NASCAR 2019 Race 30: Dover Drydene 400 Race Thread - Playoff #4

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Drydene 400

Dover International Speedway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #30 of 36
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race 4 of 10

Sunday, October 6, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 2:45pm/et
Laps/Stages: 400 laps total. Stages end on laps: 120/240/400

TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING

Television Coverage: Time 2:00pm/et, NBCSN and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Motor Racing Network (MRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

On track schedule

Practices:
Friday, October 4, 1:35-2:25pm/et, TV-NBCSN;
Friday, October 4, 3:35-4:25pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Qualifying: Saturday, October 5 at 1:35pm/et, TV-NBCSN.

Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)

Thursday, October 3
6:00 PM-8:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)

Friday, October 4
10:30 AM-7:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
12:30 PM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
1:35 PM-2:25 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
3:35 PM-4:25 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE

Saturday, October 5
9:00 AM-3:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
1:35 PM MENCS QUALIFYING (SINGLE VEHICLE / TWO LAPS ALL POSITIONS)

Sunday, October 6
8:30 AM-10:30 AM MENCS GARAGE ACCESS TO HAULERS ONLY
10:30 AM MENCS GARAGE OPENS
12:30 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
1:50 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
2:30 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 120/240/400 LAPS = 400 MILES)






Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 1.0-mile concrete oval
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 9 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 1,076 feet; Backstretch - 1,076 feet
Pit Stalls: 43; 15 feet wide x 32 feet long
Grandstands: 95,500 [was 113,000 in 2014; was 135,000 in 2009, will be 85,000 in 2016]

Distance: 400 miles/laps; Stage 1 ends on lap 120, Stage 2 ends on lap 240, Final Stage ends on lap 400



Track Records & Stats


May 2019 Race Winner: Martin Truex,Jr, 127.242mph, started 13th
October 2018 Race Winner: Chase Elliott, 122.404mph, started 9th
Race Speed Record: Mark Martin, 132.719, 9/17/1997
Slowest Race Record: Mark Martin, 97.042mph, 6/6/2004
Oldest Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 4 months, 21 days, 5/31/1992
Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 0 month, 29 days, 6/1/2008

May 2019 Pole Winner: Chase Elliott, 165.960 mph, finished 5th
October 2018 Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, no qual, finished 8th
Track Qualifying Record: Brad Keselowski, 164.444mph, 5/30/2014
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Kyle Petty, started 37th, 6/1995
Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 4 months, and 24 days, 6/2/2012
Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 10 months, 0 days, 6/04/1995

Most Lead Changes: 29 - twice, most recently 5/18/1986
Fewest Lead Changes: 3 - 10/17/1971
Most Leaders: 13, three times, most recently, 10/2/2011
Fewest Leaders: 3 - five times, most recently 5/16/1982

Most Cautions: 16 - 9/19/1993
Fewest Cautions: 0 - 6/6/1971
Most Caution Laps: 103, 9/19/1993
Fewest Caution Laps: 0 - 6/6/1971

Most on a lead lap: 21, 6/4/2006
Fewest on a lead lap: 1, 11 times, most recently 9/15/1991

Most Running at the Finish: 40, 9/21/2008, 9/28/2014 & 10/4/2015
Fewest Running at the Finish: 13, 5/17/1981

Most Laps Led [400 miles]: 381, Jeff Gordon, 6/3/2001
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 491 [of 500], Richard Petty, 9/15/1974
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 3, Tony Stewart, 6/2/2013

Most Wins by Manufacturer: Chevy, 38; Ford, 25; Dodge, 7; Pontiac, 6; Mercury, 6; Toyota, 5; Buick, 3; Plymouth, 2; Oldsmobile, 2
Closest Margin of Victory: 0.080 Seconds - 9/25/2005
Greatest Margin of Victory: 22.071 Seconds - 6/6/1999
(Margins of Victory under electronic timing since 1993.)


Race statistics (May 2019 race)

Lead changes: 15 among 11 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 6 for 31
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 8 minutes and 37 seconds
Average speed: 127.242 miles per hour (204.776 km/h)