NASCAR starting lineup for Dover International Speedway
Today, they’ll set the Dover starting grid via NASCAR qualifying. Two laps of single car qualifying is up next.
View the full 2019 Dover starting lineup below.
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For the previous five years, we’ve seen 2-3 rounds of knockout group qualifying. NASCAR has now reverted to single-car qualifying for this race and beyond.
Related: New NASCAR qualifying format explained
The track record is set to be broken. Teams have significantly more downforce than the last time in Dover, Delaware due to the new rules package.
Group 1-17 were the bottom half of qualifiers at Talladega. A random draw sets their order in this session. On the 18th car, they’ll move up into the next group (better qualifiers from the previous race). The next group qualified 1-20 at Talladega and also drew their random order for this round of qualifying.
Dover
Qualifying – Report
Duration: 2 Laps
“I was looking at data. Our straight-away speed is pretty similar. It’s our corner speed that is way different. You gotta hang tight and really let it rip out there,” Jimmie Johnson says to FOX Sports ahead of his lap.
Matt DiBenedetto is the first car on the race track. On his warm up lap, he drives down into the corner and washes way up the hill. That will likely hurt his first lap.
William Byron is the 4th car out. He was quickest in the early portion of the opening practice round earlier today. He jumps to the top of the board with a new track record at 21.745 seconds
12 cars have turned a lap so far. Erik Jones is fourth on the board. He hit the bumps in turn three and the car got out of shape.
Bowman is the 25th car to the track. He was tracking in the green off turn two. However, upon rolling through the bumps in turn three, the advantage was lost.
Chase Elliott to the top of the board! He nearly lost the advantage at the entry to turn three. He jumped hard in the throttle and the tracker went from red and back to green quickly. There’s no easing onto the throttle today.
Brad Keselowski is slow out of the pit lane. He costs through turns 1-2 and 3-4. He picks up the throttle coming to the green. He’s using lap two as his timed lap and using the first lap as a wash. He’s the first car to give this a try, 7th quick for him.
Chase Elliott takes the pole in NASCAR qualifying at Dover!
View the full 2019 Dover International Speedway qualifying results below.
Dover Starting Lineup
May 3, 2019
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Chase Elliott
21.692
2. William Byron
21.745
3. Kyle Larson
21.757
4. Joey Logano
21.855
5. Alex Bowman
21.857
6. Kevin Harvick
21.907
7. Aric Almirola
21.918
8. Denny Hamlin
21.931
9. Brad Keselowski
21.936
10. Clint Bowyer
21.949
11. Ryan Blaney
22.008
12. Jimmie Johnson
22.039
13. Martin Truex Jr
22.055
14. Daniel Suarez
22.073
15. Erik Jones
22.086
16. Austin Dillon
22.090
17. Matt DiBenedetto
22.108
18. Paul Menard
22.136
19. Kurt Busch
22.140
20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
22.152
21. Ryan Newman
22.176
22. Kyle Busch
22.233
23. Daniel Hemric
22.267
24. David Ragan
22.317
25. Ty Dillon
22.325
26. Michael McDowell
22.326
27. Bubba Wallace
22.419
28. Corey LaJoie
22.572
29. Ryan Preece
22.698
30. Chris Buescher
22.829
31. Landon Cassill
22.948
32. Matt Tifft
23.132
33. Cody Ware
23.369
34. BJ McLeod
23.384
35. Quin Houff
23.465
36. Ross Chastain
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37. Reed Sorenson
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