NASCAR race results from Dover Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series drivers have unloaded on a Monday afternoon in Dover, Delaware. Following yesterday’s rainout, the field is set for a weekday race on the 1-mile of Dover Motor Speedway.
View Dover race results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Dover Menu
ARCA: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Odds | Prac/Qual | Race
Kyle Busch and Christopher Bell set the front row. 400 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Dover Race
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 120 (1-120 / 400)
Green flag, Kyle Busch gets the jump and he’s clear by two car lengths into turn one.
Lap 22, the first competition caution is out. The whole field heads for the pit lane.
Pit Penalty: Kyle Busch will drop to the rear for speeding on the pit lane.
Green, William Byron gets the jump and he leads Brad Keselowski off turn two. Noah Gragson spins off turn two, caution.
Green, Byron leads as Hamlin takes 2nd away via the outside lane. Suarez spins off turn four, Ty Dillon and BJ McLeod are collected. The caution is back out. Kyle Busch collects some nose damage as well.
Green, Byron clears Hamlin before turn one to hold the lead.
Lap 81, Kyle Larson was the fastest car on the track but he’s in the wall in turn one! Ross Chastain tagged Brennan Poole and Larson was collected.
Byron leads the field to the pit lane. Chastain wins the race to the pit exit with a two tire call. Kyle Busch stays outs.
Green, Byron works inside of Chastain off turn two. Byron clears Chastain in turn three and he returns to the lead.
William Byron wins stage one at Dover Motor Speedway!
Dover Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. William Byron; 2. Denny Hamlin; 3. Ryan Blaney; 4. Brad Keselowski; 5. Ross Chastain; 6. Chris Buescher; 7. Christopher Bell; 8. Kevin Harvick; 9. Martin Truex Jr; 10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr;
Dover Race
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 130 (120-250 / 400)
Pit Penalty: Brad Keselowski will drop to the rear after an uncontrolled tire.
Green flag on stage two, Byron clears Blaney and holds the lead before turn one.
Lap 178, Ross Chastain boxes Blaney in behind a lap car, Chastain takes 2nd away. Byron leads by 1 second.
Lap 194, Chastain has caught the bumper of Byron. He drives right by via the outside lane. Byron heads for the pit lane. Chastain pits one lap later.
Lap 200, Chastain cycles back to the lead. Byron trails by 2 seconds.
Ross Chastain cruises to the stage two win at Dover Motor Speedway!
Dover Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Ross Chastain; 2. William Byron; 3. Ryan Blaney; 4. Martin Truex Jr; 5. Denny Hamlin; 6. Ty Gibbs; 7. Chris Buescher; 8. Tyler Reddick; 9. Chase Elliott; 10. Christopher Bell
Dover Race
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 150 (251-400 / 400)
Chastain leads the field to the pit lane. Byron wins the race to the pit exit.
Green flag on stage three, Chastain and Byron run side by side into turn one. Byron noses ahead via the outside lane into turn three, Byron leads back to the line.
Lap 286, Chastain moves to the top to block a run from Martin Truex Jr. Chastain finds speed and he drives right by Byron to take the lead away.
Lap 332, the final green flag pit cycle is complete. Martin Truex Jr cycles to the race lead, Chastain trails by 0.5 seconds.
42 to go, Chastain has caught the bumper of Martin Truex Jr in the battle for the lead. Truex Jr moves up the track and takes the outside lane away as he’s on defense.
21 to go
21 to go, Chastain struggles to lap Larson for another time. Truex Jr opens the gap to 1.5 seconds.
17 to go, Chastain struggles to lap Truex Jr’s teammate Ty Gibbs.
14 to go, Joey Logano slams the outside wall. The caution is out.
The 8 lead lap cars head for the pit lane. Truex Jr wins the race to pit exit with just two tires. Blaney and Bell also take just two.
Green with just 7 to go, Truex and Blaney run near even into turn one. Blaney drives it deep to the bottom in turn three. They remain side by side. Truex finally clears him at the return to turn one.
5 to go, Truex Jr leads as Chastain takes 2nd. Chastain has four fresh tires.
3 to go, Truex Jr leads Chastain by 0.5 seconds.
Martin Truex Jr wins at Dover Motor Speedway!
Dover Motor Speedway
Race Results
May 1, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Martin Truex Jr
2. Ross Chastain
3. Ryan Blaney
4. William Byron
5. Denny Hamlin
6. Christopher Bell
7. Tyler Reddick
8. Brad Keselowski
9. Chris Buescher
10. Josh Berry
11. Chase Elliott
12. Bubba Wallace
13. Ty Gibbs
14. Corey LaJoie
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
16. Erik Jones
17. Ryan Preece
18. AJ Allmendinger
19. Kevin Harvick
20. Harrison Burton
21. Kyle Busch
22. Michael McDowell
23. Justin Haley
24. Aric Almirola
25. Todd Gilliland
26. Austin Cindric
27. Austin Dillon
28. JJ Yeley
29. BJ McLeod
30. Chase Briscoe
31. Joey Logano
32. Kyle Larson
33. Brennan Poole
34. Noah Gragson
35. Daniel Suarez
36. Ty Dillon
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points | Wins
1. Ross Chastain
370
2. Christopher Bell
367 | 1 Win
3. Kevin Harvick
332
4. Martin Truex Jr
330 | 1 Win
5. Ryan Blaney
326
6. Tyler Reddick
319 | 1 Win
7. Denny Hamlin
317
8. Kyle Busch
306 | 2 Wins
9. Brad Keselowski
303
10. Kyle Larson
300 | 2 Wins
11. William Byron
297 | 2 Wins
12. Chris Buescher
277
13. Joey Logano
274 | 1 Win
14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
270 | 1 Win
15. Alex Bowman
270
16. Chase Briscoe
250
17. Daniel Suarez
231
18. Ty Gibbs
228
19. Austin Cindric
224
20. Michael McDowell
217
21. Bubba Wallace
216
22. Corey LaJoie
208
23. Todd Gilliland
201
24. Erik Jones
186
25. Aric Almirola
181
26. Justin Haley
177
27. AJ Allmendinger
171
28. Ryan Preece
169
29. Chase Elliott
148
30. Harrison Burton
138
31. Austin Dillon
133
32. Noah Gragson
111
33. Ty Dillon
82
34. Cody Ware
65
35. BJ McLeod
65
36. Travis Pastrana
26
