NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top Story News Schedule Race Update/Results Statistics Point Standings Starting Grid Race Preview Driver Info Team Info Track Info Season Chart All-Time Wins Odds Weather NASCAR - Sprint Cup - FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks Preview From The Sports Network   DATE: Sunday, May 15th SITE: Dover International Speedway (1969) -- Dover, Delaware TRACK: one-mile oval - 1,076 feet (Frontstretch); 1,076 feet (Backstretch) CAPACITY: 135,000 (Grandstand Seating) ANNUAL: 43rd TELEVISION: FOX ANNOUNCERS: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds RADIO: Motor Racing Network (MRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR Radio START TIME: 1 p.m. (et)/1:15 p.m. (et) Green Flag DEFENDING CHAMPION: Kyle Busch RUNNER-UP: Jeff Burton POLE WINNER: Martin Truex Jr (Finished 12th) LAPS: 400 MILES: 400 QUALIFYING RECORD: Jeremy Mayfield, 2004 (161.522 m.p.h.) RACE RECORD: Mark Martin, 1997 (132.719 m.p.h.) TOTAL PURSE: $5,769,505 (2010 figures) PAYOUTS: 1st Place - $327,706; 2nd Place - $231,740; 3rd Place - $210,101 2010 Finish Finish Driver Start Finish Driver Start 1 Kyle Busch 4 6 Greg Biffle 24 2 Jeff Burton 1 7 7 Kevin Harvick 30 3 Matt Kenseth 21 8 Carl Edwards 9 4 Denny Hamlin 14 9 Tony Stewart 16 5 David Reutimann 13 10 Joey Logano 18 2010 FedEx 400 Facts and Figures AVERAGE SPEED: 128.790 m.p.h. TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 6 minutes, 21 seconds MARGIN OF VICTORY: 7.551 seconds CAUTION FLAGS: 5 for 24 laps LEAD CHANGES: 20 among 8 drivers POLE WINNER: Martin Truex Jr (157.315 m.p.h.) Past FedEx 400 Winners (Starting Position) Car -- Speed 2010 -- Kyle Busch (4th) -- Toyota -- 128.790 m.p.h. 2009 -- Jimmie Johnson (8th) -- Chevrolet -- 115.237 m.p.h. 2008 -- Kyle Busch (3rd) -- Toyota -- 121.171 m.p.h. 2007 -- Martin Truex Jr (26th) -- Chevrolet -- 118.950 m.p.h. 2006 -- Matt Kenseth (19th) -- Ford -- 109.865 m.p.h. 2005 -- Greg Biffle (2nd) -- Ford -- 122.626 m.p.h. 2004 -- Mark Martin (7th) -- Ford -- 97.042 m.p.h. 2003 -- Ryan Newman (1st) -- Dodge -- 106.896 m.p.h. 2002 -- Jimmie Johnson (10th) -- Chevrolet -- 117.551 m.p.h. 2001 -- Jeff Gordon (2nd) -- Chevrolet -- 120.361 m.p.h. 2000 -- Tony Stewart (16th) -- Pontiac -- 109.514 m.p.h. 1999 -- Bobby Labonte (1st) -- Pontiac -- 120.603 m.p.h. 1998 -- Dale Jarrett (4th) -- Ford -- 119.522 m.p.h. 1997 -- Ricky Rudd (13th) -- Ford -- 114.635 m.p.h. 1996 -- Jeff Gordon (1st) -- Chevrolet -- 122.741 m.p.h. 1995 -- Kyle Petty (37th) -- Pontiac -- 119.880 m.p.h. 1994 -- Rusty Wallace (5th) -- Ford -- 102.529 m.p.h. 1993 -- Dale Earnhardt (8th) -- Chevrolet -- 105.600 m.p.h. 1992 -- Harry Gant (15th) -- Oldsmobile -- 109.456 m.p.h. 1991 -- Ken Schrader (19th) -- Chevrolet -- 120.152 m.p.h. 1990 -- Derrike Cope (15th) -- Chevrolet -- 123.960 m.p.h. 1989 -- Dale Earnhardt (2nd) -- Chevrolet -- 121.670 m.p.h. 1988 -- Bill Elliott (17th) -- Ford -- 118.726 m.p.h. 1987 -- Davey Allison (2nd) -- Ford -- 112.958 m.p.h. 1986 -- Geoff Bodine (3rd) -- Chevrolet -- 115.009 m.p.h. 1985 -- Bill Elliott (4th) -- Ford -- 123.094 m.p.h. 1984 -- Richard Petty (5th) -- Pontiac -- 118.717 m.p.h. 1983 -- Bobby Allison (10th) -- Buick -- 114.847 m.p.h. 1982 -- Bobby Allison (3rd) -- Chevrolet -- 120.136 m.p.h. 1981 -- Jody Ridley (11th) -- Ford -- 116.595 m.p.h. 1980 -- Bobby Allison (8th) -- Ford -- 113.866 m.p.h. 1979 -- Neil Bonnett (5th) -- Mercury -- 111.269 m.p.h. 1978 -- David Pearson (3rd) -- Mercury -- 114.664 m.p.h. 1977 -- Cale Yarborough (6th) -- Chevrolet -- 123.237 m.p.h. 1976 -- Benny Parsons (7th) -- Chevrolet -- 115.436 m.p.h. 1975 -- David Pearson (1st) -- Mercury -- 100.820 m.p.h. 1974 -- Cale Yarborough (3rd) -- Chevrolet -- 119.990 m.p.h. 1973 -- David Pearson (1st) -- Mercury -- 119.745 m.p.h. 1972 -- Bobby Allison (2nd) -- Chevrolet -- 118.663 m.p.h. 1971 -- Bobby Allison (2nd) -- Chevrolet -- 123.119 m.p.h. 1970 -- Richard Petty (2nd) -- Plymouth -- 112.103 m.p.h. 1969 -- Richard Petty (3rd) -- Ford -- 115.772 m.p.h. NOTE: Formerly called Mason-Dixon 500 (1969-1983), Budweiser 500 (1984-1994), Miller 500 (1995-1997), MBNA Platinum 400 (1998-2002), MBNA Armed Forces Family 400 (2003), MBNA America 400 "A Salute to Heroes" (2004), MBNA RacePoints 400 (2005), Neighborhood Excellence 400 (2006), Autism Speaks 400 (2007, 2009-10), Best Buy 400 (2008). Race changed from 300 to 500 miles (1971), race changed from 500 to 400 miles (1998). Past FedEx 400 Pole Winners (Finish) 2010 -- Martin Truex Jr -- 12th 2009 -- David Reutimann -- 18th 2008 -- Greg Biffle -- 3rd 2007 -- Ryan Newman -- 2nd 2006 -- Ryan Newman -- 14th 2005 -- Jimmie Johnson -- 4th 2004 -- Jeremy Mayfield -- 8th 2003 -- Ryan Newman -- 1st 2002 -- Matt Kenseth -- 40th 2001 -- Dale Jarrett -- 5th 2000 -- Rusty Wallace -- 14th 1999 -- Bobby Labonte -- 1st 1998 -- Rusty Wallace -- 18th 1997 -- Bobby Labonte -- 40th 1996 -- Jeff Gordon -- 1st 1995 -- Jeff Gordon -- 6th 1994 -- Ernie Irvan -- 2nd 1993 -- Ernie Irvan -- 32nd 1992 -- Brett Bodine -- 30th 1991 -- Michael Waltrip -- 32nd 1990 -- Dick Trickle -- 3rd 1989 -- Mark Martin -- 2nd 1988 -- Alan Kulwicki -- 6th 1987 -- Bill Elliott -- 2nd 1986 -- Ricky Rudd -- 4th 1985 -- Terry Labonte -- 16th 1984 -- Ricky Rudd -- 8th 1983 -- Joe Ruttman -- 3rd 1982 -- Darrell Waltrip -- 15th 1981 -- David Pearson -- 25th 1980 -- Cale Yarborough -- 16th 1979 -- Darrell Waltrip -- 18th 1978 -- Buddy Baker -- 23rd 1977 -- Richard Petty -- 3rd 1976 -- Dave Marcis -- 3rd 1975 -- David Pearson -- 1st 1974 -- David Pearson -- 2nd 1973 -- David Pearson -- 1st 1972 -- Bobby Isaac -- 14th 1971 -- Richard Petty -- 3rd 1970 -- Bobby Isaac -- 6th 1969 -- David Pearson -- 23rd Last Race Results RACE: Showtime Southern 500 (May 7th) SITE: Darlington Raceway -- Darlington, South Carolina MILES: 505.42 LAPS: 370 WINNER: Regan Smith RUNNER-UP: Carl Edwards THIRD: Brad Keselowski FOURTH: Kasey Kahne FIFTH: Ryan Newman POLE WINNER: Kasey Kahne (Finished 4th) TIME OF RACE: 3 hours, 53 minutes, 51 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 129.678 m.p.h. MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.908 seconds CAUTION FLAGS: 11 for 46 laps LEAD CHANGES: 21 among 12 drivers LAP LEADERS: K. Kahne 1-9; R. Newman 10-37; C. Mears 38; K. Schrader 39-40; K. Kahne 41-75; J. McMurray 76-88; K. Kahne 89-114; C. Edwards 115-123; Kyle Busch 124-175; M. Truex Jr. 176; B. Labonte 177-178; Kyle Busch 179-204; C. Edwards 205-221; K. Harvick 222; C. Edwards 223-235; K. Harvick 236-281; K. Kahne 282-332; T. Stewart 333-338; K. Kahne 339-340; C. Edwards 341-358; K. Kahne 359; R. Smith 360-370. FedEx 400 Entry List Car Driver, Hometown Car/Name 00 David Reutimann (Zephyrhills, FL) Toyota/Aaron's Dream Machine 1 Jamie McMurray (Joplin, MO) Chevrolet/Bass Pro Shops 2 Brad Keselowski (Rochester Hills, MI) Dodge/Miller Lite 4 Kasey Kahne (Enumclaw, WA) Toyota/Red Bull 5 Mark Martin (Batesville, AR) Chevrolet/GoDaddy.com 6 David Ragan (Unadilla, GA) Ford/UPS 7 Robby Gordon (Orange, CA) Dodge/Speed Energy/Fast Five 09 Landon Cassill (Cedar Rapids, IA) Chevrolet/Security Benefits 9 Marcos Ambrose (Launceston, Australia) Ford/DeWalt 11 Denny Hamlin (Chesterfield, VA) Toyota/FedEx Ground 13 Casey Mears (Bakersfield, CA) Toyota/GEICO 14 Tony Stewart (Columbus, IN) Chevrolet/Mobil 1/Office Depot 16 Greg Biffle (Vancouver, WA) Ford/3M 17 Matt Kenseth (Cambridge, WI) Ford/Wiley X Sunglasses 18 * Kyle Busch (Las Vegas, NV) Toyota/M&M's 20 Joey Logano (Middletown, CT) Toyota/The Home Depot 22 Kurt Busch (Las Vegas, NV) Dodge/Shell/Pennzoil 24 Jeff Gordon (Vallejo, CA) Chevrolet/DuPont 27 Paul Menard (Eau Claire, WI) Chevrolet/Menards/Certain Teed 29 Kevin Harvick (Bakersfield, CA) Chevrolet/Budweiser 30 David Stremme (South Bend, IN) Chevrolet/TBA 31 Jeff Burton (South Boston, VA) Chevrolet/Caterpillar 32 Mike Bliss (Milwaukie, OR) Ford/FAS Lane Racing 33 Clint Bowyer (Emporia, KS) Chevrolet/BB&T 34 David Gilliland (Riverside, CA) Ford/Taco Bell 36 Dave Blaney (Hartford, OH) Chevrolet/Golden Corral 37 Tony Raines (LaPorte, IN) Ford/TBA 38 Travis Kvapil (Janesville, WI) Ford/A&W All American Food 39 Ryan Newman (South Bend, IN) Chevrolet/Haas Automation 42 Juan Pablo Montoya (Bogota, Colombia) Chevrolet/Target 43 A.J. Allmendinger (Los Gatos, CA) Ford/Best Buy 46 J.J. Yeley (Phoenix, AZ) Chevrolet/Red Line Oil 47 Bobby Labonte (Corpus Christi, TX) Toyota/Kingsford/Bush's Baked 48 Jimmie Johnson (El Cajon, CA) Chevrolet/Lowe's 56 Martin Truex Jr. (Mayetta, NJ) Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 60 Mike Skinner (Susanville, CA) Toyota/Big Red 66 Michael McDowell (Glendale, AZ) Toyota/Prism Motorsports 71 Andy Lally (Northport, NY) Ford/Interstate Moving Services 78 Regan Smith (Cato, NY) Chevrolet/Furniture Row Racing 81 Scott Riggs (Bahama, NC) Chevrolet/TBA 83 Brian Vickers (Thomasville, NC) Toyota/Red Bull 87 Joe Nemechek (Lakeland, FL) Toyota/NEMCO Motorsports 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Kannapolis, NC) Chevrolet/Amp Energy/Nat'l Guard 99 Carl Edwards (Columbia, MO) Ford/Aflac * - Defending champion Leading Contenders (Finish the last nine years) Driver 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Kyle Busch --- --- --- 2nd 5th 17th Won 23rd Won Jeff Burton 3rd 14th 4th 12th 4th 12th 8th 16th 2nd Matt Kenseth 40th 7th 22nd 7th Won 5th 4th 4th 3rd Denny Hamlin --- --- --- --- 11th 4th 43rd 36th 4th David Reutimann --- --- --- --- --- --- 27th 18th 5th Greg Biffle --- 30th 26th Won 8th 6th 3rd 3rd 6th Kevin Harvick 28th 27th 10th 25th 3rd 20th 38th 17th 7th Carl Edwards --- --- --- 16th 15th 3rd 2nd 7th 8th Tony Stewart 11th 4th 2nd 15th 25th 40th 41st 2nd 9th Joey Logano --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 15th 10th Jeff Gordon 6th 2nd 36th 39th 12th 9th 5th 26th 11th Martin Truex Jr --- --- --- --- 22nd Won 6th 21st 14th Ryan Newman 4th Won 24th 8th 14th 2nd 14th 8th 13th Mark Martin 41st 18th Won 3rd 9th 7th 23rd 10th 15th Jimmie Johnson Won 38th 32nd 4th 6th 15th 7th Won 16th Clint Bowyer -- - - - 1 h 8 3 h 1 h 1 16th Brad Keselowski --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 18th Kurt Busch 2th 15th 12th 9th 16th 42nd 20th 5th 19th Kasey Kahne --- --- 21st 35th 7th 11th 31st 6th 20th Paul Menard --- --- --- --- --- --- 22nd 32nd 21st Regan Smith --- --- --- --- --- --- 21st 22nd 24th Dale Earnhardt Jr 30th 11th 3rd 22nd 10th 22nd 35th 12th 30th Jamie McMurray --- 13th 15th 26th 2nd 24th 10th 14th 32nd Juan Pablo Montoya --- --- --- --- --- 31st 12th 30th 35th Brian Vickers --- --- 23rd 6th 23rd 19th 13th 25th --- Mover of the Week Regan Smith - Started in the 23rd position and finished 1st Sports Network Selections Pick to Win - Matt Kenseth Darkhorse - David Stremme Last Week's Pick to Win (Jeff Gordon) - Finished 12th Last Week's Darkhorse (Kasey Kahne) - Finished 4th NOTES: Kyle Busch returns to the Monster Mile in an effort to repeat his performance from a year ago. Last season, Busch benefited from Jimmie Johnson's pit-road speeding penalty to win the spring race at Dover International Speedway. Johnson, who was attempting to win at Dover for the third straight time, dominated most of the race by leading 225 of 400 laps. But his drive-through penalty on pit road allowed Busch to take the lead for good with 35 laps remaining. Busch finished 7.6 seconds ahead of Jeff Burton to claim this race for the second time in his career. Johnson leads all active drivers with six wins at Dover, including one here last September. He stands one victory away from tying Bobby Allison and Richard Petty for most all-time wins at Dover. It would be extra special for Johnson if he wins here on Sunday, since the State of Delaware is proclaiming May 15, 2011 as "Jimmie Johnson Day." In the 2009 race at Dover, Johnson led 298 of 400 laps and finished 0.861 seconds ahead of runner-up Tony Stewart for his 42nd career Cup Series victory. Greg Biffle and Busch dominated this race in 2008, as the duo combined to exchange the lead on seven occasions, Biffle led for 164 laps, and Busch ran in front for 158. Busch reclaimed the advantage on lap 327 and held it for a 4.224-second win. Biffle placed third. Busch, an eight-time winner in 2008, now owns 21 career Sprint Cup titles. In 2007, Martin Truex Jr dominated the race by leading 216 laps. Truex beat pole sitter Ryan Newman by 7.355 seconds. Newman led seven times for 135 laps, but it was Truex who reclaimed the lead on lap 347 and held it for his first career Sprint Cup victory. Truex, who started 26th, picked up his first win in his 58th start. Matt Kenseth clipped Jamie McMurray by less than one second in the 2006 race for his 12th career Cup win. Kenseth, who started 19th, posted a 0.787 of a second victory. He grabbed the lead from McMurray with four laps remaining. McMurray, who started ninth, led a total of 95 laps. Pole sitter Ryan Newman led for the first 12 laps and finished 14th. In 2005, Greg Biffle captured his seventh career Sprint Cup title, as he crossed the finish line 4.281 seconds ahead of Kyle Busch. Bill Elliott is a four-time race winner at Dover, including two in the spring event there. Kyle Petty holds the record for winning at Dover from the furthest starting position. Petty started 37th in the 1995 race. The top three starting positions at Dover have proven to be very productive in the 80 races held at "The Monster Mile." The pole sitter has captured 12 races, while second and third have combined for 26 victories. This and that from Dover: The first Sprint Cup Series race was held on July 5, 1969. The first two races at Dover were 300 miles. The race length was changed to 500 miles in 1971. The first NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover was May 15, 1982. The track surface was changed to concrete in 1995. The race length was changed to 400 miles beginning with the second race in 1997. The first Truck Series race was held in September 2000. There have been 82 Sprint Cup races at Dover International Speedway since the track opened in 1969. There was one race in 1969 and 1970. There has been two-a-year since 1971. There have been 35 different pole winners at Dover led by David Pearson (six). Pearson won the first Sprint Cup pole at Dover in July 1969. Mark Martin, Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon lead all active drivers, each with four poles at Dover. 32 different drivers have posted victories at Dover led by Bobby Allison and Richard Petty, each with seven. Richard Petty won the first Sprint Cup race at Dover. Johnson leads all active drivers with six victories at Dover. The track name was changed to Dover International Speedway in 2002. 50 races at Dover have been won from a top-five starting position; 17 races have been won from a starting position outside the top 10. 13 drivers have won from the pole. The last to do so was Jimmie Johnson, in last season's September race. The next event on the Sprint Cup Series schedule is the May 21 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kurt Busch is the defending race winner. 05/11 10:30:30 ET As of May 11, 2011, at 10:30 AM ET