Talladega ran it’s first race in 1969 and last week we saw 72 lead changes, among the most ever in a Talladega race, which it was great right? Well, with all the fuel saving it was more about going slow than fast. Up next we go to another track that started hosting Cup races in 1969, but has a completely different style of racing and where drivers will run 100% almost all race, Dover. Down below you will find different statistics from all of the NASCAR Cup races here at Dover Motor Speedway ranging from Most Wins to Best Average Finishes by starting position. So read and enjoy these fun fact track stats!
In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Dover.
In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Dover.
Active Drivers will be highlighted like so
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2024 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Richard Petty 07/06/1969
Most Recent Winner: Martin Truex Jr. 05/01/2023
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 1995-12 | 37 | Kyle Petty | T6 | 2002-28 | 19 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 2 | 2000-27 | 27 | Tony Stewart | T6 | 2006-13 | 19 | Matt Kenseth |
| 3 | 2007-13 | 26 | Martin Truex Jr. | T6 | 2006-28 | 19 | Jeff Burton |
| 4 | 2011-11 | 24 | Matt Kenseth | T10 | 1988-11 | 17 | Bill Elliott |
| 5 | 2013-13 | 22 | Tony Stewart | T10 | 2020-25 | 17 | Kevin Harvick |
| T6 | 1991-11 | 19 | Ken Schrader | T10 | 2023-11 | 17 | Martin Truex Jr. |
– Starting position matters very much this weekend at Dover as in 105 races only 5 times has someone started out of the Top 20 and won, and only once has someone started 30th or worse and won
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| T1 | 1997-12 | 40 | Bobby Labonte | T5 | 2013-13 | 34 | Denny Hamlin |
| T1 | 2002-13 | 40 | Matt Kenseth | 7 | 1978-24 | 33 | J.D. McDuffie |
| 3 | 1988-23 | 39 | Mark Martin | T8 | 1991-11 | 32 | Michael Waltrip |
| 4 | 2000-27 | 35 | Jeremy Mayfield | T8 | 1993-12 | 32 | Ernie Irvan |
| T5 | 1992-23 | 34 | Alan Kulwicki | T8 | 1999-27 | 32 | Rusty Wallace |
– Don’t look for the Pole winner this weekend to finish poorly as only once since 2002 has the Pole winner finished 32nd or worse.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1973-13 | David Pearson | 1997-26 | Mark Martin |
| 1973-24 | David Pearson | 1998-26 | Mark Martin |
| 1975-12 | David Pearson | 1999-13 | Bobby Labonte |
| 1976-24 | Cale Yarborough | 2003-13 | Ryan Newman |
| 1990-23 | Bill Elliott | 2009-28 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 1993-24 | Rusty Wallace | 2010-28 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 1996-12 | Jeff Gordon |
– There are a few drivers who have won the Pole and Race twice at Dover, but only David Pearson has done it 3 times!
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2017-13 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3rd |
| 2018-11 | Kevin Harvick | 1st |
| 2018-30 | Kevin Harvick | 6th |
| 2020-24 | Denny Hamlin | 1st |
| 2020-25 | Kevin Harvick | 1st |
| 2021-13 | Kyle Larson | 2nd |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 2018-11 | Kevin Harvick | – | – |
| 2020-24 | Denny Hamlin | ||
| 2020-25 | Kevin Harvick | ||
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1974-25 | 98.20 | Richard Petty | 1 | 2013-13 | 0.75 | Tony Stewart |
| 2 | 1982-11 | 97.20 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 2006-28 | 1.50 | Jeff Burton |
| 3 | 2001-13 | 95.25 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | 2017-13 | 1.72 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 4 | 1998-26 | 94.75 | Mark Martin | 4 | 1998-12 | 2.00 | Dale Jarrett |
| 5 | 1989-11 | 91.20 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 2018-30 | 2.72 | Chase Elliott |
| 6 | 2015-29 | 88.75 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 2012-29 | 3.50 | Brad Keselowski |
| 7 | 2004-28 | 81.25 | Ryan Newman | 7 | 1981-12 | 4.00 | Jody Ridley |
| 8 | 1995-25 | 80.00 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | 2004-13 | 4.75 | Mark Martin |
| 9 | 1988-23 | 78.40 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 2015-13 | 5.68 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 10 | 1989-23 | 75.00 | Dale Earnhardt | 10 | 1997-12 | 6.20 | Ricky Rudd |
– There is no secret to winning at Dover when it comes to laps led as 10 drivers have led over 75% of the laps or more and 10 drivers have led less than 6.3% of the laps.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1974-25 | 98.20 | Richard Petty | 1st | 6 | 1989-11 | 91.20 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st |
| 2 | 1982-11 | 97.20 | Bobby Allison | 1st | 7 | 2015-29 | 88.75 | Kevin Harvick | 1st |
| 3 | 2001-13 | 95.25 | Jeff Gordon | 1st | 8 | 2004-28 | 81.25 | Ryan Newman | 1st |
| 4 | 1998-26 | 94.75 | Mark Martin | 1st | 9 | 1981-12 | 80.80 | Neil Bonnett | 13th |
| 5 | 1998-12 | 93.75 | Jeff Gordon | 3rd | 10 | 1995-25 | 80.00 | Jeff Gordon | 1st |
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2009-13 | Jimmie Johnson | 150.0 | 1st | 6 | 2014-13 | Jimmie Johnson | 148.3 | 1st |
| 2 | 2012-13 | Jimmie Johnson | 149.8 | 1st | 7 | 2013-29 | Jimmie Johnson | 145.4 | 1st |
| 3 | 2015-29 | Kevin Harvick | 149.7 | 1st | 8 | 2021-13 | Kyle Larson | 144.7 | 2nd |
| T4 | 2009-28 | Jimmie Johnson | 149.2 | 1st | 9 | 2018-11 | Kevin Harvick | 144.3 | 1st |
| T4 | 2020-25 | Kevin Harvick | 149.2 | 1st | 10 | 2016-29 | Martin Truex Jr. | 143.2 | 1st |
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2020-24 | Denny Hamlin | 1st | 2021-13 | Kyle Larson | 2nd |
| 2020-25 | Joey Logano | 6th | 2021-13 | William Byron | 4th |
| 2020-25 | Brad Keselowski | 8th | 2021-13 | Kevin Harvick | 6th |
| 2020-25 | Ryan Blaney | 12th | 2021-13 | Denny Hamlin | 7th |
| 2021-13 | Alex Bowman | 1st | 2023-11 | Denny Hamlin | 5th |
– In 3 of the last 5 Dover races Denny Hamlin has ran every lap in the Top 15, but only one has resulted in a win.
| Most Lead Lap cars at finish of race | Fewest Lead Lap cars at finish of race | ||||
| Rank | Race | # of cars | Rank | Race | # of cars |
| T1 | 2006-13 | 21 | T1 | 1969-1991 | 1 |
| T1 | 2020-25 | 21 | |||
| T3 | 2009-13 | 20 | |||
| T3 | 2011-29 | 20 | |||
| T5 | 2003-28 | 19 | |||
| T5 | 2009-28 | 19 | |||
| T5 | 2012-13 | 19 | |||
| T8 | 2011-11 | 18 | |||
| T8 | 2015-29 | 18 | |||
| T9 | 2002-13 | 17 | |||
| T9 | 2021-13 | 17 | |||
– Do not expect there to be many cars on the lead lap at the end of the race this weekend as there has never been 22 or more drivers on the lead lap at the end of a race here.
| Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 1st | 12.05 | 1 | 40th | 31.09 |
| 2 | 3rd | 12.13 | 2 | 39th | 29.55 |
| 3 | 2nd | 12.33 | 3 | 38th | 29.12 |
| 4 | 7th | 13.43 | 4 | 36th | 28.69 |
| 5 | 4th | 15.37 | 5 | 35th | 28.52 |
| 6 | 6th | 15.49 | 6 | 34th | 27.68 |
| 7 | 10th | 15.56 | 7 | 37th | 26.27 |
| 8 | 9th | 15.66 | 8 | 32nd | 25.93 |
| 9 | 5th | 15.97 | 9 | 33rd | 25.49 |
| 10 | 8th | 16.61 | 10 | 31st | 24.61 |
– Historically at Dover starting in the Top 10 is the best in terms of finish, while the worse you start the worse your finish will be.
| Best Avg. Driver Rating (since 2005)(3+ starts) |
Best Avg. Top 15% (since 2005)(3+ start) |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 112.0 | 32 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 84.52 | 32 |
| 2 | Matt Kenseth | 103.35 | 29 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 80.39 | 13 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 102.61 | 15 | 3 | Jeff Gordon | 77.90 | 23 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 101.61 | 35 | 4 | Matt Kenseth | 77.08 | 29 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 101.08 | 33 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 76.16 | 35 |
| 6 | Carl Edwards | 98.77 | 24 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 74.99 | 33 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 98.25 | 35 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 74.63 | 15 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 95.97 | 13 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 72.48 | 35 |
| 9 | Jeff Gordon | 95.60 | 23 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | 72.39 | 25 |
| 10 | Mark Martin | 95.35 | 18 | 10 | Mark Martin | 72.38 | 18 |
– Jimmie Johnson has been great at Dover in his Cup Series career as he is first in both tables above, we’ll see how he does in a Next Gen car this weekend.
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Dover starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Dover starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | David Pearson | 8.00 | 16 | 1 | David Pearson | 26.86 | 16 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 8.60 | 15 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 20.70 | 38 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 9.26 | 35 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 20.49 | 20 |
| 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 9.66 | 38 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 16.19 | 35 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 9.85 | 13 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 14.95 | 15 |
| 6 | Bobby Isaac | 11.2 | 5 | 6 | Jeff Gordon | 12.16 | 47 |
| 7 | Jeff Gordon | 11.38 | 47 | 7 | Harry Gant | 11.14 | 31 |
| 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11.42 | 33 | 8 | Bill Elliott | 10.20 | 43 |
| 9 | Cale Yarborough | 11.45 | 20 | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 10.10 | 44 |
| 10 | Carl Edwards | 11.64 | 25 | 10 | Kevin Harvick | 9.78 | 43 |
– David Pearson may have had only 16 starts at Dover, but he was great in those starts as the tables above show with him leading both categories.
| Most Dover Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Dover starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Ricky Rudd | 56 | 1 | Erik Jones | 99.76 | 11 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 55 | 2 | William Byron | 99.74 | 9 |
| 3 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 3 | Christopher Bell | 99.62 | 5 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 53 | 4 | Clint Bowyer | 99.47 | 30 |
| T5 | Kyle Petty | 52 | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 99.40 | 5 |
| T5 | Terry Labonte | 52 | 6 | Ryan Preece | 99.28 | 7 |
| 7 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 7 | Bubba Wallace | 99.27 | 9 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 47 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 99.22 | 15 |
| T9 | Ken Schrader | 46 | 9 | Danica Patrick | 99.21 | 11 |
| T9 | Richard Petty | 46 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 98.94 | 35 |
– Dover has apparently been much easier to finish on the lead lap in recent years compared to the past as every driver in the Laps Completed table above has driven in the last 10 years.
| Most Dover Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Dover starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | 1 | David Pearson | 31.25 | 5 |
| T2 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 28.95 | 11 |
| T2 | Richard Petty | 7 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 20.00 | 7 |
| T4 | David Pearson | 5 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 15.38 | 2 |
| T4 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 5 | Richard Petty | 15.22 | 7 |
| T6 | Harry Gant | 4 | 6 | Cale Yarborough | 15.00 | 3 |
| T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 7 | Harry Gant | 12.90 | 4 |
| T6 | Bill Elliott | 4 | 8 | Jody Ridley | 12.50 | 1 |
| T6 | Mark Martin | 4 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 12.12 | 4 |
| T6 | Ricky Rudd | 4 | 10 | Jeff Gordon | 10.64 | 5 |
– In addition to having the best Avg. Finish at Dover a couple tables above and having the best Win% above, David Pearson also has the most Poles all-time at Dover in the table below.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | David Pearson | 6 | T4 | Ryan Newman | 4 |
| T2 | Rusty Wallace | 5 | T4 | Jeff Gordon | 4 |
| T2 | Mark Martin | 5 | T4 | Ricky Rudd | 4 |
| T4 | Alan Kulwicki | 4 | T9 | 6 drivers tied | 3 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
| Most Dover Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Dover starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 15 | 1 | David Pearson | 62.50 | 10 |
| T1 | Richard Petty | 15 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 46.15 | 6 |
| T1 | Mark Martin | 15 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 45.00 | 9 |
| T4 | Bobby Allison | 13 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 40.00 | 6 |
| T4 | Dale Earnahrdt | 13 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 39.47 | 15 |
| T4 | Jeff Gordon | 13 | 6 | Bobby Allison | 37.14 | 13 |
| 7 | David Pearson | 10 | 7 | Richard Petty | 32.61 | 15 |
| T8 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 29.55 | 13 |
| T8 | Matt Kenseth | 9 | 9 | Jeff Gordon | 27.66 | 13 |
| T8 | Rusty Wallace | 9 | 10 | Mark Martin | 27.27 | 15 |
– If Martin Truex Jr. or Kyle Busch get a Top 3 finish this weekend they will move into a tie for 8th most Top 3’s above, and if Alex Bowman can get a Top 3 he’ll move to 8th best Top 3% above.
| Most Dover Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Dover starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Mark Martin | 24 | 1 | David Pearson | 75.00 | 12 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 19 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 69.23 | 9 |
| T3 | Bobby Allison | 18 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 55.00 | 11 |
| T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 18 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 51.43 | 18 |
| T3 | Jeff Gordon | 18 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 47.37 | 18 |
| 6 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 46.67 | 7 |
| 7 | Richard Petty | 16 | 7 | Davey Allison | 46.15 | 6 |
| T8 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 8 | Mark Martin | 43.64 | 24 |
| T8 | Ricky Rudd | 14 | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 43.18 | 19 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 13 | 10 | Alex Bowman | 41.67 | 5 |
– Mark Martin’s Top 5 and Top 10 record here at Dover are safe for a while as the soonest anyone could tie the records (assuming 1 race a year) is Jimmie Johnson in 2029.
| Most Dover Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Dover starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Mark Martin | 33 | 1 | David Pearson | 75.00 | 12 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 27 | 2 | Kyle Larson | 73.33 | 11 |
| T2 | Jeff Gordon | 27 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 71.43 | 25 |
| T4 | Richard Petty | 26 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 71.05 | 27 |
| T4 | Ricky Rudd | 26 | 5 | Chase Elliott | 69.23 | 9 |
| T6 | Bobby Allison | 25 | T6 | Mark Martin | 60.00 | 33 |
| T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 25 | T6 | Kyle Busch | 60.00 | 21 |
| 8 | Matt Kenseth | 24 | T6 | Cale Yarborough | 60.00 | 12 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 23 | T6 | Bobby Isaac | 60.00 | 3 |
| 10 | Rusty Wallace | 22 | 10 | Matt Kenseth | 58.54 | 24 |
| Most Dover Stage Wins All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage Win% All-time (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage W’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage W% | Stage W’s |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 27.27 | 6 |
| T2 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 18.18 | 4 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 18.18 | 4 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 16.67 | 3 |
| T5 | Ross Chastain | 1 | T5 | Ross Chastain | 5.56 | 1 |
| T5 | William Byon | 1 | T5 | William Byon | 5.56 | 1 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 4.55 | 1 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 1 | T7 | Joey Logano | 4.55 | 1 |
| T5 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 4.55 | 1 |
| Most Dover Stage T10’s All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage T10% All-time (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 18 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 81.82 | 18 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 17 | T2 | Brad Keselowski | 77.27 | 17 |
| T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 17 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 77.27 | 17 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 15 | 4 | Jimmie Johnson | 68.75 | 11 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 15 | T5 | Chase Elliott | 68.18 | 15 |
| T6 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | T5 | Ryan Blaney | 68.18 | 15 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 13 | 7 | Clint Bowyer | 62.50 | 10 |
| T8 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | 8 | Kyle Larson | 61.11 | 11 |
| T8 | Kyle Larson | 11 | T9 | Denny Hamlin | 59.09 | 13 |
| T10 | Clint Bowyer | 10 | T9 | Kyle Busch | 59.09 | 13 |
| T10 | Joey Logano | 10 | ||||
| Most Dover Starts without Win |
Longest Dover Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Marcis | 54 | T1 | David Pearson | 3 | 1972-73 |
| 2 | Terry Labonte | 52 | T1 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1993-94 |
| 3 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T1 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | 1995-96 |
| 4 | Sterling Marlin | 43 | T4 | 11 drivers tied | 2 | 1969-2014 |
| 5 | J.D. McDuffie | 41 | ||||
| 6 | Joe Nemechek | 40 | ||||
| 7 | Morgan Shepherd | 35 | ||||
| 8 | Jimmy Means | 34 | ||||
| 9 | Jamie McMurray | 32 | ||||
| T10 | Brett Bodine | 31 | ||||
| T10 | James Hylton | 31 | ||||
– From 1972-1974 there was 4 straight races where David Pearson either won the Pole or won the race, in fact in 1973 he won both the Pole and race in both races.
| Most Dover Starts without Pole |
Longest Dover Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 52 | 1 | David Pearson | 3 | 1973-74 |
| 2 | Ken Schrader | 46 | T2 | Dave Marcis | 2 | 1975-76 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 43 | T2 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1980 |
| T3 | Sterling Marlin | 43 | T2 | Alan Kulwicki | 2 | 1987-88 |
| T5 | Jeff Burton | 40 | T2 | Mark Martin | 2 | 1988-89 |
| T5 | Joe Nemechek | 40 | T2 | Bobby Labonte | 2 | 1996-97 |
| T7 | Morgan Shepherd | 35 | T2 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | 1999-2000 |
| T7 | Tony Stewart | 35 | T2 | Jeremy Mayfield | 2 | 2004 |
| 9 | Jimmy Means | 34 | T2 | Ryan Newman | 2 | 2005-06 |
| 10 | Jamie McMurray | 32 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2012-13 |
| Most Dover Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Dover Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 7 | 1976-79 |
| 2 | Sterling Marlin | 43 | 2 | Richard Petty | 6 | 1969-72 |
| 3 | J.D. McDuffie | 41 | T3 | David Pearson | 5 | 1976-78 |
| 4 | Joe Nemechek | 40 | T3 | Carl Edwards | 5 | 2006-08 |
| 5 | Jimmy Means | 34 | T5 | David Pearson | 4 | 1972-74 |
| 6 | Brett Bodine | 31 | T5 | Richard Petty | 4 | 1974-75 |
| T7 | Buddy Arrington | 30 | T5 | Greg Biffle | 4 | 2007-09 |
| T7 | Jimmy Spencer | 30 | T5 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 2013-15 |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | 29 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 2019-20 |
| 10 | Casey Mears | 28 | T10 | 11 drivers tied | 3 | 1981-2005 |
| Most Dover Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Dover Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Jimmy Means | 34 | T1 | Richard Petty | 7 | 1969-73 |
| 2 | Brett Bodine | 31 | T1 | Cale Yarborough | 7 | 1976-79 |
| T3 | Buddy Arrington | 30 | T1 | Bobby Labonte | 7 | 1997-2000 |
| T3 | Jimmy Spencer | 30 | 4 | David Pearson | 6 | 1976-78 |
| 5 | Casey Mears | 28 | T5 | Buddy Baker | 5 | 1978-80 |
| 6 | David Ragan | 27 | T5 | Ricky Rudd | 5 | 1984-86 |
| 7 | Dave Blaney | 26 | T5 | Mark Martin | 5 | 1989-91 |
| 8 | Paul Menard | 25 | T5 | Carl Edwards | 5 | 2006-08 |
| T9 | A.J. Allmendinger | 24 | T5 | Matt Kenseth | 5 | 2008-10 |
| T9 | Elliott Sadler | 24 | T10 | 17 drivers tied | 4 | 1970-2020 |
| T9 | Reed Sorenson | 24 | ||||
| Most Dover Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Dover Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | David Ragan | 27 | 1 | Richard Petty | 15 | 1969-77 |
| 2 | Reed Sorenson | 24 | T2 | Bobby Allison | 9 | 1976-80 |
| T3 | J.J. Yeley | 23 | T2 | Clint Bowyer | 9 | 2011-15 |
| T3 | Kenny Wallace | 23 | T4 | Bill Elliott | 8 | 1987-90 |
| T3 | Michael McDowell | 23 | T4 | Kevin Harvick | 8 | 2018-22 |
| 6 | Frank Warren | 21 | T6 | Dick Brooks | 7 | 1975-78 |
| 7 | Tommy Gale | 20 | T6 | Cale Yarborough | 7 | 1976-79 |
| T8 | David Gilliland | 19 | T6 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 1988-91 |
| T8 | Landon Cassill | 19 | T6 | Harry Gant | 7 | 1990-93 |
| T10 | Ed Negre | 18 | T6 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 1993-96 |
| T6 | Mark Martin | 7 | 1996-99 | |||
| T10 | Tony Raines | 18 | T6 | Bobby Labonte | 7 | 1997-2000 |
| T6 | Greg Biffle | 7 | 2006-09 | |||
– Richard Petty started out finishing the first 15 Dover Cup races in the Top 10, he’s still the only driver to finish 10+ races in a row here in the Top 10.
| Most Dover Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Dover Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 22 | T1 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 2018.11 s1- 2018.30 s2 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 22 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2017.13 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 22 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2020.24 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 22 | T2 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 2020.25 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Erik Jones | 22 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 2021.13 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 22 | T6 | 10
drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 22 | ||||
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 22 | ||||
| T9 | Aric Almirola | 20 | ||||
| T9 | Corey LaJoie | 20 | ||||
| T9 | Kurt Busch | 20 | ||||
| T9 | Ty Dillon | 20 | ||||
– The only time a driver has won back-to-back stages at Dover is when it is in the same race, except Kevin Harvick who swept all 4 stages in 2018.
| Most Dover Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Dover Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 20 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 14 | 2018.11 s1- 2021.13 s2 |
| T1 | Corey LaJoie | 20 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 2017.13 s2- 2019.11 s2 |
| T1 | Ty Dillon | 20 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 2017.13 s1- 2018.30 s2 |
| T4 | B.J. McLeod | 18 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | 2017.29 s1- 2019.11 s2 |
| T4 | Bubba Wallace | 18 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | 2019.30 s2- 2022.11 s1 |
| T4 | Ryan Newman | 18 | 6 | Clint Bowyer | 7 | 2017.29 s2- 2019.11 s2 |
| 7 | Ryan Preece | 14 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 6 | 2019.30 s1- 2020.25 s2 |
| T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 12 | T8 | Joey Logano | 5 | 2018.11 s1- 2019.11 s1 |
| T8 | Landon Cassill | 12 | T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 2019.11 s2- 2020.24 s2 |
| T8 | Paul Menard | 12 | T8 | Joey Logano | 5 | 2020.24 s1- 2021.13 s1 |
| T8 | Reed Sorenson | 12 | T8 | William Byron | 5 | 2020.25 s1- 2022.11 s1 |
– Michael McDowell is the only driver with 20+ starts and 20+ stages at Dover to not get either a Stage T10 or a Top 10 finish.
