Dover International Speedway is a 1 mile Oval. It falls in the category of Short Track (an oval racetrack that is 1 mile or less in length.).
The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway was in 1969.
| TOP 10 POLE WINNERS | ||
| Rank | Driver | Total Poles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Pearson | 6 |
| 2 | Rusty Wallace | 5 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 |
| 4 | Ricky Rudd | 4 |
| 4 | Alan Kulwicki | 4 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | 4 |
| 4 | Mark Martin | 4 |
| 4 | Ryan Newman | 4 |
| 9 | Jeremy Mayfield | 3 |
| 9 | Terry Labonte | 3 |
| RACE WINNERS | ||
| Rank | Driver | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Petty | 7 |
| 1 | Bobby Allison | 7 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 6 |
| 4 | David Pearson | 5 |
| 5 | Ricky Rudd | 4 |
| 5 | Mark Martin | 4 |
| 5 | Harry Gant | 4 |
| 5 | Bill Elliott | 4 |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | 4 |
| 10 | Cale Yarborough | 3 |
| Date | Race Name | Winner (#) | St | Make | Caut/Lap | Ld Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-02-11 | AAA 400 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Dodge (COT) | 10/44 | 24 |
| 05-15-11 | FedEx 400 | Matt Kenseth | 24 | Ford (COT) | 6/28 | 23 |
| 09-26-10 | AAA 400 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | Chevrolet (COT) | 4/19 | 16 |
| 05-16-10 | Autism Speaks… | Kyle Busch | 4 | Toyota (COT) | 5/24 | 20 |
| 09-27-09 | AAA 400 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | Chevrolet (COT) | 9/38 | 6 |
| 05-31-09 | Autism Speaks… | Jimmie Johnson | 8 | Chevrolet (COT) | 10/43 | 25 |
| 09-21-08 | Camping World… | Greg Biffle | 5 | Ford (COT) | 10/45 | 15 |
| 06-01-08 | Best Buy… | Kyle Busch | 3 | Toyota (COT) | 5/26 | 15 |
| 09-23-07 | Dodge Dealers… | Carl Edwards | 15 | Ford (COT) | 13/66 | 14 |
| 06-04-07 | Autism Speaks… | Martin Truex, Jr. | 26 | Chevrolet (COT) | 7/35 | 18 |
| 09-24-06 | Dover 400 | Jeff Burton | 19 | Chevrolet | 10/48 | 12 |
| 06-04-06 | Neighborhood Excellence… | Matt Kenseth | 19 | Ford | 9/51 | 23 |
| 09-25-05 | MBNA NASCAR… | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | Chevrolet | 11/50 | 15 |
| 06-05-05 | MBNA RacePoints… | Greg Biffle | 2 | Ford | 7/33 | 9 |
| 09-26-04 | MBNA America… | Ryan Newman | 2 | Dodge | 5/38 | 13 |
| 06-06-04 | MBNA America… | Mark Martin | 7 | Ford | 11/90 | 13 |
| 09-21-03 | Dover 400 | Ryan Newman | 5 | Dodge | 7/63 | 13 |
| 06-01-03 | MBNA Armed… | Ryan Newman | 1 | Dodge | 9/68 | 16 |
| 09-22-02 | MBNA All-American… | Jimmie Johnson | 19 | Chevrolet | 6/37 | 15 |
| 06-02-02 | MBNA Platinum… | Jimmie Johnson | 10 | Chevrolet | 7/40 | 14 |
| 09-23-01 | MBNA Cal… | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 3 | Chevrolet | 11/71 | 13 |
| 06-03-01 | MBNA Platinum… | Jeff Gordon | 2 | Chevrolet | 5/31 | 16 |
| 09-24-00 | MBNA.com 400 | Tony Stewart | 27 | Pontiac | 8/45 | 24 |
| 06-04-00 | MBNA Platinum… | Tony Stewart | 16 | Pontiac | 10/58 | 14 |
| 09-26-99 | MBNA Gold… | Mark Martin | 8 | Ford | 4/22 | 25 |
| 06-06-99 | MBNA Platinum… | Bobby Labonte | 1 | Pontiac | 4/31 | 15 |
| 09-20-98 | MBNA Gold… | Mark Martin | 1 | Ford | 7/47 | 11 |
| 05-31-98 | MBNA Platinum… | Dale Jarrett | 4 | Ford | 5/35 | 15 |
| 09-21-97 | MBNA 400 | Mark Martin | 1 | Ford | 1/11 | 10 |
| 06-01-97 | Miller 500 | Ricky Rudd | 13 | Ford | 8/54 | 23 |
| 09-15-96 | MBNA 500 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | Chevrolet | 14/91 | 28 |
| 06-02-96 | Miller 500 | Jeff Gordon | 1 | Chevrolet | 5/38 | 19 |
| 09-17-95 | MBNA 500 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | Chevrolet | 5/34 | 10 |
| 06-04-95 | Miller Genuine… | Kyle Petty | 37 | Pontiac | 5/38 | 20 |
| 09-18-94 | SplitFire Spark… | Rusty Wallace | 10 | Ford | 13/72 | 26 |
| 06-05-94 | Budweiser 500 | Rusty Wallace | 6 | Ford | 12/99 | 22 |
| 09-19-93 | SplitFire Spark… | Rusty Wallace | 1 | Pontiac | 16/103 | 18 |
| 06-06-93 | Budweiser 500 | Dale Earnhardt | 8 | Chevrolet | 14/78 | 25 |
| 09-20-92 | Peak AntiFreeze… | Ricky Rudd | 6 | Chevrolet | 9/48 | 13 |
| 05-31-92 | Budweiser 500 | Harry Gant | 15 | Oldsmobile | 7/98 | 20 |
| 09-15-91 | Peak AntiFreeze… | Harry Gant | 10 | Oldsmobile | 9/70 | 10 |
| 06-03-91 | Budweiser 500 | Ken Schrader | 19 | Chevrolet | 6/42 | 22 |
| 09-16-90 | Peak AntiFreeze… | Bill Elliott | 1 | Ford | 6/29 | 11 |
| 06-03-90 | Budweiser 500 | Derrike Cope | 15 | Chevrolet | 5/32 | 22 |
| 09-17-89 | Peak Performance… | Dale Earnhardt | 15 | Chevrolet | 5/31 | 18 |
| 06-04-89 | Budweiser 500 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Chevrolet | 6/36 | 20 |
| 09-18-88 | Delaware 500 | Bill Elliott | 3 | Ford | 14/84 | 22 |
| 06-05-88 | Budweiser 500 | Bill Elliott | 17 | Ford | 7/45 | 25 |
| 09-20-87 | Delaware 500 | Ricky Rudd | 13 | Ford | 6/31 | 20 |
| 05-31-87 | Budweiser 500 | Davey Allison | 2 | Ford | 9/59 | 18 |
| 09-14-86 | Delaware 500 | Ricky Rudd | 11 | Ford | 13/88 | 27 |
| 05-18-86 | Budweiser 500 | Geoffrey Bodine | 3 | Chevrolet | 8/67 | 29 |
| 09-15-85 | Delaware 500 | Harry Gant | 4 | Chevrolet | 6/45 | 16 |
| 05-19-85 | Budweiser 500 | Bill Elliott | 4 | Ford | 5/37 | 7 |
| 09-16-84 | Delaware 500 | Harry Gant | 3 | Chevrolet | 10/73 | 19 |
| 05-20-84 | Budweiser 500 | Richard Petty | 5 | Pontiac | 6/40 | 26 |
| 09-18-83 | Budweiser 500 | Bobby Allison | 7 | Buick | 7/51 | 21 |
| 05-15-83 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Bobby Allison | 10 | Buick | 9/53 | 28 |
| 09-19-82 | CRC Chemicals… | Darrell Waltrip | 3 | Buick | 9/67 | 26 |
| 05-16-82 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Bobby Allison | 3 | Chevrolet | 6/32 | 9 |
| 09-20-81 | CRC Chemicals… | Neil Bonnett | 3 | Ford | 4/22 | 17 |
| 05-17-81 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Jody Ridley | 11 | Ford | 2/24 | 12 |
| 09-14-80 | CRC Chemicals… | Darrell Waltrip | 2 | Chevrolet | 8/39 | 29 |
| 05-18-80 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Bobby Allison | 8 | Ford | 9/67 | 18 |
| 09-16-79 | CRC Chemicals… | Richard Petty | 4 | Chevrolet | 11/49 | 27 |
| 05-20-79 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | Mercury | 6/48 | 26 |
| 09-17-78 | Delaware 500 | Bobby Allison | 2 | Ford | 3/18 | 7 |
| 05-21-78 | Mason-Dixon 500 | David Pearson | 3 | Mercury | 6/37 | 17 |
| 09-18-77 | Delaware 500 | Benny Parsons | 7 | Chevrolet | 3/25 | 9 |
| 05-15-77 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Cale Yarborough | 6 | Chevrolet | 2/10 | 11 |
| 09-19-76 | Delaware 500 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | Chevrolet | 2/27 | 21 |
| 05-16-76 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Benny Parsons | 7 | Chevrolet | 6/38 | 17 |
| 09-14-75 | Delaware 500 | Richard Petty | 3 | Dodge | 5/41 | 18 |
| 05-18-75 | Mason-Dixon 500 | David Pearson | 1 | Mercury | 8/101 | 20 |
| 09-15-74 | Delaware 500 | Richard Petty | 2 | Dodge | 7/55 | 6 |
| 05-19-74 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Cale Yarborough | 3 | Chevrolet | 3/25 | 9 |
| 09-16-73 | Delaware 500 | David Pearson | 1 | Mercury | 7/56 | 23 |
| 06-03-73 | Mason-Dixon 500 | David Pearson | 1 | Mercury | 3/22 | 13 |
| 09-17-72 | Delaware 500 | David Pearson | 2 | Mercury | 2/22 | 14 |
| 06-04-72 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Bobby Allison | 2 | Chevrolet | 3/25 | 13 |
| 10-17-71 | Delaware 500 | Richard Petty | 4 | Plymouth | 2/9 | 3 |
| 06-06-71 | Mason-Dixon 500 | Bobby Allison | 2 | Mercury | 0/0 | 21 |
| 09-20-70 | Mason-Dixon 300 | Richard Petty | 2 | Plymouth | 4/27 | 10 |
| 07-06-69 | Mason-Dixon 300 | Richard Petty | 3 | Ford | 4/27 | 7 |