Camry Out Front: Since the new 2018 Camry race car debuted this season, Toyota drivers have won 10 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) races this year as well as the All-Star Race, which was won by 2015 Cup champion Kyle Busch. Late in the summer, Camry drivers have raised the bar as the Playoffs approached and began, winning eight of the last 11 MENCS races, including the first two Playoff races moving Martin Truex Jr and Busch to the second round.
A recovery from a slow start in the playoff opener at Chicagoland Speedway, coupled with a strong run from the start at New Hampshire have Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team in position to advance to the second round of the Monster Energy Cup playoffs.
The last time Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing team ran at Dover International Speedway, a broken axle prevented them from an impressive top-10 finish. They will need to avoid the racing pitfalls this weekend during the Apache Warrior 400 to maintain or improve their position in the NASCAR Playoffs.
Martin Truex Jr. and his Furniture Row Racing team have displayed their mettle in the first two playoff starts, rallying from adversity in each race to finish first at Chicagoland Speedway and fifth at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Chevrolet leads all other manufacturers with 39 victories at Dover International Speedway. A win by a Team Chevy driver this weekend would add Dover to the elite list of tracks that Chevrolet has over 40 victories, a feat no other manufacturer competing in NASCAR’s top division can claim. Those tracks include: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Daytona International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.
"Dover is a track like no other. When they say it's a monster, it seriously is. Last time we were there in June we had some electrical issues that caused us to get multiple laps down. Hopefully we have some better luck this weekend and finish out the last couple of races on a high note."
Officials from Young’s Motorsports confirmed today that NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) veteran Timothy Peters (@TimothyPeters_) will drive the team’s No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado in Saturday night’s Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway.
This weekend’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Dover International Speedway marks Ryan Reed’s eighth start at the Monster Mile. In his seven previous starts, Reed has one top-five and two top-10 finishes. His best finish of fifth came in the spring race.
Stenhouse Jr. at Dover International Speedway - Stenhouse has 10 career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) starts at Dover with an average starting position of 18.0 and average finishing position of 21.1.
Trevor Bayne will make his sixth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) start at Dover this weekend. In five previous starts, Bayne has earned a best finish of 10th in the spring 2016 event at the one-mile oval.
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing Team Winward Racing and Mercedes-AMG Are the First Team and Manufacturer Repeat Race Winners of the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GT Daytona
Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 BODYARMOR Flash I.V. Ford Mustang Dark Horse team led a race-high 171 laps and prevailed in a three-wide battle to the checkered flag in an overtime finish to come away with their second win of the season
Esports specialists and former NASCAR crew members turned famous landmarks into strategic zones, giving every sector its own balance of speed, risk and reward.
