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.
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Background
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 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.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Corey Heim (i) Legacy Motor Club Toyota 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.575 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 22.575 159.468 2 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 22.644 158.983 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.648 158.954Official practice results
Qualifying Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.196 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.276 22.196 2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 22.069 22.229 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.107 22.293 4 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 22.134 22.328 5 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.253 22.400 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.174 22.448 7 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.169 22.544 8 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.155 22.629 9 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.164 22.636 10 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.250 22.758 11 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 22.217 — 12 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.288 — 13 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 22.218 — 14 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.300 — 15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.289 — 16 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 22.325 — 17 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 22.291 — 18 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 22.346 — 19 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.298 — 20 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 22.374 — 21 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.333 — 22 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 22.407 — 23 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.364 — 24 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 22.420 — 25 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 22.421 — 26 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22.487 — 27 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 22.424 — 28 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 22.512 — 29 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 22.513 — 30 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.559 — 31 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 22.546 — 32 43 Corey Heim (i) Legacy Motor Club Toyota 22.595 — 33 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0.000 — 34 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 22.609 — 35 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 0.000 — 36 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 22.747 — 37 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 120
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 84 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 75 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 130
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 48 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 39 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 210 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 150
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 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 1523 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 397 026 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:
Media
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.
FS1Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analystLap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Kevin Harvick Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynolds
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.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Backstretch: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kyle Larson 410 2 Martin Truex Jr. 395 (–15) 3 Chase Elliott 377 (–33) 2 4 Denny Hamlin 361 (–49) 5 Tyler Reddick 354 (–56) 2 6 William Byron 348 (–62) 7 Ryan Blaney 342 (–68) 8 Ty Gibbs 323 (–87) 1 9 Alex Bowman 302 (–108) 1 10 Ross Chastain 302 (–108) 6 11 Kyle Busch 275 (–135) 12 Chase Briscoe 274 (–136) 2 13 Joey Logano 266 (–144) 2 14 Chris Buescher 265 (–145) 4 15 Bubba Wallace 263 (–147) 2 16 Brad Keselowski 261 (–149)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 406 2 Toyota 402 (–4) 3 Ford 363 (–43)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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