NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2024 Würth 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 28, 2024, 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 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin won the race. Kyle Larson finished 2nd, and Martin Truex Jr. finished 3rd. Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five, and Noah Gragson , Ryan Blaney , Alex Bowman , Daniel Hemric , and Ty Gibbs rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Dover Motor Speedway , the track where the race was held.Dover Motor Speedway is an oval race track in Dover , Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. 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.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.575 seconds and a speed of 159.468 mph (256.639 km/h).[ 9]
Practice results
Qualifying
Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.196 and a speed of 162.191 mph (261.021 km/h).[ 10]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 120
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
8
4
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 130
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
4
8
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
3
9
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
2
10
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 150
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
6
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
53
2
21
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
51
3
15
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
51
4
1
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
400
42
5
29
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
40
6
5
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
400
31
7
2
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
400
40
8
9
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
400
41
9
14
31
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
400
28
10
19
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
400
27
11
4
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
400
38
12
22
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
400
25
13
10
16
A. J. Allmendinger (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
400
0
14
12
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
400
23
15
11
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
400
22
16
13
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
400
21
17
18
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
400
20
18
31
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
399
19
19
7
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
399
18
20
34
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
398
17
21
25
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
398
16
22
20
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
397
15
23
36
51
Justin Haley
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
397
14
24
37
71
Zane Smith (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
397
13
25
32
43
Corey Heim (i)
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
397
0
26
26
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
397
11
27
23
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
396
10
28
27
84
Jimmie Johnson
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
395
9
29
35
15
Kaz Grala (R)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
394
8
30
24
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
383
7
31
30
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
379
6
32
16
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
329
6
33
3
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
329
13
34
33
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
328
3
35
17
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
320
5
36
8
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
285
1
37
28
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
66
1
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 12 among 9 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 42 laps
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 20 minutes and 57 seconds
Average speed: 119.433 miles per hour (192.209 km/h)
Television
Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy , Clint Bowyer and three-time Dover winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
Radio
PRN had the radio call for the race and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . 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.
PRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowBackstretch: Pat PattersonBrad GillieWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.. – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs .
Notes
References
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