Saturday race results for the NASCAR Cup Series at Dover International Speedway
Today, it’s the first of two NASCAR Cup Series events on the weekend in Dover, Delaware. The field is on the grid for the Drydene 311 at Dover International Speedway.
View 2020 Dover race results below.
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Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin set the front row. 311 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Dover Race
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 70 (1-70 / 311)
Green flag, chase Elliott gets the jump and he’s clear by 5 car lengths over Hamlin before turn one.
Lap 7, Kurt Busch is in the inside wall down the backstretch and the caution is out. He picked up a little help from Erik Jones off turn two.
Green, Elliott leads Hamlin.
Competition caution
Lap 26, the competition caution is out.
Elliott leads the the field to the pit lane. Logano leads them to the pit exit with two tires. Hamlin is off 4th, the first car with four new ones. Many stay out.
Green, Matt Kenseth and Austin Dillon rubs doors into turn one. Kenseth gets loose on the bottom, Dillon leads. Elliott and Bowyer rub fenders outside the top 10.
Lap 40, Hamlin washes off the bottom in turn two, he clips Logano but they both keep rolling. Hamlin to 3rd.
12 to go in stage one, Hamlin is rolling the top and running down the leader. Dillon works under a lap car and at the same time, Hamlin drivers right by on the outside in turn four.
Denny Hamlin cruises to win stage one at Dover International Speedway!
Dover Race Results – Stage 1 : 1. Denny Hamlin; 2. Austin Dillon; 3. Brad Keselowski; 4. Clint Bowyer; 5. Martin Truex Jr; 6. Joey Logano; 7. Kevin Harvick; 8. Jimmie Johnson; 9. Chris Buescher; 10. Aric Almirola;
Dover Race
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 115 (71-185 / 311)
Green flag on stage two, Hamlin is clear into turn one. Martin Truex Jr and Clint Bowyer run side by side for 2nd. Truex to 2nd on the outside.
Lap 100, Hamlin leads Truex by 1 second.
Pit cycle
Green flag pit stops are underway. Lap 136, Martin Truex Jr pits from 2nd.
Lap 139, Hamlin pits from the race lead.
It’s now lap 161, William Byron remains on the race track. With new tires, Denny Hamlin has run him down, he drives right by to retakes to the lead.
12 to go in stage two, Byron finally heads for the pit lane.
Denny Hamlin crusies to the win in stage two at Dover International Speedway!
Dover Race Results – Stage 2 : 1. Denny Hamlin; 2. Martin Truex Jr; 3. Clint Bowyer; 4. Kyle Busch; 5. Brad Keselowski; 6. Kevin Harvick; 7. Jimmie Johnson; 8. Joey Logano; 9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr; 10. Chase Elliott;
Dover Race
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 126 (186-311 / 311)
Hamlin leads the field to the pit lane. Truex Jr wins the race to the pit exit.
Green flag on stage three, Truex Jr and Kyle Busch run side by side in turn one. Truex Jr holds the lead on the outside of turn two.
Lap 225, Truex leads Busch by 1 second.
Pit cycle
60 to go, Harvick pits from 6th, the first car to the pit lane. 58 to go, Truex and Hamlin pit from 1st and 2nd.
32 to go, Austin Dillon has yet to pit. Truex Jr has run him down and he drives right by to retake the lead.
20 to go, Truex Jr leads Hamlin by 1.2 seconds.
15 to go, Hamlin is closing.
11 to go, Hamlin is on the bumper of Truex! We have a race for the win.
10 to go, Hamlin runs wide in turn four to build momentum. He then crosses under Truex off turn four and has a run into turn one. Hamlin drives it deep to the bottom, he slides up and barely clears Truex. Hamlin leads.
Denny Hamlin wins at Dover International Speedway!
View full NASCAR results from Dover International Speedway below.
Dover International Speedway
Race Results
August 22, 2020
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Martin Truex Jr
3. Kyle Busch
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Chase Elliott
6. Clint Bowyer
7. Jimmie Johnson
8. Joey Logano
9. Brad Keselowski
10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
11. Cole Custer
12. Erik Jones
13. Tyler Reddick
14. Ryan Blaney
15. Austin Dillon
16. Chris Buescher
17. Aric Almirola
18. Ty Dillon
19. Ryan Newman
20. Matt DiBenedetto
21. Alex Bowman
22. Christopher Bell
23. Matt Kenseth
24. John Hunter Nemechek
25. Ryan Preece
26. Michael McDowell
27. Bubba Wallace
28. William Byron
29. Corey LaJoie
30. Daniel Suarez
31. JJ Yeley
32. Josh Bilicki
33. Quin Houff
34. Timmy Hill
35. Joey Gase
36. Brennan Poole
37. Garrett Smithley
38. BJ McLeod
39. Reed Sorenson
40. Kurt Busch
NASCAR Cup Series
Playoff Standings
Pos | Driver | Wins | Playoff Points | +/- Cutline
1. Denny Hamlin
6 Wins [37PP]
2. Kevin Harvick
6 Wins [37PP]
3. Brad Keselowski
3 Wins [21PP]
4. Chase Elliott
2 Wins [16PP]
5. Joey Logano
2 Wins [14PP]
6. Alex Bowman
1 Win [9PP]
7. Ryan Blaney
1 Win [8PP]
8. Martin Truex Jr
1 Win [7PP]
9. Austin Dillon
1 Win [5PP]
10. Cole Custer
1 Win [5PP]
11. Aric Almriola
+177
12. Kyle Busch
+107
13. Kurt Busch
+88
14. Clint Bowyer
+78
15. Matt DiBenedetto
+27
16. Jimmie Johnson
+3
— CUTLINE —
17. William Byron
-3
18. Erik Jones
-22
19. Tyler Reddick
-45
20. Christopher Bell
-143
