THE RACE: AAA 400 Drive for Autism
TRACK: Dover International Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #11 of 36
Date: Sunday, May 6, 2018 in Dover, DE
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 2:00 pm/et
Sections on this page:
Television | Radio/Streaming | Schedule | Track/Race Info | Race Rundown
Qualifying / Practice / Entry Info | Weather Links | Tire Notes | Odds
NASCAR RaceDay: 12:30pm/et on FS1
NASCAR Sunday Pre-Race Show: 2:00pm/et on FS1
Television Race Coverage: FS1, 2:00pm/et
Practices:
Friday, May 4, 10:35-11:25am/et, TV-FS1;
Saturday, May 5, 8:30-9:20am/et, TV-FS1;
Saturday, May 5, 11:00-11:50pm/et, TV-FS1
Qualifying for positions 1-40, Friday, May 4 at 3:20 pm/et, TV-FS1;
re-air scheduled: None
In the Booth: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Gordon
Pit Reporters: Jamie Little, Regan Smith, Vince Welch, Matt Yocum
In-Race Analyst: Larry McReynolds
Race / Hollywood Hotel Host: Chris Myers
Analysts / Hollywood Hotel: Jeff Gordon, Darrell and Michael Waltrip
Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
TBA
TV Listings, Links and Info:
see the TV Listings and Links page
Motor Racing Network (MRN)
SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR Channel 90
ONLINE STREAMING
FOX Sports GO (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio: MRN Live Streaming
SiriusXM Internet Radio (available via internet connected device, with subscription)
EVENT SCHEDULE
Event Schedule times are local to the track
Thursday, May 3
7:30 PM-9:30 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
Friday, May 4
7:30 AM-5:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
9:15 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING
10:35 AM-11:25 AM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
3:20 PM MENCS QUALIFYING (MULTI-VEHICLE / THREE ROUNDS)
Saturday, May 5
7:00 AM-3:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
8:30 AM-9:20 AM MENCS 2ND PRACTICE
11:00 AM-11:50 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE
Sunday, May 6 - REVISED
9:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
12:00 PM MENCS DRIVER MEETING
1:20 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
2:00 PM MENCS RACE (400 LAPS, 400 MILES)
MENCS = Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Dover International Speedway Track News, Stats & Links page
June 2017: see the Dover Race Info page
October 2017: see the Dover Race Info page
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshals: Philadelphia Eagles' announcers Merrill Reese and Mike Quick
Command to start engines: Merrill Reese and Mike Quick
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: Philadelphia Eagles' Jordan Hicks
Honorary Pace Car Driver: TBA
Color Guard: Dover Air Force Base Color Guard
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: Jessica Lynn, International Country Music Star
Flyover: 4 F16s from the 113th Wing of the District of Columbia Air National Guard
Sunday Dover Notebook: Broken driveshaft prolongs Kyle Busch's woes at Dover; Daniel Suarez ties career-best finish with third at Dover; Frustrated Martin Truex Jr. finishes fourth.[More](5-6-2018)
Saturday Dover Notebook: Kyle Larson has discovered a new passion--golf; Austin Dillon optimistic as summer races approach; Short strokes.[More](5-5-2018)
Friday Dover Notebook: Joey Logano still identified with 2009 wreck at Dover; Daniel Suarez on the upswing as Cup series comes to Dover; Short strokes.[More](5-4-2018)
What to Watch for: Dover International Speedway: Time to End Jimmie's Slump?; Chase Still Looking for a 1st; Logano Looks for 20; Sadler Nears Points Leader Record; Variety Exists in XFINITY Series; Who's Hot and Who's Not - Dover.[More](5-3-2018)
Dover Weekend Preview: All three NASCAR national series are back in action this weekend at Dover International Speedway.[More](5-3-2018)
A look at many news, notes and story lines for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway, see the stats on the NASCAR National Series News & Notes -- Dover International Speedway
Dover Weekend Preview: All three NASCAR national series are back in action this weekend at Dover International Speedway.[More](5-3-2018)
A look at some of the top statistical performers and top-10 driver ratings at Dover International Speedway, see the stats on the Statistical Advance - Analyzing Dover International Speedway page
Harvick saves his best for a rainy day with victory at Dover: The only thing that could have stopped Kevin Harvick on Sunday at Dover International Speedway was a sudden rainstorm. And even that failed. Eight laps after Sunday's AAA 400 restarted from a rain delay of more than 40 minutes, Harvick passed Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Clint Bowyer for the lead and pulled away to win his fourth race of the season by a whopping 7.450 seconds. All told, Harvick led 201 of the 400 laps, swept all three stages and reestablished his No. 4 Ford as the dominant car in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.[More](5-6-2018)
#4-Kevin Harvick won the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway. The win is his fourth win of 2018, second win at Dover and 41st career win.
#14-Clint Bowyer finished 2nd followed by #19-Daniel Suarez, #78-Martin Truex, Jr., #41-Kurt Busch, #2-Brad Keselowski, #11-Denny Hamlin, #12-Ryan Blaney, #48-Jimmie Johnson, and #42-Kyle Larson.
Pole winner,#42-Larson started from the rear after failing pre-race inspection.
Stage 1 was won by #4-Harvick, finished 1st.
Stage 2 was won by #4-Harvick, finished 1st.
There were 17 lead changes among 6 drivers and 8 cautions for 48 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 115.044mph.
See unofficial race results, awards, laps led, cautions and more at:
Unofficial Race Results (pdf)
Cumulative Report (pdf)
Penalty Report (pdf)
See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).
MENCS at Dover
- Kevin Harvick: 41st career win; 4th this season (1 off career high set in 2006 and 2014 (won title in 2014))
- Harvick: 2nd driver since 2000 to win 4 or more times in 1st 11 races of season (2007 Jimmie Johnson, won 10 races and championship that year)
- Harvick: won by 7.45 seconds, his largest margin of victory in his 41 career wins (next-largest was 4.65 sec in 2005 at Bristol)
- Harvick: led 201 laps; 741 laps led this year (led 850 all of last season)
- Clint Bowyer: finished 2nd; 4th 1-2 finish for Stewart-Haas Racing (last 2 have been Harvick-Bowyer)
- Daniel Suárez: tied best career finish with 3rd (also 3rd in 2017 Watkins Glen); moved from 21st to 17th in points
- Suárez: 3rd straight top-10 finish (1 in 1st 9 races of season)
- Kurt Busch: finished 5th; Stewart-Haas Racing puts 3 cars in top 5 for 1st time in team history (since 2009)
- Kyle Busch: finished 35th (broken drivetrain); 4 DNF in last 5 Dover races (outside top 15 in all 5 races)
(ESPN Stats & Info)
Race Fast Facts - Dover
Kevin Harvick won the 49th Annual AAA 400 Drive For Autism, his 41st victory in 621 NASCAR
Monster Energy Cup Series races.
This is his fourth victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2018.
This is his second victory and 16th top-10 finish in 35 races at Dover International Speedway.
Clint Bowyer (second) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 25 races at Dover International Speedway. It is
his seventh top-10 finish in 2018.
Daniel Suarez (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Dover International Speedway.
William Byron (14th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Busch leads the point standings by 22 points over Joey Logano.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(5-6-2018)
2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Driver Chase Standings:
[after Dover, race 11 of 36]
#4-Kevin Harvick [4 wins - 3 can be used for playoffs], 426
#18-Kyle Busch [3 wins], 466
#22-Joey Logano [1 win], 444
#14-Clint Bowyer [1 win], 380
#78-Martin Truex Jr. [1 win], 340
#3-Austin Dillon [1 win], 210
#2-Brad Keselowski 365, -101
#41-Kurt Busch, 358, -108
#12-Ryan Blaney, 346, -120
#11-Denny Hamlin, 344, -122
#42-Kyle Larson, 307, -159
#10-Aric Almirola, 304, -162
#48-Jimmie Johnson, 268, -198
#20-Erik Jones, 253, -213
#88-Alex Bowman, 252, -214
#9-Chase Elliott, 241, -225
#17-Stenhouse, Jr., 239, -227
See the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings page (pdf) and Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf)
See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Official Race & Points Report (pdf).
Top-Ten Stage 2 Results (lap 240) of the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway (lap 240/400):
#4-Harvick, 10pts, 1 playoff point
#2-Keselowski, 9pts
#18-Busch, 8pts
#48-Johnson, 7pts
#14-Bowyer, 6pts
#19-Suarez, 5pts
#78-Truex, 4pts
#12-Blaney, 3pts
#9-Elliott, 2pts
#22-Logano, 1pt
Top-Ten Stage 1 Results (lap 120) of the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway (lap 120/400):
#4-Harvick, 10pts, 1 playoff point
#18-Busch, 9pts
#2-Keselowski 8pts
#19-Suarez, 7pts
#41-Busch 6pts
#9-Elliott, 5pts
#14-Bowyer, 4pts
#48-Johnson, 3pts
#22-Logano, 2pts
#12-Blaney, 1pt
Lucky Dogs, drivers that got a lap back during the cautions (and their finish):
Caution 1: none
Caution 2: #99-Cope, 37th
Caution 3: #47-Allmendinger, 21st
Caution 4: #20-Jones, 18th
Caution 5: #24-Byron, 14th
Caution 6: #1-McMurray, 16th
Caution 7: #42-Larson, 10th
Caution 8: #95-Kahne, 17th
See the starting lineup for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway on the Starting Lineup Page (pdf).
To the rear: #42-Larson (failed pre-race inspection), #88-Bowman (failed pre-race inspection), #3-Dillon (non-compliant splitter), #72-LaJoie (engine change)
NASCAR Overtime Race Procedure: Rule and notes on the NASCAR Overtime rules/news/stats page.
Wave Around: how the wave around rule works: All vehicles between the leader and the caution vehicle at the start/finish line when the "one to go" signal is given by the starter are considered "Wave Around" eligible. "Wave Around" vehicles will not be permitted to enter pit road at any time during this yellow flag/caution period. "Wave Around" vehicles must receive the green flag on the race track before being permitted to enter pit road without a penalty. Vehicles under a penalty and the "Free Pass" vehicle will not be eligible to receive a "Wave Around".
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway have been made.
With 38 cars entered, pit stalls 16, 28 are not in use this weekend.
Pole winner #42-Larson chose pit stall 1, the first stall available [as do most pole sitters].
Outside pole winner #4-Harvick took pit stall 40, the final pitstall.
#78-Truex, Jr., who starts 3rd, took the ninth stall.
To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on Jayski.com's Pit Stall Selection chart.(5-5-2018)
Links to results, practices, qualifying PDF's: (will be added as available)
Official Race & Points Report
Race Results
Drivers Points
Owners Points
Cumlative Race Report
Penalty Report
Happy Hour Practice Speeds
Practice 2 Speeds
Pitstalls
Starting Lineup
Qualifying Results
Qualifying Order
Practice 1 Speeds
Latest / Final Entry List
Preliminary Entry List
See the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race results page
QUALIFYING INFO, PRACTICE SPEED and ENTRIES
Happy Hour (final) practice for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#10-Almirola 158.277
#9-Elliott 158.054
#14-Bowyer 157.916
#42-Larson 157.729
#4-Harvick 157.529
best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 32 drivers): #14-Bowyer 155.880
slowest: #99-Cope 146.021
notes: #4-Harvick and #41-Busch served 15-minute penalties.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Happy Hour Practice speeds page (pdf) (5-5-2018)
First Saturday practice for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#22-Logano 157.494
#2-Keselowski 157.453
#78-Truex 157.048
#9-Elliott 156.883
#10-Almirola 156.856
best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 25 drivers): #22-Keselowski 156.399
slowest: #51-Ware 146.009
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Second Practice speeds page (pdf) (5-5-2018)
Kyle Larson dominates Monster Energy Cup qualifying at Dover: Larson charged around the high-banked one-mile concrete track in 22.770 seconds to earn the pole position for Sunday's AAA 400. Saving his fastest lap for the third and final round, Larson was the only driver to top 158 mph during the session.[More](5-4-2018)
Kyle Larson won the Busch pole for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway with speed of 158.103mph for his 1st pole of 2018, 1st at Dover and 5th of his career. Larson has won 2 times from the 4 previous poles.
#4-Harvick will start 2nd followed by #78-Truex, Jr., #18-Busch, #17-Stenhouse, jr., #9-Elliott, #19-Suarez, #2-Keselowski, #41-Busch, #11-Hamlin, #20-Jones, #14-Bowyer.
#42-Larson was fastest in the second round with a speed of 157.432mph.
#18-Busch was quickest in the first round with a speed of 157.116mph.
Driver(s) who will miss the race: none as 38 were entered for 40 spots
See round-by-round qualifying results on the Qualifying results page (pdf) and the complete starting lineup on the Starting Lineup page (pdf).(5-4-2018)
Dover International Speedway - Qualifying Fast Facts:
Owner: Chip Ganassi Racing
Crew Chief: Chad Johnston
Kyle Larson won the Busch Pole Award Pole Award for the 49th Annual AAA400 Drive For Autism with a lap of 22.770 seconds, 158.103 mph.
This is his fifth pole in 158 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and ninth top-10 start in 2018.
This is his first pole in nine races at Dover International Speedway.
Kevin Harvick (second) posted his 10th top-10 start of 2018 and his 15th in 35 races at Dover International Speedway.
Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his 15th top-10 start at Dover International Speedway. It is his eighth in 11 races this season.
William Byron (17th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(5-4-2018)
Second Round of Qualifying for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is over, after 10 scheduled minutes.
#42-Larson 157.432
#9-Elliott 157.267
#19-Suarez 157.068
#17=Stenhouse, Jr. 157.041
#4-Harvick 156.952
the rest of the top 12: 78 18 41 14 11 2 20
out of the top 12 and not advancing to round 3: 10 12 88 37 24 22 48 21 31 6 1 32
(5-4-2018)
First Round of Qualifying for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is over, after 15 scheduled minutes.
#18-Busch 157.116
#2-Keselowski 156.883
#78-Truex, Jr. 156.678
#11-Hamlin 156.535
#12-Blaney 126.386
the rest of the top 24: 4 9 48 17 20 19 42 88 14 41 22 10 21 1 6 37 32 24 31
out of the top 24 and not advancing to round 2: 95 43 3 47 34 13 15 38 00 55 23 99 51 72
Drivers who will miss the race: none, 38 entered
(5-4-2018)
Coverage of Qualifying for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is scheduled for Friday, May 4, 2018 at 3:20pm/et.
Television (TV): TBA, 3:00pm/et
Radio: Live online at Motor Racing Network (MRN)
Group qualifying under the three-round qualifying format:
• Round 1 -- All entries will have 15 minutes to post a qualifying time, after which the 24 registering the fastest laps will advance to the second round. Those failing to advance will be sorted based on first-round times in descending order (from fastest to slowest).
• Round 2 -- The 24 fastest from the first round will have 10 minutes to post a second-round qualifying time, with the 12 fastest advancing to a third round. Those not advancing will earn starting positions 13 through 24 based on time, again in descending order.
• Round 3 -- The final round will be five minutes in length. The fastest times from this session will determine the first (Coors Light Pole Award) through 12th starting positions.
There will be a seven-minute break between each round; teams may make adjustments to their entries only during the individual breaks. They will not be allowed to jack the vehicle or raise the hood, and once the car or truck enters the garage, it will no longer be permitted to return to the track for additional qualifying attempts.
Qualifying Order for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is posted.
The first driver to be lined up on pit road will be #41-Busch
The final driver lined up on pit road will be #19-Suarez.
The order is set by a random draw, how cars park on pit road before they qualify, held about an hour before the first practice.
After the first round, the cars lined up by speed.
For the qualifying order, see the Qualifying Order page (pdf).(5-4-2018)
First practice for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#21-Menard 159.830
#48-Johnson 159.440
#4-Harvick 159.412
#18-Busch 159.299
#2-Keselowski 159.208
most laps run: #22-Logano, 23 laps
slowest: #55-Sorenson 148.307 & #99-Cope 145.214.
notes: No drivers ran 10 or more consecutive laps. #72-LaJoie lost an engine late in practice.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Friday Practice speeds (pdf) (5-4-2018)
Entry List for the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is posted, 38 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #00-Cassill, #15-Chastain, #51-Ware, #55-Sorenson, #72-LaJoie, #99-Cope.
Since only 38 cars are entered, all drivers will make the race.
See the full entry list on the Entry List (pdf)
For qualifying rules and formats, see the Qualifying Rules page
How to Calculate Track Speeds: use the formula Speed = Distance divided by Time. Distance is Track Length, and Lap Time into Hours. Once hour is 3600 seconds, so the calculation for a 48 second lap at Daytona(2.5 miles) would be: Speed = 2.5 x (3600/48), = 2.5 x 75 = 187.500mph. For a 19 second lap at Dover(.533 miles): Speed = .533 x (3600/19), = .533 x 189.474 = a speed of 100.990mph
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