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2024 Würth 400

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2024 Würth 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 11 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date April 28, 2024 (2024-04-28)
Location Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 400 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed 119.433 miles per hour (192.209 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 22.196
Most laps led
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 136
Winner
No. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Pat Patterson (Backstretch)

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

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Background

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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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. 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)[a] 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 Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
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 22.648 158.954
Official practice results

Qualifying

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
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

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Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 120

Pos No 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 No 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

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Stage Three Laps: 150

Pos Grid No 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

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  • 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)

Media

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Television

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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.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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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 Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Backstretch: Pat Patterson Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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Notes

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  1. ^ Corey Heim replaced Erik Jones after Jones sustained a spinal fracture in a wreck the previous race at Talladega Superspeedway.

References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dover International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Sturniolo, Zach (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". NASCAR. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Würth 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 28, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (April 27, 2024). "Ryan Blaney fastest in Dover Cup practice; Smith and Grala wreck". Motorsport.com. Dover, Delaware: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  10. ^ Utter, Jim (April 27, 2024). "Kyle Busch beats Ryan Blaney to NASCAR Cup pole at Dover". Motorsport.com. Dover, Delaware: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 27, 2024.


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