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 means any driver who started a race in the 2025 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Richard Petty 07/06/1969
Most Recent Winner: Denny Hamlin 04/28/2024
| 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 106 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 | ||

Kevin Harvick is the only driver to sweep both stages in a race at Dover multiple times, and in 2 of the 3 times he did it he went on to win the race as well. Photo by Hunter Martin — Getty Images
| 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 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 |

Jeff Gordon was really good at leading races here as he is the only driver to lead over 80% of a race at Dover multiple times, and he did it 3 times, including this win in 2001. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images
| 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 |

Jimmie Johnson has been great at Dover in his Cup career as he holds half of the spots in the best Driver Rating table above, including the only perfect Driver Rating at Dover in 2009. Photo by Chris Trotman — Getty Images
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 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 |
| 2021-13 | Kyle Larson | 2nd | 2024-11 | Kyle Busch | 4th |
– Running every lap of a Dover race in the Top 15 hasn’t been too popular of late as only two drivers have done it in the past three races.
| 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 | |||
| T10 | 2002-13 | 17 | |||
| T10 | 2021-13 | 17 | |||
| T10 | 2024-11 | 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 | 11.97 | 1 | 40th | 31.09 |
| 2 | 2nd | 12.28 | 2 | 39th | 29.55 |
| 3 | 3rd | 12.33 | 3 | 38th | 29.12 |
| 4 | 7th | 13.48 | 4 | 36th | 28.63 |
| 5 | 4th | 15.33 | 5 | 35th | 28.53 |
| 6 | 6th | 15.35 | 6 | 34th | 27.60 |
| 7 | 10th | 15.54 | 7 | 37th | 26.24 |
| 8 | 9th | 15.58 | 8 | 32nd | 25.92 |
| 9 | 5th | 15.88 | 9 | 33rd | 25.57 |
| 10 | 8th | 16.79 | 10 | 31st | 24.55 |
– With the misfortunes of William Byron (started 3rd) last year Ryan Blaney (started 2nd) was able to finish well enough to get 2nd place to move above 3rd in the Best Avg. Finish table above.
| 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 | 109.74 | 33 | 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 81.93 | 33 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 103.76 | 16 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 80.93 | 14 |
| 3 | Matt Kenseth | 103.35 | 29 | 3 | Jeff Gordon | 77.90 | 23 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 101.98 | 36 | 4 | Matt Kenseth | 77.08 | 29 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 101.68 | 34 | 5 | Kyle Busch | 76.83 | 36 |
| 6 | Carl Edwards | 98.77 | 24 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 75.90 | 16 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 98.25 | 35 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 75.72 | 34 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 96.10 | 14 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 72.48 | 35 |
| 9 | Jeff Gordon | 95.60 | 23 | 9 | Mark Martin | 72.38 | 18 |
| 10 | Mark Martin | 95.35 | 18 | 10 | Clint Bowyer | 71.20 | 30 |
– Jimmie Johnson has been great at Dover in his Cup Series career as he is first in both tables above, but his struggle in last years race brought him closer to 2nd place in both.
| 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 | 8.19 | 16 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 20.49 | 20 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 9.26 | 35 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 20.16 | 39 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 9.50 | 14 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 16.19 | 35 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 10.13 | 39 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 14.62 | 16 |
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11.18 | 34 | 6 | Jeff Gordon | 12.16 | 47 |
| 7 | Bobby Isaac | 11.20 | 5 | 7 | Harry Gant | 11.14 | 31 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 11.38 | 47 | 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 |

Even with this damaged car and a 32nd place finish in 2023 if Kyle Larson can get a 4th place finish, or better, this weekend he would pass David Pearson for having the best All-Time Avg. Finish here at Dover among qualified drivers. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| 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 | Tyler Reddick | 99.74 | 9 |
| 3 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 3 | Clint Bowyer | 99.62 | 5 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 53 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 99.47 | 30 |
| T5 | Kyle Petty | 52 | 5 | Danica Patrick | 99.40 | 5 |
| T5 | Terry Labonte | 52 | 6 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 99.28 | 7 |
| 7 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 7 | Kevin Harvick | 99.27 | 9 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 47 | 8 | Austin Dillon | 99.22 | 15 |
| T9 | Ken Schrader | 46 | 9 | Ryan Newman | 99.21 | 11 |
| T9 | Richard Petty | 46 | 10 | Carl Edwards | 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 | 28.21 | 11 |
| T2 | Richard Petty | 7 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 20.00 | 7 |
| T4 | David Pearson | 5 | 4 | Richard Petty | 15.22 | 7 |
| T4 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 15.00 | 3 |
| T6 | Harry Gant | 4 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 14.29 | 2 |
| 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. | 11.76 | 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 | Cale Yarborough | 45.00 | 9 |
| T1 | Mark Martin | 15 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 43.75 | 7 |
| T4 | Bobby Allison | 13 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 42.86 | 6 |
| T4 | Dale Earnahrdt | 13 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 38.46 | 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 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 9 | Jeff Gordon | 27.66 | 13 |
| T8 | Matt Kenseth | 9 | 10 | Mark Martin | 27.27 | 15 |
| T8 | Rusty Wallace | 9 | ||||
– With a Top 3 finish this weekend Kyle Busch would move into a tie for 8th most Dover Top 3’s all-time, and if Kyle Larson can get a Top 3 he’d have the 2nd best Top 3% in the table 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 | 71.43 | 10 |
| 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 | Kyle Larson | 50.00 | 8 |
| 6 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | T6 | Jimmie Johnson | 46.15 | 18 |
| 7 | Richard Petty | 16 | T6 | Davey Allison | 46.15 | 6 |
| T8 | Kyle Busch | 14 | 8 | Mark Martin | 43.64 | 24 |
| T8 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 43.18 | 19 |
| T8 | Ricky Rudd | 14 | 10 | Matt Kenseth | 41.46 | 17 |
– 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 2031.
| 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 | T1 | David Pearson | 75.00 | 12 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 27 | T1 | Kyle Larson | 75.00 | 12 |
| T2 | Jeff Gordon | 27 | T3 | Bobby Allison | 71.43 | 25 |
| T4 | Richard Petty | 26 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 71.43 | 10 |
| T4 | Ricky Rudd | 26 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 69.23 | 27 |
| T6 | Bobby Allison | 25 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 61.11 | 22 |
| T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 25 | T7 | Mark Martin | 60.00 | 33 |
| 8 | Matt Kenseth | 24 | T7 | Cale Yarborough | 60.00 | 12 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 23 | T7 | Bobby Isaac | 60.00 | 3 |
| T10 | Kyle Busch | 22 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 58.82 | 20 |
| T10 | Rusty Wallace | 22 | ||||
| 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 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 20.83 | 5 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 20.00 | 4 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 16.67 | 4 |
| T5 | Ross Chastain | 1 | T5 | Ross Chastain | 5.00 | 1 |
| T5 | William Byon | 1 | T5 | William Byon | 5.00 | 1 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | T7 | Brad Keselowski | 4.17 | 1 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 1 | T7 | Joey Logano | 4.17 | 1 |
| T5 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T7 | Ryan Blaney | 4.17 | 1 |

Kevin Harvick was so good in stages at Dover that at the end of this weekend he will be at least tied for most Stage Wins and tied for the best Stage Win%. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| 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 | Martin Truex Jr. | 18 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 81.82 | 18 |
| T2 | Kevin Harvick | 17 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 79.17 | 19 |
| T2 | Brad Keselowski | 17 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 70.83 | 17 |
| T4 | Chase Elliott | 15 | T3 | Chase Elliott | 70.83 | 17 |
| T4 | Ryan Blaney | 15 | T3 | Ryan Blaney | 70.83 | 17 |
| T6 | Denny Hamlin | 13 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 65.00 | 13 |
| T6 | Kyle Busch | 13 | T7 | Denny Hamlin | 62.50 | 15 |
| T8 | Kyle Larson | 11 | T7 | Kyle Busch | 62.50 | 15 |
| T8 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | ||||
| T10 | Clint Bowyer | 10 | T7 | Clint Bowyer | 62.50 | 10 |
| T10 | Alex Bowman | 10 | ||||
| T10 | William Byron | 10 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 61.11 | 11 |
| T10 | Joey Logano | 10 | ||||
– Clint Bowyer hasn’t raced in the last 4 Dover Cup races and yet he is still tied for the 10th most Stage T10’s here all-time.
| 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 |

Richard Petty’s 6 straight Top 3 finish streak above happened in the first 6 Cup races ever competed here at Dover, and was the first 6 races in his 7 straight Top 5 streak below. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images
| 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 |
| T8 | A.J. Allmendinger | 25 | T5 | Carl Edwards | 5 | 2006-08 |
| T8 | Paul Menard | 25 | T5 | Matt Kenseth | 5 | 2008-10 |
| T10 | Elliott Sadler | 24 | T10 | 17 drivers tied | 4 | 1970-2020 |
| T10 | Michael McDowell | 24 | ||||
| T10 | 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 |
| T2 | Michael McDowell | 24 | T2 | Bobby Allison | 9 | 1976-80 |
| T2 | Reed Sorenson | 24 | T2 | Clint Bowyer | 9 | 2011-15 |
| T4 | J.J. Yeley | 23 | T4 | Bill Elliott | 8 | 1987-90 |
| T4 | Kenny Wallace | 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 | 24 | T1 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 2018.11 s1- 2018.30 s2 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 24 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2017.13 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 24 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2020.24 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 24 | T2 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 2020.25 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 24 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 2021.13 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 24 | T6 | 12
drivers tied |
1 | — |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 24 | ||||
| T8 | Corey LaJoie | 22 | ||||
| T8 | Erik Jones | 22 | ||||
| T10 | Aric Almirola | 20 | ||||
| T10 | Bubba Wallace | 20 | ||||
| T10 | Kurt Busch | 20 | ||||
| T10 | 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 |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 24 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 14 | 2018.11 s1- 2021.13 s2 |
| 2 | Corey LaJoie | 22 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 2017.13 s2- 2019.11 s2 |
| 3 | 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 | Ryan Newman | 18 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | 2019.30 s2- 2022.11 s1 |
| 6 | Ryan Preece | 16 | 6 | Clint Bowyer | 7 | 2017.29 s2- 2019.11 s2 |
| 7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 14 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 6 | 2019.30 s1- 2020.25 s2 |
| T8 | Landon Cassill | 12 | T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 2022.11 s1- 2024.11 s2 |
| T9 | Joey Logano | 5 | 2018.11 s1- 2019.11 s1 | |||
| T8 | Paul Menard | 12 | T9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 2019.11 s2- 2020.24 s2 |
| T9 | Joey Logano | 5 | 2020.24 s1- 2021.13 s1 | |||
| T8 | Reed Sorenson | 12 | T9 | William Byron | 5 | 2020.25 s1- 2022.11 s1 |
| T9 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 2022.11 s2- 2024.11 s2 | |||
– There have been 12 drivers to start every race with stages here at Dover, but of those 12 drivers only Michael McDowell has yet to get a Stage T10 here.