Sunday
At Dover International Speedway
Dover, Del.
Lap length: 1 mile
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (2) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 400 laps, 0 rating, 45 points.
2. (3) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 400, 0, 40.
3. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 400, 0, 38.
4. (1) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400, 0, 38.
5. (4) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 400, 0, 36.
6. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 0, 35.
7. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 399, 0, 35.
8. (14) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 399, 0, 33.
9. (7) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 399, 0, 32.
10. (18) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 399, 0, 32.
11. (22) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 399, 0, 30.
12. (17) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 399, 0, 29.
13. (15) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 399, 0, 28.
14. (10) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 399, 0, 27.
15. (11) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 398, 0, 26.
16. (27) Aric Almirola, Ford, 398, 0, 25.
17. (19) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 397, 0, 24.
18. (25) Greg Biffle, Ford, 396, 0, 24.
19. (21) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 396, 0, 22.
20. (23) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 395, 0, 21.
21. (34) Brian Scott, Ford, 395, 0, 20.
22. (26) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 395, 0, 19.
23. (16) Chris Buescher, Ford, 394, 0, 18.
24. (28) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 394, 0, 17.
25. (12) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 394, 0, 16.
26. (29) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 394, 0, 15.
27. (35) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 393, 0, 14.
28. (24) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 393, 0, 13.
29. (31) Landon Cassill, Ford, 392, 0, 12.
30. (32) David Ragan, Toyota, 392, 0, 11.
31. (33) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 391, 0, 10.
32. (30) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 390, 0, 0.
33. (37) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 387, 0, 8.
34. (36) Timmy Hill, Ford, 386, 0, 0.
35. (39) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 385, 0, 6.
36. (38) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 384, 0, 5.
37. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 354, 0, 4.
38. (20) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 281, 0, 3.
39. (40) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, engine, 196, 0, 2.
40. (13) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, engine, 192, 0, 1.
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Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 130.967 mph.
Time of Race: 0 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds.
Margin of Victory: seconds.
Caution Flags: 4 for 22 laps.
Lead Changes: 14 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: B.Keselowski 1-5; M.Truex 6-20; Ky.Busch 21-35; M.Truex 36; Ky.Busch 37-105; M.Truex 106; Ky.Busch 107-124; M.Truex 125-188; J.Johnson 189-277; B.Keselowski 278-279; G.Biffle 280-286; M.Truex 287-365; J.Johnson 366; J.Gordon 367-373; M.Truex 374-400
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Truex, 6 times for 181 laps; Ky.Busch, 3 times for 99 laps; J.Johnson, 2 times for 88 laps; G.Biffle, 1 time for 6 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 6 laps; B.Keselowski, 2 times for 5 laps.
Wins: Ky.Busch, 4; B.Keselowski, 4; D.Hamlin, 3; K.Harvick, 3; M.Truex, 3; C.Edwards, 2; J.Johnson, 2; M.Kenseth, 2; C.Buescher, 1; Ku.Busch, 1; K.Larson, 1; J.Logano, 1; T.Stewart, 1.
Top 16 in Points: 1. M.Truex, 3000; 2. K.Harvick, 3000; 3. Ky.Busch, 3000; 4. M.Kenseth, 3000; 5. J.Logano, 3000; 6. C.Elliott, 3000; 7. B.Keselowski, 3000. 8. Ku.Busch, 3000; 9. D.Hamlin, 3000; 10. C.Edwards, 3000; 11. J.Johnson, 3000; 12. A.Dillon, 3000; 13. T.Stewart, 2074; 14. K.Larson, 2073; 15. J.McMurray, 2053; 16. C.Buescher, 2045.
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NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
DOVER, Del. — Martin Truex Jr. watched season after empty season as other drivers hoisted trophies and celebrated championships and wondered if he was running out of time to become a winner.
Bad cars, bad teams, bad luck.
Whatever the cause, Truex was a journeyman driver seemingly doomed to a mediocre career. Now, what quantifies as a downer in Truex’s career rebirth is that he failed to actually sweep the first round of the Chase — but two of three is pretty dominant.
“We’re not messing around, I guess,” Truex said. “We are here to get it done.”
Truex’s late-season surge extended Sunday at Dover International Speedway for his second victory in the first three Chase races. Truex won for the fourth time this season in the No. 78 Toyota and paired this Chase win with his opening victory at Chicagoland.
“Kind of a bonus win,” crew chief Cole Pearn said. “We didn’t need it all.”
Well, plenty of other Chase drivers did.
Tony Stewart finished 13th and the three-time NASCAR champion was knocked out of contention in the first elimination race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Chris Buescher and Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray also dropped out of the Chase. The field was sliced from 16 drivers to 12.
Austin Dillon finished eighth and moved from outside the points cutoff of the Chase to a transfer spot and advanced to the next round.
Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch joined Truex and Dillon in the next round that opens at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Kyle Busch was second, followed by Chase Elliott, Keselowski, Kenseth and Logano — the only five other cars that finished on the lead lap.
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