TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE
DURAMAX DRYDENE 400 PRESENTED BY RELADYNE
DOVER MOTOR SPEEDWAY
DOVER, DE
MAY 1, 2022

RACE #11 – DOVER MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Coming off a NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) sweep for Chevrolet at Talladega Superspeedway, the bowtie brand looks to carry its momentum onto the 1-mile concrete oval of Dover Motor Speedway. Famously known as the “Monster Mile”, the Delaware-based venue will serve as the host of a NCS and NXS doubleheader race weekend as Team Chevy drivers have their eyes set on continuing Chevrolet’s historic success at the track.

Chevrolet looks to become back-to-back winners at Dover Motor Speedway in Sunday’s DuraMAX Drydene 400 Presented by RelaDyne. The 2021 visit at the track for NASCAR’s premier series concluded with a monumental finish for Hendrick Motorsports. Alex Bowman piloted his Chevrolet-powered machine to the organization’s 21st victory at the track, extending Hendrick Motorsports all-time win record as the winningest team at Dover. Bowman led his Hendrick Motorsports teammates to a historic 1-2-3-4 finish, making the Chevrolet team just the third organization in NASCAR Cup Series history to accomplish a sweep of the top-four finishing positions.

In the 103 NASCAR Cup Series that have been held at Dover Motor Speedway, Chevrolet has made its way to victory line 42 times to lead all manufacturers. Since 2013, Chevrolet has won 10 of the last 17 NCS events at the Delaware-based venue, captured by seven different drivers. This time span includes a six-race streak recorded from June 2013 (Tony Stewart) to October 2015 (Kevin Harvick).

Following the fourth win of the season and a podium sweep in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Chevrolet drivers and teams will take on the Monster Mile in the A-GAME 200, the 10th race on the series’ schedule. In the single appearance by the series at Dover in 2021, the bowtie brigade placed five Chevrolet’s in the top-10, led by then part-time NXS driver, Josh Berry, who drove his No. 8 JR Motorsports Camaro SS to a runner-up finish.

LOOKING TO GO BACK-TO-BACK
While Alex Bowman scored his first-career victory at Dover Motor Speedway in 2021, victory lane is a familiar spot for the No. 48 Chevrolet at the venue. Career Chevrolet driver, Jimmie Johnson, leads the series in all-time wins at the Monster Mile with an impressive 11 victories, all behind the wheel of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Of those wins includes a sweep in 2002 and 2009, as well as Johnson’s final victory in his full-time NASCAR Cup Series career in 2017.

TALLADEGA SWEEP
It was an all-Chevrolet victory lane last weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, with victories by Ross Chastain and Noah Gragson giving the bowtie brand victories in both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. With the Next Gen Camaro ZL1’s first time hitting NASCAR’s longest oval, its speed was showcased throughout the 188-lap event.

The white flag saw the field being led by three Camaro ZL1’s, with Erik Jones at the point, followed by Chevrolet teammates Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain. With the final dash to the checkered flag, a battle between the top-two gave Chastain the opportunity to pilot his No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Camaro ZL1 to the front, holding onto the lead at the line by .105-seconds to capture his second NCS win of 2022. Sunday’s win makes Chastain just the second driver in NASCAR’s premier series to become a repeat winner, joining fellow Chevrolet teammate William Byron.

Chastain led the bowtie brigade to three top-five and six top-10 finishes in the 10th points-paying race of the NASCAR Cup Series season. Four different Chevrolet teams were represented in the Talladega top-10:
1st – Ross Chastain (Trackhouse Racing)
2nd – Austin Dillon (Richard Childress Racing)
4th – Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports)
6th – Erik Jones (Petty GMS Racing)
7th – Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports)
9th – Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports)

Chevrolet also picked up its 11th stage win of 2022 with William Byron, who also led a race-high 38 laps.

JR Motorsports driver, Noah Gragson, picked up his second NASCAR Xfinity Series win of 2022 at Talladega, wheeling his No. 9 Camaro SS through a triple overtime finish in the 124-lap event. Gragson led a Chevrolet podium sweep, with seven of the top-10 finishing positions captured by the Camaro SS. The trip to victory lane marked Chevrolet’s fourth win on the season in the series.

Driving the iconic No. 3 Camaro SS for Richard Childress Racing, Jeffrey Earnhardt sat on the pole for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega, ultimately coming home with a career-best runner-up finish in his 136-race NXS career. The 32-year-old driver was paired up with “NASCAR’s crew chief” Larry McReynolds for the race.

EXTENDING THE LEAD
Following a Talladega race weekend sweep, Chevrolet remained on top of the driver and manufacturer points standings in both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. In NASCAR’s premier series, Chase Elliott’s seventh top-10 finish of the 2022 season maintained his spot on top of the NCS driver standings, extending his lead to a 21-point advantage over the second spot. Elliott leads a strong Chevrolet showing in the driver standings, with three of the top-five and five of the top-10 of the standings being occupied by Chevrolet drivers.

In addition to leading the driver standings, Chevrolet also maintained the lead in the NASCAR Cup Series manufacturer standings, sitting at a 29-point lead heading into the Dover race weekend. The bowtie brand continues to lead all manufacturers in NASCAR Cup Series wins (6), top-five’s (28), top-10’s (47), laps led (1,499) and stage wins (11).

The NASCAR Xfinity Series driver points standings sees six of the top-10 spots being occupied by Chevrolet, led by Kaulig Racing’s AJ Allmendinger, who extended his points lead to a 40-point advantage over fellow Chevrolet teammate Noah Gragson. Chevrolet also continues to lead in the NXS manufacturer points standings, with the Camaro SS having captured four wins, four pole wins, 30 top-five’s, 60 top-10’s and 804 laps led heading into the series’ 10th race of the season at the Monster Mile.

BOWTIE BULLETS
· Victories by active Team Chevy drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series at Dover Motor Speedway include:
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1, has one win (April 2018)
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1, has one win (October 2019)
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Camaro ZL1, has one win (May 2020)

· In addition to its manufacturer-leading 42 wins, Chevrolet has recorded 25 pole wins, 209 top-five’s and 395 top-10’s at Dover Motor Speedway.

· Going into the 11th NASCAR Cup Series race of the 2022 season, Chevrolet continues to lead all manufacturers in NASCAR Cup Series wins (6), top-five’s (28), top-10’s (47), laps led (1,499) and stage wins (11).

· Chevrolet team, Hendrick Motorsports, leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins by an organization at Dover Motor Speedway with 21 among seven different drivers, most recently by Alex Bowman (2021).

· Career Chevrolet driver, Jimmie Johnson has 11 wins at the 1-mile oval in 38 starts in the NASCAR Cup Series. In addition to his impressive 11 wins, Johnson has 18 top-five’s, 27 top-10’s and has led 3,113 laps at Dover Motor Speedway, making it the winningest track of his career.

· Seven Team Chevy drivers have combined 11 NASCAR Cup Series stage wins:
Tyler Reddick 2 – (Fontanax2)
Alex Bowman 1 – (Las Vegas)
Ross Chastain 1 – (Las Vegas)
William Byron 3 – (Phoenix)(Atlanta)(Talladega)
Daniel Suarez 1 – (COTA)
Chase Elliott 2 – (Martinsvillex2)
Kyle Larson 1 – (Bristol)

· Chevrolet leads in the driver points standing in both the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Chase Elliott holds the top spot in the NCS standings with a 21-point advantage over second; and AJ Allmendinger continues to lead in the NXS standings by 40-points. The bowtie brand also sits atop both the NCS and NXS manufacturer points standings.

· With its 40 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships; 33 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Championships; and 820 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet holds the title of winningest brand in NASCAR.

TUNE IN
The NASCAR Cup Series DuraMAX Drydene 400 Presented by RelaDyne will be live on FS1 on Sunday, May 1 at 3:00 p.m. ET. FS1 will also telecast the NASCAR Xfinity Series A-GAME 200 on Saturday, April 30 at 1:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage of both events can also be found on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

QUOTABLE QUOTES
ROSS CHASTAIN, NO. 1 PITBULL TOUR 2022 CAMARO ZL1
HOW COOL IS IT TO HAVE PITBULL ON YOUR CAR SUNDAY IN DOVER?
“Who would have ever thought I would be teaming up with Pitbull? That is so cool and shows how interesting life really is. He is such a motivator; we want to really do well for him Sunday. I hope we play “Can’t Stop Us Now” in victory lane at Dover.”

YOUR FIRST CUP VICTORIES HAVE COME AT TWO DISTINCT TRACKS. IS THAT MIND-BLOWING FOR YOU?
“Absolutely mind-blowing, it is. I grew up short-track racing, so I just assumed and thought that was where I was the best. Turning right was hard, drafting was hard. I just thought I would never be able to catch up to guys that had been doing it so much longer than me. A lot of time and work and really good people surrounding me, we’ve closed the gap. There’s still a long ways to go. But, yeah, it’s absolutely mind-blowing.”

YOU DROVE THE SAME CAR TO VICTORIES ON A ROAD COURSE AND SUPERSPEEDWAY. IS THAT PROOF THE NEXT GEN CAR IS A SUCCESS?
“It makes it so special that Jim France and the NASCAR family, the France family, their vision for this car, that you can win a race on a road course. Is it a month? Has it been a month or two months since COTA? In a month, you can bring a car back you won in at a road course and win at Talladega. That hasn’t happened since the ’60s. I don’t know, farther back. I have no idea. They would have different cars. It’s wild. That’s more what it means to me, that this car is capable of that. Change the geometry, the suspension, shim the body a little bit, go race. Put different tune in the motor for a superspeedway, adjust your rear diffuser, adjust everything, and the same car can come race. That’s just wild. I’m not sitting here going to say it’s any cheaper yet. I don’t think it’s cheaper for us than just building a new car like in the past. I don’t know. I don’t know the business behind what we’re doing. I just drive the cars. It is special, though.”

DOES IT JUST SEEM SURREAL AT TIMES?
“It does not seem real at all. I keep waiting to wake up from this dream and realize it’s all not what I think I’m living. But I’ve got great groups of people from Trackhouse, the competition and business side, my family, people in Charlotte and around Mooresville that keep reminding me and keep showing me this is real. I talked about it earlier, sitting right here at this spot, I’m right where I want to be, and I have the people around me. They keep me remembering and keep reminding me and keep pushing me to make this the best we can make it. We’re not resting on any of this stuff. Like Justin said, I might not be quite as sharp in the morning to get to work on Dover, but I’ll get to work on it at some point tomorrow.”

AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 BREZTRI CAMARO ZL1
DOES DOVER DRIVE LIKE A GIANT BRISTOL, OR NOT SO MUCH?
“Not so much. There’s a lot of aero stuff that comes into play at Dover because you’re going so fast. You see different lines come into play as the rubber builds up. It’s always fun on a long run when you can run way up by the fence and find speed. I’m looking forward to it.”

KYLE LARSON, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1
LARSON ON DRIVING THE NEXT GEN CAR AT DOVER:
“We had a great result last year in the Gen 6 car. Finishing one-two-three-four I know meant a lot to Rick (Hendrick, owner) and all the men and women at Hendrick Motorsports. I’ve run well at Dover throughout my career and have led a lot of laps there, and I hope that is the case again this weekend. I don’t know how this generation of car will race on the concrete, but I hope we’ll be using multiple lanes on Sunday.”

CLIFF DANIELS, CREW CHIEF, NO. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM CAMARO ZL1
DANIELS ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE NEW NEXT GEN CAR ON A CONCRETE TRACK:
“The car itself is really going to perform well – I think we have the potential to see a really good race. If we get some warmer temperatures and the groove widens out, these cars should be very racy on a very racy track. I think it could be a lot of fun and a great race for the fans. If it’s super cool and the track is very fast, it could be a narrower groove and much harder to pass. We’ll just need to see how the temperatures are, what the tire wear is like and how the track is taking (tire) rubber, but I think it’s going to be great.”

TYLER REDDICK, NO. 8 GUARANTEED RATE CAMARO ZL1
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST AS WE HEAD TO DOVER THIS WEEKEND?
“There will be new challenges with the Next Gen car on the high banks of Dover. Trend of the car has leaned towards more grip everywhere we have gone so far this season. I expect it to be a physically demanding race and the pace of the car to be faster than what we’ve had in the past. It’s definitely going to put on an exciting show for the fans and it will really test the drivers.”

YOU’VE HAD A ROUGH COUPLE OF WEEKENDS. HOW DO YOU STAY POSITIVE?
“Every weekend is a new opportunity with this new car. It really is a fine line to get the balance of the car right. The work and preparation we put in during the week gives us confidence. Our team works really hard each and every week and deserve better results than what we saw at Talladega. We’re ready for this next stretch of races, they’re all pretty good tracks for us.”

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
ELLIOTT ON HEADING TO DOVER WITH THE NEXT GEN CAR:
“All these places, as we go to them for the first time, I’m kind of like everybody else, just waiting to see how it goes. I never would have thought that Martinsville would have gone like it did, so I think we were probably all surprised about that one, but nonetheless, I’m excited to get out there and hopefully it goes well.”

ELLIOTT ON THE EXPECTATIONS HE SETS FOR HIMSELF TO PERFORM WELL:
“I want to win just as much as everyone else, if not more. I always want to win, and I always have an expectation of myself to want to go and perform. That expectation is the only one that matters to me, and I want to do the job to the best of my ability always, whether you have a win in the bank or not. For me, that doesn’t make me try any harder. I’m going to do my best and see where we end up.”

ALAN GUSTAFSON, CREW CHIEF, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1
GUSTAFSON ON RACING AT DOVER WITH THE NEXT GEN CAR:
“I don’t really know what to expect. I love Dover. It’s one of my favorite tracks to go to. It’s a lot of fun to race. Obviously, it has big wide surface, and that’s the key to me is hopefully there’s some value in getting up the track and there’s multiple lanes. That’s always, in my opinion, what creates good racing, is the opportunity to have multiple lanes. Hopefully that shows up.”

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 16 ACTION INDUSTRIES CAMARO ZL1
“In the past, Dover has been one of my favorite racetracks to go to. It’s unique in a lot of ways. Last year, we had a solid run and stayed in the top five for all day. Hopefully we can build on that and try some new stuff this weekend to continue the momentum we’ve had this season. I’m also looking forward to getting back in the Cup car on Sunday with Action Industries. I felt like we learned a few things at Martinsville. I think Dover is going to be really fast with this Next Gen car, so it should be a fun weekend.”

WILLIAM BYRON, NO. 24 RAPTORTOUGH.COM CAMARO ZL1
BYRON ON IF HE FEELS LIKE HE’S HAVING TO RE-LEARN TRACKS WITH THE NEXT GEN CAR: “I’d say every week is a new week. It really is. We look at our old notes for balance and things like that, but even that’s kind of changed. I think Dover’s going to be eye-opening to see how this car gets around, because you know it has way less downforce. Downforce is key at Dover. I’m very interested to see how that feels and how that plays out, because I don’t know what to expect.”

RUDY FUGLE, CREW CHIEF, NO. 24 RAPTORTOUGH.COM CAMARO ZL1
FUGLE ON WHAT NOTES HE CAN USE TO PREPARE FOR DOVER:
“We don’t have a ton of short track notes with the Next Gen car right now, but I think the race at Martinsville gives us a good starting point. That race we saw that track position played a big factor and that maintaining a pit strategy that helped with that was key. I can see that playing a factor again this weekend at Dover. I also think some of our setup notes from last year will still help as well. Plus, with the high banking in the corners at Dover, it translates slightly to an intermediate track in that regard, so we can use those notes that we have as well. We ran well at Martinsville a few weeks ago, and Dover has been good to us in the past, so I think those things give us a good baseline for when we unload for practice.”

JUSTIN HALEY, NO. 31 LEAFFILTER GUTTER PROTECTION CAMARO ZL1
“It’s been quite a while since I’ve been to Dover. It’s always a fun, fast racetrack you can move around on. I’m curious to see how the Next Gen car handles the banking on the concrete surface. We’ve spent a lot of time on the simulator preparing. I’m looking forward to getting back to Dover and carrying on our positive momentum”

ALEX BOWMAN, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1
BOWMAN ON RETURNING TO DOVER AFTER THE HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS SWEEP LAST YEAR:
“Winning last year at Dover was special. We had a fast race car, fast enough to hold off my teammates and be the one to lead the one-two-three-four charge for Hendrick Motorsports. Being a part of such a unique moment in a season that was filled with these types of moments is something I will always hold close to me.”

GREG IVES, CREW CHIEF, NO. 48 ALLY CAMARO ZL1
IVES ON HOW HE’S PREPARING TO REPEAT LAST YEAR’S SUCCESS:
“Dover has been a track that Hendrick Motorsports has historically done well at as well as Alex (Bowman). Our plan is to go back there and continue to build off the confidence and success from the past. Even though it is a different car and tire, we are approaching it the same way we always do; maximizing restarts, pit road times, practice and qualifying to get the most out of the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet and look to come out of there with another Miles the Monster trophy.”

DANIEL SUAREZ, NO. 99 COMMSCOPE CAMARO ZL1
WHY DO YOU LIKE DOVER?
“Actually, Dover is one of my favorite tracks that we go to. It’s so much fun and the feeling you get inside the car is pretty incredible. It’s also been one of my best tracks, statistically. My expectations are really high for this weekend because I have run so well in the past there.”

YOU HAVE RAN WELL LATELY.
“We have but we want better finishes. We were at the wrong place at the wrong time in Talladega. Our Camaro was fast. I was really happy with how the car was driving. We know we have a fast car and hopefully that results in a good finish at Dover on Sunday.”

Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics

Manufacturers Championships:
Total (1949-2021): 40
First title for Chevrolet: 1958
Highest number of consecutive titles: 13 (2003-15)

Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021

Drivers Championships:
Total (1949-2021): 33
First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)
Highest number of consecutive titles: 7 (2005-11)
Most Recent: Kyle Larson (2021)

Years Won: 1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021

Event Victories:
Record for total race wins in single season: 26 (2007)

2022 STATISTICS:
Wins: 6
Poles: 2
Laps Led: 1,499
Top-five finishes: 28
Top-10 finishes: 47
Stage wins: 11
Tyler Reddick (Fontanax2)
Alex Bowman (Las Vegas)
Ross Chastain (Las Vegas)
William Byron (Phoenix), (Atlanta), (Talladega)
Daniel Suarez (COTA)
Chase Elliott (Martinsvillex2)
Kyle Larson (Bristol Dirt)

CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:
Total Chevrolet race wins: 820 (1949 to date)
Poles won to date: 725
Laps led to date: 242,835
Top-five finishes to date: 4,166
Top-10 finishes to date: 8,602

Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date:

       General Motors: 1,154
       Chevrolet: 820
       Pontiac: 154
       Oldsmobile: 115
       Buick: 65

       Ford: 813                                                         
       Ford: 713
       Mercury: 96
       Lincoln: 4

       Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467
       Dodge: 217
       Plymouth: 191
       Chrysler: 59

       Toyota: 164

Team Chevy high-resolution racing photos are available for editorial use.

About Chevrolet
Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, available in 79 countries with more than 3.2 million cars and trucks sold in 2020. Chevrolet models include electric and fuel-efficient vehicles that feature engaging performance, design that makes the heart beat, passive and active safety features and easy-to-use technology, all at a value. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

Richard Childress Racing at Dover Motor Speedway … Richard Childress Racing has four NASCAR Cup Series victories at Dover Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt won three times, a sweep of both races in 1989 and the 1993 spring event. He led 831 of 1,000 possible laps in 1989 plus the most laps (226 of 500) in the 1993 event. Jeff Burton won the 2006 fall event at Dover to claim his first Dover win and first victory of the 2006 season. The Welcome, N.C., based organization has 24 top-five and 59 top-10 finishes at the Monster Mile.

Xfinity Series Stats at Dover … RCR owns three NASCAR Xfinity Series wins at Dover, two by Clint Bowyer (falls races in 2006 and 2009). Jeff Burton also won spring event in 2006, rallying from the 36th-place starting position and giving RCR a sweep of the Xfinity Series races.

Introducing the Next Gen … NASCAR’s Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, which officially debuted in 2022, is a collaboration of the brightest engineering minds in racing. With technology at the forefront, Richard Childress Racing has played a unique and critical role in helping to bring this new on-track identity to life, working closely with OEMs, other teams and NASCAR to build and test the initial prototype.

Catch Saturday’s Action … The A-Game 200 at Dover Motor Speedway will be televised live on Saturday, April 30 at 1:30 p.m. ET on FS1 and will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Follow Sunday’s Action in Dover … The Duramax Drydene 400 will be televised live on Saturday, May 1 beginning at 3 p.m. ET on FS1 and will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

This Week’s BREZTRI AEROSPHERE® (budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate) Inhalation Aerosol Camaro ZL1 at Dover Motor Speedway … Dillon has 16 previous NASCAR Cup Series starts to his credit at Dover Motor Speedway, earning his best finish of seventh in October 2018 and finishing 14th in his most recent appearance at the track in May 2021. In eight previous NASCAR Xfinity Series appearances at the track, Dillon’s best finish is fourth in May 2015, and he is the June 2013 Xfinity Series pole sitter at the Monster Mile. The 2011 NASCAR Truck Series champion has two starts at the track in the Truck Series, earning his best finish of fourth in the May 2011 event. He also finished ninth at the track in a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race.

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AUSTIN DILLON QUOTES:

Does Dover drive like a giant Bristol, or not so much?

“Not so much. There’s a lot of aero stuff that comes into play at Dover because you’re going so fast. You see different lines come into play as the rubber builds up. It’s always fun on a long run when you can run way up by the fence and find speed. I’m looking forward to it.”

This Week’s Guaranteed Rate Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at Dover Motor Speedway … Tyler Reddick heads to Dover Motor Speedway this weekend for the fourth time of his NASCAR Cup Series career. ­­­He made his first Cup Series start at the 1-mile Delaware track in 2020. Most recently, the series visited Dover once in 2021 and Reddick started 12th and finished eighth.

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TYLER REDDICK QUOTES:

What are you looking forward to most as we head to Dover this weekend?

“There will be new challenges with the Next Gen car on the high banks of Dover. Trend of the car has leaned towards more grip everywhere we have gone so far this season. I expect it to be a physically demanding race and the pace of the car to be faster than what we’ve had in the past. It’s definitely going to put on an exciting show for the fans and it will really test the drivers.”

How do you stay positive, even when you have rough weekends?

“Every weekend is a new opportunity with this new car. It really is a fine line to get the balance of the car right. The work and preparation we put in during the week gives us confidence. Our team works really hard each and every week and deserve better results than what we saw at Talladega. We’re ready for this next stretch of races, they’re all pretty good tracks for us.”

This Week’s Whelen Engineering Chevrolet Camaro SS at Dover Motor Speedway … Creed will be making his first Dover Motor Speedway start in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on Saturday afternoon. He led 60 laps in two NASCAR Truck Series starts at Dover. Entering this weekend’s race at Dover, Creed has two top-10 finishes (Las Vegas and Atlanta) and has scored 91 points on superspeedways this season. He is 14th in the Xfinity Series drivers standings, 57 points outside of the top 10.

About Whelen … Whelen Engineering is a family-owned company with a pioneering spirit and a passion to protect the lives of those who protect and serve others. The company mission is to provide industry-defining safety solutions around the world, while creating a community of problem-solvers who are inspired to push boundaries and continue our legacy of delivering ground-breaking innovation. As a global leader in the emergency warning industry, Whelen has been trusted to perform since 1952, when George Whelen III invented the first rotating aviation beacon. Whelen now encompasses two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Connecticut and New Hampshire with over 750,000 square feet of engineering and manufacturing space and the largest design staff in the industry. Every part of every Whelen product is proudly designed and manufactured in America. We embrace quality as our foundation, we celebrate innovative engineering in every product we produce.

SHELDON CREED QUOTES:

What’s the mindset heading to Dover?

“Dover is awesome and I really enjoy racing there. It’s really fast and hopefully your car turns good and isn’t too free. I personally don’t feel the drop off into the corners but really feel the banking in the corners. I feel the rise out of the corners more than dropping off in the turns but that’s just me.”

What does your car need to do handling-wise to be good at Dover?

“When I’ve been good at Dover, I’ve been a little free and been able to turn underneath people. You’ll be a little free on the straightaway but I’ve been really fast that way. I think it’s better than being tight on to the straightaway.”

How challenging is pit road?

“It’s definitely not the easiest pit road but at the same time I don’t think it’s the most difficult either. I’d say the narrow boxes make it tough getting positioned right during a stop.”

This Week’s United Rentals Chevrolet Camaro SS at Dover Motor Speedway … Hill will be making his first Dover Motor Speedway start in NASCAR Xfinity Series competition on Saturday afternoon. He scored two top-10 finishes in six Truck Series starts with a best finish of seventh in 2019. Hill won two K&N Pro Series East races at Dover (2013 and 2014). He enters the Dover event ninth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers standings. Hill led five times for 67 laps this past weekend at Talladega Superspeedway, the first time in Hill’s Xfinity Series career that he has led the most laps (24 starts). With his victory in the season-opening event at Daytona, Hill has clinched a spot in the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs.

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AUSTIN HILL QUOTES:

How important is this stretch for you to get some consistency over the next few races?

“I think if we just keep doing what we’re doing and don’t change anything, don’t start over-thinking things, and keep bringing fast Chevrolet Camaros to the racetrack, I think the finishes will sort themselves out. There should be only two races that we should have finished outside the top 10. All the other races should have been inside the top 10 or top five. We’ve been caught up in the wrong places at the wrong time. It’s just racing and you have to move on from it.”

Do you get a sense of speed from inside the car at Dover?

“You definitely get a very big sense of speed at Dover. I know the first laps that I always make there it kind of takes your breath away. You feel like you’re running 200 miles per hour around that place and it does take a few laps to get settled in there.”

You had success at Dover dating back to your first race there in 2013. What do you like about that track?

“I won the first time that I was there in the K&N Series back in 2013 and then when we came back the following year I won again. I didn’t win at the Truck Series level but it always seemed like we had speed and we ran inside the top-five a lot. I think our United Rentals Chevrolet in the Xfinity Series will drive similar to the K&N cars so hopefully we can get the job done. Dover is so fast and it’s so much fun to get around. From the first time I went there I understood how you had to approach the entry of the corner to be good on exit. That’s one of the key elements that makes me pretty good around Dover.”

Dover Motor Speedway
Sunday, May 1, 2022
1-Mile Oval
3:00 PM ET
Location: Dover, Delaware
TV: Fox
Event: NASCAR Cup Series (11 of 36)
Radio: SiriusXM logo PRN logo

5 KYLE LARSON
Age: 29 (July 31, 1992)
Hometown: Elk Grove, California
Resides: Mooresville, North Carolina
Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
Standings: 7th

No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

A FIRST FOR LARSON: On Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, Kyle Larson led 32 laps en route to a fourth-place finish to mark his first ever top-five result in a superspeedway event in the NASCAR Cup Series. The driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 moved up two positions in the standings to seventh and now trails leader and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott by 69 points.

FIFTY (PER)CENT: Sunday’s performance marked the fifth top-five finish in 10 Cup Series races this season for Larson. The Elk Grove, California, native is second in that statistical category, trailing only Ross Chastain who has six finishes in the top five. Along with the fourth-place finish, Larson has a victory at Auto Club Speedway, a runner-up result at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a fifth at Richmond Raceway and a fourth at Bristol Motor Speedway.

MONSTER AT DOVER: In 13 starts at Dover Motor Speedway, Larson has 12 top-12 finishes with 880 laps led – the most he has led at a single track. Last year, he led 263 of 400 laps before finishing second to teammate Alex Bowman when Hendrick Motorsports swept the top-four positions. In 2019, Larson led 154 laps en route to his lone victory at the concrete track.

NOT SO AVERAGE: Larson’s average finish of seventh at Dover is the best all-time of any driver with more than two starts there. David Pearson (8.00), Bobby Allison (9.26) and former Hendrick Motorsports driver Jimmie Johnson (9.66) are the only other drivers to post a single-digit average finish at the Delaware venue.

SECOND BEST: At active tracks where he has more than one Cup Series start, Larson’s 7.0 average finish at Dover is only his second best. In 2021, a pair of runner-up results at Darlington Raceway improved his average at the 1.366-mile track to 5.55.

ANOTHER LEVEL: Larson has also been successful at Dover in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. In six starts there, the driver has one win, three top-five finishes and six top-10s. In June 2017, he led 137 laps from the pole to capture the victory at the Monster Mile.

BUSY WEEK: On Tuesday night, Larson won a dirt late model race at Eldora Speedway in Ohio. On Wednesday, he finished fifth in a dirt late model event at Brownstown Speedway in Indiana before traveling to Bristol Motor Speedway for sprint car and dirt late model racing in the World of Outlaws Bristol Bash Thursday through Saturday.

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9 CHASE ELLIOTT
Age: 26 (Nov. 28, 1995)
Hometown: Dawsonville, Georgia
Resides: Dawsonville, Georgia
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Standings: 1st

No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

LEADER OF THE PACK: Following his seventh-place run at Talladega Superspeedway, Chase Elliott expanded his lead in the NASCAR Cup Series standings to 21 points over second-place Ryan Blaney. Including a tie earlier in the season, this marks the sixth consecutive week the Dawsonville, Georgia, native has been atop the standings.

CONSISTENCY PAYING OFF: While Elliott and the No. 9 team are still looking for their first win of 2022, they have been a model of consistency through the first 10 races of the season, scoring seven top-10 finishes – tied for most in the Cup Series. Those seven top-10s are also a career best for Elliott through 10 races. In addition, the 26-year-old’s average finish of 10.5 in 2022 leads all drivers.

MONSTER MILE STATS: On Sunday, Elliott is set to make his 12th Dover Motor Speedway start in the Cup Series. The driver of the No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 earned a victory at the 1-mile track in the fall of 2018 and has eight total top-five finishes there, his most on any active track. In his most recent start at Dover, Elliott finished third and was part of a historic finish where Hendrick Motorsports swept the top four positions. In his previous 11 starts at the venue, he has accumulated an average finish of 10.5 and led 321 laps.

FRONT RUNNER: Elliott has spent a lot of time at the front of the field this season. He’s led 276 laps and raced inside the top five for nearly 1,000 circuits (977) – third-best in each category behind only teammate William Byron and Blaney. His 1,577 laps spent inside the top 10 are fourth-highest in the series.

GUSTAFSON AT DOVER: On Sunday afternoon, No. 9 team crew chief Alan Gustafson will call his 34th Dover race from atop a Cup Series pit box. He’s collected two wins with two different drivers on the 1-mile track: the first with Jeff Gordon in 2014 and most recently with Elliott in 2018. Along with Gustafson’s two victories, he has 17 top-five finishes, 19 top-10s and 592 laps led.

PIT ROAD PROWESS: The No. 9 pit crew continues to impress and is now ranked second among the Cup Series field this season when it comes to the average length of four-tire pit stops (11.951 seconds). The NAPA AUTO PARTS pit crew is comprised of jackman T.J. Semke, gasman John Gianninoto, tire carrier Jared Erspamer and tire changers Chad Avrit and Nick O’Dell.

NAPA KNOWS DOVER: NAPA AUTO PARTS is back on board the No. 9 Chevrolet this weekend at Dover. It will mark the ninth time that the Atlanta-based company has been the primary partner of Elliott and the No. 9 team at the Monster Mile. NAPA visited victory lane in the fall of 2018 when Elliott led the final 11 laps en route to his first win at the track.

A SHOC ENERGY DAYTONA RACE EXPERIENCE: A SHOC Energy is giving fans the opportunity to win a VIP trip to the Cup Series race at Daytona on Saturday, Aug. 27. One grand prize winner and guest will receive flight and hotel accommodations, tickets to the regular-season finale and a $500 Visa gift card. The sweepstakes is open now through July 15 and fans can enter by texting “ASHOCTRIP” to 97579.

24 WILLIAM BYRON
Age: 24 (Nov. 29, 1997)
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Resides: Charlotte, North Carolina
Crew Chief: Rudy Fugle
Standings: 3rd

No. 24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

BEST YEAR YET: After 10 races in 2022, William Byron is off to his best start at the NASCAR Cup Series level. In his fifth season, the 24-year-old driver has scored two race victories, three stage wins, four top-five finishes and eight top-10s with 520 laps led and 13 playoff points accumulated – all career-best statistics at the 10-race mark. He is currently third in the Cup Series standings behind only teammate Chase Elliott and second-place Ryan Blaney.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Byron has led laps in eight of the 10 points-paying races in 2022, including all eight events on paved ovals. His 520 total laps led are the most in the Cup Series. He has also spent the second-most laps running in the top-10 (1,860) and the most laps running within the top-five (1,396).

TWO-FOUR HISTORY: Byron’s two victories in 2022 have added to the total of his storied car number. Five of the No. 24’s total of 97 Cup Series wins have come at Dover Motor Speedway, all with NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon. If Byron goes to victory lane on Sunday, it will put the No. 24 just two away from the 100-win milestone and will secure the fourth-most wins by a car number at the Monster Mile, breaking a four-way tie.

DOVER DIGEST: In seven Cup Series starts at Dover Motor Speedway, Byron has a best starting position of second that came in May 2019 when Hendrick Motorsports teammate Elliott edged him out for the pole. However, in his last two Cup starts there, Byron has raced to consecutive fourth-place results – his best at the mile-long track and his second-longest streak of top-five finishes at a venue behind only Martinsville Speedway where he has three in a row.

MONSTER MILE MINUTES: Sunday’s race will be crew chief Rudy Fugle’s second at the Cup Series level at Dover Motor Speedway after he scored a fourth-place finish in last year’s event. However, the Livonia, New York, native has eight other starts at the 1-mile track, all in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. In those races, Fugle has accumulated one win, two top-five finishes and two top-10s. One of those previous starts was with Byron in 2016 when the duo started on the pole and raced to an 11th-place result.

RAPTOR® TOUGH: Byron will climb behind the wheel of the No. 24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Sunday’s event at Dover. The last time he raced the RaptorTough.com paint scheme, he ended up in victory lane at Martinsville Speedway. RAPTOR® is a durable protective coating and bed liner that is designed to tolerate the toughest climatic conditions and can be applied to a wide range of substrates from steel, wood, concrete and plaster to plastics and composites. Resistant to common fuels, UV, scratches and stains, RAPTOR® is available at local paint distributors, auto parts stores and can also be purchased from online retailers like Amazon. For a better look at Byron’s No. 24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, click here.

48 Alex Bowman
Age: 29 (April 25, 1993)
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
Resides: Concord, North Carolina
Crew Chief: Greg Ives
Standings: 5th

No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

Defending race winner Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, will be available in the Dover Motor Speedway media center on Saturday, April 30, at 9:15 a.m. ET.

HISTORIC MILE: In 2021 at Dover Motor Speedway, Alex Bowman took home his second win of the NASCAR Cup Series season in historic fashion. The driver led 98 circuits at the 1-mile track while leading Hendrick Motorsports to the organization’s first one-two-three-four finish. Bowman’s 98 laps led in that event rank as the fourth-most in his eight-year Cup Series career.

MR. CONSISTENTENCY: Bowman and No. 48 Ally Racing team crew chief Greg Ives had one goal ahead of the 2022 season: be more consistent. Through the first 10 races of the year, Bowman has tallied six top-10 finishes, the most of his Cup Series career through 10 starts. With more time spent in the front of the pack, the Tucson, Arizona, native has also notched 309 points in 2022, ranking him fifth in the standings, 59 markers behind leader and teammate Chase Elliott.

BOWMAN AT DOVER: Bowman, who turned 29 on Monday, will make his 12th Dover start on Sunday. In his prior 11 Cup Series races there, the driver of the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 has one win, four top-five finishes and four top-10s with 140 laps led. Bowman is also tied for the most top-fives at Dover since the start of the 2019 season with four.

IVES AND THE MONSTER: Ives has 13 Dover starts as a crew chief in the Cup Series. In those races as the shot-caller, the 42-year-old Bark River, Michigan, native, has garnered one win (May 2021 with Bowman), five top-five finishes and seven top-10s with 150 laps led.

HOMETOWN HERO: No. 48 team rear-tire changer Devin DelRicco grew up 86 miles from Dover in Marlboro, Maryland. The 30-year-old athlete visited the 1-mile venue for the first time as a fan in 2005 for the NASCAR Cup Series event. DelRicco has been with Hendrick Motorsports for seven years and has two NASCAR Xfinity Series championships with JR Motorsports.

PALM OF HIS HAND: Miles the Monster will display the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in the palm of his gargantuan hand ahead of Sunday’s race at Dover. For the 2022 season, Ally Financial continues to be the sponsor of the track’s Victory Plaza where fans can see Miles holding the full-size No. 48 Chevy. It also sponsors Dover’s Monster Bridge Suites.

THROUGH 10: After 10 Cup Series races, Bowman has collected one win (Las Vegas Motor Speedway), two-top five finishes (the most of his career through 10 races) and six top-10s. His average finishing position of 11.1 is second only to teammate Elliott in 2022

A MONSTER DAY: Last May at Dover Motor Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports drivers Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott and William Byron finished first, second, third and fourth, respectively. It was the organization’s first-ever sweep of the top-four finishing positions in a race and marked only the fourth time in NASCAR Cup Series history that any team accomplished it. At Titusville-Cocoa Speedway in December 1956, Peter DePaolo Racing’s five-car effort became the first to record a top-four sweep and repeated the achievement in April 1957 at North Wilkesboro. Forty-eight years later, Roush Fenway Racing did it in 2005 with four of its five entries at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Hendrick Motorsports is the only four-car team to post a one-two-three-four finish in the Cup Series.

FRONTRUNNERS: At Dover last May, Hendrick Motorsports led 382 of the 400 laps – or 95.5%. It was the highest percentage of laps the team had ever led in a single Cup Series race until April 9 of this year when Hendrick Motorsports led 98.5% of the laps at Martinsville Speedway (397 of 403).

THE FIRST STATE: Dover is one of three racetracks where Hendrick Motorsports has posted more than 20 points-paying wins. The team’s 21 victories at the Delaware venue is equal to its total at Charlotte Motor Speedway and surpassed only by its 27 at Martinsville, which represents the all-time record for wins by any team at a track. Since 2009, it has posted at least one victory there in each season except 2011, 2016, 2019 and 2020. No other team has posted more than nine wins at Dover.

MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: Seven different drivers have contributed to Hendrick Motorsports’ Dover win total: Jimmie Johnson (11 victories), Jeff Gordon (five), Bowman, Elliott, Geoff Bodine, Ken Schrader and Ricky Rudd.

DOVER-TIME: Four Dover races have ended in overtime with all four being won by Hendrick Motorsports: Johnson in 2005, 2015 and 2017, and Elliott in 2018.

STELLAR 2022: In 10 points-paying races this season, Hendrick Motorsports has recorded four wins, which represent its most since 2007. The team’s top-five finishes (12) and top-10s (22) are equal to its 10-race marks from 2021 when it went on to tally its second-best full-season totals in both categories. Hendrick Motorsports’ 930 laps led through 10 races are the organization’s most since 2014 (961) and more than the second- and third-place teams combined. Its seven stage wins in 2022 are equal to second- and third-ranked teams combined.

LET’S DO THE NUMBERS: Since the start of the 2021 Cup Series season, Hendrick Motorsports has recorded 21 points-paying race wins. The total is equal to that of the next four teams combined: Joe Gibbs Racing (11 victories), Team Penske (six), Stewart-Haas Racing (two) and Trackhouse (two). Three other active teams have recorded one win apiece during that span.

NEARING 100,000: Since Hendrick Motorsports was founded in 1984, it has led a record 99,432.14 miles in points-paying Cup Series races. The team is less than 600 miles from hitting 100,000 led at NASCAR’s top level. Last season, Hendrick Motorsports led 5,662.77 miles. Through 10 races in 2022, it has led 974.66 miles. At Dover, the organization has led 7,259 miles. Earlier this season, the team hit another major milestone – its 2,000th top-10 finish in the Cup Series – at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on driving the Next Gen car at Dover: “We had a great result last year in the Gen 6 car. Finishing one-two-three-four I know meant a lot to Rick (Hendrick, owner) and all the men and women at Hendrick Motorsports. I’ve run well at Dover throughout my career and have led a lot of laps there, and I hope that is the case again this weekend. I don’t know how this generation of car will race on the concrete, but I hope we’ll be using multiple lanes on Sunday.”

Cliff Daniels, crew chief of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on challenges of new Next Gen car on a concrete track: “The car itself is really going to perform well – I think we have the potential to see a really good race. If we get some warmer temperatures and the groove widens out, these cars should be very racy on a very racy track. I think it could be a lot of fun and a great race for the fans. If it’s super cool and the track is very fast, it could be a narrower groove and much harder to pass. We’ll just need to see how the temperatures are, what the tire wear is like and how the track is taking (tire) rubber, but I think it’s going to be great.”

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on heading to Dover with the Next Gen car: “All these places, as we go to them for the first time, I’m kind of like everybody else, just waiting to see how it goes. I never would have thought that Martinsville would have gone like it did, so I think we were probably all surprised about that one, but nonetheless, I’m excited to get out there and hopefully it goes well.”

Elliott on the expectations he sets for himself to perform well: “I want to win just as much as everyone else, if not more. I always want to win, and I always have an expectation of myself to want to go and perform. That expectation is the only one that matters to me, and I want to do the job to the best of my ability always, whether you have a win in the bank or not. For me, that doesn’t make me try any harder. I’m going to do my best and see where we end up.”

Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on racing at Dover with the Next Gen car: “I don’t really know what to expect. I love Dover. It’s one of my favorite tracks to go to. It’s a lot of fun to race. Obviously, it has big wide surface, and that’s the key to me is hopefully there’s some value in getting up the track and there’s multiple lanes. That’s always, in my opinion, what creates good racing, is the opportunity to have multiple lanes. Hopefully that shows up.”

William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on if he feels like he’s having to re-learn tracks with the Next Gen car: “I’d say every week is a new week. It really is. We look at our old notes for balance and things like that, but even that’s kind of changed. I think Dover’s going to be eye-opening to see how this car gets around, because you know it has way less downforce. Downforce is key at Dover. I’m very interested to see how that feels and how that plays out, because I don’t know what to expect.”

Rudy Fugle, crew chief of the No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on what notes he can use to prepare for Dover: “We don’t have a ton of short track notes with the Next Gen car right now, but I think the race at Martinsville gives us a good starting point. That race we saw that track position played a big factor and that maintaining a pit strategy that helped with that was key. I can see that playing a factor again this weekend at Dover. I also think some of our setup notes from last year will still help as well. Plus, with the high banking in the corners at Dover, it translates slightly to an intermediate track in that regard, so we can use those notes that we have as well. We ran well at Martinsville a few weeks ago, and Dover has been good to us in the past, so I think those things give us a good baseline for when we unload for practice.”

Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on returning to Dover after the Hendrick Motorsports sweep last year: “Winning last year at Dover was special. We had a fast race car, fast enough to hold off my teammates and be the one to lead the one-two-three-four charge for Hendrick Motorsports. Being a part of such a unique moment in a season that was filled with these types of moments is something I will always hold close to me.”

Greg Ives, crew chief of the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on how he’s preparing to repeat last year’s success: “Dover has been a track that Hendrick Motorsports has historically done well at as well as Alex (Bowman). Our plan is to go back there and continue to build off the confidence and success from the past. Even though it is a different car and tire, we are approaching it the same way we always do; maximizing restarts, pit road times, practice and qualifying to get the most out of the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet and look to come out of there with another Miles the Monster trophy.”

DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne
Dover Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Sunday May 1 at 3 p.m. ET on FS1

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Action Industries Camaro ZL1

AJ Allmendinger has an average finish of 22.9 at Dover
He has led 152 laps at Dover, more than any other track he’s competed at in the NCS

“In the past, Dover has been one of my favorite racetracks to go to. It’s unique in a lot of ways. Last year, we had a solid run and stayed in the top five for all day. Hopefully we can build on that and try some new stuff this weekend to continue the momentum we’ve had this season. I’m also looking forward to getting back in the Cup car on Sunday with Action Industries. I felt like we learned a few things at Martinsville. I think Dover is going to be really fast with this Next Gen car, so it should be a fun weekend.” – AJ Allmendinger on Dover Motor Speedway

Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Camaro ZL1

• Justin Haley has four top-15 finishes in 2022
• Haley’s one lap led at ATL in 2022 was Kaulig Racing’s first of the 2022 season

“It’s been quite a while since I’ve been to Dover. It’s always a fun, fast racetrack you can move around on. I’m curious to see how the Next Gen car handles the banking on the concrete surface. We’ve spent a lot of time on the simulator preparing. I’m looking forward to getting back to Dover and carrying on our positive momentum”

• Justin Haley on Dover Motor Speedway

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Dover Motor Speedway

NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS)

Saturday, April 30 at 1:30 p.m. ET on FS1

• Kaulig Racing will have two drivers (Allmendinger and Cassill) eligible for the Dash 4 Cash at Dover
• The team has won two out of the last three Dash 4 Cash prizes
• Kaulig Racing has earned six top-10 finishes at Dover
• Kaulig Racing has an average finish of 13.0 and has led 39 laps at Dover
• Dating back to the 2020 season opener, Kaulig Racing has finished at least one car in the top 10 in 74 of the last 75 NXS races.
• Kaulig Racing has led 185 laps in the 2022 NXS season so far
• Allmendinger: 137 laps
• Hemric: 48 laps

Landon Cassill, No. 10 StormX Chevrolet

Landon Cassill will compete for the Dash 4 Cash for the second week in-a-row following his third top-five finish of the 2022 NXS season at Talladega Superspeedway
Cassill has an average finish of 21.2 at Dover across 13 starts

“I’m excited for Dover. I feel like I run really well there in the past and qualified well. It’s always fun to go to tracks that are unique and unlike anything else on the schedule and be able to have another shot to win 100 grand for the Dash 4 Cash.” – Landon Cassill on Dover Motor Speedway

Daniel Hemric, No. 11 Cirkul Chevrolet

Daniel Hemric has an average finish of 6.8 at Dover across six starts
Hemric has three top-five finishes and has led 24 laps at Dover

“As a driver you go to a place like dover and it’s always exciting knowing what you are getting yourself into a place where you are racing the surface and the changing elements throughout the day being concrete its always changing from the driver’s perspective and the team you are always trying to stay ahead of that along with getting one of the most incredible rides inside of a race car you will ever experience going there I look forward to hopefully being able to dig ourselves out of the trenches are in right now there’s no fight in this group and we look forward to the challenge ahead.” – Daniel Hemric on Dover Motor Speedway

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Action Industries Chevrolet

• Allmendinger will compete for a third Dash 4 Cash Prize in the 2022 NXS season after winning two out of the last three
• Allmendinger has a win in four consecutive NXS seasons
• He has an average finish of 12.5 at Dover across two starts
• Allmendinger has six top-five finishes in the 2022 season so far and is the only driver in the NXS with a top-10 finish in all nine races in 2022

About Kaulig Racing™

Kaulig Racing™ is a full-time multi-car NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) team, owned by award winning entrepreneur, Matt Kaulig. Established in 2016, Kaulig Racing™ has made the NXS Playoffs consecutively each season since the playoff system started and made the Championship 4 round in both the 2020 and 2021 seasons. They will continue fielding three, full-time NXS entries; the No. 10 Chevrolet driven by Landon Cassill, the No. 11 Chevrolet driven by Daniel Hemric, and the No. 16 Chevrolet driven by AJ Allmendinger. With multiple wins, Kaulig Racing has come to be one of the top competitors on track each weekend. The team made multiple starts in the NCS in 2021 and won in its seventh-ever start with AJ Allmendinger’s victory at “The Brickyard” for the Verizon 200 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The young team has acquired two charters for the 2022 NCS season, with Justin Haley competing as its first, full-time driver in the series. The team’s second entry will be shared by part-time teammates AJ Allmendinger, Daniel Hemric and Noah Gragson. To learn more about the team, visit kauligracing.com.