Roush Fenway Racing Returns to ‘The Monster Mile’
Roush Fenway Racing makes its second trip to Delaware of 2018 to tackle ‘The Monster Mile’ once again. Dating back to 1988, a RFR Ford has visited victory lane 17 times at the 1-mile track with 86 top-five and 139 top-10 finishes.
MENCS
Dover International Speedway
Sunday, October 7 | 2 p.m. ET
NBCSN, MRN, Sirius 90
· Matt Kenseth, No. 6 Wyndham Rewards Ford Fusion
· Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 17 Fastenal Ford Fusion
XFINITY
Dover International Speedway
Saturday, October 6 | 3 p.m. ET
NBCSN, MRN, Sirius 90
· Ryan Reed, No. 16 Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang
· Chase Briscoe, No. 60 Ford Performance Mustang
Hi…I’m in Delaware
In 208 MENCS starts at Dover, Roush Fenway has recorded nine wins, 52 top-five finishes, 83 top-10 finishes and has led 3,885 laps. Matt Kenseth earned the organization’s most recent win at the one-mile oval in May 2011 after starting from the 24th position and leading 33 laps.
The Monster Mash
Roush Fenway’s nine wins in the MENCS at Dover ranks third for the organization (trailing only Michigan and Bristol with 13 and 11, respectively). Dover also ranks second in top-fives (52) and third in top-10s (83) for the organization.
Get The Broom
Roush Fenway swept the MENCS and NASCAR Xfinity Series spring races at Dover in 2004 and 2011, and won both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) and MENCS races at the track in 2006.
First in the First State
Roush Fenway has won in all three major NASCAR series at Dover (9 MENCS, 6 NXS and 2 NCWTS). Roush Fenway won its first race at Dover in the MENCS from the pole in the fall of 1997 with former driver Mark Martin.
To Xfinity and Beyond
Roush Fenway has recorded six victories at the one-mile oval in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with drivers Chris Buescher, Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards. Buescher recorded his victory in June 2015, Biffle earned victories in the spring event in both 2002 and 2004, while Edwards took the checkered flag in the spring of 2007 and swept both races in 2011.
Point Standings Entering Dover
MENCS
· With the 2018 NASCAR Playoffs under way, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is 21st in driver standings.
· The No. 6, split between Trevor Bayne and Matt Kenseth, sits 28th in the owner standings.
NXS
· Ryan Reed sits 11th heading into a cutoff race, 25 points out of the top-8, which will advance to the next round.
· The No. 60 car, split between Austin Cindric, Chase Briscoe and Ty Majeski, is 23rd in owner points.
Roush Fenway Dover Wins
1997-2 Martin Cup
1998-2 Martin Cup
1999-2 Martin Cup
2000-1 Busch Truck
2002-1 Biffle NXS
2004-1 Martin Cup
2004-1 Biffle NXS
2005-1 Biffle Cup
2006-1 KensethCup
2006-1 Martin Truck
2007-2 EdwardsCup
2007-1 EdwardsNXS
2008-2 Biffle Cup
2011-1 Kenseth Cup
2011-1 Edwards NXS
2011-2 Edwards NXS
2015-1 Buescher NXS
By the Numbers at Dover International Speedway
Race Win T5 T10 Pole Laps Led AvSt AvFn Miles
208 9 52 83 7 79829 3885 17.1 16.0 79829
89 6 27 46 5 16589 888 11.2 13.1 16589
21 2 7 10 2 3602 154 14.3 14.4 3602
318 17 86 139 14 100020 4927 15.3 15.1 100020
