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Roush Fenway Racing heads north to the First State this weekend to tackle ‘The Monster Mile’ for the first time in 2019. Dating back to 1988, an RFR Ford has visited victory lane 17 times at the 1-mile track with 86 top-five and 140 top-10 finishes.

“Dover is one of those places that still takes your breath away on that first lap as you drop into Turn 1 because it's so fast. Now with the high horsepower and extra downforce, speeds are going to be even faster. I'm excited to race there this weekend. It's one of those places where you really feel challenged, both physically and mentally as a driver. I'm confident that Drew and the guys on the crew will be able to rally for a great finish.”

DIBENEDETTO BY THE NUMBERS: In eight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career starts at Dover, Matt DiBenedetto has an average start of 32.1 and an average finish of 31.1 and has completed 2,874 of 3,215 (89.4 percent) career laps at “The Monster Mile.” DiBenedetto’s best finishing position at Dover is 27th which he’s earned twice (October 2016 and October 2018).

Newman will make his 35th Cup start at Dover on Sunday. In 34 prior starts, Newman has an average finish of 14.3 with 14 top-10 and seven top-five finishes.

With a few early cautions at the start of the final stage, crew chief Brian Pattie told Stenhouse to stay out under one of the cautions for track position. The 2017 MENCS Playoff contender led the field to green and was able to pull away and lead for the next 24 laps before surrendering the lead to the No. 14 who had fresher tires.

All three of NASCAR’s top touring series will be in action this weekend at Dover International Speedway as the NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series kicks off the action on Friday night followed by the NASCAR XFINITY Series on Saturday and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday. Here’s a look at how Ford has fared at the Monster Mile.

Austin Dillon Captures Second Pole of Season and Collects Stage Points at Talladega Superspeedway

After having to start at the rear for an unapproved adjustment, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. drove his Fifth Third Bank Ford to the front leading 16 laps before blowing a tire coming to the white flag earning a 25th place finish in Sunday’s Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Ryan Newman survived the chaos at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday afternoon, crossing the line seventh in his Acorns Ford Mustang for his third-straight top-10.

Paul Menard and his No. 21 Quick Lane team spent most of Sunday’s GEICO 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway battling back from damage to the nose of the No. 21 Mustang from a chain-reaction fender bender during a Lap 10 crash.