NASCAR Cup Series Dives into the Monster Mile

DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne at Dover Motor Speedway

 

Next up today on the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule is Dover Motor Speedway for Sunday’s DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne (3 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio); the 11th race of the year.

 

Aptly nicknamed the Monster Mile, Dover Motor Speedway is a one-mile concrete paved oval located in Dover, Delaware. Dover Motor Speedway, originally known as Dover Downs International Speedway, has hosted 103 NASCAR Cup Series races dating back to the inaugural event on July 6, 1969. The first Dover Cup Series race was won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty driving a Petty Enterprises Ford (115.772 mph, 02:35:28). Petty actually won the first two Cup events at the track (1969, 1970).

 

In total, the 103 NASCAR Cup Series races at Dover Motor Speedway have produced 42 different pole winners and 39 different race winners. NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson leads the series in poles at Dover Motor Speedway with six (1969, 1973 sweep, 1974, 1975, 1981). Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin leads all active series drivers in poles at Dover with four (2012, 2013, 2015, 2019). Seven of the 42 NASCAR Cup Series Dover Motor Speedway pole winners are active this weekend.

 

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— Dover Motor Speedway (@MonsterMile) May 1, 2022

 

Recently retired driver, Jimmie Johnson, holds the NASCAR Cup Series record for the most wins at Dover Motor Speedway with 11 victories (2002 sweep, 2005 Playoffs, 2009 sweep, 2010 Playoffs, Spring of 2012, 2013 Playoffs, Spring of 2014, Spring of 2015, and Spring of 2017). Three drivers are tied for the most wins among active competitors at Dover – Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch – each have three wins. Of the 39 different NASCAR Cup Series winners at Dover Motor Speedway, nine are active this weekend.

 

• Next Race: DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne 
• The Place: Dover Motor Speedway  
• The Date: Sunday, May 1  
• The Time: 3 p.m. ET  
• The Purse: $7,205,230  
• TV: FS1, 2 p.m. ET  
• Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio  
• Distance: 400 miles (400 laps) 
• Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 120) 
• Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 250) 
• Final Stage (Ends on Lap 400)

 

source: NASCAR Media