOND STRAIGHT AT DOVER, COLLECTS $100,000 BONUS Christopher Bell earned a double celebration in Sunoco Victory Lane at Dover International Speedway on May 4.

The 24-year-old Oklahoma native not only won the “Allied Steel Buildings 200” NASCAR Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash race, but also collected the $100,000 bonus for being the top finisher among the four eligible Dash 4 Cash drivers in the finale of the four-race series.

“It was a really good day,” said Bell, who won his second Dash 4 Cash bonus of the season and his third race victory. “You don’t get to race for that much money very often. I didn’t feel like we had a dominant race car and we still got the win.”

It was Bell’s 11th NASCAR Xfinity Series win of his career and second straight at the Monster Mile after his triumph last October.

Bell, driving the No. 20 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, beat Justin Allgaier to the checkered flag by 1.745 seconds, covering the 200 miles with an average speed of 110.159 mph in 1:48:56. Bell is second in the point standings, 23 points behind Tyler Reddick.

Cole Custer, who started from the pole position after turning a qualifying lap in 157.329 mph, controlled much of the action early, leading a race-high 155 laps before ending up fourth.

Bell grabbed the top spot after a Kaz Grala spin on the backstretch brought out the race’s third caution flag on Lap 155. Bell left pit road with the lead and survived two late restarts to grab his third win of the season.

“I knew if we got track position, we’d be able to get it done,” said Jason Ratcliff, Bell’s crew chief. “He was really patient and gave us good feedback. We keep learning every week. Winning’s not a problem. We just have to finish every week.”

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“Those days where I need to finish fourth and fifth and end up finishing 35th — those are days I have to get better at,” Bell added. “We need top finishes instead of DNFs.” Among the other Dash 4 Cash contenders, Reddick finished third, Chase Briscoe was fifth and Gray Gaulding was 20th, three laps down. There were five caution flags consuming 29 laps, and 13 drivers finished on the lead lap.

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USE YOUR MELON DRIVE SOBER 200: CUSTER EARNS FIRST DOVER VICTORY Cole Custer has dreamed for years about earning a Monster Trophy.

After a caution flag flew late in the Oct. 5 “Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200” NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff race, in the middle of Dover International Speedway’s 50th Anniversary celebration, those dreams turned into golden reality.

Custer remained on the track while other rivals pitted and had enough left in his Stewart-Haas-owned No. 00 Ford to edge Justin Allgaier and earn his first Dover victory.

“I knew we were probably in a good spot staying out there,” said Custer, who has won seven NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2019. “It was a great pit call by [crew chief Mike Shiplett] to stay out. It is all about track position here. Whatever you can do on strategy and pit stops to get track position, it is what you need to do.”

Allgaier finished second, followed by Austin Cindric, Justin Haley and pole winner Chase Briscoe, who was forced to start in the back of the field for unapproved adjustments between qualifying and the green flag.

Custer is one of eight drivers to advance to the next round of the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs, along with Christopher Bell, Allgaier, Cindric, Briscoe, Tyler Reddick, Noah Gragson and Michael Annett.

“Going into Kansas and Texas, we can just go in there and know that we are firing on all cylinders and we can go in there and win,” said Custer about the Series’ upcoming races.

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“It is having confidence on the first lap you hit the track and we can now go in the next round and be one to fight with.”

Custer, who was making his 100th career NASCAR Xfinity Series start, never led until Lap 169, but led every lap except one after that, and survived a late restart before taking the checkered flag over Allgaier by 1 second. Custer led 31 total laps, Allgaier paced 67 and Briscoe headed a race-high 71.

Haley, Brandon Jones, John Hunter Nemechek and Ryan Sieg were eliminated from the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs after the race.

Jones was involved in a crash with Harrison Burton on the very first lap, while Nemechek placed eighth and Sieg finished 10th.

Meanwhile, Custer can now think about what to do with his latest prize – a golden Monster Trophy.

“It will go in my living room or something,” Custer said. “I have wanted to win this trophy and this race for such a long time. We got really close here a couple times in Trucks and a couple times in the Xfinity car.

“To finally win one is pretty huge. It is a trophy everyone wants and a track everyone wants to win at.”

Custer completed the race with an average speed of 107.639 mph, navigating the 200 miles in 1 hour, 51 minutes, 29 seconds. Six caution periods consumed 33 laps.

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USE YOUR MELON DRIVE SOBER 200: CUSTER EARNS FIRST DOVER VICTORY Cole Custer has dreamed for years about earning a Monster Trophy.

After a caution flag flew late in the Oct. 5 “Use Your Melon Drive Sober 200” NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff race, in the middle of Dover International Speedway’s 50th Anniversary celebration, those dreams turned into golden reality.

Custer remained on the track while other rivals pitted and had enough left in his Stewart-Haas-owned No. 00 Ford to edge Justin Allgaier and earn his first Dover victory.

“I knew we were probably in a good spot staying out there,” said Custer, who has won seven NASCAR Xfinity Series races in 2019. “It was a great pit call by [crew chief Mike Shiplett] to stay out. It is all about track position here. Whatever you can do on strategy and pit stops to get track position, it is what you need to do.”

Allgaier finished second, followed by Austin Cindric, Justin Haley and pole winner Chase Briscoe, who was forced to start in the back of the field for unapproved adjustments between qualifying and the green flag.

Custer is one of eight drivers to advance to the next round of the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs, along with Christopher Bell, Allgaier, Cindric, Briscoe, Tyler Reddick, Noah Gragson and Michael Annett.

“Going into Kansas and Texas, we can just go in there and know that we are firing on all cylinders and we can go in there and win,” said Custer about the Series’ upcoming races.

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“It is having confidence on the first lap you hit the track and we can now go in the next round and be one to fight with.”

Custer, who was making his 100th career NASCAR Xfinity Series start, never led until Lap 169, but led every lap except one after that, and survived a late restart before taking the checkered flag over Allgaier by 1 second. Custer led 31 total laps, Allgaier paced 67 and Briscoe headed a race-high 71.

Haley, Brandon Jones, John Hunter Nemechek and Ryan Sieg were eliminated from the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs after the race.

Jones was involved in a crash with Harrison Burton on the very first lap, while Nemechek placed eighth and Sieg finished 10th.

Meanwhile, Custer can now think about what to do with his latest prize – a golden Monster Trophy.

“It will go in my living room or something,” Custer said. “I have wanted to win this trophy and this race for such a long time. We got really close here a couple times in Trucks and a couple times in the Xfinity car.

“To finally win one is pretty huge. It is a trophy everyone wants and a track everyone wants to win at.”

Custer completed the race with an average speed of 107.639 mph, navigating the 200 miles in 1 hour, 51 minutes, 29 seconds. Six caution periods consumed 33 laps.

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Name: Noah Gragson | Birthday: July 15, 1998 (age 21) | Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. | Position: Driver - No. 9 Chevrolet

An alumnus of the 2016 NASCAR Next class, Noah Gragson returns to the seat of the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet for the 2020 NASCAR season after posting a career-high in both top-five (nine) and top-10 finishes (22).

Gragson enters his second full-time season of NASCAR Xfinity Series racing with the same championship-caliber team from 2019, where he finished eighth in the championship standings and third in the Rookie of the Year battle under the guidance of crew chief Dave Elenz.

The team picked up where they left off early this season. Not only did Gragson start off 2020 by winning the biggest race of his career in Daytona, but he followed it up with a top five performance at his home track of Las Vegas. Through the Daytona Road Course, Gragson has two wins, 13 top-10 finishes, is locked into the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs and looks to grab more wins and playoff points in the closing weeks of the regular season Gragson’s racing career began at age 13 in Bandolero cars before progressing to the INEX Legends Car Racing Series, where he won the 2014 Young Lion Road Course Championship. Following the 2014 campaign, Gragson competed full-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West in 2015 and 2016, earning four wins and Rookie of the Year honors before moving to the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series full-time in 2017.

Overall, Gragson has earned nine NASCAR victories across the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West and the NGROTS. In 2017, Gragson’s first full-time season as a NGROTS regular, the Las Vegas native finished 10th in the championship standings and earned an impressive victory at famed Martinsville Speedway after outdueling two-time champion Matt Crafton on a late-race restart.

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Gragson followed up his rookie campaign in 2018 with a dominating victory at Kansas Speedway, had eight five and 17 top-10 finishes and a earned a berth in the NGROTS playoffs. To cap it off, he qualified for the Chamonship 4 and won the 2018 NGROTS Most Popular Driver Gragson also made his NXS debut in 2018, with three and an average finish of 4.3.

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Name: Noah Gragson | Birthday: July 15, 1998 (age 21) | Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev. | Position: Driver - No. 9 Chevrolet

An alumnus of the 2016 NASCAR Next class, Noah Gragson returns to the seat of the No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet for the 2020 NASCAR season after posting a career-high in both top-five (nine) and top-10 finishes (22).

Gragson enters his second full-time season of NASCAR Xfinity Series racing with the same championship-caliber team from 2019, where he finished eighth in the championship standings and third in the Rookie of the Year battle under the guidance of crew chief Dave Elenz.

The team picked up where they left off early this season. Not only did Gragson start off 2020 by winning the biggest race of his career in Daytona, but he followed it up with a top five performance at his home track of Las Vegas. Through the Daytona Road Course, Gragson has two wins, 13 top-10 finishes, is locked into the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs and looks to grab more wins and playoff points in the closing weeks of the regular season Gragson’s racing career began at age 13 in Bandolero cars before progressing to the INEX Legends Car Racing Series, where he won the 2014 Young Lion Road Course Championship. Following the 2014 campaign, Gragson competed full-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West in 2015 and 2016, earning four wins and Rookie of the Year honors before moving to the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series full-time in 2017.

Overall, Gragson has earned nine NASCAR victories across the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West and the NGROTS. In 2017, Gragson’s first full-time season as a NGROTS regular, the Las Vegas native finished 10th in the championship standings and earned an impressive victory at famed Martinsville Speedway after outdueling two-time champion Matt Crafton on a late-race restart.

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Gragson followed up his rookie campaign in 2018 with a dominating victory at Kansas Speedway, had eight five and 17 top-10 finishes and a earned a berth in the NGROTS playoffs. To cap it off, he qualified for the Chamonship 4 and won the 2018 NGROTS Most Popular Driver Gragson also made his NXS debut in 2018, with three and an average finish of 4.3.

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Most Wins, Truck Make 8 by Toyota

Most Lead Drivers 9, 5/30/09, AAA Insurance 200

Race Record, 200 Miles Mark Martin, 120.200 mph, Ford, 6/2/06

Most Wins from a Starting Position (Tie)-3 wins from starting position No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5

Fewest Lead Drivers 3, 5/31/02, MBNA America 200

Slowest Race Record, 200 miles 92.819 mph, Brian Scott, Toyota, 5/30/09 Most Caution Flags 11, 6/4/05, MBNA RacePoints 200 Fewest Caution Flags (Tied) 4, 6/2/06, AAA Insurance 200 4, 6/1/07, AAA Insurance 200 Most Caution Laps 49, 5/30/09, AAA Insurance 200 Fewest Caution Laps 18, 6/2/06, AAA Insurance 200 Most Wins, Driver 4 by Kyle Busch in the 6/4/05, 5/13/11, 5/31/13 and 5/30/14 races

Race Winner, greatest improvement from starting position Started 15th, Ron Hornaday Jr., 6/1/07 Most Wins from Pole 1 each Kurt Busch in 2000, Scott Riggs in 2001 and Kyle Busch in 2014 Most Lead Changes 15, 5/29/15, Lucas Oil 200

Most Pole Positions 2 by Mike Skinner Fewest Trucks to Finish on Lead Lap 7 in 2014 Most Trucks to Finish on Lead Lap (Tied) 18, 5/14/10, Dover 200 18, 6/1/12, Lucas Oil 200

Fewest Lead Changes 3, 5/13/16, Jacob Companies 200 Most Laps Led (1 race, 200 miles) 168 by Mike Wallace, 9/22/00, MBNA e-commerce 200

CLOSEST FINISHES Margin Date Race Event Winner Second Place .210 second 9/22/00 MBNA e-commerce 200 Kurt Busch Greg Biffle .270 second 6-2-17 Bar Harbor 200 Johnny Sauter Kaz Grala .435 second 5/30/09 AAA Insurance 200 Brian Scott Dennis Setzer UNDER CAUTION FINISHES Date Event 5-13-11 Lucas Oil 200 6-1-12 Lucas Oil 200

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Race Record, 200 Miles Mark Martin, 120.200 mph, Ford, 6/2/06

Most Wins from a Starting Position (Tie)-3 wins from starting position No. 1, No. 2 and No. 5

Fewest Lead Drivers 3, 5/31/02, MBNA America 200

Slowest Race Record, 200 miles 92.819 mph, Brian Scott, Toyota, 5/30/09 Most Caution Flags 11, 6/4/05, MBNA RacePoints 200 Fewest Caution Flags (Tied) 4, 6/2/06, AAA Insurance 200 4, 6/1/07, AAA Insurance 200 Most Caution Laps 49, 5/30/09, AAA Insurance 200 Fewest Caution Laps 18, 6/2/06, AAA Insurance 200 Most Wins, Driver 4 by Kyle Busch in the 6/4/05, 5/13/11, 5/31/13 and 5/30/14 races

Race Winner, greatest improvement from starting position Started 15th, Ron Hornaday Jr., 6/1/07 Most Wins from Pole 1 each Kurt Busch in 2000, Scott Riggs in 2001 and Kyle Busch in 2014 Most Lead Changes 15, 5/29/15, Lucas Oil 200

Most Pole Positions 2 by Mike Skinner Fewest Trucks to Finish on Lead Lap 7 in 2014 Most Trucks to Finish on Lead Lap (Tied) 18, 5/14/10, Dover 200 18, 6/1/12, Lucas Oil 200

Fewest Lead Changes 3, 5/13/16, Jacob Companies 200 Most Laps Led (1 race, 200 miles) 168 by Mike Wallace, 9/22/00, MBNA e-commerce 200

CLOSEST FINISHES Margin Date Race Event Winner Second Place .210 second 9/22/00 MBNA e-commerce 200 Kurt Busch Greg Biffle .270 second 6-2-17 Bar Harbor 200 Johnny Sauter Kaz Grala .435 second 5/30/09 AAA Insurance 200 Brian Scott Dennis Setzer UNDER CAUTION FINISHES Date Event 5-13-11 Lucas Oil 200 6-1-12 Lucas Oil 200

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JOHNNY SAUTER WINS JEGS 200 FOR THIRD STRAIGHT MONSTER MILE WIN When Johnny Sauter couldn’t refire his engine during an attempt to save fuel during the May 3 “JEGS 200” NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race, he had a few choice words to share with his team.

As the sun faded over the Monster Mile’s backstretch, however, the only sounds coming from Sunoco Victory Lane were whoops of celebration as Sauter’s No. 13 Ford team with ThorSport Racing emerged with its first victory of the season and earned the first golden Monster Trophy of Dover’s 50th Anniversary celebration in 2019.

Sauter held off Brett Moffitt on a restart with five laps left and clinched his third straight NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series victory at Dover International Speedway with an average speed of 107.431 mph, completing the 200 laps in 1:51:42.

“I just love it here,” Sauter said. “People ask me all the time what my favorite race track is, I always come back to the Monster Mile.

We’ve been able to work the second groove and make some moves and make some passes. When you have more room to race, it’s more fun.”

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The only hiccup for Sauter came following his Stage Two win, when he was trying to save fuel to help with his team’s final pit stop. In between turning the ignition off and on again, the motor failed to fire.

“I’m not exactly sure what happened,” Sauter said. “We were saving fuel and shutting the ignition off but I couldn’t get it to crank. You just have to stay focused.”

Sauter recovered and took the lead for good with 30 laps left and topped Moffitt by 0.603 seconds at the checkered flag. Rookie Harrison Burton was third, followed by points leader Grant Enfinger in fourth and Matt Crafton in fifth.

“We still have work to do but I think we’ll be strong heading to the end of the season,” Sauter’s crew chief Joe Shear Jr. said.

Moffitt led a race-high 81 laps, followed by rookie Sheldon Creed with 59 and Sauter with 43. Creed had his day end early when he spun out on the backstretch on Lap 160, bringing out one of the race’s six caution flags, which consumed 35 laps.

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JOHNNY SAUTER WINS JEGS 200 FOR THIRD STRAIGHT MONSTER MILE WIN When Johnny Sauter couldn’t refire his engine during an attempt to save fuel during the May 3 “JEGS 200” NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series race, he had a few choice words to share with his team.

As the sun faded over the Monster Mile’s backstretch, however, the only sounds coming from Sunoco Victory Lane were whoops of celebration as Sauter’s No. 13 Ford team with ThorSport Racing emerged with its first victory of the season and earned the first golden Monster Trophy of Dover’s 50th Anniversary celebration in 2019.

Sauter held off Brett Moffitt on a restart with five laps left and clinched his third straight NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series victory at Dover International Speedway with an average speed of 107.431 mph, completing the 200 laps in 1:51:42.

“I just love it here,” Sauter said. “People ask me all the time what my favorite race track is, I always come back to the Monster Mile.

We’ve been able to work the second groove and make some moves and make some passes. When you have more room to race, it’s more fun.”

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The only hiccup for Sauter came following his Stage Two win, when he was trying to save fuel to help with his team’s final pit stop. In between turning the ignition off and on again, the motor failed to fire.

“I’m not exactly sure what happened,” Sauter said. “We were saving fuel and shutting the ignition off but I couldn’t get it to crank. You just have to stay focused.”

Sauter recovered and took the lead for good with 30 laps left and topped Moffitt by 0.603 seconds at the checkered flag. Rookie Harrison Burton was third, followed by points leader Grant Enfinger in fourth and Matt Crafton in fifth.

“We still have work to do but I think we’ll be strong heading to the end of the season,” Sauter’s crew chief Joe Shear Jr. said.

Moffitt led a race-high 81 laps, followed by rookie Sheldon Creed with 59 and Sauter with 43. Creed had his day end early when he spun out on the backstretch on Lap 160, bringing out one of the race’s six caution flags, which consumed 35 laps.

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HILL’S DOVER WINS

A Building Block For Rising Star

By Josh Weinrich HRE Public Relations There are no flukes at the “Monster Mile.” Several tracks on NASCAR’s three national tour schedules invite surprise winners or underdogs, but Dover International Speedway isn’t one of them. Each win is authentically earned, and that’s why Austin Hill cherishes his Dover trophies. In Hill’s circumstance, the Monster Mile triumphs served as a launching pad for his career, which has led him to nearly instant success in his current seat at Hattori Racing Enterprises.

The races that mean the most to win are at the tracks that require the most effort and talent from competitors. Of the all the venues across NASCAR, Dover is arguably at the top of that list. From day one, Hill has taken a liking to the Delaware track’s high banks.

“Dover is easily my favorite racetrack,” Hill said. “Just something about it always clicked with me from the first time we went there.

There’s a ton of speed. Things happen in a hurry and it demands everything you have as a driver.”

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the NASCAR world the first glimpse of the talent that’s now on display in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and put on a clinic in his first Dover appearance. The Georgia native bested the 30car field full of multi-car powerhouse teams with his tight-knit family operation for his first career NASCAR victory in the “Drive Sober 150.” The win propelled him into the NASCAR Next program, and he successfully defended his crown at Dover in 2014 by winning again in the “Drive Sober 150,” proving that his first conquering of Miles the Monster was no fluke.

“Those wins at Dover were so huge, especially that first one,” Hill said. “We had just started our own team in the East series. My dad helped me with it, but it was only up to us. We had some good help, and it was a huge relief to get that win and prove to ourselves that we could do it.

“A lot of weekends I’d drive the hauler to the track myself and going to all these different racetracks for the first time was a big-time challenge. I just liked Dover right from the start and it fit my driving style.”

After a successful tenure in the ARCA Menards Series East, earning five victories in just 39 starts, Hill stepped up his family operation into the Truck Series in 2016. The family team navigated the competitive

waters of the national tours for the next two seasons before Hill transitioned to a full-time schedule in 2018. A season’s worth of experience helped Hill take advantage of his biggest opportunity to date last season, hopping in HRE’s championship-caliber No. 16 Toyota.

The critics barely gave Hill a chance, but his first start with HRE yielded the biggest prize that the Truck Series has to offer, a victory at Daytona International Speedway. The monumental triumph once again solidified the potency of HRE and showed the rest of the Truck garage that Hill possessed all the necessary tools to execute and win races against the best in the series.

“Daytona was really special,” Hill said. “I never thought my first [Truck] win would come at a superspeedway. We had a really, really strong truck that night and everything just fell our way. This team was always used to executing and I knew I had to do all the little things right to win that night. Things like restarts, not sliding the tires on pit road, and all those details kept us in contention and towards the front of the field. I had all the faith in the world in our guys, but we all knew we could do more the rest of the year after that.”

Hill did do more -- a lot more. He captured his first two pole awards in track record fashion during the heat of the summer, bookended the regular season with a victory at Michigan International Speed-

way, and made plenty of noise in his first playoff appearance. He advanced to round two of the playoffs courtesy of a win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and closed the season with a thoroughly dominant performance in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Hill’s four-win campaign was a statement that he will be one of the biggest threats in 2020.

“We have plenty to build on this season,” Hill said. “We were so close on making the Championship Four last fall, and we know the couple areas and details we need to clean up to take that final step this year. I feel like our whole team is even better than we were at this time last year and we only have one goal for ourselves and that’s to win a championship.”

Hill’s road to the Championship 4 makes a pivotal stop at Dover and he still has plenty to prove. Just like his two previous wins at the Monster Mile showed he had the talent to propel his career into the national series, Hill hopes a Truck win at Dover carries him to a shot at his first championship.

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A Building Block For Rising Star

By Josh Weinrich HRE Public Relations There are no flukes at the “Monster Mile.” Several tracks on NASCAR’s three national tour schedules invite surprise winners or underdogs, but Dover International Speedway isn’t one of them. Each win is authentically earned, and that’s why Austin Hill cherishes his Dover trophies. In Hill’s circumstance, the Monster Mile triumphs served as a launching pad for his career, which has led him to nearly instant success in his current seat at Hattori Racing Enterprises.

The races that mean the most to win are at the tracks that require the most effort and talent from competitors. Of the all the venues across NASCAR, Dover is arguably at the top of that list. From day one, Hill has taken a liking to the Delaware track’s high banks.

“Dover is easily my favorite racetrack,” Hill said. “Just something about it always clicked with me from the first time we went there.

There’s a ton of speed. Things happen in a hurry and it demands everything you have as a driver.”

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the NASCAR world the first glimpse of the talent that’s now on display in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and put on a clinic in his first Dover appearance. The Georgia native bested the 30car field full of multi-car powerhouse teams with his tight-knit family operation for his first career NASCAR victory in the “Drive Sober 150.” The win propelled him into the NASCAR Next program, and he successfully defended his crown at Dover in 2014 by winning again in the “Drive Sober 150,” proving that his first conquering of Miles the Monster was no fluke.

“Those wins at Dover were so huge, especially that first one,” Hill said. “We had just started our own team in the East series. My dad helped me with it, but it was only up to us. We had some good help, and it was a huge relief to get that win and prove to ourselves that we could do it.

“A lot of weekends I’d drive the hauler to the track myself and going to all these different racetracks for the first time was a big-time challenge. I just liked Dover right from the start and it fit my driving style.”

After a successful tenure in the ARCA Menards Series East, earning five victories in just 39 starts, Hill stepped up his family operation into the Truck Series in 2016. The family team navigated the competitive

waters of the national tours for the next two seasons before Hill transitioned to a full-time schedule in 2018. A season’s worth of experience helped Hill take advantage of his biggest opportunity to date last season, hopping in HRE’s championship-caliber No. 16 Toyota.

The critics barely gave Hill a chance, but his first start with HRE yielded the biggest prize that the Truck Series has to offer, a victory at Daytona International Speedway. The monumental triumph once again solidified the potency of HRE and showed the rest of the Truck garage that Hill possessed all the necessary tools to execute and win races against the best in the series.

“Daytona was really special,” Hill said. “I never thought my first [Truck] win would come at a superspeedway. We had a really, really strong truck that night and everything just fell our way. This team was always used to executing and I knew I had to do all the little things right to win that night. Things like restarts, not sliding the tires on pit road, and all those details kept us in contention and towards the front of the field. I had all the faith in the world in our guys, but we all knew we could do more the rest of the year after that.”

Hill did do more -- a lot more. He captured his first two pole awards in track record fashion during the heat of the summer, bookended the regular season with a victory at Michigan International Speed-

way, and made plenty of noise in his first playoff appearance. He advanced to round two of the playoffs courtesy of a win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and closed the season with a thoroughly dominant performance in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Hill’s four-win campaign was a statement that he will be one of the biggest threats in 2020.

“We have plenty to build on this season,” Hill said. “We were so close on making the Championship Four last fall, and we know the couple areas and details we need to clean up to take that final step this year. I feel like our whole team is even better than we were at this time last year and we only have one goal for ourselves and that’s to win a championship.”

Hill’s road to the Championship 4 makes a pivotal stop at Dover and he still has plenty to prove. Just like his two previous wins at the Monster Mile showed he had the talent to propel his career into the national series, Hill hopes a Truck win at Dover carries him to a shot at his first championship.

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Y R O T C I V L A U T R I V S ’ O D E R ALF Y L I M A F L A C O L S R O HON EDITOR’S NOTE: On May 2, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Anthony Alfredo earned the checkered flag in the eNASCAR iRacing Saturday Night Thunder 125-lap race at virtual Dover International Speedway.

The victory came with some local flavor, as longtime Dover resident Wally Yocum’s name was represented on the hood and the name of his wife Rose was featured on the back bumper with the phrase “Sweet Rose.”

“The most important thing is to have Wally Yocum’s name on this racecar,” said Alfredo in an interview on NASCAR.com immediately after the race. “It’s painted just like the aircraft he piloted.”

Yocum passed away in 2016, but his son, Eric, was kind enough to sit down with Dover International Speedway for a Q&A on how the No. 33 Tribute to a Hero – Wally Yocum Chevrolet Camaro was created for one of our virtual races this spring.

This conversation has been edited for clarity and space considerations.

Q: Tell us about your family, including your mom and dad. Where was your father stationed during his military career? Can you explain what the ‘Sweet Rose’ decal means?

A: Wally Yocum Jr. joined the U.S. Air Force in 1952 after graduating from high school in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. In nearly the same period, he met Rose Portaro in Marion Heights, a nearby town. He would date and carry his love for Rose through his Air Force training at Sampson Air Force Base in New York, Amarillo Air Force Base in Texas and then Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina. He would travel back and forth from Shaw to Pennsylvania on the weekends just to see Rose. For NASCAR fans, this is more than 625 miles one-

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way. That is like running the Coca-Cola 600 backto-back each weekend.

After Wally completed his training, he was assigned to the troopship USS General J. C. Breckinridge during the Korean War, where he would be become crew chief for a F86-F fighter-interceptor jet. He was assigned to the 336th Rocketeers of the 4th Fighter Group. As crew chief, he added his love’s name “Sweet Rose” on his side of the F-86-F jet in red.

Wally and Rose married in the fall of 1955. With Wally stationed at Dover Air Force Base, they decided to move to Camden, Delaware and quickly had a son, Ken. After 1956, Wally left the Air Force at the rank of Airman First Class. He put his family first and decided to work at the Dover Air Force base as a civilian with the 436th Field Maintenance Squadron, allowing his family to stay in Delaware. A few years later, they had a second son, Steve. Wally and Rose moved to Dover in 1962. Once construction of Dover International Speedway was complete in 1969, the track ended up being only four miles from their home. They eventually had two more sons, Tom and myself (Eric).

They would spend the rest of their lives at that residence.

Q: How did your family get into NASCAR? How long have you been coming to Dover races and where did you usually sit?

A: Dover International Speedway has always been a second home to our family. It began when Wally attended the first NASCAR race there in 1969 and saw Richard Petty cross the finish line for the win. It quickly became a tradition to visit the track every year with his kids.

My parents reserved seating near the start/finish line. My brothers Ken and Steve would take photos of the track through the fence. My brother Tom would ride his bike and run go-carts around the track.

He also used to go up into the flagstand to watch practice sessions in early 1970s. One of Tom’s finest memories is when Wally got him into Victory Lane after Richard Petty’s win in 1974. Our family continues to go to the track every year since its opening and my late brother Steve was actually married at the start-finish line in November 1991. My father usually attended the races, and if not he would attend the offtrack festivities with his grandchildren on Fridays and Saturdays.

Q: What was Wally Yocum’s background with airplane engines?

A: Wally worked on all kinds of fighter aircraft. He worked on B-26 bombers, F9F Panthers, F86 Sabre Mig Killers, F100 Super Sabers, F94 Starfires, F105 Thunderchiefs, F80 Shooting Stars, F84 Thunderjets and eventually even cargo planes such as the C-141 Starlifter and the C5 Galaxy. He became an expert with Pratt & Whitney and GE engines.

GE even would consult with Wally on engine upgrades and reliability improvements.

Q: How did Wally Yocum’s name end up on a virtual race car? What’s your relationship with Anthony Alfredo?

A: A couple years ago, my brother Tom was a crew chief for a Whelen Series NASCAR team. He would get to go to a few tracks with the team, set up the car and talk strategy. The second year he was involved, Tom decided to sponsor his driver Justin Snow. He sponsored the car as a Tribute to a Hero – Wally Yocum race car. He sketched out an idea for the logo to me, and asked me if I could help put his idea into a digital form to replicate on the car. I took his sketch, which was a mocked up 336th Rocketeers logo (which represented my father’s division in Korea, 1954), and drew up that logo with Tom’s customization words and “Sweet Rose.” I accomplished this by using Macromedia Flash and Fireworks software. The logo turned out great! He then asked to update the gold around the 336th logo to a bright yellow, and thus, the logo was born.

Tom went out and ran a few races with that logo in 2018. He then parted from the team late 2018. In 2019, he tried having the logo added to a top-level NASCAR team for one race, with little success.

This year, I sketched up a full paint scheme showing top, front, back

and side views. This sketch was to help him show racing teams his ideas and what he would like to accomplish as far as sponsorship.

I felt I reached my potential for Tom with the software applications I had – because none of them would allow me to show what a car could look like in 3-D, or even how the design can flow around the shapes and curves of the car.

I looked toward iRacing, and the paint software those drivers were using. In order to use that, you would need to join an online board while having iRacing membership. I spent a lot of time thinking if it would be worth pursuing for the sponsorship. I felt yes, but decided to see what other people could do to help me produce the Tribute to a Hero paint scheme. I sent a few people messages on tradingpaints.com. I looked over all of their artwork, so I know I was picking the ones that I felt were best to produce the vibe of the car. It ended up being Liam Betterton from Phoenix Designs that took the task.

I had him do a car in the paint scheme from my computer sketches and artwork, and later challenged him to design the car using the 1954 F-86F USAF sabre as an influence. I tried many times on how that could look, and I never just got it right. Liam came up with it, and the scheme was beautiful! He incorporated the Tribute to a Hero Wally Yocum paint scheme with the paint scheme reflecting the colors of my father’s F-86 in Korea.

In the meantime, iRacing had started to pick up momentum as it joined TV on Sundays. As I watched the races on TV with my kids, I kept envisioning the Tribute of a Hero paint scheme on one of the cars. I watched and researched the drivers. I had a few in mind and had email communication with them. Then virtual Richmond comes along, a track I love going to, and I was glued to Anthony Alfredo’s all white No. 33 Chevrolet. A driver that good needed us on the hood. I felt he was an excellent opportunity. He had been doing great with the series, and something felt special about contacting him.

I emailed him and Anthony forwarded my email to his team. Team Dillon Management emailed me back, with questions of what I wanted to accomplish. I contacted my brother, who I know had experience talking to teams, if he would not mind talking to them. I really felt bad at that time because my brother had a broken leg, but I thought this would cure some of that discomfort. Tom was focused on getting a deal on the real racecar; I was just looking to settle for this iRacing car for the moment. The iRacing is what was big at this time with COVID-19. I felt we had a great driver and a huge shot to pull this off (win). Besides, my father enjoyed watching Harry Gant race the No. 33 – it just felt like this was going to be a great experience.

Team Dillon Management did a wonderful job in working with us, and got their new paint scheme from our current references designed by John Dragonetti. They worked with NASCAR to get the paint scheme approved. Anthony raced at virtual Talladega the weekend after we contacted his team and almost won it. I was feeling good for Dover coming up. I watched Anthony on Twitter in the evenings, and know he put a ton of effort into just trying to win one of these virtual races. He kept saying he felt good about his chances, and that energy made me feel good that he was our driver. Anthony mentioned the car many times in interviews, and spoke many about wanting to win this car for our family.

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Y R O T C I V L A U T R I V S ’ O D E R ALF Y L I M A F L A C O L S R O HON EDITOR’S NOTE: On May 2, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Anthony Alfredo earned the checkered flag in the eNASCAR iRacing Saturday Night Thunder 125-lap race at virtual Dover International Speedway.

The victory came with some local flavor, as longtime Dover resident Wally Yocum’s name was represented on the hood and the name of his wife Rose was featured on the back bumper with the phrase “Sweet Rose.”

“The most important thing is to have Wally Yocum’s name on this racecar,” said Alfredo in an interview on NASCAR.com immediately after the race. “It’s painted just like the aircraft he piloted.”

Yocum passed away in 2016, but his son, Eric, was kind enough to sit down with Dover International Speedway for a Q&A on how the No. 33 Tribute to a Hero – Wally Yocum Chevrolet Camaro was created for one of our virtual races this spring.

This conversation has been edited for clarity and space considerations.

Q: Tell us about your family, including your mom and dad. Where was your father stationed during his military career? Can you explain what the ‘Sweet Rose’ decal means?

A: Wally Yocum Jr. joined the U.S. Air Force in 1952 after graduating from high school in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania. In nearly the same period, he met Rose Portaro in Marion Heights, a nearby town. He would date and carry his love for Rose through his Air Force training at Sampson Air Force Base in New York, Amarillo Air Force Base in Texas and then Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina. He would travel back and forth from Shaw to Pennsylvania on the weekends just to see Rose. For NASCAR fans, this is more than 625 miles one-

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way. That is like running the Coca-Cola 600 backto-back each weekend.

After Wally completed his training, he was assigned to the troopship USS General J. C. Breckinridge during the Korean War, where he would be become crew chief for a F86-F fighter-interceptor jet. He was assigned to the 336th Rocketeers of the 4th Fighter Group. As crew chief, he added his love’s name “Sweet Rose” on his side of the F-86-F jet in red.

Wally and Rose married in the fall of 1955. With Wally stationed at Dover Air Force Base, they decided to move to Camden, Delaware and quickly had a son, Ken. After 1956, Wally left the Air Force at the rank of Airman First Class. He put his family first and decided to work at the Dover Air Force base as a civilian with the 436th Field Maintenance Squadron, allowing his family to stay in Delaware. A few years later, they had a second son, Steve. Wally and Rose moved to Dover in 1962. Once construction of Dover International Speedway was complete in 1969, the track ended up being only four miles from their home. They eventually had two more sons, Tom and myself (Eric).

They would spend the rest of their lives at that residence.

Q: How did your family get into NASCAR? How long have you been coming to Dover races and where did you usually sit?

A: Dover International Speedway has always been a second home to our family. It began when Wally attended the first NASCAR race there in 1969 and saw Richard Petty cross the finish line for the win. It quickly became a tradition to visit the track every year with his kids.

My parents reserved seating near the start/finish line. My brothers Ken and Steve would take photos of the track through the fence. My brother Tom would ride his bike and run go-carts around the track.

He also used to go up into the flagstand to watch practice sessions in early 1970s. One of Tom’s finest memories is when Wally got him into Victory Lane after Richard Petty’s win in 1974. Our family continues to go to the track every year since its opening and my late brother Steve was actually married at the start-finish line in November 1991. My father usually attended the races, and if not he would attend the offtrack festivities with his grandchildren on Fridays and Saturdays.

Q: What was Wally Yocum’s background with airplane engines?

A: Wally worked on all kinds of fighter aircraft. He worked on B-26 bombers, F9F Panthers, F86 Sabre Mig Killers, F100 Super Sabers, F94 Starfires, F105 Thunderchiefs, F80 Shooting Stars, F84 Thunderjets and eventually even cargo planes such as the C-141 Starlifter and the C5 Galaxy. He became an expert with Pratt & Whitney and GE engines.

GE even would consult with Wally on engine upgrades and reliability improvements.

Q: How did Wally Yocum’s name end up on a virtual race car? What’s your relationship with Anthony Alfredo?

A: A couple years ago, my brother Tom was a crew chief for a Whelen Series NASCAR team. He would get to go to a few tracks with the team, set up the car and talk strategy. The second year he was involved, Tom decided to sponsor his driver Justin Snow. He sponsored the car as a Tribute to a Hero – Wally Yocum race car. He sketched out an idea for the logo to me, and asked me if I could help put his idea into a digital form to replicate on the car. I took his sketch, which was a mocked up 336th Rocketeers logo (which represented my father’s division in Korea, 1954), and drew up that logo with Tom’s customization words and “Sweet Rose.” I accomplished this by using Macromedia Flash and Fireworks software. The logo turned out great! He then asked to update the gold around the 336th logo to a bright yellow, and thus, the logo was born.

Tom went out and ran a few races with that logo in 2018. He then parted from the team late 2018. In 2019, he tried having the logo added to a top-level NASCAR team for one race, with little success.

This year, I sketched up a full paint scheme showing top, front, back

and side views. This sketch was to help him show racing teams his ideas and what he would like to accomplish as far as sponsorship.

I felt I reached my potential for Tom with the software applications I had – because none of them would allow me to show what a car could look like in 3-D, or even how the design can flow around the shapes and curves of the car.

I looked toward iRacing, and the paint software those drivers were using. In order to use that, you would need to join an online board while having iRacing membership. I spent a lot of time thinking if it would be worth pursuing for the sponsorship. I felt yes, but decided to see what other people could do to help me produce the Tribute to a Hero paint scheme. I sent a few people messages on tradingpaints.com. I looked over all of their artwork, so I know I was picking the ones that I felt were best to produce the vibe of the car. It ended up being Liam Betterton from Phoenix Designs that took the task.

I had him do a car in the paint scheme from my computer sketches and artwork, and later challenged him to design the car using the 1954 F-86F USAF sabre as an influence. I tried many times on how that could look, and I never just got it right. Liam came up with it, and the scheme was beautiful! He incorporated the Tribute to a Hero Wally Yocum paint scheme with the paint scheme reflecting the colors of my father’s F-86 in Korea.

In the meantime, iRacing had started to pick up momentum as it joined TV on Sundays. As I watched the races on TV with my kids, I kept envisioning the Tribute of a Hero paint scheme on one of the cars. I watched and researched the drivers. I had a few in mind and had email communication with them. Then virtual Richmond comes along, a track I love going to, and I was glued to Anthony Alfredo’s all white No. 33 Chevrolet. A driver that good needed us on the hood. I felt he was an excellent opportunity. He had been doing great with the series, and something felt special about contacting him.

I emailed him and Anthony forwarded my email to his team. Team Dillon Management emailed me back, with questions of what I wanted to accomplish. I contacted my brother, who I know had experience talking to teams, if he would not mind talking to them. I really felt bad at that time because my brother had a broken leg, but I thought this would cure some of that discomfort. Tom was focused on getting a deal on the real racecar; I was just looking to settle for this iRacing car for the moment. The iRacing is what was big at this time with COVID-19. I felt we had a great driver and a huge shot to pull this off (win). Besides, my father enjoyed watching Harry Gant race the No. 33 – it just felt like this was going to be a great experience.

Team Dillon Management did a wonderful job in working with us, and got their new paint scheme from our current references designed by John Dragonetti. They worked with NASCAR to get the paint scheme approved. Anthony raced at virtual Talladega the weekend after we contacted his team and almost won it. I was feeling good for Dover coming up. I watched Anthony on Twitter in the evenings, and know he put a ton of effort into just trying to win one of these virtual races. He kept saying he felt good about his chances, and that energy made me feel good that he was our driver. Anthony mentioned the car many times in interviews, and spoke many about wanting to win this car for our family.

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Q: What were your feelings when you saw that car cross the virtual start-finish line first at Dover?

A: The virtual NASCAR Dover International Speedway Saturday Night Thunder was an exciting race! I was keeping tabs with the top drivers, and felt like it was our family’s night once Donny Lia got the penalty for speeding on pit lane. I just needed Anthony to pace himself to the leader and pass him cleanly. Once Anthony took the lead late, I was super excited. I felt my heart beating faster, as I was craving that ultimate win. Anthony got loose and lost the lead with less than 10 laps to go, but he got it back. After he got it back and started to pull away, I started to feel like it was going to happen. I was all smiles until the final curve, his car started to drift half-sideways. I yelled “No!” I thought he was going to spin out on the final turn of the final lap, but he got it straight and continued to cross the line first. I still watch that virtual race every week. It is just as good as the first time!

Q: What other tracks have you visited aside from Dover?

A: I think most of our family combined have seen most of the tracks on the circuit. I enjoy visiting Richmond due to its close proximity to Delaware. It is a second home track to my family. I tend to like the smaller tracks. With Wally, we watched races at Richmond, Martinsville, and Pocono in 1992 when Davey Allison had a bad flip. We experienced the track tours of Bristol and Daytona as well.

Q: How did the virtual races during the pandemic bring your family together?

A: COVID-19 has been rough on everyone. We all want to get back to the life we knew. I am fortunate enough to work every day. I, like everybody else, had to adjust to the current role we live in.

The virtual racing on the weekends was something I looked forward to watching. It allowed multiple drivers to feel the competitive drive we all crave every week.

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The virtual world also allowed our families to talk about racing during a time when we all were asked to stay home. As during real racing, Thursdays were always special to me to see what new paint schemes were out. Once I saw our Tribute to a Hero Wally Yocum paint scheme on NASCAR.com, it drew instant excitement. The articles and support from Richard Childress Racing was amazing that week. When something new came out about the Tribute to a Hero car, we would share it. All of the virtual racing was exciting, but having a car on the NASCAR website and RCR’s website was huge to my family. And after we won, the car was almost listed everywhere in the sports world. It was an incredible experience to go through. It was a week that we as a family enjoyed the memory of our father, and we witnessed a dream come true.

Q: What were your feelings when you saw that car cross the virtual start-finish line first at Dover?

A: The virtual NASCAR Dover International Speedway Saturday Night Thunder was an exciting race! I was keeping tabs with the top drivers, and felt like it was our family’s night once Donny Lia got the penalty for speeding on pit lane. I just needed Anthony to pace himself to the leader and pass him cleanly. Once Anthony took the lead late, I was super excited. I felt my heart beating faster, as I was craving that ultimate win. Anthony got loose and lost the lead with less than 10 laps to go, but he got it back. After he got it back and started to pull away, I started to feel like it was going to happen. I was all smiles until the final curve, his car started to drift half-sideways. I yelled “No!” I thought he was going to spin out on the final turn of the final lap, but he got it straight and continued to cross the line first. I still watch that virtual race every week. It is just as good as the first time!

Q: What other tracks have you visited aside from Dover?

A: I think most of our family combined have seen most of the tracks on the circuit. I enjoy visiting Richmond due to its close proximity to Delaware. It is a second home track to my family. I tend to like the smaller tracks. With Wally, we watched races at Richmond, Martinsville, and Pocono in 1992 when Davey Allison had a bad flip. We experienced the track tours of Bristol and Daytona as well.

Q: How did the virtual races during the pandemic bring your family together?

A: COVID-19 has been rough on everyone. We all want to get back to the life we knew. I am fortunate enough to work every day. I, like everybody else, had to adjust to the current role we live in.

The virtual racing on the weekends was something I looked forward to watching. It allowed multiple drivers to feel the competitive drive we all crave every week.

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The virtual world also allowed our families to talk about racing during a time when we all were asked to stay home. As during real racing, Thursdays were always special to me to see what new paint schemes were out. Once I saw our Tribute to a Hero Wally Yocum paint scheme on NASCAR.com, it drew instant excitement. The articles and support from Richard Childress Racing was amazing that week. When something new came out about the Tribute to a Hero car, we would share it. All of the virtual racing was exciting, but having a car on the NASCAR website and RCR’s website was huge to my family. And after we won, the car was almost listed everywhere in the sports world. It was an incredible experience to go through. It was a week that we as a family enjoyed the memory of our father, and we witnessed a dream come true.

Richard Petty won five NASCAR Cup Series races in the Plymouth Superbird in 1970, including the “Mason-Dixon 300” at Dover on Sept. 20. DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY PHOTO

The 1970 Winged Cars Showdown 50th Anniversary of the Plymouth Superbird/Dodge Daytona Charger Feud

By Skip Clayton Host of WBCB Radio’s Racing Wrap Levittown, Pa. Towards the end of the 1969 NASCAR Cup Series season, Dodge brought out its Dodge Daytona Charger to try and stop Ford and Mercury from dominating the Superspeedways.

After Richard Petty had his super season in 1967 driving a Plymouth and winning his second championship with 27 wins - which included a record 10 straight - Ford and Mercury struck back with a vengeance in 1968, especially on the Superspeedways.

Cale Yarborough won four Superspeedway races in 1968 driving a Mercury. Donnie Allison, David Pearson, who won the championship, and LeeRoy Yarbrough each won one in a Ford. Yarbrough switched over and also won one in a Mercury.

The other three Superspeedway races were won by Petty in a Plymouth whileBuddy Baker and Charlie Glotzbach won races in a Dodge.

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The 1969 season, Ford got stronger as Petty joined the Ford family. He started off the season taking the 500-mile road race at Riverside. More Superspeedway races were added that year as tracks at Dover, Michigan, Talladega and Texas opened up. The Dodge Daytona Charger with the big wing on the back was scheduled to made its debut at Talladega after Labor Day, but the top drivers, citing tire problems at the new facility, boycotted the race. Richard Brickhouse went out and won in the new car. The Dodge’s made three more starts. First up was Charlotte and Rockingham, but it was the same old story as Ford captured both races.

In the season finale at Texas, Bobby Isaac put the new car in Victory Lane for his first Superspeedway win. It was also Dodge’s lone Superspeedway win that year. To make it a complete year for Ford, Pearson won his second title in a row and Petty was second. On the Superspeedways, Ford posted 10 wins and Mercury added four.

Meantime, Plymouth was nowhere to be seen in 1969. After flying all their flags at half mast at their dealers, they decided to get Petty back in time for the 1970 season.

“We were with Ford in 1969 and they waved the Superbird at us,” When the next Superspeedway race was run at Charlotte two said Petty. “In the last part of 1968, we heard that the Dodge was weeks later, Jim Paschal, no stranger to Petty Enterprises, took over coming out with the big wing on the back of the car for the Superthe ride for one race. In his first start back in a Superbird at Michigan, speedways races. I went to them and asked if they were Petty led 80 of the first 109 laps but ignition problems ended his day. going to build a Plymouth with a wing? They told us they weren’t, The following week, Petty led 149 of 153 laps and easily won the 400 that I would run with the regular car. I told them I couldn’t run miler at against something like that and I asked for a Dodge. They said they Riverside. couldn’t do that because I was Plymouth. I told them I’ll go across Meantime, the Dodge Daytona Chargers with four drivers won the street and talk to Ford. They gave me one of those ‘Ha ha ha, go only four races. Bobby Allison won at Atlanta, Buddy Baker at Daron.’ So I went across the street and got a Ford for 1969.” lington in the Southern 500 and Charlie Glotzbach won a 125-mile During the 1969 season, plans were drawn up for a Plymouth qualifying race at Daytona and a 400-miler at Michigan. Bobby Isaac with a wing to get won the championship that year but failed to post a win in his DaytoRichard back home in 1970 before the Dodge even ran its first race. na Charger. Bobby Allison was second in his first bid for a champion“They wanted to know what it would take to get me back and I ship. Petty was able to salvage a fourth place finish in the standings told them a car that would run compatible to a Dodge,” added Petty. despite missing seven races.

“In late May or early June, they showed it to me on a drawing board Dodge and Plymouth didn’t leave much on the table for the Ford and once I saw it, I said, ‘Let’s work out a deal.’ We only had a one Talladega’s or the Mercury Cyclones on the Superspeedways. Ford year deal with Ford.” won only four races. Donnie Allison won at Charlotte and Daytona The Plymouth Superbird made its debut at Riverside before the while David Pearson won at Darlington and A.J. Foyt took the season Daytona 500. Petty Enterprises would run two cars on the Superopening race at Riverside. speedways, plus the first 500-mile Cale Yarborough gave Mercury race at Riverside. Dan Gurney three wins beginning at Daytona in got the nod to drive the second the first 125- mile qualifying race. He car at Riverside and he quickly added wins at Michigan and Rockput it on the pole. That was just ingham in his final start for the Wood a sample of what was to come.

Brothers. The final Mercury win went Pete Hamilton who was the to LeeRoy Yarbrough at Charlotte.

Grand National Rookie of the This turned out to be Yarbrough’s Year in 1968 took over last NASCAR Cup Series win. the second car for Petty Enter“We had the car and we had a prises for the rest of the season big hemi engine in it,” said Petty. “I beginning at Daytona. He put always felt the Dodge was a little the first win in the books for better race car. The cars handled the Superbird when he won great. Anybody with those cars the Daytona 500. There were 11 never complained on the way they factory cars entered in the race handled. They were really just a SuRichard Petty drove this street-ready 1970 Plymouth Superbird and Hamilton probably would perspeedway car. Dover was a mile tribute car around the Monster Mile during pre-race ceremonies have been the last one picked and it was okay with it but anything before the “AAA 400 Drive for Autism” NASCAR Cup Series race on to win the biggest stock car race smaller than a mile was too big a car June 4, 2017. DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY PHOTO but he did just that, holding off for us.”

David Pearson in a Ford.

With speeds mounting during the Hamilton later added wins two wins at Talladega. In the second 1970 season, beginning at Michigan for the final 15 races that year, race, Pete set a Talladega record for the most laps led in a race. He NASCAR issued restrictor plates for all the cars on all tracks. had his Superbird in front for 153 of 188 laps.

“NASCAR said everything was getting messed up,” added Petty. “It Petty won five races in the Superbird. He scored 500-mile wins is really not a stock car anymore and after the restrictor plates were at Rockingham and Atlanta, a 400-mile win at Riverside and 300put on, they told us they wouldn’t let us run the Superbirds or the mile wins at Trenton and Dover. The victory at Atlanta, Petty led 90 Daytona Chargers beginning in 1971 with the wing unless you ran a percent of the laps, 295 of 328. At the Monster Mile, he led 186 of 305 cubic inch engine. Then they started handicapping the hemi and 300 laps. Bobby Allison was second and Charlie Glotzbach third, all by 1974, we were all running the smaller engines.” in Dodges while David Pearson and Benny Parsons were fourth and The winged cars might have been around for a little over a year. In fifth in Fords.

1970, they won 12 of the 20 races while Petty Enterprises with Petty In two of the Superspeedways races, Petty didn’t run a Superbird. and Hamilton took eight.

The first was at Darlington when he wiped out his car in practice For one year, they made a big mark in NASCAR and they were cars and he had to run his Roadrunner, his car on the short tracks. He that won’t be forgotten. crashed that car during the race and was out for a month.

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Richard Petty won five NASCAR Cup Series races in the Plymouth Superbird in 1970, including the “Mason-Dixon 300” at Dover on Sept. 20. DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY PHOTO

The 1970 Winged Cars Showdown 50th Anniversary of the Plymouth Superbird/Dodge Daytona Charger Feud

By Skip Clayton Host of WBCB Radio’s Racing Wrap Levittown, Pa. Towards the end of the 1969 NASCAR Cup Series season, Dodge brought out its Dodge Daytona Charger to try and stop Ford and Mercury from dominating the Superspeedways.

After Richard Petty had his super season in 1967 driving a Plymouth and winning his second championship with 27 wins - which included a record 10 straight - Ford and Mercury struck back with a vengeance in 1968, especially on the Superspeedways.

Cale Yarborough won four Superspeedway races in 1968 driving a Mercury. Donnie Allison, David Pearson, who won the championship, and LeeRoy Yarbrough each won one in a Ford. Yarbrough switched over and also won one in a Mercury.

The other three Superspeedway races were won by Petty in a Plymouth whileBuddy Baker and Charlie Glotzbach won races in a Dodge.

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The 1969 season, Ford got stronger as Petty joined the Ford family. He started off the season taking the 500-mile road race at Riverside. More Superspeedway races were added that year as tracks at Dover, Michigan, Talladega and Texas opened up. The Dodge Daytona Charger with the big wing on the back was scheduled to made its debut at Talladega after Labor Day, but the top drivers, citing tire problems at the new facility, boycotted the race. Richard Brickhouse went out and won in the new car. The Dodge’s made three more starts. First up was Charlotte and Rockingham, but it was the same old story as Ford captured both races.

In the season finale at Texas, Bobby Isaac put the new car in Victory Lane for his first Superspeedway win. It was also Dodge’s lone Superspeedway win that year. To make it a complete year for Ford, Pearson won his second title in a row and Petty was second. On the Superspeedways, Ford posted 10 wins and Mercury added four.

Meantime, Plymouth was nowhere to be seen in 1969. After flying all their flags at half mast at their dealers, they decided to get Petty back in time for the 1970 season.

“We were with Ford in 1969 and they waved the Superbird at us,” When the next Superspeedway race was run at Charlotte two said Petty. “In the last part of 1968, we heard that the Dodge was weeks later, Jim Paschal, no stranger to Petty Enterprises, took over coming out with the big wing on the back of the car for the Superthe ride for one race. In his first start back in a Superbird at Michigan, speedways races. I went to them and asked if they were Petty led 80 of the first 109 laps but ignition problems ended his day. going to build a Plymouth with a wing? They told us they weren’t, The following week, Petty led 149 of 153 laps and easily won the 400 that I would run with the regular car. I told them I couldn’t run miler at against something like that and I asked for a Dodge. They said they Riverside. couldn’t do that because I was Plymouth. I told them I’ll go across Meantime, the Dodge Daytona Chargers with four drivers won the street and talk to Ford. They gave me one of those ‘Ha ha ha, go only four races. Bobby Allison won at Atlanta, Buddy Baker at Daron.’ So I went across the street and got a Ford for 1969.” lington in the Southern 500 and Charlie Glotzbach won a 125-mile During the 1969 season, plans were drawn up for a Plymouth qualifying race at Daytona and a 400-miler at Michigan. Bobby Isaac with a wing to get won the championship that year but failed to post a win in his DaytoRichard back home in 1970 before the Dodge even ran its first race. na Charger. Bobby Allison was second in his first bid for a champion“They wanted to know what it would take to get me back and I ship. Petty was able to salvage a fourth place finish in the standings told them a car that would run compatible to a Dodge,” added Petty. despite missing seven races.

“In late May or early June, they showed it to me on a drawing board Dodge and Plymouth didn’t leave much on the table for the Ford and once I saw it, I said, ‘Let’s work out a deal.’ We only had a one Talladega’s or the Mercury Cyclones on the Superspeedways. Ford year deal with Ford.” won only four races. Donnie Allison won at Charlotte and Daytona The Plymouth Superbird made its debut at Riverside before the while David Pearson won at Darlington and A.J. Foyt took the season Daytona 500. Petty Enterprises would run two cars on the Superopening race at Riverside. speedways, plus the first 500-mile Cale Yarborough gave Mercury race at Riverside. Dan Gurney three wins beginning at Daytona in got the nod to drive the second the first 125- mile qualifying race. He car at Riverside and he quickly added wins at Michigan and Rockput it on the pole. That was just ingham in his final start for the Wood a sample of what was to come.

Brothers. The final Mercury win went Pete Hamilton who was the to LeeRoy Yarbrough at Charlotte.

Grand National Rookie of the This turned out to be Yarbrough’s Year in 1968 took over last NASCAR Cup Series win. the second car for Petty Enter“We had the car and we had a prises for the rest of the season big hemi engine in it,” said Petty. “I beginning at Daytona. He put always felt the Dodge was a little the first win in the books for better race car. The cars handled the Superbird when he won great. Anybody with those cars the Daytona 500. There were 11 never complained on the way they factory cars entered in the race handled. They were really just a SuRichard Petty drove this street-ready 1970 Plymouth Superbird and Hamilton probably would perspeedway car. Dover was a mile tribute car around the Monster Mile during pre-race ceremonies have been the last one picked and it was okay with it but anything before the “AAA 400 Drive for Autism” NASCAR Cup Series race on to win the biggest stock car race smaller than a mile was too big a car June 4, 2017. DOVER INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY PHOTO but he did just that, holding off for us.”

David Pearson in a Ford.

With speeds mounting during the Hamilton later added wins two wins at Talladega. In the second 1970 season, beginning at Michigan for the final 15 races that year, race, Pete set a Talladega record for the most laps led in a race. He NASCAR issued restrictor plates for all the cars on all tracks. had his Superbird in front for 153 of 188 laps.

“NASCAR said everything was getting messed up,” added Petty. “It Petty won five races in the Superbird. He scored 500-mile wins is really not a stock car anymore and after the restrictor plates were at Rockingham and Atlanta, a 400-mile win at Riverside and 300put on, they told us they wouldn’t let us run the Superbirds or the mile wins at Trenton and Dover. The victory at Atlanta, Petty led 90 Daytona Chargers beginning in 1971 with the wing unless you ran a percent of the laps, 295 of 328. At the Monster Mile, he led 186 of 305 cubic inch engine. Then they started handicapping the hemi and 300 laps. Bobby Allison was second and Charlie Glotzbach third, all by 1974, we were all running the smaller engines.” in Dodges while David Pearson and Benny Parsons were fourth and The winged cars might have been around for a little over a year. In fifth in Fords.

1970, they won 12 of the 20 races while Petty Enterprises with Petty In two of the Superspeedways races, Petty didn’t run a Superbird. and Hamilton took eight.

The first was at Darlington when he wiped out his car in practice For one year, they made a big mark in NASCAR and they were cars and he had to run his Roadrunner, his car on the short tracks. He that won’t be forgotten. crashed that car during the race and was out for a month.

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Fewest Caution Flags 3 (tie), 9/20/02, MBNA All-American Heroes 150; 10/4/18, General Tire 125

Race Record, 200 miles 96.957 mph, Jimmy Spencer, Chevrolet, 7/18/98

Most Caution Laps 55, Sunoco 150, 9/22/2006

Fewest Lead Drivers 2 (tie), 9/30/16, Dover 125; 10/4/18, General Tire 125

Fewest Caution Laps 8, 10/4/18, General Tire 125

Most Top-5 6 by Eddie MacDonald

Most Victories, Car Make 11 by Chevrolet

Most Top-10 7 by Eddie MacDonald

Race Winner, greatest improvement from starting position Started 42nd, Jimmy Spencer, 7/18/1998

Most Cars to Finish on Lead Lap 15, Drive Sober 150, 9/27/13

Race Record, 150 miles 116.179 mph, Matt Kobyluck, Chevrolet, 9/20/02 Race Record, 125 miles 127.407 mph, Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 10/5/19 Most Cautions 9, Sunoco 150, 9/24/2010 Fewest Cautions 3, MBNA All-American Heroes 150, 9/20/2002 Most Caution Flags 9, 9/24/10, Sunoco 150

CLOSEST FINISHES Margin Date .022 second 9-23-05 .172 second 9-21-07 .378 second 9-21-01

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Race Event MBNA RacePoints 150 Sunoco 150 MBNA e-commerce 150

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Fewest Cars to Finish on Lead Lap (Tied) 6, Delaware 200, 7/18/1998 6, MBNA America 150, 9/24/2004 6, Sunoco 15, 9/25/2009

Second Place Ryan Moore Joey Logano Bryan Wall

MOST VICTORIES Driver Wins Brett Moffitt 2 Austin Hill 2

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Race Record, 200 miles 96.957 mph, Jimmy Spencer, Chevrolet, 7/18/98

Most Caution Laps 55, Sunoco 150, 9/22/2006

Fewest Lead Drivers 2 (tie), 9/30/16, Dover 125; 10/4/18, General Tire 125

Fewest Caution Laps 8, 10/4/18, General Tire 125

Most Top-5 6 by Eddie MacDonald

Most Victories, Car Make 11 by Chevrolet

Most Top-10 7 by Eddie MacDonald

Race Winner, greatest improvement from starting position Started 42nd, Jimmy Spencer, 7/18/1998

Most Cars to Finish on Lead Lap 15, Drive Sober 150, 9/27/13

Race Record, 150 miles 116.179 mph, Matt Kobyluck, Chevrolet, 9/20/02 Race Record, 125 miles 127.407 mph, Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 10/5/19 Most Cautions 9, Sunoco 150, 9/24/2010 Fewest Cautions 3, MBNA All-American Heroes 150, 9/20/2002 Most Caution Flags 9, 9/24/10, Sunoco 150

CLOSEST FINISHES Margin Date .022 second 9-23-05 .172 second 9-21-07 .378 second 9-21-01

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Most Lead Changes 14, MBNA RacePoints 150, 9/23/2005 Fewest Lead Changes 1, Dover 125, 9/30/2016

Race Event MBNA RacePoints 150 Sunoco 150 MBNA e-commerce 150

MOST POLES Bubba Wallace

Winner Andy Santerre Sean Caisse Dale Shaw

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Most Lead Drivers 9, Sunoco 150, 9/19/2008

Fewest Cars to Finish on Lead Lap (Tied) 6, Delaware 200, 7/18/1998 6, MBNA America 150, 9/24/2004 6, Sunoco 15, 9/25/2009

Second Place Ryan Moore Joey Logano Bryan Wall

MOST VICTORIES Driver Wins Brett Moffitt 2 Austin Hill 2

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GENERAL TIRE 125: MAYER SWEEPS TO RACE WIN, K&N PRO SERIES EAST TITLE Sam Mayer is barely old enough to obtain a driver’s license, but he has enough skills behind the wheel to make NASCAR history.

Mayer, driving the No. 21 Chevrolet for GMS Racing, won by 3.166 seconds over Tanner Gray and won the “General Tire 125” NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race on Oct. 4, becoming the youngest NASCAR champion in the organization’s history.

Mayer, at 16 years, 3 months and 8 days old is just younger than Todd Gilliland, who won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at 16 years, 5 months in 2016. The youngest East winner was Harrison Burton at 16 years, 11 months and 20 days.

“I can’t thank GMS enough,” Mayer said in Sunoco Victory Lane.

“They had a rocket ship here for me. To win at Dover and get the golden Monster Trophy, I’m so excited about it.”

Mayer, who finished fourth in this race last season, started from the pole position after turning a lap of 154.407 mph earlier in qualifying. It was Mayer’s fourth victory of the season as he averaged a Monster Mile-record 127.407 mph while completing 125 miles around the high-banked, one-mile concrete oval in 58 minutes and 52 seconds.

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The race featured full breaks at 30 and 80 laps, which allowed teams to change tires and work on their cars. On the ensuing restarts, Mayer had tight battles with Tanner Gray for the lead for a lap or two, but eventually pulled away. Mayer led 123 of the race’s 125 laps while Gray led the other two.

Gray, driving the No. 15 Toyota for DGR-Crosley, was second, followed by Gilliland, Drew Dollar and Chase Cabre. Seven drivers finished on the lead lap.

This is the third time the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion has won the Dover race on his title-clinching day. Andy Santerre won both in 2005 and Burton completed the double in 2017.

Mayer finished 39 points ahead of Cabre in the final standings.

Gray and Spencer Davis tied for third, 53 points behind the champion.

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GENERAL TIRE 125: MAYER SWEEPS TO RACE WIN, K&N PRO SERIES EAST TITLE Sam Mayer is barely old enough to obtain a driver’s license, but he has enough skills behind the wheel to make NASCAR history.

Mayer, driving the No. 21 Chevrolet for GMS Racing, won by 3.166 seconds over Tanner Gray and won the “General Tire 125” NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race on Oct. 4, becoming the youngest NASCAR champion in the organization’s history.

Mayer, at 16 years, 3 months and 8 days old is just younger than Todd Gilliland, who won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West at 16 years, 5 months in 2016. The youngest East winner was Harrison Burton at 16 years, 11 months and 20 days.

“I can’t thank GMS enough,” Mayer said in Sunoco Victory Lane.

“They had a rocket ship here for me. To win at Dover and get the golden Monster Trophy, I’m so excited about it.”

Mayer, who finished fourth in this race last season, started from the pole position after turning a lap of 154.407 mph earlier in qualifying. It was Mayer’s fourth victory of the season as he averaged a Monster Mile-record 127.407 mph while completing 125 miles around the high-banked, one-mile concrete oval in 58 minutes and 52 seconds.

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The race featured full breaks at 30 and 80 laps, which allowed teams to change tires and work on their cars. On the ensuing restarts, Mayer had tight battles with Tanner Gray for the lead for a lap or two, but eventually pulled away. Mayer led 123 of the race’s 125 laps while Gray led the other two.

Gray, driving the No. 15 Toyota for DGR-Crosley, was second, followed by Gilliland, Drew Dollar and Chase Cabre. Seven drivers finished on the lead lap.

This is the third time the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion has won the Dover race on his title-clinching day. Andy Santerre won both in 2005 and Burton completed the double in 2017.

Mayer finished 39 points ahead of Cabre in the final standings.

Gray and Spencer Davis tied for third, 53 points behind the champion.

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Height of the Monster: 46 ft. to rear of stock car in right hand Weight of the Monster: 40,000 lbs.

Size of base: 7 ft. high; 60 ft. across Construction began at ACI Composites in Lancaster, Pa.: Dec. 3, 2007 Arrived in Dover, Del.: April 25, 2008 Days to build at ACI Composites in Lancaster, Pa.: 144 Days to reassemble on-site in Dover, Del.: One, on April 29, 2008 Days of cosmetic repairs and final touches in Dover, Del.: 21

F F A ST Dover International Speedway would like to thank all the staff who contributed to the success of the NASCAR race weekend. Your dedication of talent and time is greatly appreciated.

Available space for growth: 25 years Races included on the Monument: 100 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races, 72 NASCAR Xfinity Series races, 20 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races, 19 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races; and 14 miscellaneous races

Denis McGlynn Chairman

Michael Tatoian President & CEO

Number of marquee plaques: 8 reserved for notable Dover drivers; one for Monument dedication plaque (Jeff Gordon dedicated Monument on May 14, 2008) Drivers honored with marquee plaques: Bobby Allison (May 31, 2008), Richard Petty (Sept. 20, 2008), David Pearson (Sept. 28, 2013) and Jeff Gordon (May 5, 2018).

Timothy R. Horne Senior Vice President, Finance & CFO

Mark A. Rossi Vice PresidentSales & Marketing

Thomas G. Wintermantel

Treasurer & Assistant Secretary

LeeAnn Hardy

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Henry B. Tippie (Chairman) Denis McGlynn Patrick J. Bagley Jeffrey W. Rollins R. Randall Rollins Timothy R. Horne

Denis McGlynn President & CEO Michael A. Tatoian Exec. Vice President & COO Timothy R. Horne Sr. Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer Thomas G. Wintermantel Treasurer & Assistant Secretary

Oliver Sebastian

Assistant Vice President – Information Systems

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MILES THE MONSTER FACTS & FIGURES

Height of the Monster: 46 ft. to rear of stock car in right hand Weight of the Monster: 40,000 lbs.

Size of base: 7 ft. high; 60 ft. across Construction began at ACI Composites in Lancaster, Pa.: Dec. 3, 2007 Arrived in Dover, Del.: April 25, 2008 Days to build at ACI Composites in Lancaster, Pa.: 144 Days to reassemble on-site in Dover, Del.: One, on April 29, 2008 Days of cosmetic repairs and final touches in Dover, Del.: 21

F F A ST Dover International Speedway would like to thank all the staff who contributed to the success of the NASCAR race weekend. Your dedication of talent and time is greatly appreciated.

Available space for growth: 25 years Races included on the Monument: 100 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races, 72 NASCAR Xfinity Series races, 20 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races, 19 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East races; and 14 miscellaneous races

Denis McGlynn Chairman

Michael Tatoian President & CEO

Number of marquee plaques: 8 reserved for notable Dover drivers; one for Monument dedication plaque (Jeff Gordon dedicated Monument on May 14, 2008) Drivers honored with marquee plaques: Bobby Allison (May 31, 2008), Richard Petty (Sept. 20, 2008), David Pearson (Sept. 28, 2013) and Jeff Gordon (May 5, 2018).

Timothy R. Horne Senior Vice President, Finance & CFO

Mark A. Rossi Vice PresidentSales & Marketing

Thomas G. Wintermantel

Treasurer & Assistant Secretary

LeeAnn Hardy

Assistant Vice President – Operations

SAMANTHA AURAND LISA BEDDLE MICHELLE BROWNE GARY CAMP MATT CIAMPA ALLEN CLARK KRISTIN COLE DAVE EISENBERGER ROBERT GARELLA TODD GILLOCK TERRY HERBEIN JIM HOSFELT REBECCA JAKSCH JEFFERY KIVETT MIKE LEWIS ROB LOFLAND, III PATRICK LONG DEREK MAYFIELD JOSH MCCORKLE MEGAN MCILVAIN KEVIN MILLS RUSSELL MYERS DAVE PELLY JOYCE REED TERRY WHITHAM DOUGLAS YORKE

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(NYSE:DVD) DIRECTORS

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Henry B. Tippie (Chairman) Denis McGlynn Patrick J. Bagley Jeffrey W. Rollins R. Randall Rollins Timothy R. Horne

Denis McGlynn President & CEO Michael A. Tatoian Exec. Vice President & COO Timothy R. Horne Sr. Vice President Finance & Chief Financial Officer Thomas G. Wintermantel Treasurer & Assistant Secretary

Oliver Sebastian

Assistant Vice President – Information Systems

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