NASCAR Cup Series

After two consecutive point races of having the dominant car, Martin Truex Jr. returns to his home track this weekend – Dover International Speedway, site of his first career Sprint Cup Series win (June 4, 2007).

1. Kevin Harvick: Harvick finished ninth at Charlotte, recording his 11th top-10 finish of the year. He leads the points standings, ahead of Martin Truex Jr. by 41.

Chevrolet drivers and teams have been the best at surviving 400 laps on the concrete oval. Bowtie-branded drivers have hoisted the ‘Miles the Monster’ trophy the past four consecutive races. Chevy’s Jimmie Johnson has practically owned Dover International Speedway during the last decade with nine victories to his credit; he leads all NSCS drivers as the most successful at the track.

Last May, Johnson took home his ninth career trophy from Dover by leading a dominating 272 laps. In that race he surpassed Bobby Allison’s 2,802 laps led to become the all-time lap leader at Dover. Johnson has now led 2,976 laps around the Monster Mile and has completed 98.2 percent of all laps attempted.

“Dover is such a fun race track. The track changes throughout the day and you have to work to keep up with the changes. It’s certainly a challenge, but it rewards the driver and team with the right setup. You can get out there and race and put on a good show for the fans.

In seven career starts in the XFINITY Series at “The Monster Mile,” Bayne has recorded two top-five finishes, six top-10 finishes and has an average finish of 9.3. His best finish of second came in the May 2014 event at the one-mile oval.

Roush Fenway Racing’s Chris Buescher will make his third NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Dover International Speedway on Saturday. In his previous two starts, both coming last season, Buescher started inside the top-10, and earned finishes of 11th and fourth, respectively.

Elliott Sadler makes his 15th NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start at Dover International Speedway this weekend in Dover, DE. In Sadler’s previous 14 starts, he has one pole award, three top-five and eight top-10 finishes at Dover.

This Saturday, Bubba Wallace will make is second NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Dover International Speedway. His previous start came in the fall of 2012, where Wallace earned the pole in just his fourth start in the series, ultimately finishing 12th. In that start, Wallace ran the entire race inside the top-15.

In his 25 career Cup Series starts at the 1.0-mile track, Biffle has two wins, six top-five and 11 top-10 finishes. His average starting position is 12.9 with an average finishing position of 13.7.