In this post you will only find all-time stats, if you are looking for only active drivers stats or Next Gen stats check out my next article Active/Next Gen Cup Track Stats: Dover.
Active means any driver who started a race in the 2026 Cup Series season.
First Winner: Richard Petty 07/06/1969
Most Recent Winner: Denny Hamlin 07/20/2025
| Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver | Rank | Race | Start Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | 1995-12 | 37 | Kyle Petty | T6 | 2002-28 | 19 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 2 | 2000-27 | 27 | Tony Stewart | T6 | 2006-13 | 19 | Matt Kenseth |
| 3 | 2007-13 | 26 | Martin Truex Jr. | T6 | 2006-28 | 19 | Jeff Burton |
| 4 | 2011-11 | 24 | Matt Kenseth | T10 | 1988-11 | 17 | Bill Elliott |
| 5 | 2013-13 | 22 | Tony Stewart | T10 | 2020-25 | 17 | Kevin Harvick |
| T6 | 1991-11 | 19 | Ken Schrader | T10 | 2023-11 | 17 | Martin Truex Jr. |
– Starting position may matter a lot this weekend at Dover as in 107 races only 5 times has someone started out of the Top 20 and won, and only once has someone started 30th or worse and won.
| Rank | Race | Finish | Driver | Rank | Race | Finish | Driver |
| T1 | 1997-12 | 40 | Bobby Labonte | T5 | 2013-13 | 34 | Denny Hamlin |
| T1 | 2002-13 | 40 | Matt Kenseth | 7 | 1978-24 | 33 | J.D. McDuffie |
| 3 | 1988-23 | 39 | Mark Martin | T8 | 1991-11 | 32 | Michael Waltrip |
| 4 | 2000-27 | 35 | Jeremy Mayfield | T8 | 1993-12 | 32 | Ernie Irvan |
| T5 | 1992-23 | 34 | Alan Kulwicki | T8 | 1999-27 | 32 | Rusty Wallace |
– Don’t look for the Pole winner this weekend to finish poorly as no Dover Pole Winner has finished outside the Top 10 the last 6 times that Pole qualifying was held here.
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 1973-13 | David Pearson | 1997-26 | Mark Martin |
| 1973-24 | David Pearson | 1998-26 | Mark Martin |
| 1975-12 | David Pearson | 1999-13 | Bobby Labonte |
| 1976-24 | Cale Yarborough | 2003-13 | Ryan Newman |
| 1990-23 | Bill Elliott | 2009-28 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 1993-24 | Rusty Wallace | 2010-28 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 1996-12 | Jeff Gordon |
– There are a few drivers who have won the Pole and Race twice at Dover, but only David Pearson has done it 3 times!
| Race | Driver | Race Finish |
| 2017-13 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3rd |
| 2018-11 | Kevin Harvick | 1st |
| 2018-30 | Kevin Harvick | 6th |
| 2020-24 | Denny Hamlin | 1st |
| 2020-25 | Kevin Harvick | 1st |
| 2021-13 | Kyle Larson | 2nd |
| Drivers to win both Stages and Race | Drivers to win Pole, both Stages & Race | ||
| Race | Driver | Race | Driver |
| 2018-11 | Kevin Harvick | – | – |
| 2020-24 | Denny Hamlin | ||
| 2020-25 | Kevin Harvick | ||

Kevin Harvick is the only driver to sweep both stages in a race at Dover multiple times, and in 2 of the 3 times he did it he went on to win the race as well. Photo by Hunter Martin — Getty Images
| Best Laps Led% by Winner | Worst Laps Led% by Winner | ||||||
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver |
| 1 | 1974-25 | 98.20 | Richard Petty | 1 | 2013-13 | 0.75 | Tony Stewart |
| 2 | 1982-11 | 97.20 | Bobby Allison | 2 | 2006-28 | 1.50 | Jeff Burton |
| 3 | 2001-13 | 95.25 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | 2017-13 | 1.72 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 4 | 1998-26 | 94.75 | Mark Martin | 4 | 1998-12 | 2.00 | Dale Jarrett |
| 5 | 1989-11 | 91.20 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 | 2018-30 | 2.72 | Chase Elliott |
| 6 | 2015-29 | 88.75 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 2012-29 | 3.50 | Brad Keselowski |
| 7 | 2004-28 | 81.25 | Ryan Newman | 7 | 1981-12 | 4.00 | Jody Ridley |
| 8 | 1995-25 | 80.00 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | 2004-13 | 4.75 | Mark Martin |
| 9 | 1988-23 | 78.40 | Bill Elliott | 9 | 2015-13 | 5.68 | Jimmie Johnson |
| 10 | 1989-23 | 75.00 | Dale Earnhardt | 10 | 1997-12 | 6.20 | Ricky Rudd |
– There is no secret to winning at Dover when it comes to laps led as 10 drivers have led over 75+% of the laps and 10 drivers have led less than 6.3% of the laps and went on to win.
| Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. | Rank | Race | Laps Led% | Driver | Fin. |
| 1 | 1974-25 | 98.20 | Richard Petty | 1st | 6 | 1989-11 | 91.20 | Dale Earnhardt | 1st |
| 2 | 1982-11 | 97.20 | Bobby Allison | 1st | 7 | 2015-29 | 88.75 | Kevin Harvick | 1st |
| 3 | 2001-13 | 95.25 | Jeff Gordon | 1st | 8 | 2004-28 | 81.25 | Ryan Newman | 1st |
| 4 | 1998-26 | 94.75 | Mark Martin | 1st | 9 | 1981-12 | 80.80 | Neil Bonnett | 13th |
| 5 | 1998-12 | 93.75 | Jeff Gordon | 3rd | 10 | 1995-25 | 80.00 | Jeff Gordon | 1st |

Jeff Gordon was really good at leading races here as he is the only driver to lead over 80% of a race at Dover multiple times, and he did it 3 times! Including this win in 2001. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images
| Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. | Rank | Race | Driver |
Driver Rating |
Fin. |
| 1 | 2009-13 | Jimmie Johnson | 150.0 | 1st | 6 | 2014-13 | Jimmie Johnson | 148.3 | 1st |
| 2 | 2012-13 | Jimmie Johnson | 149.8 | 1st | 7 | 2013-29 | Jimmie Johnson | 145.4 | 1st |
| 3 | 2015-29 | Kevin Harvick | 149.7 | 1st | 8 | 2021-13 | Kyle Larson | 144.7 | 2nd |
| T4 | 2009-28 | Jimmie Johnson | 149.2 | 1st | 9 | 2018-11 | Kevin Harvick | 144.3 | 1st |
| T4 | 2020-25 | Kevin Harvick | 149.2 | 1st | 10 | 2016-29 | Martin Truex Jr. | 143.2 | 1st |

Jimmie Johnson has been great at Dover in his Cup career as he holds half of the spots in the best Driver Rating table above, including the only perfect Driver Rating at Dover in 2009. Photo by Chris Trotman — Getty Images
| Most Recent | Driver | Finish | Most Recent | Driver | Finish |
| 2020-25 | Joey Logano | 6th | 2021-13 | Kevin Harvick | 6th |
| 2020-25 | Brad Keselowski | 8th | 2021-13 | Denny Hamlin | 7th |
| 2020-25 | Ryan Blaney | 12th | 2023-11 | Denny Hamlin | 5th |
| 2021-13 | Alex Bowman | 1st | 2024-11 | Kyle Busch | 4th |
| 2021-13 | Kyle Larson | 2nd | 2025-21 | Chase Elliott | 6th |
| 2021-13 | William Byron | 4th |
– The last 3 races at Dover saw just 1 driver run every lap in the Top 15 of a race here, and they have been 3 different drivers as well.
| Most Lead Lap cars at finish of race | Fewest Lead Lap cars at finish of race | ||||
| Rank | Race | # of cars | Rank | Race | # of cars |
| T1 | 2006-13 | 21 | T1 | 11 races tied (last time was 1991) | 1 |
| T1 | 2020-25 | 21 | |||
| T3 | 2009-13 | 20 | |||
| T3 | 2011-29 | 20 | |||
| T5 | 2025-21 | 20 | |||
| T6 | 2003-28 | 19 | |||
| T6 | 2009-28 | 19 | |||
| T6 | 2012-13 | 19 | |||
| T9 | 2011-11 | 18 | |||
| T9 | 2015-29 | 18 | |||
– In 107 Cup Dover races there has never been a race that has had 22+ cars on the Lead Lap.
| Best Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
Worst Avg. Fin. by Starting Position (1-40) |
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| Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin | Rank | Start Pos. | Avg. Fin |
| 1 | 1st | 11.92 | 1 | 40th | 31.09 |
| 2 | 2nd | 12.19 | 2 | 39th | 29.55 |
| 3 | 3rd | 12.38 | 3 | 38th | 29.12 |
| 4 | 7th | 13.48 | 4 | 36th | 28.66 |
| 5 | 4th | 15.30 | 5 | 35th | 28.60 |
| T6 | 6th | 15.49 | 6 | 34th | 27.56 |
| T6 | 9th | 15.49 | 7 | 37th | 26.33 |
| 8 | 10th | 15.50 | 8 | 32nd | 25.91 |
| 9 | 5th | 16.02 | 9 | 33rd | 25.67 |
| 10 | 16th | 16.68 | 10 | 31st | 24.39 |
– 9 of the top 10 spots in the best Avg. Finish Starting Positions table above features a Top 10 starting position. So, needless to say starting position matters this weekend.
| Best Avg. Driver Rating (since 2005)(3+ starts) |
Best Avg. Top 15% (since 2005)(3+ start) |
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| Rank | Driver | Driv. Rate | Starts | Rank | Driver | Top 15% | Starts |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 109.74 | 33 | 1 | Chase Elliott | 82.26 | 15 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 103.54 | 17 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 81.93 | 33 |
| 3 | Matt Kenseth | 103.35 | 29 | 3 | Ty Gibbs | 81.28 | 3 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 101.68 | 34 | 4 | Jeff Gordon | 77.90 | 23 |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 101.59 | 37 | 5 | Matt Kenseth | 77.08 | 29 |
| 6 | Carl Edwards | 98.77 | 24 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 76.93 | 37 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 98.69 | 15 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 75.96 | 17 |
| 8 | Kevin Harvick | 98.25 | 35 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 75.72 | 34 |
| 9 | Jeff Gordon | 95.60 | 23 | 9 | Kevin Harvick | 72.48 | 35 |
| 10 | Mark Martin | 95.35 | 18 | 10 | Mark Martin | 72.38 | 18 |
– With Chase Elliott running every lap of last year’s Dover race in the Top 15 he passed Jimmie Johnson for 1st in the Top 15% table above.
| Best Avg. Fin. All-time (5+ Dover starts) |
Best Laps Led% All-time (5+ Dover starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Avg. Fin. | Starts | Rank | Driver | Laps Led% | Starts |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 7.94 | 17 | 1 | David Pearson | 26.86 | 16 |
| 2 | David Pearson | 8.00 | 16 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 20.49 | 20 |
| 3 | Bobby Allison | 9.26 | 35 | 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 20.16 | 39 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 9.27 | 15 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 16.19 | 35 |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 10.13 | 39 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 13.75 | 17 |
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11.18 | 34 | 6 | Jeff Gordon | 12.16 | 47 |
| 7 | Bobby Isaac | 11.20 | 5 | 7 | Harry Gant | 11.14 | 31 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 11.38 | 47 | 8 | Chase Elliott | 10.82 | 15 |
| 9 | Cale Yarborough | 11.45 | 20 | 9 | Bill Elliott | 10.20 | 43 |
| 10 | Carl Edwards | 11.64 | 25 | 10 | Dale Earnhardt | 10.10 | 44 |
– With his 4th place finish in last year’s Dover race Kyle Larson passed NASCAR Hall of Famer, David Pearson, for the best Dover Avg. Finish among qualified drivers.
| Most Dover Starts All-time |
Best Laps Completed% (5+ Dover starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Lap Comp% | Starts |
| 1 | Ricky Rudd | 56 | 1 | Cole Custer | 99.78 | 5 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | 55 | 2 | Erik Jones | 99.72 | 12 |
| 3 | Dave Marcis | 54 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 99.58 | 7 |
| 4 | Darrell Waltrip | 53 | 4 | Clint Bowyer | 99.47 | 30 |
| T5 | Kyle Petty | 52 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 99.31 | 17 |
| T5 | Terry Labonte | 52 | 6 | Danica Patrick | 99.21 | 11 |
| 7 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 7 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 98.94 | 35 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 47 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 98.86 | 43 |
| T9 | Ken Schrader | 46 | 9 | Austin Dillon | 98.73 | 20 |
| T9 | Richard Petty | 46 | 10 | Ryan Newman | 98.59 | 39 |

Cole Custer made his 5th career Cup start at Dover last year, and he finished enough laps to be able to go straight to the top of the Best Laps Completed% table above. Photo by Sean Gardner — Getty Images
| Most Dover Wins All-time |
Best Win% All-time (5+ Dover starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Wins | Rank | Driver | Win% | Wins |
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 11 | 1 | David Pearson | 31.25 | 5 |
| T2 | Bobby Allison | 7 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 28.21 | 11 |
| T2 | Richard Petty | 7 | 3 | Bobby Allison | 20.00 | 7 |
| T4 | David Pearson | 5 | 4 | Richard Petty | 15.22 | 7 |
| T4 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | 5 | Cale Yarborough | 15.00 | 3 |
| T6 | Harry Gant | 4 | 6 | Chase Elliott | 13.33 | 2 |
| T6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 7 | Harry Gant | 12.90 | 4 |
| T6 | Bill Elliott | 4 | 8 | Jody Ridley | 12.50 | 1 |
| T6 | Mark Martin | 4 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | 11.76 | 4 |
| T6 | Ricky Rudd | 4 | 10 | Jeff Gordon | 10.64 | 5 |
– Jimmie Johnson was pretty dominant at Dover in his Cup career as he won 11 times here, which is 4 more than any other driver.
| Rank | Driver | Poles | Rank | Driver | Poles |
| 1 | David Pearson | 6 | T4 | Ryan Newman | 4 |
| T2 | Rusty Wallace | 5 | T4 | Jeff Gordon | 4 |
| T2 | Mark Martin | 5 | T4 | Ricky Rudd | 4 |
| T4 | Alan Kulwicki | 4 | T9 | 6 drivers tied | 3 |
| T4 | Denny Hamlin | 4 |
– David Pearson was quick here at Dover as he has the best Win% above, most Poles in the table above, and the best Top 3% in the table below.
| Most Dover Top 3’s All-time |
Best Top 3% All-time (5+ Dover starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 3’s | Rank | Driver | Top3% | Top3’s |
| T1 | Jimmie Johnson | 15 | 1 | David Pearson | 62.50 | 10 |
| T1 | Richard Petty | 15 | 2 | Cale Yarborough | 45.00 | 9 |
| T1 | Mark Martin | 15 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 41.18 | 7 |
| T4 | Bobby Allison | 13 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 40.00 | 6 |
| T4 | Dale Earnahrdt | 13 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 38.46 | 15 |
| T4 | Jeff Gordon | 13 | 6 | Bobby Allison | 37.14 | 13 |
| 7 | David Pearson | 10 | 7 | Richard Petty | 32.61 | 15 |
| T8 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | 8 | Dale Earnhardt | 29.55 | 13 |
| T8 | Martin Truex Jr. | 9 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 28.57 | 4 |
| T8 | Matt Kenseth | 9 | 10 | Jeff Gordon | 27.66 | 13 |
| T8 | Rusty Wallace | 9 | ||||
– Last year Alex Bowman’s 3rd place finish boosted him into the Top 3% table above, sandwiching himself between Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon.
| Most Dover Top 5’s All-time |
Best Top 5% All-time (5+ Dover starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 5’s | Rank | Driver | Top5% | Top5’s |
| 1 | Mark Martin | 24 | 1 | David Pearson | 75.00 | 12 |
| 2 | Dale Earnhardt | 19 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 66.67 | 10 |
| T3 | Bobby Allison | 18 | 3 | Cale Yarborough | 55.00 | 11 |
| T3 | Jimmie Johnson | 18 | 4 | Kyle Larson | 52.94 | 9 |
| T3 | Jeff Gordon | 18 | 5 | Bobby Allison | 51.43 | 18 |
| 6 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | T6 | Jimmie Johnson | 46.15 | 18 |
| 7 | Richard Petty | 16 | T6 | Davey Allison | 46.15 | 6 |
| T8 | Kyle Busch | 14 | 8 | Mark Martin | 43.64 | 24 |
| T8 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | 9 | Dale Earnhardt | 43.18 | 19 |
| T8 | Ricky Rudd | 14 | 10 | Alex Bowman | 42.86 | 6 |
– Mark Martin’s Top 5 record here at Dover is safe for a while as the soonest anyone could tie the him (assuming that the race is not an All-Star Race going forward, and 1 race a year) is Kyle Busch in 2036.
| Most Dover Top 10’s All-time |
Best Top 10% All-time (5+ Dover starts) |
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| Rank | Driver | Top 10’s | Rank | Driver | Top10% | Top10’s |
| 1 | Mark Martin | 33 | 1 | Kyle Larson | 76.47 | 13 |
| T2 | Jimmie Johnson | 27 | 2 | David Pearson | 75.00 | 12 |
| T2 | Jeff Gordon | 27 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 73.33 | 11 |
| T4 | Richard Petty | 26 | 4 | Bobby Allison | 71.43 | 25 |
| T4 | Ricky Rudd | 26 | 5 | Jimmie Johnson | 69.23 | 27 |
| T6 | Bobby Allison | 25 | T6 | Mark Martin | 60.00 | 33 |
| T6 | Dale Earnhardt | 25 | T6 | Cale Yarborough | 60.00 | 12 |
| 8 | Matt Kenseth | 24 | T6 | Bobby Isaac | 60.00 | 3 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 23 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 59.46 | 22 |
| T10 | Kyle Busch | 22 | 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 58.82 | 20 |
| T10 | Rusty Wallace | 22 | ||||
– After last year’s Dover race Kyle Larson broke his tie with David Pearson and now has the best Top 10% all-time here.
| Most Dover Stage Wins All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage Win% All-time (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage W’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage W% | Stage W’s |
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | 6 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 27.27 | 6 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 20.83 | 5 |
| T3 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 3 | Kyle Larson | 18.18 | 4 |
| T3 | Denny Hamlin | 4 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 15.38 | 4 |
| T5 | Christopher Bell | 1 | 5 | Christopher Bell | 7.14 | 1 |
| T5 | Ross Chastain | 1 | T6 | Ross Chastain | 4.55 | 1 |
| T5 | William Byon | 1 | T6 | William Byon | 4.55 | 1 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 1 | T8 | Brad Keselowski | 3.85 | 1 |
| T5 | Chase Elliott | 1 | T8 | Chase Elliott | 3.85 | 1 |
| T5 | Joey Logano | 1 | T8 | Joey Logano | 3.85 | 1 |
| T5 | Ryan Blaney | 1 | T8 | Ryan Blaney | 3.85 | 1 |

Kevin Harvick was so good in stages at Dover that he hasn’t ran in the last 2 Cup races here and still holds the lead in Stage Wins. Photo by James Gilbert — Getty Images
| Most Dover Stage T10’s All-time (since 2017) |
Best Stage T10% All-time (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stage T10’s |
Rank | Driver | Stage T10% | Stage T10’s |
| T1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 81.82 | 18 |
| T1 | Chase Elliott | 19 | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 79.17 | 19 |
| T3 | Kevin Harvick | 18 | 3 | Chase Elliott | 73.08 | 19 |
| T3 | Ryan Blaney | 18 | 4 | Ryan Blaney | 69.23 | 18 |
| T5 | Brad Keselowski | 17 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 68.18 | 15 |
| T5 | Denny Hamlin | 17 | T6 | Brad Keselowski | 65.38 | 17 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 16 | T6 | Denny Hamlin | 65.38 | 17 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 15 | 8 | Clint Bowyer | 62.50 | 10 |
| T9 | Alex Bowman | 12 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 61.54 | 16 |
| T9 | William Byron | 12 | 10 | Jimmie Johnson | 61.11 | 11 |
– It hasn’t been easy to be overly consistent in stages at Dover for most drivers as only 3 drivers have a Stage T10% here over 70%.
| Most Dover Starts without Win |
Longest Dover Win Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Dave Marcis | 54 | T1 | David Pearson | 3 | 1972-73 |
| 2 | Terry Labonte | 52 | T1 | Rusty Wallace | 3 | 1993-94 |
| 3 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | T1 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | 1995-96 |
| 4 | Sterling Marlin | 43 | T4 | 12 drivers tied | 2 | 1969-2025 |
| 5 | J.D. McDuffie | 41 | ||||
| 6 | Joe Nemechek | 40 | ||||
| 7 | Morgan Shepherd | 35 | ||||
| 8 | Jimmy Means | 34 | ||||
| 9 | Jamie McMurray | 32 | ||||
| T10 | Brett Bodine | 31 | ||||
| T10 | James Hylton | 31 | ||||
– From 1972-1974 there was 4 straight races where David Pearson either won the Pole or won the race, in fact in 1973 he won both the Pole and race in both races held that year.
| Most Dover Starts without Pole |
Longest Dover Pole Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Kyle Petty | 52 | 1 | David Pearson | 3 | 1973-74 |
| 2 | Ken Schrader | 46 | T2 | Dave Marcis | 2 | 1975-76 |
| T3 | Kurt Busch | 43 | T2 | Cale Yarborough | 2 | 1980 |
| T3 | Sterling Marlin | 43 | T2 | Alan Kulwicki | 2 | 1987-88 |
| T5 | Jeff Burton | 40 | T2 | Mark Martin | 2 | 1988-89 |
| T5 | Joe Nemechek | 40 | T2 | Bobby Labonte | 2 | 1996-97 |
| T7 | Morgan Shepherd | 35 | T2 | Rusty Wallace | 2 | 1999-2000 |
| T7 | Tony Stewart | 35 | T2 | Jeremy Mayfield | 2 | 2004 |
| 9 | Jimmy Means | 34 | T2 | Ryan Newman | 2 | 2005-06 |
| 10 | Jamie McMurray | 32 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2012-13 |
| Most Dover Starts without Top 3 |
Longest Dover Top 3 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Michael Waltrip | 48 | 1 | Cale Yarborough | 7 | 1976-79 |
| 2 | Sterling Marlin | 43 | 2 | Richard Petty | 6 | 1969-72 |
| 3 | J.D. McDuffie | 41 | T3 | David Pearson | 5 | 1976-78 |
| 4 | Joe Nemechek | 40 | T3 | Carl Edwards | 5 | 2006-08 |
| 5 | Jimmy Means | 34 | T5 | David Pearson | 4 | 1972-74 |
| 6 | Brett Bodine | 31 | T5 | Richard Petty | 4 | 1974-75 |
| T7 | Buddy Arrington | 30 | T5 | Greg Biffle | 4 | 2007-09 |
| T7 | Jimmy Spencer | 30 | T5 | Jimmie Johnson | 4 | 2013-15 |
| 9 | Kasey Kahne | 29 | T5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 4 | 2019-20 |
| 10 | Casey Mears | 28 | T10 | 11 drivers tied | 3 | 1981-2005 |

Richard Petty’s 6 straight Top 3 finish streak above happened in the first 6 Cup races ever competed here at Dover, and was the first 6 races in his 7 straight Top 5 streak below. Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images
| Most Dover Starts without Top 5 |
Longest Dover Top 5 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | Jimmy Means | 34 | T1 | Richard Petty | 7 | 1969-73 |
| 2 | Brett Bodine | 31 | T1 | Cale Yarborough | 7 | 1976-79 |
| T3 | Buddy Arrington | 30 | T1 | Bobby Labonte | 7 | 1997-2000 |
| T3 | Jimmy Spencer | 30 | 4 | David Pearson | 6 | 1976-78 |
| 5 | Casey Mears | 28 | T5 | Buddy Baker | 5 | 1978-80 |
| 6 | David Ragan | 27 | T5 | Ricky Rudd | 5 | 1984-86 |
| T7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 26 | T5 | Mark Martin | 5 | 1989-91 |
| T7 | Dave Blaney | 26 | T5 | Carl Edwards | 5 | 2006-08 |
| T9 | Michael McDowell | 25 | T5 | Matt Kenseth | 5 | 2008-10 |
| T9 | Paul Menard | 25 | T10 | 17 drivers tied | 4 | 1970-2020 |
| Most Dover Starts without Top 10 |
Longest Dover Top 10 Streak All-time |
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| Rank | Driver | Starts | Rank | Driver | Streak | Year |
| 1 | David Ragan | 27 | 1 | Richard Petty | 15 | 1969-77 |
| 2 | Michael McDowell | 25 | T2 | Bobby Allison | 9 | 1976-80 |
| T3 | J.J. Yeley | 24 | T2 | Clint Bowyer | 9 | 2011-15 |
| T3 | Reed Sorenson | 24 | T4 | Bill Elliott | 8 | 1987-90 |
| 5 | Kenny Wallace | 23 | T4 | Kevin Harvick | 8 | 2018-22 |
| 6 | Frank Warren | 21 | T6 | Dick Brooks | 7 | 1975-78 |
| 7 | Tommy Gale | 20 | T6 | Cale Yarborough | 7 | 1976-79 |
| T8 | David Gilliland | 19 | T6 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 1988-91 |
| T8 | Landon Cassill | 19 | T6 | Harry Gant | 7 | 1990-93 |
| T10 | Ed Negre | 18 | T6 | Rusty Wallace | 7 | 1993-96 |
| T6 | Mark Martin | 7 | 1996-99 | |||
| T10 | Tony Raines | 18 | T6 | Bobby Labonte | 7 | 1997-2000 |
| T6 | Greg Biffle | 7 | 2006-09 | |||
– Richard Petty started out finishing the first 15 Dover Cup races in the Top 10, and he’s still the only driver to finish 10+ races in a row here in the Top 10.
| Most Dover Stages without Stage Win |
Longest Dover Stage Win Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| T1 | Austin Dillon | 26 | T1 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 2018.11 s1- 2018.30 s2 |
| T1 | Chris Buescher | 26 | T2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2 | 2017.13 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Daniel Suarez | 26 | T2 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2020.24 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Kyle Busch | 26 | T2 | Kevin Harvick | 2 | 2020.25 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Michael McDowell | 26 | T2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 2021.13 s1&s2 |
| T1 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 26 | T6 | 14
drivers tied |
1 | — |
| 7 | Erik Jones | 24 | ||||
| T8 | Bubba Wallace | 22 | ||||
| T8 | Corey LaJoie | 22 | ||||
| T8 | Ty Dillon | 22 | ||||
– There are 11 drivers who have started every Dover race with stages, and over half of them have not been able to pick up a Stage Win here.
| Most Dover Stages without Stage T10 |
Longest Dover Stage T10 Streak (since 2017) |
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| Rank | Driver | Stages | Rank | Driver | Streak | Race |
| 1 | Michael McDowell | 26 | 1 | Kevin Harvick | 14 | 2018.11 s1- 2021.13 s2 |
| T2 | Corey LaJoie | 22 | 2 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 2017.13 s2- 2019.11 s2 |
| T2 | Ty Dillon | 22 | T3 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 2017.13 s1- 2018.30 s2 |
| T4 | B.J. McLeod | 18 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | 2017.29 s1- 2019.11 s2 |
| T4 | Ryan Newman | 18 | T3 | Brad Keselowski | 8 | 2019.30 s2- 2022.11 s1 |
| T4 | Ryan Preece | 18 | 6 | Clint Bowyer | 7 | 2017.29 s2- 2019.11 s2 |
| 7 | A.J. Allmendinger | 16 | T7 | Jimmie Johnson | 6 | 2019.30 s1- 2020.25 s2 |
| T8 | Cody Ware | 12 | T7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 6 | 2022.11 s1- 2024.11 s2 |
| T8 | J.J. Yeley | 12 | T7 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 2023.11 s1- 2025.21 s2 |
| T8 | Landon Cassill | 12 | T10 | 6 drivers tied | 5 | — |
| T8 | Paul Menard | 12 | ||||
| T8 | Reed Sorenson | 12 | ||||
– Poor Michael McDowell has not had much success here at Dover as out of the 13 drivers to run 24+ stages here he is the only one without a Stage T10.