NASCAR results from Dover International Speedway
Today, the NASCAR Cup Series is unloaded in Dover, Delaware. It’s a Sunday afternoon at Dover International Speedway as the 1-mile track hosts the Drydene 400.
View the 2021 Dover Speedway results below.
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Martin Truex Jr and Denny Hamlin line up on the front row. Chase Elliott is going to the rear after failing pre-race inspection. 400 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Dover
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 120 (1-120 / 400)
Green flag, Truex Jr gets the jump on the outside. Kyle Larson follows him through and takes over 2nd on the outside.
Lap 11, William Byron gets to the right rear of Larson off turn two. Byron drives right by to take 2nd.
Truex Jr struggles with lap traffic. He’s forced to take a narrow entry into turn one to work under the lap car. Byron rolls the top, builds momentum and drives right by on the inside.
Lap 26, Kyle Busch is slow with a mechanical issue. He’s running a full second off the pace.
Lap 36
Lap 36, the competition caution is out.
Byron leads them to the pit entry. Larson wins the race to the pit exit.
Pit Penalty: Tyler Reddick, Michael McDowell and Corey LaJoie will go to the rear for speeding.
Green, Larson leads on the outside in turn one.
1 to go in stage one, Chase Briscoe loses a tire just ahead of the race leader. He brushes the wall in turn two, no caution.
Kyle Larson drives to win stage one at Dover International Speedway!
Dover Results – Stage 1 : 1. Kyle Larson; 2. Denny Hamlin; 3. Ryan Blaney; 4. Chase Elliott; 5. Kevin Harvick; 6. William Byron; 7. Joey Logano; 8. Alex Bowman; 9. Chris Buescher; 10. Brad Keselowski;
Dover
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 120 (121-240 / 400)
Pit penalty: Josh Berry has been caught speeding.
Green flag on stage two, Larson leads. Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin run side by side for 2nd. Elliott wins that battle on the outside. Elliott has charged from the tail to 2nd.
Lap 150, Ricky Stenhouse Jr hits the pit lane under green with a vibration.
Lap 170, Josh Berry has found the turn two wall was a blown tire. The caution is out.
Green, Larson is clear before turn one, Elliott follows him through on the outside to hold 2nd.
Kyle Larson wins stage two at Dover International Speedway!
Dover Results – Stage 2 : 1. Kyle Larson; 2. Chase Elliott; 3. Alex Bowman; 4. William Byron; 5. Denny Hamlin; 6. Kevin Harvick; 7. Kurt Busch; 8. Brad Keselowski; 9. Austin Dillon; 10. Tyler Reddick;
Dover
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 160 (241-400 / 400)
Green flag on stage three, Larson is clear into turn one. Bowman takes over 2nd. Larson throws a block on Bowman into turn three and holds the lead! They run three wide for 5th.
Lap 275, Larson leads Bowman by 2.2 seconds.
100 to go
100 to go, Larson leads Bowman by 4 seconds.
99 to go, Aric Almirola is in the wall with a flat tire. He was in 13th.
Larson leads the field to the pit lane. Bowman wins the race to the pit exit with a pit stop 1.5 seconds quicker.
Green, Bowman gets the jump on the outside. Larson follows him through to hold 2nd.
Lap 314, Ricky Stenhouse Jr gets into the rear bumper of Anthony Alfredo off turn two. Alfredo spins and collects the inside wall. The caution is out.
Green, Bowman leads into turn one but Larson is all over his rear bumper. Harvick looks to the outside of Larson but can’t take the position.
75 to go, caution for debris.
Green, Bowman leads Larson and Elliott.
60 to go, Bowman leads by 0.5 seconds.
30 to go, Bowman leads Larson by 1.2 seconds.
10 to go, Bowman leads Larson by 1.3 seconds. Hendrick Motorsports runs 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
Alex Bowman wins at Dover International Speedway!
Dover International Speedway
Results
May 16, 2021
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Alex Bowman
2. Kyle Larson
3. Chase Elliott
4. William Byron
5. Joey Logano
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Denny Hamlin
8. Tyler Reddick
9. Daniel Suarez
10. Cole Custer
11. Bubba Wallace
12. Ryan Blaney
13. Kurt Busch
14. Austin Dillon
15. Ross Chastain
16. Brad Keselowski
17. Chris Buescher
18. Ryan Preece
19. Martin Truex Jr
20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
21. Christopher Bell
22. Erik Jones
23. Ryan Newman
24. Matt DiBenedetto
25. Michael McDowell
26. Corey LaJoie
27. Kyle Busch
28. Anthony Alfredo
29. Quin Houff
30. Josh Berry
31. Garrett Smithley
32. Garrett Smithley
33. James Davison
34. Josh Bilicki
35. BJ McLeod
36. Chase Elliott
37. Aric Almirola
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points | Wins
1. Denny Hamlin
574
2. William Byron
473 | 1 Win
3. Martin Truex Jr
472 | 3 Wins
4. Joey Logano
442 | 1 Win
5. Kyle Larson
440 | 1 Win
6. Ryan Blaney
438 | 1 Win
7. Chase Elliott
432
8. Kevin Harvick
427
9. Brad Keselowski
404 | 1 Win
10. Kyle Busch
383 | 1 Win
11. Austin Dillon
341
12. Christopher Bell
336 | 1 Win
13. Alex Bowman
332 | 2 Wins
14. Chris Buescher
309
15. Tyler Reddick
298
16. Michael McDowell
290 | 1 Win
17. Matt DiBenedetto
281
18. Kurt Busch
268
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
266
20. Ryan Newman
260
21. Bubba Wallace
249
22. Daniel Suarez
242
23. Ross Chastain
240
24. Ryan Preece
228
25. Cole Custer
219
26. Erik Jones
203
27. Chase Briscoe
200
28. Aric Almirola
169
29. Anthony Alfredo
134
30. Corey LaJoie
127
31. Quin Houff
69
32. Josh Bilicki
54
33. James Davison
53
