Dover Motor Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that held at least one NASCAR race each year since 1969, including two per year from 1971 to 2020. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats. In 2022, Speedway Motorsports purchased the track.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather. Kyle Busch was awarded the pole for the race as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 3.500[11]
PRN had the radio call for the race and was also simulcasted on Sirius XMNASCAR Radio. This was the first Dover race covered by PRN as the radio rights was shifted from MRN Radio after the 2022 season. Doug Rice & Mark Garrow called the race from the broadcast booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Pat Patterson called the race from atop a scaffold when the field raced thru turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, and Wendy Venturini called the race for PRN from pit lane.
^. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
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^"NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. September 14, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
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The 2023 Wurth 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 1 2023 at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover Delaware Contested over 400 laps on the 1 mile 1 6 km concrete speedway it was the 11th race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season The race was postponed from Sunday April 30 to Monday May 1 due to rain This is the first Dover race broadcast on Performance Racing Network on radio after Speedway Motorsports purchased the track before the 2022 season but still aired on rival International Speedway Corporation s Motor Racing Network 2023 Wurth 400Race details 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Race 11 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup SeriesDateMay 1 2023 2023 05 01 LocationDover Motor Speedway in Dover DelawareCoursePermanent racing facility1 mi 1 6 km Distance400 laps 400 mi 640 km Average speed115 505 miles per hour 185 887 km h Pole positionDriverKyle BuschRichard Childress RacingTime3 500 Pandemic Formula Most laps ledDriverWilliam ByronHendrick MotorsportsLaps193WinnerNo 19Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkFS1AnnouncersMike Joy Clint Bowyer and Rusty WallaceRadio in the United StatesRadioPRNBooth AnnouncersDoug Rice and Mark GarrowTurn AnnouncersPat Patterson Backstretch Contents 1 Report 1 1 Background 1 1 1 Entry list 2 Practice 2 1 Practice results 3 Qualifying 3 1 Starting lineup 4 Race 4 1 Race results 4 1 1 Stage results 4 2 Final Stage results 4 3 Race statistics 5 Media 5 1 Television 5 2 Radio 6 Standings after the race 7 Notes 8 ReferencesReport EditBackground Edit Dover Motor Speedway the track where the race was held Dover Motor Speedway is an oval race track in Dover Delaware United States that held at least one NASCAR race each year since 1969 including two per year from 1971 to 2020 In addition to NASCAR the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series The track features one layout a 1 mile 1 6 km concrete oval with 24 banking in the turns and 9 banking on the straights The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports The track nicknamed The Monster Mile was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L Joseph Construction Company Inc with an asphalt surface but was replaced with concrete in 1995 Six years later in 2001 the track s capacity moved to 135 000 seats making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid Atlantic In 2002 the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split making Dover Motorsports From 2007 to 2009 the speedway worked on an improvement project called The Monster Makeover which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track After the 2014 season the track s capacity was reduced to 95 500 seats In 2022 Speedway Motorsports purchased the track Entry list Edit R denotes rookie driver i denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points No Driver Team Manufacturer1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford14 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing Ford15 Brennan Poole i Rick Ware Racing Ford16 A J Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford41 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing Ford42 Noah Gragson R Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet48 Josh Berry i a Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet51 J J Yeley i Rick Ware Racing Ford54 Ty Gibbs R Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet78 B J McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet99 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry listPractice EditBrad Keselowski was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22 690 seconds and a speed of 158 660 mph 255 339 km h 10 Practice results Edit Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed1 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 22 690 158 6602 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22 809 157 8323 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22 815 157 791Official practice resultsQualifying EditQualifying was cancelled due to inclement weather Kyle Busch was awarded the pole for the race as a result of NASCAR s pandemic formula with a score of 3 500 11 Starting lineup Edit Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer1 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford4 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford5 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford6 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing Ford7 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota8 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet9 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet10 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet11 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet12 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford13 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota14 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet15 99 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet16 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet17 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota18 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet19 10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford20 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford21 51 J J Yeley i Rick Ware Racing Ford22 78 B J McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet23 48 Josh Berry i Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet24 54 Ty Gibbs R Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota25 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet26 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford27 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet28 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota29 16 A J Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet30 41 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing Ford31 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford32 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford33 42 Noah Gragson R Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet34 15 Brennan Poole i Rick Ware Racing Ford35 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford36 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing ChevroletOfficial qualifying resultsRace Edit Pole sitter Kyle Busch leads the field following a restartRace results Edit Stage results Edit Stage One Laps 120 Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 84 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 75 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 66 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 57 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 39 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage one resultsStage Two Laps 130 Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 102 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 84 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 54 Ty Gibbs R Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 48 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 39 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage two resultsFinal Stage results Edit Stage Three Laps 150 Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 17 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 492 14 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 400 513 3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 400 504 8 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 525 13 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 476 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 367 7 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 400 338 4 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 400 369 5 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 400 3710 23 48 Josh Berry i Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 011 10 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 2812 28 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 400 2513 24 54 Ty Gibbs R Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 399 2914 27 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 399 2315 9 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 399 2316 11 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 399 2117 30 41 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing Ford 399 2018 29 16 A J Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 399 1919 12 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 399 2120 31 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 398 1721 1 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 397 1622 32 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 397 1523 25 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 397 1424 19 10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford 397 1325 35 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 396 1226 20 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 396 1127 36 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 395 1028 21 51 J J Yeley i Rick Ware Racing Ford 393 029 22 78 B J McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 381 830 6 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing Ford 378 731 26 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 375 632 18 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 359 533 34 15 Brennan Poole i Rick Ware Racing Ford 79 034 33 42 Noah Gragson R Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 43 335 15 99 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 35 236 16 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 34 1Official race resultsRace statistics Edit Lead changes 19 among 8 different drivers Cautions Laps 7 for 46 laps Red flags 0 Time of race 3 hours 27 minutes and 47 seconds Average speed 115 505 miles per hour 185 887 km h Media EditTelevision Edit Fox Sports covered the race on the television side Mike Joy Clint Bowyer and 1989 NASCAR Cup Series champion and two time Dover winner Rusty Wallace called the race from the broadcast booth Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled the pit road for the television side Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte FS1Booth announcers Pit reporters In race analystLap by lap Mike JoyColor commentator Clint BowyerColor commentator Rusty Wallace Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynoldsRadio Edit PRN had the radio call for the race and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio This was the first Dover race covered by PRN as the radio rights was shifted from MRN Radio after the 2022 season Doug Rice amp Mark Garrow called the race from the broadcast booth when the field raced down the front straightaway Pat Patterson called the race from atop a scaffold when the field raced thru turns 3 amp 4 Brad Gillie Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini called the race for PRN from pit lane PRNBooth announcers Turn announcers Pit reportersLead announcer Doug RiceAnnouncer Mark Garrow Backstretch Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanWendy VenturiniStandings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points 1 1 Ross Chastain 370 1 2 Christopher Bell 367 3 3 Kevin Harvick 332 38 3 4 Martin Truex Jr 330 40 3 5 Ryan Blaney 326 44 6 Tyler Reddick 319 51 3 7 Denny Hamlin 317 53 3 8 Kyle Busch 306 64 3 9 Brad Keselowski 303 67 6 10 Kyle Larson 300 70 3 11 William Byron 297 73 4 12 Chris Buescher 277 93 2 13 Joey Logano 274 96 1 14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 270 100 6 15 Alex Bowman 270 100 1 16 Chase Briscoe 250 120 Official driver s standings Manufacturers Championship standingsPos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 417 2 Toyota 382 35 3 Ford 372 45 Note Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs Notes Edit Josh Berry replaced Alex Bowman after Bowman sustained a back injury in a sprint car accident References Edit 2023 schedule Jayski com Jayski s Silly Season Site Retrieved October 10 2022 Dover International Speedway NASCAR com NASCAR Media Group LLC January 3 2013 Archived from the original on April 29 2017 Retrieved April 3 2023 Taranto Steven September 14 2022 NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago All Star race stops CBS Broadcasting Inc Retrieved March 29 2023 NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing LLC September 14 2022 Retrieved March 29 2023 Entry List PDF Jayski com Jayski s Silly Season Site April 24 2023 Retrieved April 24 2023 Practice Results NASCAR com NASCAR Media Group LLC April 29 2023 Retrieved April 29 2023 Starting Lineup NASCAR com NASCAR Media Group LLC April 29 2023 Retrieved April 29 2023 Wurth 400 Results NASCAR com NASCAR May 1 2023 Retrieved May 1 2023 Points standings PDF Jayski com Jayski s Silly Season Site May 1 2023 Retrieved May 1 2023 Utter Jim April 29 2023 Brad Keselowski leads eventful Dover Cup practice Motorsport com Dover Delaware Motorsport Network Retrieved April 29 2023 Utter Jim April 29 2023 Rain cancels Dover Cup qualifying Busch on pole Motorsport com Dover Delaware Motorsport Network Retrieved April 29 2023 Previous race 2023 GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series2023 season Next race 2023 AdventHealth 400 Portal Sports Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2023 Wurth 400 amp oldid 1158497459, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
