Dover International Speedway

Monster Mile Fast Facts

The 2011 AAA 400 will be the Monster Mile’s 84th Cup race.
There have been 32 different winners and 35 drivers have won the pole.
13 times the winner has started from the first position. Jimmie Johnson did it last on 9/26/2010.
Johnson has won six times at Dover Downs. Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Bobby Allison each won seven times here. Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman and Mark Martin each have four poles, to lead actives. Hall of Famer David Pearson had six of ‘em.
Mark Martin is the all-time leader in Top Fives and Top Tens with 23 and 31.
Jeff Gordon has led 2231 laps but Mr.Allison led more – 2802.
Jamie McMurray has not had a DNF here in 17 races but J.D. McDuffy Did Not Finish in 27 of his 41 Dover tries!
Kyle Busch is once again the youngest previous winner. He was 23 years, 0 months and 30 days old when he won the race on 6/1/2008. Harry Gant was 52 years,4 months and 21 days old when he won on 5/31/1992.
Dover is a one mile, high banked, concrete track. I think it most resembles Bristol in character, though it is bigger than Bristol. Look at Loop data for Bristol when evaluating drivers for Dover but also look at Darlington.

There are nearly 40 pages of NASCAR Loop stats accessable through the link at the bottom of this post. Dig in and decide – who’s gonna win this thing. If you need some help, check out our Expert’s Picks, Ryan Rantz’ Power Rankings for Dover 2 and Eric McClung’s fantasy racing preview.

Race Weekend Schedule

AAA 400