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As Paul Menard and the No. 21 Menard/Tarkett team head into the homestretch of their first season together, the veteran driver likes the direction his team is heading.

SMITH BY THE NUMBERS: In 13 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career starts at Dover, Regan Smith has an average start of 26.4 and an average finish of 27.8 and has completed 4,613 of 5,206 (88.6 percent) career laps at the 1.0-mile “Monster Mile” track.

Gallagher and the No. 23 team will utilize chassis no. 222. This chassis has been raced four times this season at Auto Club Speedway by Spencer Gallagher (start: 15th/finish: 11th), Dover International Speedway by Johnny Sauter (start: 11th, finish: 6th), Kentucky Speedway by Gallagher (start: 15th/ finish: 20th) and at Darlington Raceway by Chase Elliott (start: 38th/finish: 6th).

Moving on to the Monster Mile: The Series returns to Dover International Speedway for Sunday’s 400-mile race around the ‘Monster Mile’. In 25 starts at the Delaware short track, Denny has secured 10 top-10 finishes, including five top-10 results in his last six appearances there. During his last visit to Dover in April, Hamlin battled his way to seventh after serving a penalty in the race’s first Stage for pitting for fuel while pit road was closed.

Kasey Kahne will continue to sit out from Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competition this coming weekend when the series travels to Dover International Speedway. Kahne participated in a private medical test session on Tuesday afternoon with his physicians as they continue to evaluate his health following a case of extreme heat exhaustion at Darlington Raceway.

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.

NASCAR® fans can immerse themselves in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs™ in a new augmented reality (AR) experience available via the NASCAR Mobile app.

News and notes: After surviving the twists and turns of the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, Boyd will head to the Monster Mile for some "unfinished business" at Dover. “It's hard to believe we're almost in that final stretch of races, already. I've learned so much this season and I'm excited to finish these last five races out strong. Dover was intimidating to me the first time I went there, but I feel like we got better as the race went on. Unfortunately we had that battery issue last time, so I would love to go there and have a solid redeeming run this time around."

Heading into the final race before the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff field drops to eight, Elliott Sadler sits in the sixth spot — 11 markers above the cutline.

AmericanMuscle’s long-time video host, Justin Dugan, recently picked up a brand-new 2019 Mustang GT in Oxford White—his signature color. While Justin’s Roush-blown ’14 GT still exists in his ownership, he has decided to join the dark side with a 10-speed automatic equipped GT Premium Rapid Spec 401A with full-leather Recaro Seats and upgraded Bang & Olufsen sound system.